Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-23

farmer from L. to 10 up TO 30 cents to-
day. and when his sheep. that We're
only salable at dollar per head In
1896. are worth today three to four
dollars per head. I Will flop whenever
1t is required for me to do so to help
maintain that condition for the wool
grower.
when find that In 1896 we i'm.
ported 230.0O0.0O0 pounds of foreign
wool; In 1897. 331. 100000 pounds OF
WOOL while I'm the year 1899 we i'm
ported but 16.OOO.OO0 pounds of wool.
to give the best market of the world
to the American producer rather than
the foreign producer of wool. makes
1t easy for me to flop for the benefit
Of that wool-grower.
"When cotton, that sold for cents
per pound under the last administra
tom hrfngs o and 10 cents per pound
Nnder The Mckinley administration. I
will Hop to help the cotton grower
when 1 see an advance in the price
of all farm products ranging from %
to 125 per cent, and my Topping from
one attitude to another will help tina,
farmer. will try to be the first man
to flop.
when I see furnaces blazing. FORCES
glowing looms weaving. when 1 hear
shuttles clicking and spindles hum
ming. when Drawn and brain each ful
fair recompense Whether in factory or
| In 6eld-f-will. as man who aims to
| be loyal to his fellows. his country
| and his Creator, try my level best TO
| maintain that condition, call me what
i you will.
when wages have increased from
| 10 TO 100 per cent. in nearly all indus
| tries; when in 1899 we paid 769 OO0. 600
more of dollars TO wage-earners of this
land than we did In 1885, with the as
sured certainty that they will still fur
Their Increase II we will only let our
partisanship shrivel and our patriot
| ism expand. are you justified In doubt
Ing II my attitude of yesterday hin
ders that increase. will flop until my
position of today shall be on that
higher ground. standing upon which.
humanity, from the nights of the de-
lectable mountains. can see grand Wis
ions of more glorious future?
when see the ass-blowers receiv
ing from 20 TO so per cent advance IN
their scale of wages. with steady en-
ployment. for continuation of such
happiness for them 1t will not be Diff
cult for me to flop.
when l see the flag fired upon:
when / see the brave boys In blue.
your brothers. your sons and your
sweethearts. shot down by men in am
bush, my sympathies go out to you
and to them rather than to a Tagal
savage. and l have got TO flop Aud
as l love my country. my fellow men
and my God. no man Will flop ahead
of me.
When we see each month surplus
In our national budget instead of 4
deficit: when we see. instead of Dor
rowing money of England. as we did
under the last administration. we have
loaned within the last two years TO
Sweden. Russia. Germany and Eng
land more than $500 ooo, 600: when we
see our exports doubling and our Inn
ports dividing: when we see happy
faces of a well fed and a well clad
citizenship. and contrast il with the
days of the CoNey army of the unem-
ployed. when the piuched faces of
hungry men and women and little
children. clad in tatters. in the biting
blast Of the winters storm. sought for
cold charity and cold soup In the soup
houses. let us pray that God in His
grace grant that you and I shall never
witness those scenes again. but if we
do. my earnest prayer is that He may
so guide us all in His infinite love and
wisdom thar no vote or act of ours
whether in public or private life. shall
be responsible for the return of such
conditions"
No man has ever presented a better
set of reasons than these for leavin.
one party and joining another party