The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-10

ure-head OF scheme for filling the pock-
cts of the bondholders out of the treasury
OF the government. Bonds maturing in
1907 are nominally quoted now at from
80 per cent to an indefinite figure
higher; what would they be quoted
at If Mr.. Harrison were president
and could carry out this one sentence
The surplus now in the treasury should
be used in the purchase of bondsT' The
result in part would be as follows: Sur
plus in treasury. S130,000,000.
To buy bonds at $3.50 would be putting
about one-third OF the treasury surplus
into syndicate's pocket with no return
Tor it whatever. But MIR. Harrison is con-
stituted by nature to sympathize with
bondholders. He does not for one mo-
ment consider the fact that the masses of
the people have an interest that ought to
be sacredly guarded. 1t will be noted
that Mr.. Harrison's policy is a great gain
to the bond syndicate, but of no avail TO
the people; it would not put the money
into general circulation, but it would have
tremendous effect upon our cir
culating money in another way; for
the banks would see their opportunity
TO retire their Improbable circulation and
10 sell the securities-the bonds-at the
highest price. This would suddenly and
enormously contract our circulating
medium and bring about Just what the
money sharks always delight in, a panic,
hard times, the foreclosure of mortgages,
high rates OF interest and the lowest pos
sible wages. 1t all comes back to this one
thought: Low wages. Mr.. Harrison has
never uttered carefully weighed sentence
which does not mean low wages, a scare
ity of money, high price for all the nee
essitles OF life and low price for the lux
uries. Bonds are luxuries, he would en-
nance their value; whisky and tobacco
are injurious luxuries; he would make
clothes cheap. Behind all this is
the man in his most characteristic atti-
tude, the aristocrat in the very narrowest
sense of the word, the man who bows to
nothing but wealth, who warns to moth
ing common and simply human, whose
every thought is a cold crystal OF selfish
policy. Is it any wonder that there can
be no bond of sympathy between him and
the working people of Indiana? When he
asked the people of Indiana to make him
their governor his appeal was in vain. His
candidacy was Ikea political frost itmade
icicles in the hearts of men, An old
farmer, blunt and honest, captured the
public confidence at once. 1t was diff
ference of nature, of quality, of inherent
character. 1t was one of the cold aristo-
cratic few againt one of the warm demo-
cratic many. So it is to-day 1t is the
bOndhOlder's man, the syndicate's man,
the corporations man against the man of
the people. In vain may Mr.. Harrison
stand on the threshold of his elegant and
aristocratic mansion in Indianapolis utter
ing delicately turned phrases of flattery TO
work NJ thaca eli nd
hearted men of toll are not to be captured
by cunning literary art; their learning
may be short, but their memories are long
and they love justice; they love an open,
manly way OF dealing. They remember
both words and acts; they consider the
significance of attitudes and suggestions
and sneers; they contrast the acts of pub
lie men.
Is there a workingman in Indiana who
does not know what Thurman did for the
workingmen OF Ohio? Is there one who
does not know what Harrison did against
them here in Indianapolis when a terrible
stress of need was racking the hearts and
homes of as honest, noble-hearted and
true workingmen as ever lived? Where
was all this nice phraseology then2 The
memory OF workingmen must answer. 1t
does answer. The issue is made, the line
is drawn and no amount of flexible and
elastic promises can wipe it out. Along
the very lines which Mr. Harrison marked
out for his assault upon aggrieved work
ingmen, even down the very streets once
held by his bayonets leveled against work
ingmen, will these same workingmen
march TO the polls to deposit their rebukes
more terrible than bullets. Money does
rot talk; mere speech is meaningless acts
and attitudes make the record.
MAURICE THOMPSON.
Charlottesville, Ind, Oct. 8.