The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-13

flames and our autocrat goes hunting for
ducks when the wall of poverty, loss and
suffering goes up from ten thousand homes,
where men cry for work. and little children
cry for bread. His mugwump confrere,
who helped him to plunge this country
into that disgraceful Hawaiian mbroglio,
was a lit companion to manifest indiffer-
ence to the suffering poor of this country.
Nero comes down in history with the exc
crations of all mankind 1t takes souI
OF flint and heart of stone for president
or the United States to hunt ducks, while
his policy has driven tens of thousands of
honest men to hunt work.
l would inquire, Mr. Editor. what
hope is there for this people, under such
a condition rs this? I cannot recall q sim
gle act on the part of the president. since
ms present administration begun, which
would indicate any sympathy with the Ia
boring classes of this country He is renro
scented as violently angry if his views are
not forced through congress thus assuming
to hlmself legislative as well as executive
authority his caprices and personal ap-
polhtInehts are urged with the fury of q
tyrant. What he will attempt to do ,nIaso
our congressman awake to the dutv of rem
resenthG thelr constituents rather than OF
obeying the whims and orders of the presi-
dent, it is Impossible to foretelIr
He was said to be a Door man whom fret
elected to the presidency but his wealth
grows like Jonah's gourd The country ia
full Of rumors as to the origin of much
of this wealth. and it is unfortunate for Mr.,
Cleveland that his close afiIiation With
Wall street syndcates should give coIor
to many of these reports It is always
unfortunate to amass riches in a public
Office GOr a statesman's reputation, but
when that public office is also used to shaps
friendly legislation for Wall street mouopo.
lies. it is doubly unfortunate and damaging
l ask again, what can you promise the
people of this country by continuing such
condition of affairs as Mr.. Cleveland has
thrust upon a confding constituency-a pres
ident who, by his management of our finan.
ces by reducing the finances of the coun.
try to a single gold standard of value, by
redeemng silver certificates, treasury notes
and all other demands upon the treasury
only in gold coin. has thus made it possible
for the money power in New York to eX-
haust the treasury of the United
States in forty-eiGIt hours I copy
literally the statement of Congressman
Oates in his opening speech at Athens,
Ala. He stated that Mr.. Cleveland SO in
formed him; and furthermore Mr.. Cleveland
said. Congress must be careful to the
character of the bill for coming the seign-
forage" because of this money power in
New York.
Great God, what an admission to come
from the successor of Thomas Jefferson,
Madison and Andrew jackson, Sixty-five
millions of people that are supposed to be
American freemer actually brought into
bondage and serfdom by President Cleve-
land to the money power of New York!
Let us stand for the business interests
of our section, support only such candi-
dates as are loyal to all the people. to the
farmers. the merchants. the mechanics and
day laborers, the lawyers and the manu-
facturers, and whose antecedents give as
surance that they will not devote all theP
time and consecrate all of their affections to
the office holders and money changers Of
this country.
Wherever find such attributes of char
aCter in candidate we will be safe in vot-
ing for him. and the time will soon come
when public men will be the servants Of
the people rather than feudal lords with
power to dispense honors and emoluments
in the shape of state and federal patron
age. Respectfully