The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-29
The Voice of
The People

A WAGE EARNERS S wHACKS, NO. L.
Editor Providence News:
l. Anti-Imperialist Edward Atkinson
wants 10 warm us up with the product OF
500 acres OF peat bog in Brookfield. Mass,
10 be converted into coal and sold for "
per ton. III At will do II and thus con-
fer a great blessing upon wage earners.
we patriotic sons OF America will agree
10 deduct one-half of our ridicule and
sarcasm regarding his contemplate SLAM
ders against our army In the Philippines.
because they we're recruited from the
ranks OF bread winners. However, we
do not agree 20 allow traitors. tories and
copperheads TO masquerade unscathed
under the term anti-imper1alist as They
have been during the war with Spain and
continued as these demagogues have all
through Uncle Sans successful attempt
20 defend the peaceable Filiplnos against
the Malay pirates and brigands
.. The attempt Of Shotgun Tillmsn and
his pals 10 create prejudice against
Roosevelt because our president not only
demands honesty among OFFICIALS put IL
determined that bread winners shall not
be swindled out OF work and wages; yes,
all such attempts will prove colossal fall
ures and serve TO rally hundreds OF thou
sands around the beloved flag OF America
and elect Teddy by an Overwhelming
vote.
3. Shotgun Tillman demands that thu
next Democratic national convention
shall be held in New York. that they
may carry the Empire state. But II VIII
take every Southern state. New York,
New Jersey and few more TO beat
Teddy. There ought TO be two great
parties for the good of America, but as
long as TIL rules the Democracy cure
defeat awaits II.
4. am sorry to see the great Demo
cratic party put I'm hole I'm the eyes
OF millions by the vain attempt or cheap
politicians TO belittle William j. Bryan,
the branlest and most influential states
man in all the party. The only serious
allegation against him was his advocacy
OF 5O-cent silver dollars 10 pay Western
debts and wage earners' wages. But ne
needed the two millions which the silver
kings contributed towards his brilliant
campaign. And who can name another
Democratic statesman who would not
have pursued Bryans same policy re-
garding silver coinage with campaign
funds so sorely needed?
3. David Bennett Hill once the most
astute. successful and farseeing states
man I'm all the Democratic party, lost his
eminent position, his prestige and all his
future political prospects by playing
Janus at the Democratic national con-
vention In 1896. His courage vanished
his spinal column collapsed and his
bright political star has become an orb
.of not above the tenth magnitude. Poor
David He has Bennett. but is never
mistaken for IL I'm 1905 That awful
wobble. at the convention In 1895 shook
out OF him whatever sand he possessed
His presidential boom. like that OF
Hearst. is not even a boomlet. One may
sell papers and the other sell his sound
money sentiments, but neither can sell
wage earners as a presidential candidate.
With Bryan's great error regarding the
free coinage OF silver. David Bennett Hill
would do we'll 10 initiate the straightfor-
ward example of William ]. Bryan.
A LIFE LONG WAGE FARMERS AD-
NOCATE.