Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

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campaiEns that has ever been fought in the
country. Within ten days the people Of
the United States will. through the bal
lot box, determine for themselves the pol
icy that Il TO be pursued by the govern
menf Of the United States with regard 70
many OF the vital issues that concern every
man. woman and child not only Of the
/ present generation. but Of the generations
/ ihAt are 70 follow US.
! INTEREST OF THE woRKINGMAN.
! Referring to Candidate Bryan the speaker
I said that according 70 Bryans version be
! seemed TO think the paramount issue that
Z confronted the people o. this country Is
! the free and unlimited coinage o. silver
/ al the ratio Of l6 10 ] 70 be coined FOR
/ all the world and without regard 70 The AID
I or consent o: any other nation on earth
/ There is hardly anything new ! can say
on this subject as have discussed 81
l from vsriou. stRn6points and have pre-
/ sentCd IL TO workingmen, 20 the business
1 men and 10 the farmer. and each OF these
! classes must have more or less q different
! view because their individual Interests are
4 different The workinEmau's interest.
! said Mr.. RosewBter. is 10 get the highest
| wage with the best money with which 10 buy
1 the things he has to get That is his in
| ieresi as clearly as anything can be. 50
] that when We take the aggregate millions
! OF wREeworkers in the United States We
/ find that they are creditors and not debt
/ orX
D.
/ something fiGm his hard earnings and had
laid il W 10 a savings bank for safe keeping
I necessarily is creditor and the hank l.
The debtor. 50 that any attempt TO depre-
! ciaie the money which he has due him
/ whe her from his employer or from . bank
| Is detrimental and damaging 10 him. WhH'
/ ss more damaging to him still Is the posi-
/ blity AID uore than probability that be
I VIII have the opportunity 20 earn money
] lesseaed in great degree rather than
! increased ! maintain that the election o.
| Mr.. Bryan. II such q thing is possible
! would be calamity. and ] say right here.
with full conviction ana am willing &c
| stake my reputation on II. that William
! J. Bryan viii noi be elected president Of
the United States" Prolonged cheers
greeted this statement Of Mr.. RosewRter.
LOOK TO THEIR OWN WELFARE
Continuing. he said that he was appeal
| ing 10 the orkiEEmen in their own inter
| ests, and he wanted them 20 consider this
Aag OF our country. not even from the view
| Of patriotism. which appeals 10 every Amer
1 lean citizen. but 10 their individual interests
! The WorkiL Eman must first be interested
in his own individual affairs, then in his
| family, ther il the state and then il the
l nation Therefore. We should, Of course
4 expect him TO have the free and untram-
! neled exercise Of the ballot, no matter
what the employer says. OF course the
employer may 60 TO him and say that L
| certain policy would be destructive TO the
! employer and advise him 10 take The mat
! ter under consideration. but that is all
| do not believe any man should be black
listed Just because he sees fl 10 exercise the
| privileges Of every American citizen VI
/ trsmmeled and uninfuenced by the interest,"
I o. any other man
The speaker then stated that he had paid
/ out between 81 O16 600 and s. 900 GEO IL
/ wages and had never had any trouble with
his employees: neither had he ever intsrfered
Z al all with the politics Of his employees
/ Some OF them have even been supporters
| Of the men whom he opposed i want tU
! say 10 you this. that II after you have
| given this matter serious consideration
! you find your personal interest is the
same as that OF your employer ! don't be
lieve in your cutting or your nose 10 spite
your face, and just because you want to
show your independence bend backward SC
/ much as 10 cast your vote against your OWL
| interests and those Of your employer"
NJ. RosewEter then asked II there vas any
! work iugman present who would stand "
and say that he objected TO being paid in
| a 2Do-cent dollar. This question, be SAID
/ be had asked in a number OF workinEnen's S
| gatherings. and he cid not believe thai
any wurkinEIuan objected on that score. i
! DO not believe be would object II he were
! paid in 500-cent dollars. What hurts hin
| IS that he has not the opportunity 10 worn
! when he warts TO-" The question was then
asked how much the workingmen we're going
| 10 better their condition, how much sooner
there would be more work, provided the
path outlined by Mr. Bryan was followed
SIMPLY AN EXPERIMENT.
Mr.. Bryan had asserted, the speaker said
I that under the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver the product would so to sl.2s an
ounce. Previous 10 his nomination. and il
speech made in the house Of representa-
uves. Bryan had said that no one could
| tell just how much silver would be worth
| under his free coinage plan Further
Bryan said that We must fnd that out b.
! experiment
Referring to his debate with Mr. BRYAN
/ lh omaha last May Mr.. ROsewRier said that
! bryan IN answer 10 question as to how
1 high sllve- would 60 had said that vou
cannot tell untn you try. ana those Wit
do not try VIII never know. nor do they
! want 20 kiow.
Mr.. RoseWAter said that in 1891 no man
| was more hated in England than was VII
liam Mckinley. AdmittAnee 10 all faeturies
was denied If II Was known that you came
| from America. During that year he vas IN
| Swansea, Wales. and even with letters OF
] Introduction from prominent ana infuen-
| the tin plat, factories. He Ascsrtained that
! the people over there we're better posted
! about smelling and tin mines in this coua-
| try than q great many Americans are They
| realized that the protective tariff would
| allow us TO develop the industry here Aud
| the works on that side OF the ocean would
| have 10 be shut down. Bryan has been q de
| stTuctlYe instead o! constructive states
man.
Beet sugar was mentioned, and the speaker
| SAID that through BFyAns efforts the
! bounty on that product had been removed
and The beet sugar industry in this state
would have been killed II the state had
| not stepped in and paid the bounty On
I tAls account the burden has 10 be paid by
| Nebraska taKpAyers which amounted last
! year TO fal 600, Under this system which
! Bryan succeeded IN abolishing Nebraska's
TAX would have amounted 70 only about $40
| In conclusion NJ. RnseWGter told aboui
| George Frtreis Trains candidacy for the
presidency. That was IN 1872 One day
| he went &c the hotel TO have talk with
Mr.. Train on the political situation ana
all thai Train would say was lS72-ig72-
/ 1879 lis the same this year All We
/ hear Is lg73-lgTs-lgT3
Hon J. H MAccon was thea Introduced
and spoke for a few moments. He was
I given a rousing reception, and al the con
/ clgsion OF his remarks those present shook
hands viii the next governor Of Ne
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