The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-17


which causes him to rectity the wrongs that
he has done to the people of the United
States, but ifhe were speaking with manli.
ness TO us on this side of the Chamber and
Ia the friends of silver today, and had re.
Elected for a moment how elegantly aud
beautifully manly it would be in him TO
come out aud put some distinctive measure
into operation that would restore the people
Of the United States to the constitutional
rights of which they were bereft by him in
1873, | could admire HIM even more than l
do; aud yet | admire him very much.
Undoubtedly there is something wrong
in our financial system when after thirty
years of Republican legerdemain legisla.
ton less than thirty thousand persons
own more than one.half of the wealth of
this superb Republic, inhabited by Co.
100000 population, commonly called,
and supposed to be, free.
The times are out of Joint, but the
Republican party is responsible for the
fact. These laws were made by the Re-
publican financiers and the Democratic
party has come up through great trials
and tribulations to repeal them. Unless
they are repealed, Mr., Chairman, at the
present rate il will only be few years
more when they will not only own the
money, but they will own our lands and
liberties as well. But we have inherited
the spirit of freedom and. unlike CONT
mental Europe, we are not ready to be
ensaved.
The outraged and the indignant have
called a halt. The public servant who
permits their protests to go unheeded
does so at his own peril. All indications
point, like index fingers, to the fact that
the political revolution of 1890 is perma-
nent if the Democratic branch--the peo-
pies branch-of Congress only does its
duty. The fact. | think, ought to be
understood that the onward move of the
masses will camp in the saddle until the
circulation is augmented to $50 per cap
tia. Sir, they have been trampled under
foot in some of our Western States, and
we are somewhat oppressed ourselves,
but we are coming to their relief.
Sir, one of the strongest counts in the
indictment upon which we arraigned,
tried, convicted and sentenced the force
bill and the billion-dollar Congress (and
| observe with satisfaction that the lead
er of that Congress Mr.. Reed honors
me with his attention) before that great
!; jury, composed of their own constituents,
: in that memorable uprising in which the
Democratic banners danced in the Kan
sas breezcs, unhorsing the politically
emasculated, sarcastic Ingalls, and waved
triumphantly over the three great Com
monwealths that have given to the con
stitutional Democracy of the Union
the sage Palmer, the wizard-lipped Villas
and the diplomatic Dickinson, was the
charge that they had stihed the silver
bill passed by the Democratic and silver
State Senators Whatever may have
happened since, there was not at that
time, sir, any dark division in the Dem
ocratic ranks. do not believe we are
at the parting of the ways, but shoulc
such fact develop l shall follow, bu
not blindly, along the path blazed by
the ilustrious Beck. The many brilliant
statesmen "out of a job" ought to ad
monish gentlemen on this floor to lool
well TO their financial bearings, ever
though the justice and humanity Of tn
cause do not commend itself TO them.
We are told, Mr.. Chairman, that tn
Bland bill is an infamous measure, II
|, the interest Of silver owners, and that
( silver dollar is worth only 20 cents.
must admit that am astonished at tina
assertion, coming from the source II does
Why, sir, silver was as good as gold unit
J. 1873, when the Republican party demon
y cited il. IL IL is now worth only z
, cents 10 the dollar, they made II 80.
u am unable TO see the consistency OF an
} Democrat advocating this radical wron
. and It's perpetuation. II Congress ha
!" reduced the value Of silver 30 cents, an
is consequently made dollar worth onl
10 cents, it seems to me that we shout
q now restore to silver the 30 cents Q
e which it was robbed by nefarious legi
= lation. am unable to see anythin
n wrong in this position. II there Is
p have read and studied this question
e no purpose. II we robbed the silver me