The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-04
JONES IS AN EASY MARK
AND HANDLERS OF POLITICAL GOLD
BRICKS ARE AWARE OF 1T.
His Indiscreet Talk About What He
Called Ignorant Foreigners" and
Their Ballots i'm 1896.
W. B. s., in St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

w. B. S., in ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Jones is something more than an easy
mark for the handlers of political gold
bricks. He is more than a trust magnate.
posing as the director of an antitrust cam
paign. He is an orator with the faculty of
opening his mouth and putting his foot in
it, When Jones completed the conduct of
the losing fight for l6 to in 1886 he came
home to Arkansas and talked about cause
and effect as a man might who never ex-
pected to participate in another presidential
contest.
Hundreds of thousands of ignorant for
eigners who were here taking bread out OF
the mouths of honest labor. voted at the
last election at the dictation of McKinleys
supporters. These foreigners comprised
fully one-half of the number of votes re-
ceived by Mckinley"
These are the words of the man who
conducted he Democratic campaign in 1896.
The same man is the present chairman of
the Democratic national committee. He
owes his position to the wish of Mr.. Bryan.
The language was used i'm speech. 1t is
no remembered scrap of idle conversation.
1t was uttered in no heat of discussion. II
was a deliberate expression.
Hundreds of thousands of ignorant for
eigners.'' said Chairman James X. Jones.
of the Democratic national committee.
"who came here. taking bread out of the
mouths of honest labor, voted at the las
election at the dictation of McKinleys sup
porters. These foreigners comprised fully
one-half of the number of votes received by
Mckinley"
And then, on the basis that the Repub-
lican party owed success i'm 1896 to zig
norant foreigners Chairman Jones pro-
ceeded to hold out the hope of success in
1900.
can there be any doubt" he asked. las
10 which shall prevail, the 6,500,000 intelli-
gent Bryan voters or the 3500.000 ignorant
foreigners who voted for Mckinley
WHERE HE SAID THESE THINGS.
1t will seem to sensible people almost in
credible that the chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee could make such
preposterous statements in public speech
but the Hon. James X. Jones did it. More
than two months after the election he ut
tered the assertions quoted. The occasion
was no less serious than an address be- re
the Legislature of Arkansas Senator
jones had just been elected to his third
term in the United States Senate. On the
2oth of January. 1897. the senator appeared
before the informal joint session at the
Capitol in Little Rock. He returned his
thanks TO the people of Arkansas. through
their representatives, the Legislature, and
then he proceeded to discuss the defeat of
Bryan. speaking as the chairman of the
Democratic national committee and the
head of the management of the campaign.
He said he believed devoutly that Bryan
had been elected and was swfndled out of
the presidency.
He declared his conviction that in 1900
the bimetallic forces would win a great
victory"
He asserted his belief that the princi-
pies he spoke for were absolutely essen
tial 10 the welfare of the country.
The senator spoke for over an hour. Run
ming through his speech were two princi-
pal thoughts. One was this idea that Re-
publican success had been achieved through
the senator resented in the name of the
native Southern population. which was
more American" The other central idea
with the senator was the injustice of the
unequal distribution of wealth Upon this
he dwelt with almost the emphasis which
he gave to the Ignorant foreigner"
What has. been the cause of this great
struggIe?" the senator asked. THE people
are as honest and as industrious as they
ever were. What. then. was the matter?
The last census report shows that the
wealth OF the country was So. 900 00o. 900. or
about 5000 TO each family W five members.
The senator quoted figures to Show the in
equality In the distribution of wealth. Why
was Massachusetts, so much better of than
Arkansas? Were they more industrious and