The Robesonian., 1897-06-16
w~SamaK1ssaHL TALKING.

John Wanamsker; the mer
chant prince, whose recent speecl
to the business men of Philadei
phia caused great stir among hi
Republican brethren, does not tax,
back anything he then said, but
rather adds to it. TO n. reportel
of tho New York Herald last weel
he made explanations as.foIlows:
~ choose two arguments" Mr.
Wanamaker said; ''ta convinc,
them that thoy' should stand up
and keep on working for the pub.
lie good.
First, because Of their ante
election promising speeches,
which should be kept in good
faith.
"Second, because of the creep
ing paralysis of business and bit
ter want of the unemployed.
"What / said was addressed to
Pennsylvanians, and much of it
bore solely on State politics.
Much as I love quietness and peace
NOT povvit,le fer me to be in
different or silent in the present
condition of affairs. Neither can
/ take nor give opiates.
"1n these times, campaign
speeches are only empty shells,
without kernels. However well
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 eloquence in this way lust
now, for the powder of patriotism
Is wet with tho tears of suffering
unemployed. Give me hold of
somebody's hand who will do
something, not talk abort it month
after month.
''To keep work for the six thou
sand and more persons in my en-
pIoy and turn away from the sew
eral hundred who apply daily and
beg for the privilege of labor to
keep the wolf from the door drives
me into fever, and / must speak
out. Any citizen has that right.
IL cannot sit on fence with. a |
stiff wind Blowing andiwhistle for
prosperity, the vanished bird of
beautiful plumage, to come back.
I'VE ought to have new, bet
ter tariff; but if we cannot get it.
let us settle down On the old one
and adjust ourselves to it as best
We can. If we cannot move ont
OF the old house, we might build a
wing TO it or add another story"
(This reference to the "old
house" is dig at President Nc
Kinaeys who reminded Mr.. Wana-
maker III a recent speech that 1--WE
cannot move out of the old house
until the new onei is ready"l.
"A Republican, House has been
IN sessienl sinee last December; |
and it's ridlled' tariff bill still |
tosscs about at the other end of |
the Capitol.
III to be impatient is unpatri-
otto, when the delays are so pro-
tracted and seemingly unnecessary |
IN adjusting these two great aues- |
tions upper-most in the public
mind, then / must ask to be for
given for miscounting the pulse of !
most of the people that meet.
There are not q few who be-
heve that since the war NO such
sxigency fell upon the country as
that which preceded the election
of November, 1885,.
The spirit which meved the
people then is still alive. It will |
neither be ignored nor dallied
with. The tariff, money, economy
OF expenditures must be arranged
fairly and promptly if we are to
find contentment or prosperity.
Gathering ourselves together
on the monetary question cannot
DE done too soon. There is no use
OF sending delegations to foreign
nations until we have some def
nite proposition to make.
Let authority begiven immedi-
nteiy for monetary commission
to determine what the United
states want TO do on the money
question, and then let us go after
It and get is as promptly as pos
sible." p
Deafness Cannot be Cured