The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-17
CARLISLE CAN'T co
He rs ASKED TO DELIVER & SPEECH
IN BALTIMORE

Informs the Committee of Invitation That
His Spare Time is Already Engaged
But Makes Them speech, Rather
Than Nothing at AIl-Workmen Who
Think Their Wages Too High and That
the Dollars They Get Will Buy Too
Much, should Vote for Bryan and Get
Them Cut In Two.
Washington, Oct. IA delegation OF
about 800 members of the Wage Earn
Frs Patriotic league of Maryland called
ON Secretary Carlisle at the treasury de-
partu1ent this afternoon and invited him
to make an address before the wage
Farmers of Baltimore at dis earliest con-
venience. Mr.. II. K. L. Johnson pres
ldept of the league. IN addressing the
secretary said that while the league is a
non-partisan body the delegates here to-
day were Democrats.
They are Carlisle and Cleveland
Democrats who do not believe that labor
ran prosper when capital is attacked
and who have determined, in this cleo
ton, to sink party and stand for the
honor OF our nation. We promise, sir,
Rrt this election, Democrats though we
are said the speaker, ito cast our votes
for the only candidate possible of cleo
ton at this time"
W. o. Thompson, a member of the ex-
ecutive of the league, briefly urged the
secretary TO deliver the address at the
Earliest opportunity. After three cheers
had been given for the secretary, ne
mounted a small platform and express
Ing his regret tl1at he could not accept,
spoke subStanti as follows:
II am very much obliged to you for
your kind Invitation and very sorry that
it is not in my power TO comply with
your request. Ny reasons are well I'M
derstood Ny business has been so ar
ranged that can make several speeches
In my own state but It rs not possible
for me TO go elsewhere. But there are
one or two things. suggested by your
spokesman, which would like 10 say 10
you
TEL the truth" shouted a voice.
fT'll try to- replied Mr.. Carlisle. eff
there is any laiboring man in the United
States" he proceeded, "who really be-
tieyes the money he receives for his toll
is too good, that it will buy too much
food and clothing for himself and fam
fly or pay rent for a better house than
he should have then dt is his duty TO
vote for free and unlimited coinage at
the ratio Of 16 10 4. If there is any la
boring man who saved money out OF his
earnings and has deposited II In a saw
ingS bank or a building and loan asso-
citation or a life insurance policy for the
protection OF his family, and he desires
TO have the proceeds of that investment
returned to him in dollars worth half as
nludh as those which he paid, he also
Should vote for free coinage of silver at
16 to 1: but on the other hand every
man in the United States, whether ne
works for wages or not, who desires TO
preserve what he has accumulated or
what he may hereafter accumulate, he
ought to vote against silver at 16 TO 1
and for the maintenance of a sound and
stable currency. While every man
whose wage compensation is fixed is
deeply interested in the outcome of this
contest, the man, therefore, who works
for transportation company would find
himself the helpless victim of policy
which diminished the purchasing power
OF his wages about one-half and COM
PEELED him 10 work on and on for the
same number of dollars he received be-
fore, thus destroying all hope of i'm
provement of his condition. But, gen.
tlerlen, the laboring men have their fate
in their own hands. If they are intelli-
gent enough and patriotic enough they
will exercise the right of suffrage SO that
no man hereafter viii dare to approach
them with wild and revolutionary
schemes OF civil government"