The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-20


ate could oppose IL. We certainly should not
DO anything 20 make tho tariff worse, for that
Is contrary 60 our principles.
ITO sum IL all up In word this appeal 20
business men--and by business men 1 mean
almost oil the pcople-democracy promises
war on business certainty while the republic
ans must give you rest. We do not promise
you prosperity. for these condi lions are not OF
our choosing We do not recommend the SEN
ate bll II was not OF our enactlng. But II IL
very certain that n there Is any good Ia II tho
only way 20 get AT Il is 20 give IL a chance.
"Of course business In this country must ro-
yiye 10 some small degree II we can have
peace. II cannot stay where II "a now unless
American enterprise Is dead. and that can
never be. We shall have struggles over wages
and lessened prohts and increased competition
70 contend with, and whatever failures 10 pro-
tect there are in this bill will md themselves
out That much hurt will come. that wages
will not again reach their former level do
not doubt but we shall learn nj the costly
school OF experience, and perhaps learn
enough 20 pay the cost OF tuition
Wilson Held Up TO Ridlcule.
I'VE shall learn. among other things 70
| avoid the chairman OF the ways and means and
his entire school as men who are pursuing
bygone dream. Did you notice how that gem
tleman adorned his last address by an out
burst OF enthusiasm which showed how much
his head was actually in the cloudsi cite II,
/ not because it Is OF much Importance, but sim
\ ply as showing the leadership We have now.
The battle for tariff reform, said he. has
been wonderful and inspiring contest
Il well remember tho close OF that contest,
when, TO use the language OF the democratic
i correspondent OF the democratic Times OF chi
\ cagO. every member OF the house democracy
i had been morally and leglslatigely whipped
remember we'll how every time rose that daY
/ / thought how much they looked like grain
field devastated by hailstorn. They we're
I Al. IA ttaF ff ta fDr IA hundred
maiorlty-but by themselves. little thought
that / should hear that that scene was 'insplr-
ing Wonderful II was, indeed, but inspiring
-neveri Perhaps the orator, when he used
| both words was not thinking OF that scene,
but OF the brilliant dinner In London, where
his legs we're under the British mahogany, and
| he was cheered by the applause OF real friends
Eighteen Months of Disaster.
perhaps however, ne meant 20 refer 10 the
condition OF this country tho last year and a
half Perhaps this wonder ana Inspiration
came from the deserted workshops, impending
cuts In wages. struggles between employers
and workmon. Perhaps In cloudland there
Is something cheering In tho fact that only
100 miles OF railway was built the nrst nine
months OF this very year OF our Lord the
lowest record Tor thirty years In the last six
months, on portion only OF us lines the
great Pennsylvania railway has spent s5O)loV1
loss than usual IN It's expenses. That fact
mems that s5000OOO less has gone out IN
wages 20 tranmcn In now buildings In eXten'
sions In engines and cars.
I'm a word, tho worNngmen Of this country
I have lost that vast sum. Perhaps when you
add all tho suspensions 90 expenditures on the
part OF an the roads, there Is something SO
truly inspiring 10 tho roformer that he ear
really long To stir up strife so as TO prolonp
p such loyabe condition OF human affairs
, But this world. welded 20 material good. VII
think otherwise and long for the better days
, gone by,
Z Experience an Eloquent Teacher.
Education is the necessity or the human
race-not book education, but education In tn
{ working OF human affairs My best consolation
! IN these times is that some lessons are bclul
I learned. not out OF the books, but In NOR
solid fashion, out Of experience. Nor Is IN
lesson TO be learned only by those who vote
wrong Some or us who voted right hay
n | much 10 understand as 70 the foundation o
. I things Perhaps the knowledge which come
\ 10 us comes fast enough FOR practical life
n when years ago we defended protection
4 the ground OF infant industries, we stated goo
n | grounds for the establishment OF manutac
q lures but to-day protection, which Is not tax
4 alton OF the many for the one but merely
s method Of securing 20 everybody In Amcrlc
II the markets OF the country Is the best mctho
10 Of distributing among the people the God
, given gifts 10 enterprise. OF which our countr
a IS SO full ] should not be for 10 N ala not be
4 lievc that protection was only method Z
making this country, IN the admirable Ian
70 guago OF Senator Jones' do all rs own work
q Cause of Republican Defeat In 'Os.
y "But II protection tends 20 a division OF IA
= wealth OF the country why have the WORKING
j. men voted the democratic ticketi Why hav
" they who are most concerned failed 90 see TIL
" great advantage 20 them OF which you preacl
q All my friends, this human nature OF ours
~ queerly made up A man cares Infinitely NOR
n for little thing which is present than for
IN tt,f .Fa or nd a. na
Ia gent A man viii bc set Wild by sand ia h
" shoes md give no thought 90 the question OF
lf final place OF punishment for tho wicked
ii man will bo deeply outraged by bug In NJ
D. cup and give no heed 90 a thunderstorm lowoi
III Ing black iu the distant Sky. but when th
10 Thunderstorm breaks aud capsizos his tent.
this one has, beats him black ana b.ue VII
hail and leaves him damp und shiYering .
IS realizes the difference between storm ana
r. bug / believe that the workingman THIS yoi
aud hereafter will say 70 his employer. 'No
n ami I viii adjourn our light We viii 90 Y
h. Fether TO get something 20 divide, and AFT
ia that We will fight on the divide for We caun'
Ia longer fight when there U.s. nothing 70 hght 10
n. Another thing which led this whole COUNT
n into the error OF 1902 was the history OF tho To
thirty years. During all that time we had bee
.r prosperous wages had increased, so an parti
be agree IA the ratio OF from ~ TO a. u, so th
- whoever got a ia 1850, ia 1891 got for tho san
nj work Sl.7l, and that Sl.3l bought nearly
DO much as g. did when the Wofld was thlft5 yea
W. younger.
tn "This country has had enough ~ promise
A. what IL wants IS character. Anybody can ma
L. promises Even the democratic party, dishe
az elod and torn continues % promise. ana
IA ready. Notwithstanding roam OF dishonor
- paper already protcstcdat the bnnk aud mark
mo funds. % issue all the notes anybody "
~ take don't wonder, When politician Ia ii
re own state. now dead, after helping 90 muda
IA away $3.50 900 out OF the treasury Of the state
n- Maine was asked by Mr. Blaine why he kc
lot issuing his notes after they could only be 81
.u- 90 80 per cent. be replied that he thought
h could stand Il II tho buyers could There
of no reason why democratic leaders should ~
ar issuing promises as long as the public v
take them They are never redeemed
republicans cannot compete. We try 70 y
7, as We promise ~ you pay your notes you ca
,.t not AFFORD TO swap paper with a man who does
no pay. 60,
~ ''In saying what / have said about tho den
~ cratic party / mean no disrcspect 90 individ'
',d democrats ! do not claim that We are nu