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and stayed the entire hour allotted to
Berger, many evincing great deal of
interest, Representative Payne, au-
thor of the Aldrich-Payne tariff law,
took seat near Berger and sat listen
ing intently throughout the address.
Senator Jones, of Washington, was
also present. Reverend Couden, the
blind chaplain, remained after making
his prayer, to hear the Socialist rep
resentative.
The Socialist Congressman spoke
for one hour and ten minutes. The
additional ten minutes were given
him by unanimous consent. An effort
to make it more than ten minutes
was objected to by Representatives
Alexander, of Missouri, and Neflin, of
Alabama. Uncle Joe" Cannon sar-
castically asked for ten minutes to
allow. Representative Hobson, of
Alabama, to make speech because
the latter got too laxative while ask
ing Berger question about the tariff.
When Berger finished answering
questions, the Democrats seemed much
displeased, and the Republicans and
che galleries alone applauded the So
cialist congressman.
'NThe working class has nothing to
hope from either the Republican party
or the Democratic party" declared
Berger. ".The representatives of
these parties may be, and very often
are, very cultured and accomplished
gentlemen. Most of them are honest
However, they represent the capitals
tic system, and the more honest and
consistent they are-the more loyal
they are to their class.
Republican Party.
1.-THE Republican party is the favor
tie organization of the big capitalists.
Why? Because it stood for a great
deal of business during the late civil
war, and because, by its high tariff
proclivities and its banking laws, it
has given strong impetus to the pro-
fits of the manufacturers and bankers.
For a generation it was considered
the conservative business mems party
of the country.
Democrat Party.
''The Democratic party in its great
majority stood for the economic and
political interests of the slave owners
before the civil war. After the war,
it naturally has become the dominant
party of the south, where the former
slave owner is slowly getting to be a
manufacturer, banker, or capital
list. Up north, the Democratic party,
not having any great economic inter
ests to express-soon fell into the
hands of corrupt machines, at least in
the larger cities. 1t naturally also be-
came the favorite organization of the
liquor interests in the northern states.
"The capitalist class, therefore, is
just as willing to deal with the Demo
cratic party as with the Republican
party. While the latter is conserva-
tive, the Democratic party is, to all
intents and purposes, reactionary: Be
ing behind the times in most things,
it is especially ignorant and brutal in
regard to the labor question as the
laws of many southern states prove.
Bosses for Wilson.
Moreover, the three candidates of
the two old parties all enjoy the sup
port of the bosses and political ma
chimes.
"Mr. Wilson-the Democratic can
didate-has probably more support of
that kind than any of the rest. Al
though a so-called progressive he
has with him Boss Murphy. of Tam
many, Boss Smith of New Jersey, Boss
Sullivan of illinois. and Boss Taggart
of Indiana, Ih9ir machines and what
they stand for. He was also jubilans-
II hailed ny the reactionary capitalist
element of both parties as a second |
Grover Cleveland. and was warmly |
endorsed by every paper 81 The typel