The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-11

have never vet uttered a word of per
sona1 condemnation for that act The
majority of Populfsts are honest. but
wretchedly misguided believe
great many of them are paIrloLlc, but
their leaders are unpatrlot1c, insane and
insincere. Although POpuhsm IS in the
decline the causes that brought it into
life still exist Tt is the duty of the
Republican party to deal with and rem
edy thems if not, some other party
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In my younger days I was unjustly
accused Of having made some harsh
observations about the Democratic
party have said great many
things about that organization that I
have forgotten and great many things
that I have wished other fellows would
have forgotten I have been made 10
say great many things that never
said and have failed to say a great
many things that i should have said.
have said things of learning meaning
and thunder sound 1t is my ObserVa-
ton now that I could not have said
things too mean about the organiza-
ton I couldn't help ii, for have yet
found go dictionary containing the
necessary explosives to do justice to
that body and when I reflect on its
record during the past four years am
astOnished at my own moderation
was proceeding to remark mere the
lights went Out)-ln words that put out
the lights great applause and laugh
ter at the pleasant Witiclsm THAT that
incOhesive, incorrigible, incOherent or
SallEaLlDn known as the democratic
party is responsible for all the vice in
capacity, ignorance stupidity and as
saninity with which this country is
politically afflicted. Not q day passes
but the world witnesses some triumph
of Democratic policy. Banks are burst,
a railroad goes into the hands of a re-
ceiver, merchants fail. some furnace
fire is exunguished or some disabled
veteran soldier goes lettering to the
aims house. When / reflect on all these
things and on the number of men who
tramp along the WaysIde begging for
bread I cannot see how 1t IS possible for
any good citizen to longer remain in
that organization hat have they
got for all the party prOmises-fOur
the Sherman bill Labor has learned
that they can get no wages for fabrics
made in q foreign country and sold in
American markets If labor has no
money it makes no difference to him
how cheap the necessities Of life are
LabOring people see this and that is
the reason why they want Mckinley
No pros erity is fixed and constant that
is not based on constant work and la
Dor. I share nothing in the enmity
that exists. between the rich and the
poor. Z like greatness and renown, but
j believe In the common people and
say as one sprung form the common
people that we can have no permanent
prosperity that does not come from the
common people. I have in my library
at home the anvil which my grand
father worked on and when / think of
the pIOWshares, and the hoes, the ham
mers and the shoVels, the spades and
the axes that he made and the purpose
for which he made them I cannot fail
to respect and reverence the dignity of
labOr-the labor that the rustic neigh
bors of New England performed with
these instruments.
II have grown rigid in my protection
views / used to be a little bit elastic
that way until I saw the ruin brought
upon the country by Democratic free
We want to sell more corn and less
bonds in this country As / looked over
the country and its grand prophecy of
fertility as came over from Newton
narVeled to think that that beautiful
valley. which is not iutrInsicalIy of less
value today than it was four years agO,
is practically not worth more than the
price of presumption They talk of
overproduction- There is no Overpro-
ductIon SO long as there is a hungry
man to feed. They might as well say
because a lot of people are barefOOted
there IS an OVerprOductl0n OF shoes
Could my views prevail I would protect
the American labOrer as well as Ameri-
canism labor I believe in America and
the markets Of the world have lost all
their charms for me.
The ex-senator then told about his
visit TO Chicago during the great strike
He wanted TO see things as they exist
ed, and asked a guardian of the peace
if he could so into the strike district
with safety, at the same time ObserV-
ing that he was an American citizen.
III e was told that he could as long as ne
could keep his mouth shut and his coat
buttOned up He assured the policeman
that he always kept his mouth shut
that it was his habit-and as for keep
ing his coat butt0ned. he would do it
provided it was not as hot as the at
mOsphere in the Auditorium. To make
a long story short, he went and he
never saw such a lot of refuse, scuns
and sewerage of the decaying nations Of
q a NO an
dicial officer was making these people
citizens at the rate of one every five
minutes during the working hours OF
the day. He praised Cleveland for
having sent troops to Chicago in the
face of the protest of a Democratic
state governor to maintain the law.
He did q patriotic act and said
amen" One of the earliest duties of
the Republican party. he thought. was
to provide that no incOrrigi0le shall set
foot on American soil, and that no man
should be allowed to enter who could
not first prove himself patriotic He
also thought that no man should be all
lowed to use the ballot until he could
write. read. speak and understand the
want of confidence, and with q silver
quarter of dollar he humOr0usIy il
Illustrated what people did when they
had a piece of money they had no con
fdence in. They did not bury it in a
tin can under the foundation stone.
With reference to the silver question.
he said that ne would stand on the
St Louis platform, no matter what
may be in it, He therefore thought
that he would wait for that time be-
fore declaring himself. as he did not
want to take anything back.
How about Is to II" said voice
from the P0pulist corner.
Il am for it" said ingalls,. st am six
teen parts Republican to one part sill
yer. I am going to stand on the St
Louis platform if 1t is straight out for
the gold standard, for I viii take any
thing before the Democratic party
He then said that five years ago he had
a piece of land and borrowed money
to put a house on it. He thought he
had 2 cornnatacx that would rnainfafn