Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-11
EMPLOYMENT is WHAT is NEEDED
Free silver n Poor Remedy for the
rrescnt Political IIIs.

fTee SILVER n POOr Kennedy Tor the
Present Political Ills.
Despite the threatening weather and the
numerous other attractions, a fair-sized au-
dience gathered at Karbach hall last even
ing to hear two Irish-Americans argue in
favor of sound money. 1t was the regular
meeting of the Railway and Express EN-
ployes' club, and the attendance was largely
composed of men from those vcoattons. w.
| |. Baker presided and introduced the speak
| ers. The music was furnished by the Have
lock quartet, composed Of w. f. Alderman,
| H. b. Kepner, l.. b. Stoner and II. c. Daily,
| all from the b. & NJ. shops at Havelock.
| Their songs were not only catchy but ex-
| ceedingly well rendered and were far SUI
| perior to the average campaign songs.
| John c. Brennan of Sioux City was the
| first speaker. In his Introductory remarks
| he paid his respects to Prince Bismarck, and
| said that distinguished statesman had con-
cluded that it would be well for the United
| States to try the experiment of free silver.
| IL 1t didn't injure the United States, then
| Germany might try it. 1t reminded him of
a butcher who was fearful about some sau-
| sages. He thought 1t best to send them to
| the parsons family first. II they didn't kill
anybody there he would introduce them into
| his own home. III free silver is a good
| thing, why didn't Prince Bismarck try II
| on Germany when he had almost complete
| power there? was the pointed query the
| speaker asked concerning the matter.
He said the material wealth of the United
| States had increased more in the twenty
| four years that the republican party he'd
| uninterrupted sway than in the 2i0 years
| following the landing of the pilgrim fathers
| Since the crime of 1879 the wealth OF the
nation had increased more than it had during
| the preceding fifty years. The country was
suffering, not from the crime of 1873, but
| from the crime of 1892. The democrats
| say give the people free silver. / say give
them employment For over twenty years
| worked in this section of the country as
n railroad man, Never until the accession
| of the democratic party to power in 1892
| did | see a time when a laborlng man in
| Nebraska could not get fair days wages
| for his work. Talk about the demand for
| the farmers crops. the democratic party
| has driven out of employment the laboring
man, who ought to be the best customer
| of the farmer. Mr.. Bryan was deceived as
to the beauties of free trade Is it not
probable that he may be deceived as to the
! beauties of free silver?'
Mr.. Brennan devoted his time largely to
| the tariff question, which he handled in a
most familiar manner. He closed with a
| bitter arraignment OF the free silver party,
exposing it's dishonesty in an open manner.
His appeal for the support of Mckinley by
| all railway men, especially his fellow Irish
| Americans, was most convincing.
Thomas McSheehy, esq, of Fremont, o.,
a warm personal friend of Major Mckinley
and an old time newspaper man, was the
second speaker. He said that he commenced
! campaigning for Mckinley on August /,
| and had been at 1t ever since He had
| spoken in ten different states, and was in a
| position to know something of the political
| outlook. In all the campaigns in which
he had been interested he had never seen
such great interest among the people
generally. He had come from Ohio, the
home Of past and future presidents, to Ne
i h-ua lga htp 10 nd tpiE. A h
| ago, when he left here he was discouraged,
and he left the state in disgust. He had
| never before seen so many populists to the
square inch. But things on he second trip
looked a good deal brighter, He had been
| at Jackson, Battle Creek Greeley nahe-
| brog, Silver Creek and other towns, and he
| felt confident that the republicans had
| made great gains within the past thirty
! days. He believed that II the same amount
| of Improvement took place within republican
ranks from now until November 3, Nebraska
would be in line for Mckinley with a good
safe majority.
Mr. McSheehy dl not stop 10 abuse He
said he did not believe in appealing 10 the
prejudices of the voters. He believed that
the ideas OF protection and sound money
rather appealed TO the intelligence. The re-
publican party found three great problems
to solve when it was created: slavery, tarin
and money. The first republican president
had solved the first question by a single
stroke of his pen. The protective tariff
Idea says to the foreigner bringing his goods
to this country: Halt, salute the flag and
pay toll" He showed wherein the Wilson
bill had harmed the country, especially
the farmer, as II reduced the duties on wool,
hay, eggs and other agricultural products.
As to free silver the popocrats had set up
for worship a silver calf with one head and
two tails, one in Maine and one in Gecr-
gia. The speaker then went at length into
the financial question. He traced the history
OF the American coinage laws briefly and
clearly. His facts were concisey stated,
and his conclusions drawn In a most con-
yinclng manner He contrasted the twenty.
1--WE countries having the gold standard with
the seven employing the silver standard 10
the great detriment OF the latter. He also
drew a sharp contrast between the two
presidential candidates, and closed with the
prediction that Mckinley and Hobart. Mae
Coll and Mercer would be elected on No
vember 3.
Explanation from MIR. boyle.
KEARNEY, Neb., Oct $40 the Editor
OF The Bee: My attention has been called