The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-17
CARLISLE BREAKS SILENCE
Is Solicitors of the Conditions of the
Working men.

Washington Oct IA delegation of
about 500 members of the wage earners
patriotic league of Maryland called on
Secretary Carlisle at the treasury de
partment this afternoon and invited
him to make an address before the wage
earners of Baltimore at his earliest
president of the league, in addressing
the secretary said that While the league
IS ncn-partIsan body the delegates
mere today are Democrats Ihey are
Carlisle and Cleveland Democrats who
do not believe that labor can prosper
when capital is attacked. and who have
determined on this election to sink
party and stand for the honor of our
nation. We propose, sir, at this cleo
ton Democrats though we are said
the speaker to cast our votes for the
this time" w. H. 0. Thompson, q
member of the executive committee OF
the league. followed briefly urging the
secretary to deliver the address at the
earliest possible time. After three
cheers had been given for the secretary,
ne mounted q platform and after ez-
pressing his regrets that he could not
accept, spoke as follows. 4 am very
much obliged to you for your kind in
vitation and very sorry that il is not
in my power to comply with your re-
quest. MY reasons are wei under
stood. NY business has been so ar
ranged that I can make several speech
es in my own state but it is not possible
for me TO go elsewhere. But there are
one or two things suggested by your
spokesman which I would like to say
to you"
Tell the TRUTH shouted a voice
I'll try to, replied Mr.. Carlisle. IF
there is any laboring man in the United
States. he proceeded, who really be-
IieVes the money he receives for his
toll is too good, that it will buy too
much food and clothing for himself
and family, or pay rent for a better
house than he should have then it is
his duty to vote for free and unlimited
c,f 10 cf TO
is any laboriug man who has saved
money out of his earnings and has de-
posted it in q savings bank or a build
ing and loan association or a life in
surance policy for the protection of his
family and he desires to have the pro
ceeds of that Investment returned to
him in dollars worth half as much as
those which he paid, he also should
vote for free coinage Of silver at Is to /,
but on the other hand every man in
the United States whether he works for
wages or not who desires to preserve
what ne has accumulated, or what 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 com
pensatiOn is fixed is deeply interested
in the outcome Of the contest. The man
therefore. who works for thansporta-
ton company would find himself
the helpless victim of a policy which
diminished the purchasing power of his
wages about One-half and compelled
him to work on and on for the same
number of dollars he received before,
thus destroying all hopes of improve
ment of his condition But gentlemen
the labOring men have their fate in
their own hands If they are intelli-
gent enough and patriotic enough to
exercise the right Of the suffrage
no man hereafter wiz dare to ap-
proach him with wild and revolution
airy schemes Of civil government"
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