The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-26


devastated not By us-for they had hundred
| maiority-but by themselves little thought
that 1 should hear that that scene was inspir-
| ing Wonderful it was, indeed. but inspiring
never, Perhaps the orator, when he used
| both words. was not thinking OF that scene.
! but OF the brilliant dinner in London. where
his legs were under the British mahogany, and
| he was cheered by the applause Of real friends.
I Eighteen Months of Disaster.
| Perhaps. however, he meant to refer TO the
| condition OF this country the last year and a
half. Perhaps this wonder and inspiration
came from the deserted workshops, impending
| cuts in wages. struggles between employers
and work1nen- Perhaps in cIoAdland there
is something cheering in the fact that only
| l 100 miles OF railway was built the first nine
months of this very year OF our Lord. the
| lowest record for thirty years In the last six
/ months. a portion only Of its lines. the
great Pennsylvania railway has spent s5O1JO0O
\ less than usual in its expenses. That fact
means that s5.OooOdo less has gone out in
| wages to trainmen. in new buildings. in extern
sions, in engines and cars
| In a word, the workingmen Of this country
\ have lost that vast sum. Perhaps when you
add all the suspensions to expenditures on the
part of all the roads. there is something so
truly inspiring to the reformer that he can
really long TO stir up strife as to prolOns
such a Iovsble condition Of human affairs.
But this world. welded to material good. viii
think otherwise. and long for the better days
gone By.
Experience an Eloquent Teacher.
Education Is the necessity OF the human
race-not book education. but education in the
working Of human affairs My best consolation
in these times Is that some lessons are being
learned not out of the books, but in more
solid fashion. out Of experience Nor Is the
lesson to be learned only by those who voted
wrong. Some Of Us who voted right have
much to understand as to the foundation Of
things Perhaps the knowledge which comes
to comes fast enough for practical life
When years ago We defended protection on
the ground Of infant industries. We stated good
grounds for the establishment Of manufac-
lures. but to-day protection. which Is not tax
alton Of the many for the one but merely
method Of securing to everybody in America
the markets Of the country, is the best method
of distributing among the people the cod
given gifts TO enterprise OF which our country
Is so full 1 should not be for 1t IL did not be-
lieve that protection was only a method OF
making this country. in the admirable lam
guage of Senator Jones. do all its own work.
Cause of Republican Defeat In '92.
But IL protection tends to a division OF the
wealth Of the country. why have the working
men voted the democratic ticket Why have
they who are most concerned failed to see this
great advantage to them of which you preach,
All. my friends. this human nature Of ours Is
queerly made up A man cares infinitely more
for little thing which Is present than for a
great thing afar of and. as he thinks, contin-
gent A man will be set wild by sand In his
shoes and give no thought to the question OF a
final place of punishment for the wicked A
man will be deeply outraged By bug In his
cup and give no heed TO o thunderstorm lower
ing black In the distant sky, but when the
thunderstorm breaks and capsfzes his tent. as
this one has beats him black and blue with
hail nd nd he
realizes the difference between a storm and o
bug. / believe that the worsingman this year
and hereafter will say to his employer: You
and 1 will adjourn our fight. We will go to-
gether to get something to divide. and after
that will fight on the divide. for we cannot
longer fight when there is nothing to fight for.
Another thing which led this whole country
into the error of 1892 the history of the last
thirty years. During all that time we had been
prosperous. wages had increased. so all parties
agree. in the ratio OF from 81 to 81 IL so that
whoever got Il in 1850. in 1891 got for the same
work Sill and that sL71 bought nearly as
much as = did when the world was thirty years
younger.
This country has had enough Of promises.
What it wants is character. Anybody can make
promises. Even the democratic party. dishev-
eled and torn. continues to promise. and Is
ready, notwithstanding n ream Of dishOnored
paper already protested at the bank and marked
10 ANAus- ~ ISSUE Tic ubtes Any uDut Will
take. don't wonder. When politician in my
own state. now dead. after helping to muddle
away e25O010 out OF the treasury Of the state o,
Maine was asked by Mr.. Blaine why he kept
issuing his notes after they could only be sold
at 20 per cent. he replied that he thought he
could stand il II the buyers could. There is
no reason why democratic leaders should stop
issuing promises as long the public will
take them They sre never redeemed. We
republicans cannot compete. We try to pay
we promise. II you pay your notes you can
not afford to swap paper with man who doesn't
pay.
Incompetent to Govern
In saying what have said about the demo-
cratic party 1 mean no disres pect to individual
democrats. do not claim that We are much
better as individuals than they, perhaps not at
all except in the average, and small average
at that. Why Is it. then. IL the individuals are
good the party Is bad2 Said democrat to ne:
The answer Is simple enough \ party is made
up for an CJiect. to do something or to stop
something. or merely to critlcise the other
party. That last function the democratic party
performed pretty well. a little hysterical and
Inconsistent. perhaps. but vigorous and omni- I
present But when it came into power the
trouble began II had TO get somewhere; not
stand on the sidew ak, and not find fault with
the driving
Now the finest individual horses that were
ever put into u team would never get any where I
IL they all pulled IN opposite directions. They Z
could only smash the wagon That Is what the I
democratic partry has done. They have
smashed the wagon. and the only remedy they
propose is to Danish from all future harness .
the men who, while they have acted badly .
enough in some respects. have saved all the I
pieces there are left OF the wreck Now would 4
il not be better on the whole TO have the next 4
wagon carried to its next stage with some 1
horses that cannot break it up:
Time Will Test the senate Bill
You will notice that I have rot discussed
the present tariff act, the much-denounced sen \
ate bill do not propose 70 discuss It. Time 4
will do that The vice president OF the United 4
states has seen fit 10 glo-ify his party very
much over free lumber and uuta1ed homes
Time will show. but venture the prediction
that the Kansas and Nebraska farmers viii .
lave 10 cheaper homes II the long run the
small product o. Canad1 cannot dictate she
price except 81 the borders. where much
trouble Will ensue. but in the end the tariff tax
which went into the United states treasury
will DC found IL tie treasury OF the dominion
OF Canada. while the western farmer. with
wheat ~ fifty cents in Chicago. will find that
the cheap home which he does not get Will be
far from happy one. And the farmer OF north
ern New York. who sees his hay shrink in
value. viii wish the representative OF the west
eru farmer had more wisdom in his head and
less staying power in his vocal chords.
The vice president acorns his speech with
a phrase which gives ne & calm and solemn
joy He says his party should De kept in
power because the senate bill should be ad-
ministered oy its friends Its friends: Who
are they: The democrats Why. after the
most careful reading OF all democratic
speeches and platforms for months thought
this senate bill was foundling laid on the
party dOorsteps by base persons who are
going TO be incontinentIy drumned out OF the
family.
Helpless to Modify IL.
But il i % no Use 20 discuss the bill II we
could come into power and rectify 1t. il might
be well for ell the people TO have all the in
formation possible Since the enemy have the