The Marshall republican., 1907-08-09

and in b few minutes the news OF 1t
would be in the capitals Of Europe.
Never before In history did man have
such an audience-the whole civilized
world. Already arose from Wall.
Broad and New streets. which sur
round the exchange. the hoarse bel
low Of the gathering hcrdes. Before
the ticker should announce the re.
sumption OF business these would
| number hundreds Of thousands, for
| the financial district for more than an
| hour had been a surging mob.
For once ut least the m~uch.abuscd
phrase, HE looked the part" could
be used in all truthfuiness. AZ Rob
| ert Brownley threw back his head
| and shoulders and faced that crowd
| Of men, some Of whom he had hurt.
| many OF whom he had beggared, and
all Of whom he had tortured, he pre-
scented a picture such as a royal lion
recently from the jungles and Just
freed from his cage might have made
Defiance. Difference. contempt. and
pity all blended In his mien, but over
all was an I.amthe-one.you.are.the.
many atmosphere OF confidence that
turned my spinal column into a mer.
curry tube. lie began 10 speak:
MEN OF Wall street:
you have Just witnessed q record
breaking slaughter. I have asked
permission TO talk 10 you for the pur'
pose OF showing you how any mem.
her OF a great stock exchange may Al
any time do what I have done to
day. Weigh we'll what I am about To
say TO you. During the last quarter
Of q century there has grown up In
this free and tair land OF ours a sys'
TEN by which the few take from the
many the results OF their labors. The
men who take have no more. license.
from God or man, 10 take. than have
those from whom they nlch. They
J are not endowed by God with su.
perlor wisdom. nor have they per.
formed for their feliow.men any labor
or given TO them anything Of value
that entities them 10 what they take,
Their only license to plumber 10 thsif
knowledge OF the system OF trickery
and fraud that they themselves have
created. No man al ~gninsay this
for on every side Ia the evidence
Men come into Wall street at sunrise
without dollars: before that same sur
sets they depart with millions. es
aiipowerfui has grown the system o.
oppression that single men take In Z
single lifetime all the savings OF {
million OF their fellows. To-day ths
people. 10000. 900 strong. are siavinl
for the few. and their pay Ia thei,
board and keep. I saw this robbery
! felt the robbers scourge. I soush'
the secret. found II here. here Il
this gambling.heil. found that thu
stocks W bought and sold were mer'
gambling chips: that the man VIII,
had the biggest stack could beat hi,
opponent on the board; that his OF
ponent was the world. because al
men directly OF indirectly played tn,
stock-gambling game. To win. II va
but necessary to have uniimite,
chips. II chips were bought and sold
on equal terms. by all. no one coul,
buy more than he could pay for. ant
the game. although stili sanblini
one, would be fair. A few maste
trIcksters, dollar magicians. long az
seeing this condition, invented III,
system by which the people are ruth
iessiy p~iundered. The system the.
), invented was simple. u simple tha
!. for q quarter Of Q century II has n
mst,ad u-udtscovarsd nv fha worlS a