The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-04
Talk to Linton Miners.

Staff Correspondence of the Journal.
LINTON, Ind, Oct 3.-Senator Fair
banks drove twelve miles in a driving rain
this afternoon to keep his appointment
here tonight at 7:30 o'clock. He/addressed
the miners of Linton at the opera house.
They were as enthusiastic as one could
wish. The senator addressed a large meet
ing at Bloomfield early this afternoon and
started for Linton Immediately afterward,
with the following reception committee:
D. r. Scott, chairman; F. A Autill, James
Parkes, w. j. Hamilton, d. s. Miller, Job
Freeman and A. M. Beasley. o. E. Bland
presided as the chairman of the meeting
tonight. Mr.. Bland is chairman of the
township committee. The stage of the
opera house was prettily decorated A
large picture of the late President Nc
Kinley, draped in black, Occupied a prom
inent place, with the American flag as
background. The Archibald Band played
at the new Linton Hotel before the meet
ing and later at the hall. such airs as
America" MY Old Kentucky Home"
etc.
Rain was pouring down when the crowd
began to gather, and the deluge kept up all
evening. In his opening remarks Senator
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the chairman that the weather was bad
for the meeting. 81 think" said the SEN
ator, that the weather we are having
has tonight attested the fact that the cit
izens of Linton mean that the Republicans
shall win at the ballot box
The senator declared that the best Re-
publican argument that could be made
was in a story that was told him at the
fnHJ Tha cf1r
who met in the streets OF Linton last night.
Are you going out to the speaking, Dick?''
asked one. No" replied Dick. II don't
care to go out and have to stand in the
street" But don't you want to hear the
argument" insisted the other. NO" de-
clared Dick, somewhat emphatically, ''this
dinner pail of mine is all / need
Senator Fairbanks told the miners that
he had come to reason with them as one
neighbor with another, then he began
discussion of the issues with them '.I
have come to talk with you as a Repub-
lican," he said, but not 10 convert your
Judgment to my way of thinking. unless
/ am right.
He made special mention in his talk to
the condition. of the miners of Linton in
1898 compared with the condition to-day,
recalling the commissary department or
souphouse which was the fruit of a Demo-
Garlic administration. Senator Fairbanks
talked to the miners OF organized labor
and of the progress 1t Is making. mo
than labor in maintaining present prosper
Gus conditions" Another expression of the
senator along this line was employment
is now seeking labor. while few years
ago labor hunting work. Still an
other OF the senator's sentiments that was
applauded was when labor is seeking a
chance to work wages are lower than
when work is hunting labor"
Speaking of the attitude of capital and
labor he declared: Whoever gets capital
and labor at war with each other is the
enemy OF both" Applying his remarks To-
cally the senator said: Labor at Linton
has now the confidence OF all by its strict
observance of it's contracts"
The speaker appealed to his hearers to
go TO the ballot box on election day. and
no matter what their political beliefs might
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