Bryan's Insult To Labor

It is important to keep in mind at this time when Mr. Brj-an is appealing with tearful oarnestness for the votes of the workingmen that it was he who heaped upon labor the grossest insult to which it was ever subjected in the halls of Congress. He was a member of the ways and moans comniittee of the House that framed the Wilson bilí. During the discussion of the measure several representative manufacturera f rom Pittsburg, accompanied by delegations of thoir employés, appeared before the committee to urge the maintenance of schedules that would afford reasonable protection to the industries in which they were interested H. Bellers McKee ventured to explain that the abolition of the duties on glass would para ly ze one of the greatest interests of Peunsylvania, whercupon Mr. Bryan, who had assumed charge of the discussion for the committee, nterrupted him by angrily exclaiming: "Oh, you manufacturers are robbers " This brutal outburst so shocked tlie worldngmen in attendance that one of their leaders turned to Mr. Bryan and asked: "If the manufacturers are robbers, what are we?" To this Mr. Brvan mstantly retorted with great veheruence"You are public beggars, and so is everybody else that asks for a protective tari ff that wil! benefit him." Mr. Bryan voiced his real sentiment in those words. He was an enemy of labor (lien ;iml lic is nn enemy of labor today Freo trade and free sllver are cardinal principios of his faiíli, and the man wh0 favora American protection is even mote hateful in his eyes than the one who believes ín boneet money. That Mr. P.ryan. with tliis ontragpoin insult to labor recorded against him should post' as the friend oí tbo worl! ingmen is characterístic of his unblushíng hypoerisy. ' The men wliom he called beggars are the oneg to whom he now promiaes industrial sdlvation throngh the medium of 50-ccnt dollars. The manu. facturera whom he denounced as robbers aii' citizens to whom he now appeals for support in his reckleaa acheine to make times better liy makiDg our money wortli loss. Fortunately, both employer nncl employé know the man. Hls work in the preseni campaign provea him a reckless demagogue qo1 less elearly than hia record in Congresa branda him :is a hii;.