The Saint Paul globe., 1896-10-19
ADDRESS TO LOCAL VOTERS,
RINGING WITH PATRIOTISM, IS
SUED BY THE LINCOLN MEET
ING COMMITTEE
FULL REGISTRATION WANTED,
And General Turning Out OF the
Mass of Intelligent Voters
Election Day.

To the Voters of st. Paul:
On Saturday evening, Oct. "a, there will
be held a demonstration and tOrchlight pro-
cession lin favor Of sound money. No more
important and far-reaching questions have
been presented to this generation of voters
than are to be decided at the next election.
The most important one as: Are we TO de-
clare for good money? 1t is question that,
like death, touches all alike-the banker, the
merchant, the railroad man. the lawyer, the
doctor, the teacher, and the daily laborer,
who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow.
Laborers, in whatever calling of life you
may be, let no demagogue deceive you into
believing that dishonest and deprecated
dollar Will be good for you. There is no one
so vitafly Interested in the subject of a
sound currency as is the poor man. Sound
money has raised him to the proud position
OF citizen who can enjoy the comforts of
life Deprecated money has kept him peon
and slave, the world over. Not only are
the laborers of this country concerned but
of all lands and all countries. Aside from
personal interests of rich or poor, the hon.
esty, honor and integrity of the nation are at
stake. If the voters permit this government
to depart from her constitutional traditions
and plunge into reputation and anarchy as
they are asked to dc, republican government
will receive disastrous blow. Party lines
have been broken party ties should be sew
cred and all unite to settle, by an overwhelm-
ing majority, the question that this govern
ment is to maintain her honor and have sound
money. II we fail to do this have lost
a great opportunity. If we do this, genera
ers! Let your watch-word be: Registeri
March! Vote for Sound Money Do not let
personal ease or comfort keep you at home by
your fireside. Turn cut and show your senti-
ments to your fellow townsmen Let no
voter wait to be asked by committee. Re-
solve yourselves into committees and see to
IT that you turn out, register and march.
1t is the wish of the management that the
parade, on the evening of the Oath, be made
a memorable one. Let US not be behind other
cities IL showing for good cause. The
n.Tnh IL e
life. Every organization, club, or individual
who favors sound money should turn out.
Prepare banners with appropriate inscriptions.
carry them in the parade. vast amount
OF good can be done by a grand demonstra-
ton. 1t will help to decide the wavering
voter 1t will enthuse and encourage those
who have already decided. The friends of
sound money cannot afford to take any
chances in this election. The possible sue
cess of reputation and dishonesty is too
great disaster to let any effort be relaxed.
Let no voter lay his armor down, until the
polls are closed on Nov. g. a grand victory
has been won, and the clouds that are hang
ing over this fair land have been diapelled.
In other cities men who never before marched
IN public parade have done so this year.
Bankers, merchants and manufacturers have
marched in the streets, side by side with
tnelr clerks and employees. They feel all
over the land that we are face to face with
a dangerous crisis. No man is SO rich, no
man is so poor but that he can
lend a helping hand for the cause
snow their loyalty to this cause by getting out
in the street and marching Let them he
gin this week with the resolve that they will
make the demonstration Saturday evening
grand success. No matter how great NAV be
tne number, place will be found for all
Ihefe VIII be plenty Of music. plenty of
enthusiasm and every voter should feel proud
10 snow himself in such cause. The tina
is short, but great success can be made
II the friends of sound money resolve to do
their whole duty and turn out The com
nj al jKo
stand On ceremony Of any kind but to get
right out and Join in the procession. Do
lot let any business engagement keep you
away The best bit of business any liberty
loving and honest voter can perform is to
qevote an evening marching for sound money
voters OF this community cannot afford to let
this demonstration fall short No matter
how active the committees may be- the
success OF the undertaking depends on tbo
activity and enthusiasm of our fellow cit
liens. Let every one himself turn out and
see to 1t that his neighbor turns ol1t and
success is assured. Robert T. Linceln is tbe
hopored son Of our martyred president and
We can all rally to do him honor and helm
the cause of sound money
Ross Clarke, Secretary Committee.
The commercial traveller. as a rula
is pretty sure barometer Of the gen
efal business situation throughout the
country. That business of all kinds is
at present in general state of de-
HloTallzaIlon, owing to the uncertainty
or the coming election, can not be bet
ter told than in the words of the com
nercial traveller Of today. backed I'm
by facts and figures from this large
class of people who daily come in con-
tact with all kinds and classes of busi-
ness men from coast to coast. The
travelling men of the country have a
general organization which is national
IN its character, and subdivided into
dlffefent bodies known as the CONNER
ciai Travellers union, knights of the
Grip. and various other different titles
IN different sections of the Union.
though all report the condition of
trade and affairs affecting their par
ticular line of industry to the one
national body. Of which all form a
part. These reports are sent to all
subordinate bodies, and a general re-
view of the situation as reported at
organization headquarters at ST.
Paul the past week makes interest
ing reading as to what effect a ma
tional election has upon the trade and
business of the country. Charles Wit
tam, who covers the Northwest for
Messrs. Wulff & Co., Of Pftsburg.
gave some very entertaining figures
as to the status of the travelling man
in relation to the present campaign
he says that the travelling mems ma
tional organization contains over 250.-
coo members, nearly all of whom were
on the road before the Chicago con-
vention. and all were doing a fair
business. Since that time reports at
organization headquarters show that
nearly 100000 of these men have been
taken off the road to await the result |
of the election, and Investigation at
the local headquarters, where all ma
tional reports are received shows that !
the record for the past week is over |
$4,000 more. leaving of the entire num-
f1nf
n,er not to exceed 10000 at the present |
time. This, of course, covers the en- !
tire United States, but as an indica- |
ton of the general effect a presi- !
Dental election has upon the business
of the country. it shows that 1T GER
tainly has a very depressing tendency |
TO take 100000 travelling men off the !
road and leave them idle for many I
months means the tying I'D of hum I
dreds of thousands OF dollars that |
would have been put In circulation By |
the travelling men alone. without the |
millions that have been removed from |
the channels Of trade by the merchants
not purchasing the products of the |
factory, the shop and the mill While |
in itself this may look like q very |
trivial matter II is really go far /
reaching that every class of citizens |
and every line of industry is event
fally affected by its operation As an /
argument to have national elections
occur less frequently, and to have the
tenure Of national Office extended. 1t
certainly carries considerable weight. I
and as the group of travelling men ex-
pressed themselves yesterday, while /
oungipg In the corridors. '1t wonld be
better il we only had one every life
time"
w. w Erwin will address the
Young Mems Nan-Partisan club the
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