The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-20


a great crowd Of travelling Democrats. In
the first place, there are not enough trav-
cling men In the Democratic party in the
whole United States TO make crowd
Democrats, as whole, do not travel.
They kick. but they do not have to travel
to kick During Clevelands entire admin
istration. from 1893 TO 1897, III venture TO
say that Captain Skidmonk, over there,
dicnt get out Of the township where ne
lived. Nearly every Democrat living IN
the rural districts during those four years
OF model Democratic rule was rooted 10 the
soil. and they had 10 root hard 10 get
enough out OF it to keep body and soul to-
gether
1T was grave blunder to call that a
meeting of travelling men to greet Colonel
Bryan. But to the sermon: And David
inquired: rs the young man, Absalom,
SAFE? Colonel Bryan put himself In
David's place and asked the same ques-
ton concerning the young man OF this
country Is the young man safe? If the
question had been addressed to me, would
have answered it all depends on where
he Is. If the young man was dwelling In
New York under the benign and elevating
influence OF that splendid specimen OF the
self-made man, Hon. Richard Crokev. the
great ice trust magnate, / would have un-
hesitatingly answered that he was safe
for some purposes. Or If he was living
within the jurisdiction of Mayor Harrison,
OF Chicago, would have said to David, the
king: old man, don't worry about Abb
SALON.; he is perfectly safe. He is in the
hands OF the Cook county Democracy. One
OF its specialties is saving young men. and
1T don't care continental whether he is a
son of king, or a son of a sea cook,
they'll save him If it is in the pins
when / am talking to Republicans L
can't help laughing-in my sleeve-when
they mention Colonel Bryan's St. Louis
text. OF course, / always manage to look
serious, and tell them that it was great
sermon and all that kind of thing, but l
can't do that in this club. where we are
all onto each other. If / should tell any
one OF you Democrats that l believed Col.
Bryan was for any reason sincerely APP
prehensiye about the safety of Absalom.
John Henry, Jeremiah, George Fred VIII
Hams or any other young snoozer out in
the world hustling for living, you
wouldn't believe word 1 said, for you
Know me as a Democrat.
THE COLONEL'S DEDUCTIONS
Colonel Bryan successfully demon
strated at ST. Louis, by carefully prepared
figures, that the young man had greater
opportunities and was more prosperous in
the reign Of Grover Cleveland than he is
now. OF course, the demonstration will
be a surprise to General Coxey, and the
several disbanded divisions of his army
when they hear of it, and see the figures
as it was TO every member of the Hickory
Elm Club. for we had not forgot how the
soup houses generously filled dinner
pals Tor weeks and months during those
prosperous times.
Il regret that 1 did not know this i'm
portant TACT before, as might have known
1T II had only set my reasoning faculties
TO work. The logic of the situation in those
days now appears to me as clear as sun
light, and / will give 1t to you that you
may use Ii on any Mckinley Republican
who may dare to question Colonel Bryan s
figures. 1t is this: The cost of living is
the measure of a peoples prosperity. Low
cost OF living indicates a high degree of
prosperity. On the other hand--high cost
of living, such as we experience now. is q
sign OF the total absence of prosperity. In
the years 1898, 1894 and 1895, the cost of liv-
ing TO thousands of our fellow-citizens was
nit; therefore, they must have been highly
prosperous. Soup then was as free as the
air. How is it now? You can't get a
bucket of free soup anywhere in this coun-
try-outside of saloon, and you can't get
it there If you haven't got the price of a
beer that will admit you to the soup de-
partment.
Another point: Leisure is that restfu
condition in life that is the natural desire
OF nearly all men, which prosperity enables
them to enjoy. / believe it will not be de-
| MED by any Republican that there was
larger per cent of men of leisure in this
country six and seven years ago than was
ever known in our history, since the Demo.
| cratic party was in power before. I'm 1857
Il have given you the proper deductions
! from Colonel Bryan's figures Be careful
| bow you handle them, and if you hea,
David fnquiring-'Where is the young man
| Absa lom. tonight send him word thai
| the young man is a member of the Hick
| DRY Elm Club. hustling for BRYAN and tns
| prosperity of 1894. w S. H.