The Butler weekly times., 1897-06-17
IOHN WANAMAKER.
he Again Arraigns Republicans
for Anti-EIection Promise
Speeches, which we're
Only Empty Shells
Without Kernels

ness men OF Philadelphia, in which
he arraigned the republican spell
binders for their false promises OF
coming prosperity if Mckinley
should be elected. On the contrary.
he has rubbed salt into republican
wounds in an interview published in
The New York Herald. In explain
ing his position lie said:
~ chose two arguments to con-
vince them that they should stand
M and keep on working for the pub
lie good
First, because of their ante cleo
tion promising speeches, which
should be kept in good faith.
Second, because Of the creeping |
paralysis of business and bitter want
Of the unemploye ed
What said was addressed to
Penn sylvaniaus, aud much OF it bore
solely on state politics. Much as l
love quietness and peace it is not
possible for me to be Indifferent OF
silent in the present condition OF at-
fairs. Neither can l take nor give
opiates.
In these times campaign speeches
are only empty shells. without ker
nels. However we'll meaning, or
whoever it is who thinks he does
good by them must be forgetting
that million OF workmen and their
children are hungry. The man who
looks for bread in such speeches
will not have much to eat.
The public heart cannot be fired
by sloquence in this way just now
for the powder of patriotism is wet
with the tears of suffering unem
ployed. Give me hold of somebody e
hand who will do something and
not talk about it month after month
To keep work for the six thousand
and more persons in my employ anc
turn away from the several hundred
who apply daily and beg for tn
privilege of labor to keep the vol
from the door drives me into a fever
and I must speak out. Any citizer
has that right.
I cannot cit on fence with sti1
wind blowing and whistle for pros
psrity, vanished bird of beaut'fu
plumage, to come back.
We ought to have new, q bette
| tariff; but if we cannot get it, let u
settle down on the old one and ad
| lust ourselves to it as best we car
1--we cannot move out of the oil
house, we might build a wing to
o. add another story"
i This reference to the cold house
/ isdig at President Mckinley, VII
4 reminded Mr.. Wauamaker in a recer
/ speech that 1--WE cannot move out
/ the old house until the new one
/ ready"
"a republican house has been
Il session since last December, and
riddled tariff bill still tosses abo'
at the other end of the capitol.
II to be impatient is unpatriotl
when the delays are SO protractt
and seemingly unnecessary IN a
iusting these two great questlo
uppermost in the public mind, tn
must ask to be forgiven for m
counting the pulse OF most OF t
M people that meet.
There are not q few who belle
that since the war no such exegen
fell upon the country as that viii
preceded the election of Novemb
1896. The spirit which moved
people then is still alive. 1t '
neither be ignored nor dallied WI
The tariff, money, economy OF
psnditures must be arranged fai
and promptly if we are to find c
tentment and prosperity.
Gathering ourselves together
the monetary question cannot
done too soon There is no use
ssnding delegations to foreign
YN lions until we have some deflr
proposition to make.
Let authority be given immedlt
n for a monetary commission to