The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
TREASON, RANK TREASON.

TREASON, RANK 1REAoON.
"Whom the Gods would destlo
they first make mad" is an adage a
true as it is old. The state convention
of silver IAine owners assumed
control of the Populist part.
in Ohio and in their fur.
at finding their fallacies going t.
pieces under the cruel process of tn
irrevoCable logic of events. The cen
vention constituted from the rag tag
and bobtail broken down leaders o
false financial theories, adopted a res
olution calling upon congress to i'm
peach Pres dent Cleveland for higf
crimes aud treason. The oftense com
mitted by the president is undoubted
ly terrible one to these silver bar
ons who alone have gathered in the
sheckles by favor of the Sherman law
while the rest of the people have been
paying the piper, and it consists in the
president calling an extra session OF
congress with view of submitting to
the representatives of the people, fresh
from the people, the proprjety of re-
pealing the Sherman law and relieving
the great financial strain upon the
country. These mad fanatics and ex-
elusive beneficiaries OF the Sherman
law are not content that the people,
through their representatives, should
pass upon and decide this question.
Oh, NO, Cleveland must be impeached
for treason in daring to permit the
great majority of the American peo-
pie to govern the country and control
its financial policy. This would seem
to be "cheek" unsurpassed by the
lightning rod agent, but 1t is really
mild in comparison to what the same
fellows or the same party are doing
out in Colorado. The silver men and
Populists have also had recent con-
ventiop at Grade, Colo, and this
wise and patriotic convention passed
resolution demanding from congress-
San amendment to the constitution
which shall permit the peaceful
loosening OF The bonds Of con-
federation" Now, this kind
of resolution would
have su; ted us down in this climate in
the early CO.'S and Colorado would
then have been Immediately admitted
into the Coniederacy. But gentlemen,
YOU are too late. You then objected
to our peaceful Acknowledgement Of
the confederation, and sent million
of men down here, each with an olive
branch OF peace and logic in the shape
of O mimic rifle, flapked by batteries
OF columbiads and you kind of per
suaded us not to "dismember." Now
since we didn't "dismember,"we have
changed our opinion on that subject
and nothing would give us more
pleasure than to org anize a few ole
Confederate regiments, with our SON
to carry our guns and crutches for III
until the battle was on and persuade
YOU not to "dismember." This thins
of peaceful Acknowledgement" is {
back number, out OF date, decidedly
sort of anacronism, so to speak. Tn,
CALLED jades may vince as they please
they have got to trot along II
the procession quietly. Cleveland is II
the saddle, and while he is suffering
twinges of rheumatism, he is takini
them over the track in a jog trot, bu
when congress meets he will put Of
the spurs, and then look out for fas
travelling of these bridled and saddle'
silver barons. While ths Who'll
country will be in the grandstan,
shouting, $50 it, Blue Dick!" In
peach Cleveland and dissolve tn
Union, forsooth.