People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-10-20

burnt into them.
They behold to-day one man stand
ing between the people and prosperity,
one man whose life is blight to the
country when it should be a blessing
whose continued political existence
is bane where It should be a boon.
Is it not amazing, the greatest coun-
try in the world, with resources I'M
limited and a most energetic people.
held down by the will of a single in
dividual?
Who doubts that those democratic
representatives who went back on
their lifelong records and the wishes
of their constituents, would have gladly
voiced the will Of the people, had they
been permitted so to do by this tyran-
nous executive? The capitalist press
are sometimes a little too outspoken
for their own good. When they
glory in the power of the
President over congress they put
the people on their guard. Our sys-
tenn of government as framed by the
fathers never intended that any one
should amass power of any kind, ex-
cept that benefcent power that
springs from deep patriotism com
bined with high and active intellect.
Yet, even then, it was never intended
that any one man, had he the
grandeur of Washington, a Jackson,
or Lincoln, should attain such
dominion that congress should follow
him like flock of sheep.
Yet we hear the capitalistic press
rejoicing in the power of President
Cleveland over congress. If this be
true, he is "a menace to the republic,
more dangerous than any foreign foe.
Yet this extraordinary boast of CAPT
tai seems pretty nearly correct, when
we behold all that magnificent dis
cipline of southern democracy over
come by this one man. In view of
this alarming condition, not theory,
which confronts us, the question
How long, o Lord, how long are we
to be saddled with such an incubus?
is one that must force itself sooner or
later on every true patriot. Even now
the state of Cleveland's health is being
watched with curious and by no
means tlattering concern. 1t has long
been a matter OF current report that
the disslpations of his early life were
not put away when he became Presi-
dent. His well known dropsical ten.
denotes and liability to heart
failure have furnished the sta
pie of many political con-
versation in Washington anon gpArty
leaders. This has been carefully kept
from newspaper correspondents but
enough has leaked through to make
many people believe that his physical
Condition is extremely serious and
that the strain of Office seekers has
little or nothing to do with it.
An organ of capital expressed fear
the other day that irretrievable ruin
would befall the country, meaning
Wall street, If Cleveland's disease
should bring another into his shoes.
The meaning of this is clear. Vice
President Stevenson was elected 20
congress as a greenbacker, and il
providence should carry away the
present President, his successor would
hasten to undo the mischief of the
present. He would leave every demo
crat and republican free to follow
their conscience and their constitu.
ency, in this matter of silver.
Senator Hill let very large and
dirty cat out of the political bag, when
he remarked that he should vote fol
the repeal 'unawed by power and I'M
corrupted by patronage"
The pressure of the President on
congress has been enormous, contrary
to the spirit of the constitution and
the genius of democratic government
1t would not be so in the contingency
feared by the capitalistic press. Both
houses OF congress, l venture Il
say, would speedily pass free coin,
age bill, because of their belief thai
Stevenson would sign it. If this b.
true, as the capitalists seem to think
l venture to ask a very sad and solemn
question; Would the vast majority
the toiling millions of this country
be drowned in regret if the fear OF tn,
peoples foes should be realized and i
Mr.. Cleveland should be carried ava,
by that disease for which there 10 n,
gold cure? Whatever happens, his
tory will write his epitaph in on,
word Of seven letters aud if the mag
nitude Of the trust betrayed be takel
into account, that word will be writ
ten in CAPITAL letters.
GEORGE +. WAsHBURS.
Boston. Mass. Sept 4. 1898.