Rock Island Argus., 1897-06-16
1898 dared to propose. and hardly q
whisper Of rebuke 10 heard from any
republican source.


Ws.snsksf Explsaas Further.
John Wanamaker made further ex-
plantations to representative of the
New York Herald OF his recent
speech to the business men in Phils-
delphia.
IL 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 the ante election
promising speeches, which should be
kept in good faith.
Second, because OF the creeping
paralysis Of business and bitter want
OF the unemployed.
What said Was addressed to
Pennsylvanisns, and much of it bore
solely on state politics. Much as
love quietness and peace, it is not
possible for me to be Indifferent or
silent in the present condition of
affairs. Neither can take nor give
opiates.
"In these times, campaign speeches
are only empty shells. without kerr
nels. However we'll meaning, or
whoever it is who thinks he does
good by them, must be forg getting
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 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 body's
hand who will do something, not
talk about It month after month.
Ito keep work for the 5000 and
more persons in my employ and turn
away from the several hundred who
apply daily and bed .r the privilege
Of labor to keep I'll wolf from the
door drives me into fever, and l
must speak out. Any citizen has
that right.
II cannot sit on q fence with
stiff wind blowing and whistle for
prosperity. the vanished bird Of
beautiful plumage. to come back.
I'VE ought to have new, q better
tariff; but il We cannot get it, let US
settle down on the old one and ad.
just ourselves to it as best we can.
II We cannot move ont of the old
house. we might build q wing to it
or add another story"
(This reference to the "old house)
is dig at President Mckinley. who
reminded Mr.. Wanamaker in a re-
cent speech that 1--WE cannot move
out Of the old house until the new
one is ready.'D
"A republican house has been in
session since last Decem Der, and its
riddled tariff bill still tosses about
at the other end Of the capitol.
"If to be impatient is unpatriotic,
when the delays are SO protracted
and seemingly unnecessary in ad-
justing these two great questions
uPpermost in the public mind, then
l must ask to be forgiven for mis-
the pulse OF most of the
people whom / meet.
There are not few who believe
that since the war no such exigency
fell upon the country ss that which
preceded the election of November,
1896.
"The spirit which moved the peo-
pie then is still alive. 1t will neith-
er be ignored nor dallied with. The
tariff. money. economy Of expendi-
lures must be arranged fairly and
promptly II we are to find content
ment or prosperity.
Gathering ourselves together on
the monetary question cannot be
done too soon. There is no use of
sending delegations to foreign ma
tions until we have some definite
proposition to make.
:.Let authority be given immedi-
ately for . monetary commission to
determine what the United States
wants to do on the money question,
and then let us 20 after it as prompt
ly as possible"