New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-17
CARLISLE TO WAGE-EARNER'S
SOUND MONEY TALK TO MEN WHO WILL
VOTE FOR MKINLEY
THE SECRETARY ADDRESSES MARYLAND DELE
CATION WHICH CALLS on HIM AT THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TKiBuNEl
Washington. Oct. 16.-One OF the most interest
Ing and significant incidents or the campaign DC
CURED I'm Washington this afternoon. when dele
CATION numbering 800 workngmen, from Balti-
more called at the Treasury Department ana
through their spokesman urgently requested Sec
rotary Carlisle to visit that city and deliver an
address on the political issues OF the campaign
similar to the one he delivered at Chicago IN
April The men composing the delegation were all
Democrats but they represented the Wage-Earn-
ers' Patriotic League of Maryland. which is non
PARTISAN organization formed to promote and aid
in the election OF Mckinley and Hobart The
League already numbers several thousand mem
berg. and its membership is rapidly increasing. II
seems to include large proportion OF the en-
ployees in the manufacturing and other industries
of Baltimore, most Of which represented to-
day by a body Of intelligent and evidently self
respecting men could be found anywhere. Can
didate Bryan would hardly have cared to look In
their faces to-day and suggest that they were
victims of "coercion' Intimidation" Nor
would he have dared deny after his repeated
assertions that man Is as competent as an
other TO solve the financial problems which vex
the country, that the spokesman Of this delegation
had reached Il conclusion that was AZ least satia-
factory to them and 20 the thousands of wage
earners they represented.
y special train of seven brought the delcga-
ton 10 this city, whore II arrived at 10 o'clock
The decorated with the inscription
Wage Farmers Patriotic League Of Maryland
Each a badge, upon which the in
scrpton. in addition to the name Of the League
Honest Dollars Honest Toll: Patriotic Defence
Of National Honor"
The visitors marched in a body 10 the Treasury
Department. and took their places In the main
vcstibulc. the south front Of the building See
rotary Carlisle did not keep them waiting but
went 10 them soon ~ he was Informed of their
,,gt..
appeared In the doorway. a voice shouted Three
cheers for John a.. 'arslc, and they were given
by the crowd with hearty enthusiasm. II. * l..
johnson. president Of the Lcagu' and W. H. o.
Thompson. member Of IT, Executive Committee
then addressed Mr. Carlisle inviting him To do
htcr speech before the League IN Baltimore.
SECRETARY CARLIsLE'S SPEECH
secretary Carlisle mounted a chair and AZ he did
30 come one In the crowd called out: Tell the
truth lie promptly answered. Il will try TO do
20" Then he said.
Gentlemen. arm very much Obliged TO YOU for
tins Visit and sorry that II is not In power
70 conf Ply win the request YOU have com" here 10
make. The reasons why am not able TO DO So
NY business has been so arranged as to permit me
TO make few speeches I'm my own state. but under
the Giro umstances II would not b" possible for
go 'lsewh"re cannot, therefore. accept your invi
t"tion TO go {" Baltimore. but one or two things
about which would like to say very few words
I" YOU While You are here. II there is a laboring
man III the United States who really believes that
IN" money ie IA no~ receiving for his wages is
good for hun. that II is buying too much food too
much clothing for himself and family. or that II f.
paying the rent for a better house than he aud his
family ought 10 live in II II his duty to vote for the
IRE" ana unlimited coinag" Of silver AT the ratio Of
10 TO !. Whecrs) II there Is any laborlng man In
the United States who has saved money out OF his
earnings and has deposited II IN savings bank or
building association. or paid II a policy Of life
insurance for the benefit OF his family and who de-
sir"s TO have 1t paid back to him In a currency
worth about nan a. much as the money he paid
out. he also ought 10 vote for the free and un-
limited coinaG" Of silver, for that will give him
exactly what he wants
ON the olh'r hand every man I'm the United
States whether h" works for WAGES not who
wants 10 preserve III" value OF what he has already
accumulated and 10 insure the value OF what he
may hereafter receive. ought to vote against the
fr', ana unlimited coinage OF silver and for the
maintenance OF sound and stable currency In this
country. NppiauseJ While every man who works
Tor wages ~ receives fixed cornponsa ion for his
services must h" deeply interested In tho result OF
ro'n companies ana 9th'i transportation companies
many OF whom reside IN your city. ana Of
ih" questions involved because their employers are
confronted 10y ii situation which max, IT Impossible
minished purchasing power Of the money in which
wages must be- paid II The policy of free coinage OF
pan!es cannot increase wages unless they can in
crease the rec, pts from their business they cannot
they can increase the charges for carrying freight
! and passengers. and II they should attempt to in.
gers II is safe 10 say that the very men the very
people who are now most clamorous for the free
against IL and TO demand legislation to prohibit 1t In
all cas-. where such legislation is already exist
Ing. Ap.'auseJ The man. therefore. who works
Tor a transportation company would find himself
,he HELPLESS victim Of policy which diminished tho
purchasing power of his wages about Onc-half and
competed him 10 work on and on for the same
number Of dollars he received before thus dcst ROY
ing all hope OF improvement of his condition.
But. gentlemen the laboring men have their fate
In their own hands. They have the power to pro-
cci their wages against depreciation to protect
their country against financial disturbance and
ruin and II they are as intelligent and patriotic as
believe them to he" they will exercise their
power that reckless agitatOr will hereafter dare
To aDDroach them In behalf of his wild and revo-
utionary scheme OF hnancr and civil government
PrOlOng'd apDlause)
Now. gentlemen. thank you again for this visit
and tender to each and every OF YOU my best
wishes for his prosperity in whatever calling he
may hereafter he engaged.
SPEAKER REEDS VOICE GIVES OFT