Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-10
A Document Issued by the Democratic
Congressional Committee.
THOSE EMPLOYED IN GAINrUL LINES
Mr. Bryan's Definition Of Those
Who Are Business Men.
S o NJ E C O NJ M E N T S

The democratic congressional committee
got ou- a document On the business
mems campaign" today. 1t says that the
republicans propose such a campaign. and
that the democrats accept the issue, with
definition and statistics. 1t first quotes Mr..
Bryan's definition Of a business man:
I'VE say to you that you have made the
definition Of a business man too limited in
its application. The man who is employed
for wages Is as much a business man as his
employer; the attorney in a country town
is as much business man as the corpora
ton counsel In a great metropolis: he
merchant at the crossroads store Is as
much business man as the merchant OF
New York: the farmer who goes forth in
the morning and tolls all day-who begins
in the spring and tolls all summer-and
who, by the application of brain and muscle
to the natural resources of the country.
creates wealth. Is as much business
man as the man who goes upon the board
of trade and bets on the price of grain:
the miners who go down thousand feet
into the earth, or climb two thousand rect
upon the cliffs. and bring forth from the
hiding places the precious metals to De
poured into the channels of trade are IS
much business men as the few financial
magnates who, in back room, corner
the money Of the world"
Persons Employed In Gafnful Indus
tries.
Then follows table of the number Of
persons employed in fourteen gainful In
dustrles as follows: Total in all gainful oc-
equations. %. III. 1851. or :ss>:64 per cent in
agriculture, fisheries and mining. 9.O'3.Dl
:H64 per cent; in manufactures and me-
chanicai industries. 5.0Dl $685. or 2240 per
cent: in domestic and personal service.
4.:6O. 500. or 1918 per cant; in trade and
transportation. 3.325. 96o, or 14.63 per cent:
in professional service. 944. 323. or 4.l5 per
cent. Total. 10000 per cent. few sub
divisions of the above: In agriculture. s.
4i9.9iS. or 1913 per cent: carpenters and
joiners, GIL AT. or 2.61 per cent: miners.
3i0.aSS. Or Lob per cent; locomotive eng-
neers and freulen. 1853, or OBJ per cent:
faherrnen and oystermen. 90, $50. or 026 per
cent officials Of banks and of insurance,
trade. transportation trust and other COM
panies. 1885,. or OF per cent: wholesale
merchants and dealers. 81 1919. or O.!3 per
cent: bankers and brokers, $1,000 or 013
per cent.
The document closes with these COM
ments.
"A glance at the above figures is sufi-
tent to show how radically different are
the principles of the two political parties
Viewed from the republican standpoint,
the few bankers and brokers' the few
wholesale merchants, the few officials of
lust trade, transportation and other cor
porations are the only genuine business
men. and the millions engaged in agricul-
ture and labor are CT no account, except as
subjects for abusive cartoons.
Viewed from the democratic standpoint
the members of the national. state and local
oranges are as much business men as the
members of the national and local boards
of trade and their votes count just as
EIuch. The members of the national and
local labor organizations are much bust
ness men as the members of the national
and local bankers associations. and their
votes count just much. The locomotive
engineer, who, at the risk of his own life
saves the train from wreck. Is a far more
Useful business man than the stock gam
Eler Of Wall street. who accumulates mill
liens by wrecking the finances Of railroads.
And his vote counts just as much.
"Ir brief. the millions of formers. pro-
ducers and laborers OF all classes are as
much business men as the few who live.
thrive and grow rich by trading in the
products Of labor.
This is all published single sheet for
a poster.