Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
POINTS FOR The LABORER
Byaa's Friendship Eas Never Taken Any
Practical Turn.
HAS HAD OPPORTUNITIES N PLENTY
when In Congress He Defnultcd IN
Denouncing the Things He Vow
Condcnns-E. Hoscwnter Ad-
dres-es the Railway Men
IS Go oPPORTUNnLs N PLENN

most enthusiastic meeting o. the Rail-
way aud Express Employees Sound Money
club vas held az Ksrhaeh hail last night
There we're fully 500 men present and a
number Of women. The meeting vas ad-
dressed by Z. RosewateT and the repub-
ncan nominee for governor occupied q seat
on the stage. The meeting vas called tc
order by A. P. Houck In the absence of
the president Of the club. He stated briefly
the purpose Of the organization and intro
duced Z. Rosewater as the speaker OF the
evening
Mr. Roseuater was greeted with applause
He said be had just returned from cam
psiguing in Kansas where ne had f0una
great interest manifested in the issues Of
the campaign, people coming many miles 10
hear these issues discussed
The matter which Is really sEitating the
WorkinEmen. Mr. Rosewster said was that
they feel that sooner or later. an effort
viii be made 10 destroy organized labor
and the workinEmen feel that possibly
Bryan viii protect them 10 q greater extent
than Mckinley. He said he knew The
workinEUen were not interested In the s1l-
yer question half as much as they were IN
the question OF self-interest. The only
question TO be considered. be said.
whether The wurkingmen would derive any
more benefit through Bryan than through
Mckinley. lie challenged any one to show
anything in Bryans life or record which
would inlicate that be had any sympathy
with the UorkinEman. He reviewed Bryan's
history. showing that be had never worked
with his hands. When Bryan was a can
dldate for congress the first time be was
supported by the Burlington road and owed
his election to that support. yet Bryan is
bowling about railroad coercion and rail-
way corporations. lie ro1e about the coun-
try on q railroad pass until be was nom
mated for the presidency when be sud
denly became very conscientious and re-
fused 70 ride on his pass.
In congress, Mr.. RcseNater said. the only
thing Bryan had done IN the Interest o.
the workngman vas TO Introduce and make
a speech IN favor OF the passage Of a bill
requiring railroads TO use patent car coupl-
ers. During the great labor troubles
which occurred while Bryan was in con-
gresS be never raised his voice In The in
terest Of the laboring men. Bryan was then
IN posifioa where he could have taken an
active part in bringing about the reforms
in government by Injunction Of which he
now talks so Elibly.
Mr.. RostW water. also discussed Bryan's
apathy on the question Of trusts while In
congress. showing clearly that he had done
absolutely nothing In the way of coutrolliuE
these corporations, and had takea no inter
est in movements looking in that direction.
EXPERIENCE WITH SILVER
The financial question was next taken up
and discussed from the standpoint OF q
workingman. Mr., RuseWater said experience
had shown that this country could only d.
Eest ab0u; $50 600 600 or S65 600 600 OF silver
that the business Of the country could
only absorb about that amount He said
there II DOW about ss2 900 600 Of silver iu
circulation and the only way q Workingman
can get hold of II Is by the sweat Of his
brow.
The reduction In working hours In the
railroad shops was the next topic and the
speaker said the impression prevailed that
with free coinage the carrying % silver
would cause an increase OF the business Of
the roads. He showed that the wheat crop
OF Nebraska this year win require S3s
trains Of freight cars 10 move IT, ana the
corn crop VIII require 6 s65 trains He said
tha movement OF all the silver produced in
the whole world would not require ! per cent
OF that number of trains. 6nd would not in
crease the business Of the railroads 10 any
sppreciable extent. TIE development OF the
western cnRl mires would cause far greater
business than free silver and the operation
Of the thousands OF factories in the country
under a protective tariff would do ten thou
sand times as much good for the working
mea as free silver even II all which the
advocates OF silver claim FOR il is true.
Mr.. Rosewafsr concluded by advising his
hearers to think deeply over the situation
as q concerns them and 10 act in their
own interest by voting for Mckinley the
man who viii restore the era Of prosperity
which the workngmen desire 10 see.
Hon J. H. MRcColl was called on by the
chairman. but he said Ne vas not q speech
maker and would simply assure those pres
eni that be felt confident he was going TO
be elected, along with the whole republican
ticket