The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-04-29

Hill seemed to be so attached in the
Chicago convention.
No reference is made to the measure
now before congress TO melt up nearly
six million legal tender silver dollars
into subsidiary coin that is only a
limited legal tender.
Nothing is said about the asset cur
rency which is part of the scheme
of the fnanciers. Nothing is said about
the Aldrich bill, which proposes TO
subsidize the banks into opposition to
tax reduction by loaning them the sur
plus money in the treasury.
There is no condemnation of the cor
ruption that such a system would
lead to- The platform does not an
tagonize the proposition now before
congress to give the national banks
unlimited control over the volume of
paper money. In other words, there
is not line i'm the platform that is
written in behalf of the people; not a
line that will excite criticism on Wall
street.
The platform ignores the income
tax; It fails to indorse the election Of
senators by direct vote and also omits
the plank of the Kansas City platform
denouncing corporate domination in
politics.
PLATFORM DISHONEST;
FOR ARTFUL DODGERS.
The New York platform is an dis
honest platform, fit only for a dishon-
est party. No one but an artful dodger
would stand upon II.
The submission of such a platform
to their intelligence, for it is intended
to deceive them, and a deliberate at
tempt to deceive-especially so clum-
sy an attempt as this platform is
is reflection upon the brains of those
to whom it is submitted.
This platform proves that the oppo-
sition to the Kansas City platform is
not opposed to silver, but opposition
to every needed reform and opposi-
tion to all that the masses desire.
l had expected that a platform pre-
pared by Mr.. Hill for Judge Parker
would be evasive and lacking in frank
ness, but did not conceive that any
ocrats would present such a platform
as a recommendation of a candidate.
If we are to take the New York
platform as an indication of what the
next Democratic platform is to be in
case the re-organiZers control the
convention, then who will be able to
deny the secret purpose of the re.
organizers to turn the party over to
predatory wealth?
1t is to this danger that desire to
call your attention tonight.
With such a platform and a candi-
date who would be willing to run upon
it, the party could secure as large u
campaign fund as the Republican
party ever secured, but in securing
it would, like the Republican party,
construction of the platform salts
| factory to the corporations and the
combinations.
TRUSTS WOULD PAY
rOtt
If you would know why the corpora
tions contribute to campaign funds,
read the testimony given by Mr.. H.
o. Havemeyer before the senate
committee in the spring of 1894.
The answers made by Mr.. Have
meyer to Senator Aliens questions
are conclusive as to the purpose of
the campaign contributions made b.
the great corporations.
Senator Allen-Therefore, you feel
at liberty to contribute to both par
ties?
Mr.. Hayemeyer-It depends. In the
state of New York, where the Demo
cratic majority is between 10000 and
$4,000 we throw it their way. In the
state of Massachusetts, where the Re-
publican party Is doubtful, they prob
ably have the call.
Senator Allen--In the state of Mas
sachusetts do you contribute any
thing?
Mr.. Havemeyer-Very likely.
Senator Allen-What is your best
recollection as to contributions made
by your company in the state of Mas.
sachusetts?
Mr. Havemeyer-I could not name
the amount.
Senator Allen--However, in the
state of New York you will contribute
to the Democratic party, and in the
commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
contribute to the Republican party.
Mr. Havemeyer-lt is my impress
sion that wherever there is a domi-
nant party, wherever the majority is
very large, that is the party that gets
the contribution, because that Is the
party which controls the local mat
ters.
TRUSTS ARE WITH THE
DOMINANT PARTY.
Senator Allen: Then the sugar
trust is a Democrat in Democrat