The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-14
ChauDCey DepeW's
LafesI Speech
tIsecently Delivered Before an Audi
ence of Commercial Travelersl

tItccently Delivered Before an Audi
ence of Commercial TraVelersl
a commercial traveller is distinguished
for two things. One of these Is that he
tells great many stories UauGhter), and
the other is that he covers Il great deal
of the road. The only difference between
my stories and yours is that mine are a
little older. Uaughter.) But they are
quite as good. Usenewed laughter) Very
often when on NV annual tour making
political speeches, l have Il point to make.
Next morning at the hotel l sometimes
have commercial traveller come to me
who says, IF You would like to illustrate
at the next town the point you made last
night in your argument, here is story
that will do it." Then l take that story
ana put pepewistic fresCo to ii, and 1t
goes. U4aughter) Now, j travel a great
many miles. as you know-about 10000
miles year on the railroad. travel
those many miles, as YOU do, for husi-
ness purposes. l so for the purpose OF
Inspecting various railway lincs-for the
purpose of comparing our line with others
10 see If any suggestions can be received,
and also for the purpose of preparing our
line for doing the largest business in th2
quickest, most CorlfOrta BILE and best way
at the lowest price. We want the best
grades, the largest cars, the most pow
erful locomotives and the most skilled
employees, and We want TO be ready to dc
the carrying business of this country, nc
matter how 1t may extend.
Unfortunately during the last two years
that prepa ration has been pushed for.
ward hut the business has not come. II
there is anything that Erievcs q railway
manager more than thing else it is
10 ride along his line and see empty ears
on the side tracks with nothing to do
, IN of hn rfri b, Nrp
perity of the United States, the prosperity
of the mills, the prosperity of the mines
the prosperity of the farm, and the pros
pority of the toiling masses. of which Mr.
! Bryan speaks, is in the revolving wheel
and every wheel revolving under every
car In the United States. applause
When they are lying idle as they are now
ana as they have been for nearly two
years past-forty or nifty thousand cars
between New York and Chicago-it mean.
that there is something the matter will
the business of this country, and whcr
there is something the matter with this
home market which does not require anC
cannot take what it ought to, 1t means
that there is something which reaches
| every home in the land, and we want tt
know what is the matter. (Applause.
! There H. no trouble with the country-i
| is the richest in the world: there is nj
trouble with the pcoplc-it IS the mos
entcrprising in the world; and il this tre
| meudous productive power and energy o
the people cannot make business, ther,
is something the matter with the law, ol
with the government, that is preventins
Il. Npplausc.) Now TINS is q non-par
tlsan meeting, but you have got a stub
born, straight-laCed Republican on tn,
platform, and / am compelled to say tina
I think foollng with the protection prn
ciple has something to do with it, but
want to say also that l believe the threa
against the standard of value and tn,
| threat Of a debased currency has still
more to do with it. (Cheers.)