The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-10-29

own sile. 1t is e moral treason of
which he is guilty. His oath of Office
kept un to 1869 and then repudlatlng
all his previous Uttcrances and record
on this subject, does not seem kept.
These sins are his Our greatest poet
has written in similar case,
'Tlol co11 blooaed 8 ave.
TfS- taCr no. ~pt k Ike thunder my side:
nean Sw, IL my ,9isiterc Bidding nle dep III
tnon thy stals. thy fortune ana thy t enEth:
.AuI ~ thon no" all over t" my foes:
Th"u W, a. a Ii ms hide D"& it fer shame
Speaking of contraction he once said
III a public speech: 1t means the fall
Of all agricultural productions.
To attempt it by surprise upon our
neeple would he an act of
folly without an example in evil in
he vent plump over and lead the forces
Of evil AMI secured its triumph in
Legislation from that time to this. He
said ii that speech contraction would
bring loss. danger, fall of wages. sus
pension of enterprise. bankruptcy and
disaster, yet he was the chief instru-
ment for securing contraction. by
which he has stood ever since. How
many of our readers would wish to
make the lines Of working men and
women harder hv forcing their scant
wages lower? How many would put
losses" on business? How many
would like to be known as legislating
Bankruptcy and disaster" on their
fellow citizens?
Yet John Sherman charges himself
wi these sins. for he proclaimed them
as the results of the policy which he
afterward advocated and imposed on
the country. tie had been a child of
light and he became an apostle Of the
'evil" he had advanced. And he
dragged his party with him. Senator
Conklin said of the political parties
"Thev have been going down, down,
down, until the lower depths have
been almost reached" 1t has been
John Sherman. principally. breaking
loose from all moral obligations, just
as Aaron Burr did. just rs VIM. NJ.
Tweed did, setting an example for
weaker men and uniting them to cor
rupt men everywhere. and using the
party sentiment and prcludices of the
times to his purposes, dragged them
to the lower depths of degradation. 1t
is John Sherman and his followers who
have destroyed the republican party.
John Sherman's connection with the
demonetization OF silver makes SC
shameful a record that has been ventil-
ated so much that it need not he more
than mentioned here. He brought the
bill before congress under the false
rretense of innocentlv regulating the
affairs of the mint. and Grant. Blaine
Garfield and others are on record say
ing they were ignorant of its pro
visions. Their disclaimers are equal
to charge of deception against Joh,
Sherman lie has not only wronget
/ the people, violated lis convictions and
! obligations. but he has deceived hi.
associates surprised them by de
ceit- and proved himself unworthy o
/ their confidence.
! Judas hung himself. 1t was siG1
! of repentance. Aaron Burr lived to h.
! Stunned by the commonest soldier h,
j had led in war and to marry prosti
tute. By his own words John Sher
l.ldIi IL Itlttt!ttti, tNt'i tipAiti
Bv his record 4 deserter and 4 traito
to the right. BY the imputations o
foremost men he is vio!a.or of conf
dence. There is no adequate punish
ment for him. The cries of the poo
are against him and the contempt o
the world. He dare not face Johl
Seitz. the peoples candidate for gov
error of Ohio. in joint debate. Th
people do not turn out to hear him
He fell before temptation. He La
millions of money. lie has office, hu
he has lost the respect of his fello,
citizens. A greater fall is before him
And when he falls. he falls like LHcifer.
Never to hope again. s. oh, how wretche
L. that poor man, that breaks his 'o.l>cieic
More pangs are his than wars or women have
Liberty Bell.