Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-02
WHARTON AND WINTER SPEAK
Address an Interested Audience of
Workin-men in the Second Ward
Wednesday Night.

John G.. Wharton and Charles E. Winter
addressed meeting of Second ward repub-
llcans wednesday night The audience was
composed largely of workingmen and they
paid the closest attention to the remarks
OF the speakers. Mr.. Wharton called atten-
ton to the difference in conditions existing
today and those of three years ago. "Then,"
he said, when the great political battle was
being waged, 1t was an easy matter to get
out big crowds to hear the speakers The
men had nothing else to do and the only
thing they had to spend was time Now it is
different. 1t is difficult to find men to fill
the Jobs and it is the same way with the
women The factories and the stores have
been opened and have increased their help
so that 1t is not an easy matter to find
woman to work these days" He recited
the dark days which attended the democratic
administration from 1892 to 1896, and said: :
when Mckinley came into power and took
hold of the reins Of government it took
little time to recuperate. The nation had
been brought to the very verge Of bankruptcy
during the democratic administration and
was in that condition when Mckinley was
inducted into Office. Improvement has been
steady. however, and now there are 1000 900
more laboring men employed than in 1896
nit there is prosperity, but attributes it to
the discovery of gold in Alaska and the fam
inc in India. You men know better than
that. 1t Is because the administration Of
William Mckinley has restored confidence;
men of means have unlocked their vaults
| and are investing in various enterprises;
laboring men are all employed at good
wages.
Bryan, as well as every one else, knows
! that free silver is dead issue and he Is
| leaving that in the background and has
| taken up another question-anti-prospe
anti administration, anti-expansion. Two Of
his anti propositions-anti-tariff and anti
| good money-have played out and this last
/ issue will go the same road as the others.
| William Mckinley as the standard bearer of
| the republican party, wants to maintain the
| honor of the American fag-the emblem of
liberty, patriotism and loyality-and the peo-
pie Of this grand country of ours are 60
| ing to stand by him. The voters will do
more next Tuesday toward settling this
Filipino resurrection than can be accom-
plished by our soldiers. for Aguinaldo will
| have to give up in despair II his friends, the
democrats, are defeated and the American
people indicate by their votes the desire to
stand by Mckinley. Aguinaldo represents
only one tribe out of sixty and occupies only
one island out Of about 600. The other tribes
do not want him as their leader. Would you
prefer such a man to direct the affairs of
the islands rather than William Mckinley"
| The hall resounded with an emphatic mo-
uttered spontaneously by every man in the
room.
George A. Pritchard, republican candidate
for Justice Of the peace, briefly addressed the
meeting and was followed by Charles e.
Winter, who spoke on some of the prom
inent questions at issue in the present cam
paign from local, state and national stand
points.