Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

and you shall have rest" II
the man who has unwisely tool
upon himself the responsible.
of feeding more children thai
will admit of savings, large o.
small, "vote for me, and yoI
shall have a balance in bank.
To the sad eyed woman. borl
down with maternity and care
"Once I am in the White House
and you shall summer by the sea
shore. (" The following, is &
sample of some of his drivel
in speach delivered in Quincy.
ILL.,, one day last week:
"As I pass along the street.
and as I look into the faces OF
some of the careworn women
who never get chance to take a
summer vacation at some pleas
ant watering place, I wonder how
the husbands and sons of these
women can find it in their hearts
to support the policies which are
to-day amassing great wealth in
the hands of few people with
a rapidity never known before in
the history of the world"
Such rot as this is an insult to
every audience to which it is
spoken. Is it possible that this
man, who is a candidate for the
high Office Of President of this
great Republic, is such fool as
to seriously believe that such
" flap doodle F" can possibly ap-
peal to the confidence and re-
spect of the hard-sensed people
of this country? No one knows
better than Bryan himself, that
there never was a period in the
known history of the world in
which wholesome and inexpen-
sive diversion was so universally
brought in reach of the plain,
everyday day people as obtains in
this country to-day. It is true
no man who has ever accom-
plished anything, has gone far
in his earthly journey without
finding that life is a struggle at
its very best, and if our memory
serves us right, the Book of the
Ages, which our fathers held to
be the light of their path, is very
positive in its declaratinos that
our bread is to be earned in the
sweat Of our face, but there is no
promise that it is to be earned in
oafing at the seashore nor il the
Adirondacks. Not many of us,
after paying our debts to the
and baker, find oursel-
res able to afford any such re-
creation, nor are we unhappy on
Lccount Of it, and in all proba.
,ility are much better off than
hose who do. But there are
many enjoyments in the reach of
he masses, which if appropri- |
ted, will bring healthful rest to
,ody and mind and soul, and the
,reat charaties of the nation
'how that the millions of the
'ich are being bestowed with a
avish hand for the elevation and
'etterment of those who by force .
# circumstance have not q fair !,
nance in life; and the effort to
induce man, because he is poor,
o hate and mistrust another be-
ause he is rich, eminates only |
rom men Of evil spirit and de-
ign. The men who to-day are
he employers of thousands of
oilers the country over, were
themselves the employees of yes
erday.
The followingisanoth sample
f some of the questions, taken
rom oneof Mr.. Bryan's speeches
few days ago.
"Do any o. you laboring men
ave anything of your earnings?"
If he would consult the com
ilations of the comptroller of
he currency he would find an
nswer. Here are the statistics
rom Ine savings Banks:
1896. 1900.
otal savings depos-
it's. 81 ,907, 156, ,277 about 50, 400, 900, 900
lumber of depos-
itors..............5,0 ,065. .494 5,6S7, ,S18
verage deposits. .$S76.5O $392.12
In his late utterances, Bryan
as sunk to the plane of a mere
hrieker. He doe snot even rise
. the level of the dema-
ogue. He smaks more of the
uality of the patent medi-
inc fakir than anything else we
ave seen,