La Junta tribune., 1908-09-26

again, ana have found them Wantinx
every time and It would be absurd ~,
you to waste your time and your on
portunities persistinE In . policy tha,
has continually proved . failure.
I'm 1899 you workingmen had be.
come disgusted with the ins!ncerit,
and indifference Of the Republican
party. and you turned your votes to
the Republican party. and by SO doing
you more than any other force In thu
United States. placed that party In
power.
I'm 1894. only two years later, the
Democratic administration sent federal
troops into the sovereign state of II.
Iinois. against the protest OF its gov.
ernor. to terrorixe and subdue work.
ingmen battling for their rights. Then
you turned In indignation from the
false and treacherous Democratic party
but you did not start new party.
You put the old discredited Republt
can party back In power. The Repub-
lican party has been just as insincere
and Indifferent as II was before, and
Of course you are disgusted and dis
couraged as you were before. Nov
what are you going to do? Are you
going to put back into power the old,
false and treacherous Democratic
party to deceive you and betray you .
once more or are you going to try to
get a square deal through new deal.
After the Committee meeting this
following incident occurred which
read from a sworn affidavit:
"'To Whom 1t May Concern-Tbis
is to certify that James Campbell, re-
siding at No. COS Mellon street. In the
city Of Pittsburg. county Of Allegheny.
and state Of Pennsylvania. declare the
following statements to be true. was
formerly president Of The Interna-
tional Association Of Window Glass
Workers, embracing the United States.
Belgium and France; also president
for three years Of the Window Glass
Workers Association Of the United
States. and as chief state factory In
spector Of Pennsylvania for two terms
Of four years each. also declare
that In 1893. while the Wilson bill was
being considered by Coagress. l was
in Washington. d. C.. with . commit
tee Of the window Glass Workers AS
sociation in the interest OF the win
dow glass workers Of the United
States. Our committee was present
at hearing accorded to the window
glass manufacturers of the United
States by the Ways and Means COM
mittee. during the discussion that fol-
lowed Mr.. William Jennings Bryan.
who was . member Of the Ways and
Means committee. In talking to Mr..
James A. Chambers Of the manufac-
turers' committee referred to the man
ufacturers az 'robbers." I than said to
Mr.. Bryan: 'H you consider the
manufacturers robbers, what do you
think Of the workersf" to which Mr..
Bryan replied. .They are . lct'of pub
lie beggars." In reply / said: II do
not consider It begging to try to
maintain the American standard Of
wages" sf %
I'm witness whereof have here
unto set my hand and seal this 7th
day of July. 1908.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
"'Sworn and subscribed to before
me this 7th day. of July. 1908.
JOHN B. DREW.
Notary Public
"The following 10 contained in an
affidavit which II On file At Anderson.
Indiana. September IS. 1896:
"'Mr. Charles. Flood.
'Moundsville. w. Va
"'Dear Sir:-Yours Of the 23rd inst
received. You ask me to take oath to
what said In answer 10 your former
letter. In substances I said that my
self and others were sent to Washing
ton in 1898. for the purpose Of mating
statement before the Ways and
Means Committee in reference to The
tariff on window glass. some of our
men had . conversation with Mr.. Bry.
an after the full committee had ad'
journed. was not present all tho
time they were talking tariff. but
was present and did hear Mr.. Bryan
say, you are public beggars." The
answer was made. I'VE do not look
upon 1t as begging to ask for protec-
ton against the Importation Of for
eign products" He then said. "Never-
theless you are public beggars." He
left us with this. Yours truly.
ssCHARI .ES BRYANT