The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-24
WANAMAKER'S HOT SHOT.
The Power of Patriotism Cannot
DO Fired by Long Speeches
Made up Of Fine Words.
WANAMAKER'S EPJGRAN.

Promises, Hs SAYS That the Lead
ers Should do Something and
not Talk Month after Msnth
A correspondent of the New York
Herald interview Hon. John Wana-
maker, OF Philadelphia, on the 9Th
and the distinguished Penusy ylvanian
discussed politics and expressed his
views honestly and fearlessly. In
speaking of bis recent speech to the
business men of Philadelphia he was
particularly pointed.
II chose two arguments" Mr..
Wanamaker said, "to convince them
that they should stand up. and keep
on working for the public good.
"First, because OF their ante elec.
ton promising speecbs, which should
be kept in good faith.
Second, because of the creeping
paralysis OF business and bitter want
of the unemployed.
'What 1 said was addressed to
Pennsylvanians, and much of it bore
solely on State politics. Much as I
love quietness and peace it il not
possible for me to be Indifferent or
silent in the present condition OF af.
fairs. Neither can l take nor give
opiates.
''In these times, campaign speeches
are only empty ehells, without ker.
nsls. However we'll meaning,o ,or who
ever it is who thinks he does good
BY them, must be forgetting that q
million of workman and their child.
rem are hungry. The man who looks
for bread in such speeches will not
have much to eat.
"Ths public heart cannot be fred
by eloquence In this way just now.
for the powder Of patriotism is wet
with the tears OF suffering unem.
ployed. Give me hold of some mebody's
hand who will do something, not
talk about it month after month.
ITO keep work for tho six thous-
and and moro persons in my employ
and turn away frem the several hun.
dred who apply daily and beg for
the privilege Of labor to keep the
wolf from the door drives me into .
fever, and I must speak. Any citi.
zen has that right.
II cannot sit on fence with stiff
wind blowing and whistle for pros
psrity,th vanished bird of beautiful
plumage, to come back.
I'VE ought to have q new, . better
tariff; but il We cannot get it, let ss
settle down on the old ono and ad.
just ourselves to it as best We can.
II We cannot move out OF the old
house, We might build q wing to it
or add annother story.
(This reference to the "old house.
is dig at President Mckinley who
reminded Mr.. Wanamaker in recent
speech that 1--WE csnnot move out OF
the old house until the new one is
ready.
"A Republican House has been in
session since last Dsce mbsr. and its
riddlsd tariff bill still tosses about At
the other end Of the Capitol
III to be impatient IL unpatriotic,
when the delays are 80 protracted
and seemingly unnecessary in adjus
ting those two great questions up.
permest in the public mind, then 1 |
must ask to be forgiven for miscount
ing the pulse Of most Of the people
that meet.
"There are not few who believe
that sines the war no such exigency
fell upon tho country as that which
preceded the election Of November
1896.
"The spirit which moved the Eco.
pie then 10 still alive. It will neither
be ignored nor dallied with. The
tariff, money, economy Of expendi.
lures must be arranged fairly and
if We are to find content.
ment or prosperity.
gathering ourselves to gether on
the monetary question cannot be
done too soon. There 10 no use of
sending delegations to foreign ma