The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-15

no easier to make money sweeping out a
bank which has in its vaults hundreds. OF
thousands OF dollars than in sweeping
out warehouse of 4 stable. The fact
that there is money in the building does
not make it any easier to get, unless you
will get paid for it. But the fact that
there is u lot of money in the building
won't make them pay you any more"
THAT is so,' admitted the grip man,
with shake of his head.
''Well, if there is Il lot of money in the
country it will be just the same. You
won't get any of it unless you can get
job. and then you will get no more Of it
than you get now
The grip man looked straight ahead
and thought hard.
ct was pretty easy to get money and
work in this country five years ago,
wasn't it?'
"Why. yes I was never out of work
then, but gold has been cornered since
them
How do you know" Interrupted the
passenger.
why, times are hard"
"What makes them hard|'
''There isn't enough money to keep
things going
where has it gone? There was plen-
ty five years ago. Has someone thrown
it in the lake, buried it, or whatT'
well. Bryan says its gone and
what does he know about it? Don't
you suppose that the bankers, the tinan-
ciers, Sherman, and the solid business
men of the country know more than
Bryan? He never was III business III
his life
'Neither was l." said the grip man
with a grin.
Neither was t. said the passenger.
81 have worked for salary all my life,
7 lOn't protapI 70 know r,ncb about
the financial system of the country.
Since this silver talk came up | have
studied some and | can't see how any
body is to be better off by having a lot
of money, good or bad. if l can't get a
chance to earn some of it,
you talk sense" said the gripman,
''but Bryan will help the workingman
to get money. Don't he say, every time
he speaks? He amt no millionaire. He
is one of us
''He amt one Of the kind that belong
to-" said the passenger. Il am willing
to work for what | get, and if | can get
up all right. If not. | am satisfied as
long as | have home and live. Every
body in the world can't be rich and the
man who says it is possible is not only Il
fool, but liar. Nobody can tell me this
country is going to the devil This IS
| the best and the greatest country IN the
| world for such men as you and L.
Il guess that's right said the grip
man, "or all those foreigners Wouldn' t
| have come over here
"You bet. And the financial system of
| this country is the best. 1t was worked
| out by experience and whenever condl-
| tons changed so that it was not the
best, the old heads went at it and fixed
| it. And they can do it again, too. They
| don't need Bryan or any other fellow
with no experience and a lot of talk to
help them.
Il get off here. Think it over and
| see if you can vote for Bryan" The
passenger got off, and the gripman waved
| his hand as the car went on.
Only the other day the same man hap
| Dened on the same car with his acqualnt
| ance of weeks before. He recognized
him at once and made his way to a sea-
near him.
'Well, how is Bryant" he asked by
way of salutation.
In answer the gripman turned the lape
| of his outer coat so the passenger coult
see it. and there was the good old red
white and blue button Of Mckinley.
"Well, how is thatT' asked the passen
The gripman smiled and said: "Yo'
know what you said about studying
We'll! !; I have been doing a little OF 1t my
sell. =,
"And you think I was right, do YOU.
Dead right; it's fraud. 1t won
stand lookin at. l would like to &c
Bryan where l could look him i'll tn
eye. I'll bet he wouldn't tell me tha
film the country with lot of silver Wi
help me to take care of my wife an
baby. He is a taker, that's what h
is. Like these fellows that stand o
the street and tell you that their med
cine will cure anything; then you bI
it and it amt no good. He is out talh
in for votes, but he won't get mine no
none of the men that have good sense
The gripman's tones were savage: d
was in deadly earnest. There is n
man who hates fraud like the homes
laborer, and the man who holds Gu
promises which he, in ms soul ha hno"
care how he makes them.