The Globe-republican., 1893-10-20
DEGRADING Bondage.

sbsrs of the house who have transferred
their fealty to the gold bug conspirator
are now in a most humiliating predica'
ment.
While they were negotiati-g to barter
away their fir eedom of action on this fl
nancial matter and place themselves un'
der the direction of Grover Cleveland
all was smooth as velvet.
That deity of democracy was presented
to them in the guise of republican, on
the same principle that his satanic maj
esty sometimes presents himself to
christians as an angel Of light. They
were made to believe that murmurings
of the people of their own party could
be hushed by having few subsidized
party papers raise the joyful cry that
Cleveland had been won over to repub-
licanism. At least ode prominent re-
publican daily in each state was evident
ly seen aud prepared for this part of the
conspiracy.
This plea that Cleveland's relentless
warfare against silver is republican doc
trine. is so false as to be ridiculous. 1t
is brutal insult to the intelligence of
republican masses. The last national
republican platform says: "The Ameri-
can people, from tradition and interest,
favor bimetallism, and the republican
party demands the use of both gold and
silver as standard money"
They We're also told that the gold bugs
would get up panic and rush the re-
peal bill through like whinwind, not
giving the people time to realize that
their representatives were in venal
servitude to the gold clique, and that
Cleveland was the slave driver.
But stout-hearted fearless men like
Don Cameron, Teller, Jones, and other
incOrruptibIe statesmen, have withstOOd
the terrible onslaught until the tidal
wave of corruption has spent its force.
leaving exposed in its grimy pathway,
as it sullenly recedes, the grisly remains
"
men, all bound with chains to Grover
Cleveland's chariot. They wanted to
escape from this humiliating attitude by
some sort of a subterfuge, and pleaded
with the spartan band of silver chief
tains for compromise which would give
them a chance to come out of the dis.
graceful affair wearing the semblance of
manhood. Their humble plea was mer-
cifully granted, but when they turn their
eyes appealingly to the master who
holds the leashes of their servitude, he
sits immovable as adamant, and informs
them that the pound of flesh must be |
and that they must, in gall
ing chains, drag the ship of state
through unconditional repeal.
A dispatch to the Kansas City Star,
we'll known as a personal organ of His |
EXcellency, refers to them as one would
beasts of burden, by saying repealers
ARE Spurred On to a supreme effort by
he firmness of the administration.
The velvet has all worn off now. and
Cleveland plays with those traitors to
heir party and to the people as a cat
will toy with the mangled mouse. He
emained passive while they hopefully
ought to escape by means of compro-
promise. Then when they thought it
vas settled and liberty in sight, that re-
entless hand reached forth, the chains
banked. and once more the poor de-
.raded creatures lie limp and passive at
he tyrant's feet. He might have indi-
ated TO them in advance that their over
nres would be in vain, thus sparing
hem the humiliation of having their
ondage so plainly exposed to the pub
C gaze. But he did not choose to do :
D. Whether he despises them too
luch. or whether it is part of his plan G
} let the foreign money magnates know /
lat he, Grover Cleveland himself, is the 6
Overnment. we do not know. But GER
lin it is that he might have spared these
|iserable creatures this last great hui t
IiliatiOn. a
Another thing that puzzles us is by c
hat means the president has rendered b
IS republican followers so completely +
lbservient to his will. VOORHEES, has
ceived princely consideration in the
.stowal of federal appointments, which n
light account for his transformation a
om silver champion to an aggressive n
I'D bug. Thus the potent patronage b
ub easily accounts for submission on O
e part of other democrats, but what is S
that has tempted republican congress ri
en- and senators to render this service
a democratic leader?
We are proud to state that none of the
publican senators west Of the Missouri =,
n be counted among the craven crew. "
Ouldn't it be picnic to have John j. n,
gals and Joe Ady in the Senate now r
lille Cleveland is using the gaff in that a,
late and reverend body :? Can our M
aders not draw a metal picture of the ~
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