The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22

FOUNDED hlmS6lL WlGa p0rSOuaA 4E40AUS'
and Republicans, regard
less of the good of the country or the
marty that elevated him to power. He
has given the country a personal ad-
ministration instead of a Democratic
administration. In his first term, ne
attempted to destroy the Democratic
nartv and place the American people
at the tender mercies of the bankers,
bond holders, money-changers. In this
he partially failed, and sought a second
nomination at the hands of the Demo
cratic leaders and received it by accll-
nation; and was defeated by acclima-
ton by the people. Still bent upon the
destruction of the party and the sub
iugation of the people to the will and
pleasure of the mOnied power of the
North. he the third time sought the
nomination at the hands of the same
Democratic leaders, but this time in
conjunction with the combined mOnled
power of the entire North, South and
West. Under a mortal protest more
than a million Democrats voted for
him. He was, as stated above, elected
by a plurality. At once he began his
devilish undemocratic work. Three
DAYS after his inauguration he began
to plot, scheme, and intrigue against
the then existing, lawful and cOnsti-
tutional government of the Sandwich
Islands in open violation of the consti-
tuition of his country which he had
just sworn to support, and In open
violation of all international laws and
civilty between civilized and christian
nations.
Fortunately for this country and it's
honor he failed in his wicked and I'm
republican ~endeavQrs. His next move
on the political chess board, was a con-
spiracy with the combined mOnied
powers of this country, England and
Germany to complete the work begun
during his first term. The over reach
ing and all absorbing issue In the cam
paign, was a reduction Of the tariff to
a revenue basis, the next, The second
great issue, was the restoration of sill
yer to its constitutional functions as
money on a basis with gold. These
two issues were to be settled once for
all in favor of the people if Cleveland
and a Democratic Congress were
elected. For the first time since the
war the Democratic party was in full
control of the law-making and law re-
pealing power of the Federal Govern
ment. The party was pledged to a
tariff for ven only, denOuncing as
unconstitutional the principles Of pro
lection. 1t was also pledged to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, to both
gold and silver Al the standard money
of the country. The people thought,
Judging from the platform of the party
and Cleveland's position on the tariff
in his message to Congress his first
term and his letter of acceptance that
if the party was fully restored to
power, an extra session of Congress
would be called early in the spring;
and they had a right to think so. Con
gress ought to have come together as
early as April or May, for the purpose
of giving the people the relief demanded
and promised for more than twenty
years, and for the purpose OF demonet
iZing silver, or in plain English to give
the country the unlimited coinage of
silver 16 to /. This was She meaning
of the platform. This was the mean
ing intended to be conveyed to the
voter. And it this had been carried
out faithfully and speedily, the coun-
try would be prosperous, happy and
coutented today. Il was expected,
To accomplish that, the party was re
stored to power. The people demanded
il. The country demanded tariff re
OuGO1O1, SlLNCI ISSbOI dG1OUs ISGEGLCLl-
ment and reform. They demanded
and expected a reconstruction of the
financial system of the country from
bottom to top. But instead of doing
these things and doing them quickly,
what was done9
Every nan In the United States with
two grains Of sense above an idiot,
knew that, the Importation of goods
would fall off, and of course that the
revenue would decrease as soon as it
was ascertained that the Democratic
party was restored to power. And all
knew equally as we'll that the manu-
featuring establishments in the country
would work up the raw material on
hand, and then discharge their workers
and wait for the reductions pledged to
be made in the tariff laws. That course
and this only was business. Another
policy would have been madness run
to seed. But Mr.. Cleveland waited
until millions of workers were out of
employment. until the money of the
country had rushed to the banks in
the great money centers, until the run
began upon the banks, and they began
to suspend payment, until business
houses began to fail, in short until the
country was IN the throes of @ super
fetal panic g~otten.up for the occasion.
At once in order 20 carry out the con
spiracy and nefarious plot against sill
yer, and in order to crush the energies
and life out of the masses Of the PEG
pie, and reduce them to a condition
more ~deplorable and humiliatir e than
African slavery, he called an ex r. ses
sion of Congress together, and in his
call and message charged all the "a &c
with its thousands Of evils upon the
Sherman act. In other words charged
the financial disturbances. the closing
down Of factories, and making tramps
and paupers by the millions to the use
of silver asHmOneY. and advised is dis