The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-09
WOES OF w. P. ST. JOHN
A CAMPAIGN SONG MAKES TROUBLE
FOR POPOCRACY's TREASURER.
100000 Copies of ..The American Mar
seiIiaise" for Sale Dirt Cheap
ike Stevens's Horror.

pdtSii iittffdSeTS. w. L. JODD, Oh new
York, treasurer of the Democratic national
committee, has drawn down on his head
the wrath of Isaac N. Stevens. of Denver.
acting chairman of the National Silver
partys executive committee. Chairman
Jones and his associates on the Demo-
cratic national committee must turn their
backs on Mr. st. John lose a big sum
of Colorado money for which they have
been yearning and waiting many weeks.
Mr.. ST. John, acting for the Democratic
national committee. ordered for campaign
use 100000 copies of a song entitled, The
American Marseilaise" lie expected the
bill to be paid out of the fund of $4,000
raised d couple of weeks ago among Col
orado millionaires. Mr.. Stevens is custo-
dian of that fund. The title of Mr. st.
Johns musical find settled the fate of the
bill with him. He does not believe Bryan
can be elected by reminding the American
people of the French revolution and the
Partisan reign of terror. His veto of Mr..
st. Johns expectations still reverberates
through the halls of Democratic headquar-
tiers. The order for the 100000 copies of
The American Marseillaise" has been
Cancelled temporarily, probably for all time.
and Mr.. Stevens is going toward Mr.. St.
Johns hunting ground with a scalping
knife in his teeth.
OIL the newspapers are Wcll
aware that for several weeks Mr. St. John
has been steadily pushing toward the
grave of his political prominence. The
silver-mine owners having made Mr..
Stevens controller of their contributions
to the Bryan campaign fund.- he is a big
wheel in the Bryan machine, and he has
the look of man who would like to give
the final push TO Mr. st John; The spec
things which have alienated Mr.. Stevens's
affections. This American Marseillaise'
inn to fIn la-f
had in mind the expenditure of $4,000 right
away in the printing of free-siver cam
urer St. John had done and his face fell.
The disbursing agent of the mine owners
does not care much for music under any
circumstances. He believes in pamphlets
and stump speeches.
STEVENS IN A RAGE.
Opposed as he was to the song idea Mr.
Stevens preserved outward calm when he
first heard of ST. Johns half million order,
and expressed his dissentient opinion in the
language of good society. AS soon he
had leisure he commanded that a copy OF
THE American Marseillaise'' be brought to
him. The sheet handed TO him open.
He read the first stanza and muttered
Not bad" He read the second and his
brow grew dark. At the end of the third
there was lightning in his eyes. Hastily he
looked at the song sheets cover, then cast
it into the waste-paper basket, planted his
ciff-climbing foot upon IL and turned loose
his mountain-trained voice III one mighty
roar. When he became articulate his IAN
guage for a moment transcribed the
bounds of good taste He grew calmer
later, but not reconciled.
THAT song would heat Bryan if it was a
campaign OF music" said Mr. Stevens, in
later moments of calm. IF given official
recognition by the committee II would give
the Mckinley managers an excellent oppor-
tunity TO demonstrate that silverites are
trying to get up another French revolution.
and they are talking enough on that line
already. Look at the title. Look at the
story! Great Scott! TO think that st:
John would order half a million copies of
that to throw around the country. How
many farmers or miners could read music
at sight, anyhow? | shall never consent to
or any other suggestive of revolution. Ill
never give up a dollar of funds until the
order is Cancelled.
The song which has thus reused Mr.. Stew
ens's wrath, and which threatens TO eXtn-
guish Mr.. St. John is the work of Fred
eric Lowell who is said to be S. G.. Pratt.
a composer well known in Chicago Ii is
dedicated to VIM. J. Bryan and Arthur
Sewall. The music, though not exactly bor-
rowed, suggests the real .'Marseillaise,"
if the French air had been the composer
inspira ton. The first two stanzas are COM
paratively mild in sentiment. The third
reeks with blood. 1t sings of workman
who kills his wife and children and then
completes the butchery by Staying himself
because the rich needed not his voice"
Mr. Stevens thinks wage earners would be
slaughter women and babies when they get
out of employment. The fifth stanZa brings
the uead TO lie ana pictures spectral forms
clamoring out of graves to vote for Bryan.
This campaign lyric is between covers
pentifully besprinkled with red ink. The
features of Bryan and Sewal are depicted
IN lurid colors, along with a, yellow cross.
and a crown of thorns is tossed over the
cross of gold is the catch line below the
title
ST. JOHNS SONG.
The words of this wonderful song run as
follows:
"You shall not press the crown of thorns
Upon the toiler's brow;
This oppose in freedoms name
And pledge oar solemn vow.
You shall not cruelty mankind
Upon that cross of gold
4 time has come when freemen's votes
Cannot be bought or sold.
Chorus
No crown of thorns
Shall press this toiler's brow;
No cross Of gold
Shall cruelty the poor man now.
"Our chill lren cry to us for bread,
And. while for work we strive,
The corporations water stocks.
And on our sufferings thrive
In vain prayed no more we beg,
But our cause rely:
Demanding equal rights TO all,
Their power we now defy
1.-The crisis of mothers rend the air.
Her children round her cling.
For lack of work strong men grow weak,
No succor can they bring.
Thus, driven to slavery, crime or death,
lie proudly takes his choics,
And Stays his children. wife and self,
For the rich heed not his voice
Our court supreme a hundred years.
The Income tax SUSTAINED;
It's justice no one dared deny,
Its right our sires maintained.
Each honest toiler pays his tax,
AS each days work is Gene;
But the wealthy class, their duty, plain,
Like craven towards shun.
THE souls of thousands, slain by greed.
From graves arise, and call
To us to save our country now
From slavery's awful thratl
From farm and shop. freemen arse!
AS did our sires OF Old;
And rally to protect your homes -
From the cru Il horde OF gold.
THE waving wheat and ripening coSh
Bring not the farmer joy;
For grair is cheap, and the bankery lean
Protects but to devour
,rhe tvrant multimillio aires
Have ruled our land toe long. +
The multi-milIions now viii speak,
And the world win hear their spng.
--A-
Proved Ii.
Washingt Post.
The Texan who objected TO tjeine hanged
along with two negroes. andj insisted on
making his exit in advance IF the dusky
murderers. was gent upj to the very
fiji ism.