The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29

out the old parties time and time
again, and have found them wanting
every time and 1t would be absurd for
you to waste your time and your op-
portunities persisting in policy that
has continually proved a failure.
"In 1892 you workingmen had be-
come Disguised with the insincerity
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 the
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
linois, against the protest of its gov
ernor. to terrorize 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 Republi-
can party back In power. The Repub-
lican party has been just as insincere
and Indifferent as 1t was before, and
of course you are Disguised and dis
couraged as you were before. Now
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 square deal through a new deal?
after the Committee meeting this
following incident occurred which
read from a sworn affidavit:
"'To Whom 1t May Concern-This
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 Internar
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 Congress. was
in Washington, D. c., with q commit
tee Of the Window Glass Workers A.
ISOLATION 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 a member Of the Ways and
Means committee, in talking to Mr..
James A. Chambers Of the manufac-
turers' committee referred to the man
ufacturers as robbers" than said to
Mr.. Bryan: "If you consider the
manufacturers robbers. what do you
think of the workers?" to which Mr..
Bryan replied, "They are a lot of pub
lie beggars." In reply said: II do
not consider 1t begging to try to
maintain the American standard Of
wages"
"In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal this It'll
day Of July. 1908.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
"'Sworn and subscribed to before
me this 7th day of July. 1908.
"'JoHN B. DREW.
Notary Public
1.-THE following is contained in IN
affidavit which is 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 l said in answer to your former
letter. In substance I said that my
self and others were sent to Washing
ton In 1893, for the purpose of making
a statement before the Ways and
Means Committee in reference to the
tariff on window glass. Some OF our
men had conversation with Mr.. Bry7 :
an after the full committee had ad-
journed. l was not present all the
time they were talking tariff. but I
was present and did hear Mr.. Bryan
say, you are public beggars." The
answer was made, 1--WE 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