The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-02
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET.
A TALK TO A YOUNG MAN.

Perhaps there are few men in Wlch-
tta who believe that prosperity will not
he here until the president of the United
States walks up to them in person some
fine day and says: Take this thousand
dollar BILL
Prosperity does not come is that way,
but it comes none the less tangIbly than
if the president actually made the pres
entation in person The channels of in
dustry are as intricate as the passag
of a labyrinth The president Of the
United States does not present a man
with prosperity at first hand and for
that reason there VIII be today, all over
the United States, hundreds Of men who
will vote against the party Of the presi-
dent. vote against him, and vote even
against their own prosperity.
A young man who was one year ago
today standing on the corner of Main
street and Douglas avenue in this city,
with his hands in his pockets, without
money and without employment, and
miserable, will today as a salaried clerk
in a store, with money and with en-
ployment. and happy, walk brlskly up
10 the polls and vote against the party
which gave him the job.
He is TO be pitied. If the president
had presented him with his job person
ally he would feel obliged to vote for
the Republican ticket. But because that
lob came in a roundabout way 10 him,
he fancies that he was ''just in luck
If that young man had any idea of
the obligation he owes to the Republi-
can party, he would not do this. But
he does not know that the reason he did
not have job last year was because
the business Of the country was stsgnat-
ed: was because Grover Cleveland had
been issuing bonds until the financial
credit of the country was waverinS,
was because the banks were timid about
lending any money on any kind of Sc
CURLY; was because the merchant who
today employs him was running close
to shore: was because that merchant
was not hiring new clerks, but was re-
ducing the salaries Of old clerks; was
because people were econOmiZing and
were not buying goods and additional
clerks were not needed The reason
that young man stood idle and unem-
ployed and miserable one year ago to-
day he ascribed TO a run of i'll luck"
The real reason for it was because Gro
yer Cleveland's administration, by its
incompetency, had thrown him out OF
employment and kept him out of em-'j
ployment.
because of good luck" 1t is becauseJ
The Republican party has restored conf
dence; is because il is not threatening
the financial credit Of the country by
bond issues; is because people are no
longer hiding and boarding their money; !
is because they are buying goods; is be- |
cause the merchant can borrow money |
at the bank; is because he is reaching |
out for trade; is because he is hiring |
new clerks; Is because he has hired you. |
1t is not question Of good luck or |
dad luck" 1t is a question of good |
administration or 'sbad administra- |
ton"
And you, clerk who were out Of en-
ployment a year ago. would today, if |
Mckinley had continued Ceveiand's |
policy Of issuing more bonds, If McKin-
ley had continued Cleveland'S tariff pol |
icy, If Mckinley had continued Cleve-
lands reign OF incompetency, you, a
clerk, who were out Of employment a
year ago. would today still be standing
on the corner Of Main street and Doug
las avenue with your hands in your
pockets. without money and without /
employment and miserable.