The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26
Gage Says They Have Not Yet
WILLOWS of T R;meta,,;sm % ~ ~ ~

ton, 1896, 1900 men, idle for a long time
were put to work in the window glass in
dustry. Since then, as the revival has prog
ressed, instances of advances in wage rates
and of increases in numbers employed have
multiplied In the iron and steel industries
dependent upon the consumption of iron as
material, have 1t upon authority that there
Is an increase Of at least 267, coo men en-
ployed over the preceding year. In addition
to this large icrease in the working forces
employed in iron and steel and dependent
branches advances in wages ranging from 10
to 70 per cent have been made and in some
cases much greater, as results of wages
paid on tonnage basis
l have an accurate list of more than ON
n4Eis, factories and enterprises that have
during the last six months resumed work
many OF them having been idle since 1886
When depression became more acute as the
result OF agaitation for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio of Is to |
.io |itnout the aid or consent of any other
nation Mast of them have advanced wages
over the old scale. All Of them are running
full time. most OF them double time and in
many, fires are now never drawn nor the
wheels stopped, three shifts being required in
working forces. Notwithstanding all this Mr.
Bryan said; IF our enemies boast that they
wage reductions as the weeping willows
which have sprung up about its temporary
tomb. Beautifully expressed, but quite be-
side the point. In the first place the record
is against them. Wages have been advanced
There are no weeping willows around the
tomb Of bimetallism at which to point Be
ReDuDll-
can party, are not boasting that they have
buried bimetallism, they proclaim themselves
It's friend; they approve 1t in their platform
me political head of that party his been active
to secure 1t under the only conditions by
which II can be maintained, namely: Inter
national agreement, with open mints to both
siver and geld. In his efforts to inaugurate
such method, the president heartily sun
ports the principles OF his party platform
and in his efforts he has the support of ali
the members CT his official family innuendoes
and declarations from various sources to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Until it can be
secured in this rational manner we propose
to maintain the kind of bme.allism we have
now, under which five hundred millions Or
more OF silver are kept on parity with gold
Under this standard practically for sixty
years, and according to the Democratic candi-
dates admission for twenty y-seven years by
statute law, this country has developed and
fourished no other country has That
weeping philosopher who mourns where he
ought to rejoice. and exults where he ought
to mourn. is not satisfied either with the pas
or the present.
In closing he expressed "the hope that out
from the present misunderstanding and the
violent discor6s which now surround the great
question relating to cur money standard and
to our currency and banking systems the
way of truth and wisdom may be found and
followed land so fair and full of promise
should not be marred through ignorance and
passion. society under conditions 50 favor
able to its progress and happiness must not
be mutiiated and weakened by w:llful dis
obedience of the economic laws, which in
the last definition are the laws of Cod