The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-03

Our article last week was on the
Democratic outlook as compared with
four years ago; and now that the Re
publican convention in Philadelphia
has met and adjourned, after nominat-
ing Mckinley and Roosevelt and adopt
ing platform, we may consider the
situation further.
1t has been common remark by news
paper correspondents that Mr.. McKin-
ley when named did not draw out the
clamor and hurrahs as formerly.
Rough Rider" Roosevelt had the buzz
Of the crowd from the first and was
nominated for president, and SO
will not run for reelection as governor
of New York, to which Senator Platt
said he would not be elected.
The opening speech was by the tenn
porary chairman, Senator Wolcott, Of
Colorado, and was a partisan affair In
defense of the administration. The ad-
dress was long and able, but through
out, the name Of Mckinley failed to
draw the vociferous responses, as has
been generally remarked.
Senator Wolcott represents the silver
state of Colorado, and in the past was
a strong champion Of silver. equal to
his colleague, Senator Teller. This same
Senator Wolcott, however. in his ad-
dress, approved the gold standard bill,
which received the vote Of every west
ern Republican in congress, and lauded
all this as deep and abiding loyalty to
the principles Of our party"
Mr.. Wolcott was one of the bi-metal-
lie commission sent to Europe by Pres
ident Mckinley, but in his speech he
approves and defends their course in
adopting the single standard. refer
ring to the increase in gold production,
refunding our national debt, and that
we ARE utilizing more silver as money
than ever before in our history"
These gentlemen seem to have no
fixed principles as to the management
of public affairs, and give no heed to
the constitution as the fundamental
law. utilizing more silver" says Mr..
Wolcott, but this is only for the COM
mon people and gold standard is to
accommodate the British and our own
plutocrats. -..y4.,,
They claim the silver dollar is equal
to the gold dollar in purchasing power.
So 1t is not a fifty cent dollar? And IL
the silver dollar is 50 good and equal to
gold-why is 1t not good enough for the
bondholder and all others? ''If not,
why not?" What a piece of rotten
trumpery this Republican party Is.
The platform adopted last week at
Philadelphia is in character full
of assumption and presumption.
Theirs is the prosperity and lovely.
The party never errs, and Is the way un-
to salvation. They commend the party
%, ;nk tai IA of N
civil service" although the president
has thrown ten thousand classified
places to the spoilsmen..
The platform also says: "The admin
istration has acted wisely in its effort
to secure for public service in Cuba,
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands only those whose fitness had
been determined by training and ex-
perience." The late Neely embezzlement
and Rathbone crookedness in Cuba
did not prevent this fulsome praise of
the administration having ''acted
wisely" If this is not specific speci-
men of cheek, we would not know where
to find it.
The platform recognizes the neces-
sity and propriety of the honest CO.
operation of capital to meet new busi-
ness conditions" but condemns ''all
conspiracies and combination intended
to restrict business to create monop-
olies to limit production or con-
troll prices"
During this administration over 700
trusts and combines have come into ex-
istence, and nothing has been attempt
ed in or out of congress to check or
punish. The Republican tariff duties
have had much to do in promoting and
protecting these conspiracies, but moth