Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1904 — More Prosperity. [ARTICLE]

More Prosperity.

Steel workers employed in the rail and sheet departments of the Illinois Steel company’s plant at South Chicago have been notified that when the present agreement expires. January 1 next, it will not be renewed. The workmen understand this to mean that they will be asked to accept the same I reduction in wages and the same ; lengthening of hours as were recently ! enforced in the company’s plant at Joliet. The Joliet steel workers acI cepted a cut of 15 to 43 per cent in wages and the work day was lengthened about two hours. Nearly 4,000 men will be affected at South Chicago. j No one supposed that Fairbanks and Beveridge would prove to be the drawing cards that Mr. Bryan was when he : went over the territory which the two : Senators have traversed. Indeed, j there is little room for comparison beI tween them and him. Mr. Bryan rep- : resents the people, the Senators the J corporations; Mr. Bryan spoke as one ! of the masses, the two Senators speak as men having nothing in common j with them; Mr. Bryan was inspired hv j the justness of his cause, the two Sen- ! ators by fear of the weakness of j theirs; Mr. Bryan found the people in sympathy" with him and coming out | voluntarily to hear him, the two Senai tors know that the Republican state l central committee has chartered trains j to carry people to their meetings. I These are the differences found ■ in the tours of the representatives of the two parties, the one being a spontaneous uprising of the people and the other being an outing on the part of Republicans whose expenses are borne j by the state organization. It only remains for Democrats to ; do their •whole duty on election day to Insure the state for Judge Parker, and I for the state ticket and Democratic i control of the legislature on Joint bal- ; lot. Every help has been afforded by : the state and local organizations, and there is no question but the state will be Democratic if members of the party come out and vote. Do what the party organizations may, it still remains for the people on the final day to say what the result shall be. No Democrat should prove recreant on that day. Every vote should be polled and every honorable effort made to carry the state. Let there be no laggards. Let everyone vote and work as though the result depended upon him alone, and Indiana will be redeemed from Republican rule. ’•» We appeal to Senator Fairbanks to define his position on the ship subsidy bllL He voted for the measure, .but here we are at the close of the campaign and not a word has he said on the subject Have the people no rights in this campaign?