The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
DEPEW TO DRUMMERS.

Charrcry NJ. Depew recently made an
address 10 travelling men IN New York.
in the course of wAaeh ne said:
Now. Ne ali cS as are working rs best
ve can. primarily fer ourselves and far7i-
lies. in the belief tina. what promotes the
beSt good Of the family promotes the best
good az the state and country. We hear
so much in these days under this consti-
tuition which begins. We. the people, o.
ths masses and classes and employees and
employers This antagonIsu,, what Is 1T
! have been on the stump FOR thirty years
ard have never discussed that question
before, n1st when candidate fer the pres
i3ency OF the United States raises sach r
question and creates conditions which 10
not exist. tx becomes necessary 10 discuss
the question for a moment What is cap
fsai that IL should be antsgonixei and
hateds Capital Is primarily money which
must go In the building OF the railroad. or
factory. or stores, o. must so into some
enterprise before there Is employment for
the brains and hands. when brains and
hands are the Only capital that these men
have. II the conditions are such thar
money can confidently be invested IN a
country Ike this. IL Is active
Money dead IS like brains and hands
dead-it yields nothing But let money he
active and you have touched the life blood
roads and big buildings, starting mines.
factories. mills and furnaces, the archi-
fect has his capital and IL Is wanted. the
designer and builders have their capital,
and il Is wanted. the artisan has his cap
ital. and II Is wanted: the journalist has
his capital. and Il Is wanted: the COM
mercial traveller has his capital. and it Is
wanted, and this universal distribution OF
capital Is what makes good business.
prosperity and happiness for the families
OF the United States. Yet Mr.. Bryan in
his Labor day speech says there are two
great classes In this country. the tolling
masses and their oppressors, who do not
belong 10 the toiilnS masses.
According 70 this idea the masses are
only the people who work with their
hands. But what becomes Of the men
who work with their brains: These re-
pcrters here. according 10 Mr.. Bryan. are
every one OF them monopolistic oppres-
sors. and the editors who will revise their
work are oppressors OF the toiiing masses
as are the travellers. who have nothing
but their legs and brains. daughter and
applause.} According. again, 10 Mr. Bry-
an. the farmer is one OF the toiling masses
until he gets a hired man alongside OF
him. Then hs becomes one OF the oppres-
sors. and the hired man must cut his
throat II he can. There are commercial
travellers who earn salaries OF 500 and
500. perhaps si.oo0 and 50 coo. month,
in rare instances. 0.aughter.) Well. that
last fellow is not here, but that is what
he told me. CRenewed laughter) Now
is there 20 be deadly enmity between
the man who gets 500 and the man who
gets $500 $3.50 and 500? No. that Is not
the principle of American liberty. The
principle or American liberty is that we
have got the same world before us. with
equal opportunities for every man to rise
and the man who gets 500 IS hustling to
get the place and custom of the $500 man.
I would rather die under that principle
than live in the absolute stagnation OF
mud puddle, with everybody covered
with the same amount OF mud and making
the same little bit OF exertion 10 get out
OF IL.
Now, In his Labor day speech, Mr..
Bryan said: Don't let your employer In
spect your ballot I say also don't let
your employer inspect your ballot and I
dent believA It is done. Take the New
York Central railroad. for instance. We
have 10000 men, and II Is well known TO
every one or them that the track walker
has the same political privileges as the
president. / have been president of that
railroad for eleven years. and have been
connected with 1t for twenty-nine years
and during that time / have taken my
privilege as a citizen 10 stand on the
platform and tell my fellow workn,en
what I believe Is best for the country.
and they believe II or not. Just as they
think III. And OF the 5000 men on the
New York Central IT Is safe 10 say that
two-thirds have voted the Democratic
ticket. Every one knows II. and every
politician can tell Mr. BRYAN that there
Is not one word of truth I'm his ATTEMPT
TO hulldoze employees
-Four years ago I made a speech and
next morning. happening 10 meet
switchman whom I knew very well. I
gaf RI fy~ sYa~~ y
10 vote'" Jerry replied: We'll. am go
Ing TO vote against ven this year. The
other day met Jerry again. and said
10 him: Jerry. how has your exneri-1ent
come outg' and then he answered: We'll
boss, am Wild ye this year. Cloud laugh
teri That Is the kind OF coercion that
we use, and while swo-thrds OF the en-
ployes-two-thirds Of my fellow workmen
for we are all on the pay roll OF the New
York Centrai-voted for Cleveland in fsq,
I venture 10 say that not one who voted
for Harrison will fail 70 vote for Nc
kinlev. tCheers1 ] venture 20 say Of The
balance. from actual knowledge that On
per cent. are following Flower whitney
and Coudsrt. and are not following Sulzer
and Sheehan. Renewed chcers)
Now. TX we are to have classes and
masses. We have two candidates for the
presidency. Bryan and Mckinley are both
lawyers. but as a Ia wyer Mckinley out
etNA7NNs ~ StNy hiF nuA1 tEhtpfN, OUT
While one can tll hall tire other can
empty II laughter therefore he out
classes Bryan as an orator: they have
both been members Of congress bu, while
one did his best for free trade and de-
based currency. the other did his bes. for
protection and sound currency. therefore
he outcasses Bryan as a Statesman and
a patriot, and he legslated for the best
interest OF the country. Mckinley does
belong 20 class. a privileged class. and
q highly privileged class IN a free coun-
try or any other country When a young
man. struggling bv teaching 20 educate
himself for his profession. the flag WI.
fred on. he shonlfered his musket and
marched 20 the war and became one az
the privileged class who offered their
lives. al they had fer their country"
loud and continued cheersD