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want for the reductions pledged 10 be
made in the tariff laws. That course
and this only was business. An
other policy would have been mad
ness run 10 seed. But Mr.. Cleveland
waited until millions of workers were
out of employment, until the money
Of the country had rushed 10 the
banks in the great money centers,
until the run began upon the hanks,
and they began 10 suspend payment,
until business houses began TO fail,
lii short until the country was In the
throes of superficial financial panic
gotten up for the occasion.
At once in order to carry out the
conspiracy and nefarious plot against
silver, and in order to crush the en-
ergies and life out of the masses of
the people, aud reduce them to a con-
dition more deplorable and humili-
atlng than African slavery, he called
an extra session Of congress together,
and in his call and message charged
all the panic with its thousands of
evils upon the Sherman act. In
other words charge the financial dis
turbances, closing down factories,
and making tramps and paupers by
the millions to the use of silver "a
money, and advised its disuse and
said the time had come for the two
metals to part company. A subserV-
lent, Obedlent democratic congress
Obeyed the masters order, and thus
the last prop under silver was knock
ed out and the financial conspiracy
against silver was accomplished III
behalf of the bankers, money lenders
and bond holders.
Now the Sherman act had no more
to do with the financial disturbances,
the low prices, stagnatlon of bust
ness and the closing up the mills and
factories Of this country, last year
then the King of Siam. That act,
if 1t had any affect at all, postponed
the evil day.
10 tell an intelligent man that the
putting of about $4,O0O,O0O of silver
certificates monthly, redeemable in
gold, IN circulation in this country,
reduced the prices Of labor and the
products of labor, brought abcnt
5tagnation in business, closed both
mills and banks and made tramps
and paupers of three million of souls
anxious for work, is such stultifca-
ton Of ones common sense, that it
is hard to believe that any one but a
fool or knave would venture to make
the assertion.
Now | believe the whole financial,
commercial and agricultural troubles
not only of this country but of all
civilized countries is the result of
hostile legislation in this and other
countries against silver for the last
twenty-five years. Of course the fact
that the democratic party was honor
bound to destroy the protective sys-
tenn of taxation is the direct cause
of the trouble in this country with
the manufacturing establishments
and their laborers.
l know it is said Mr.. Cleveland is
not the party, that we can get rid of
him, that principle and not men are
to be considered, that the principles
of the party has not and will not
change, that the way to be is to
still fight under the old banner and
trust to luck and all that sort of
stuff. Well, | have been doing those
very things for rs or 80 years, and
begging others to do likewise.
know men are nothing in one sense
of the word, but | know they are
all things in another sense. | ad-
nit Cleveland ought not to consti-
tute the party, but | am sorry to
know that he is much bigger than
the party in one sense. He has been
the master of the party since he has
been in public life, and Will be as
long as he is in public life, or if he
should die, the class to which he be-
longs will dictate and control the
party and dictate its policy. The
Northern and Eastern democrat will
control the Southern democrat as
long as they are allied politically.
All you have to do to the leaders of
the Southern democracy, is to squall
out Treason, Rebel, Traitor, and he
surrenders, becomes limber-legged,
becomes SO conservative that he for
gets his manhood and falls to line.
If there was any ground upon
which | could still hope for better
times for the party | would gladly
remain in It's ranks. But | have
lost all hope of ever seeing the gov
ernment in the hands of the demo-
cratic party. Cleveland is the head
and front of Wall street and bond
holding, creditor class. Tom Reed
is the leader of the Northern wing of
the democratic party in the House
with smart sprinkling of Southern
democrats; John Sherman is the
leader in the Senate, and ten South
ern Senators with the solid Northern
democratic Senators cheerfully and
obediently followed his leadership.
There is no difference between a
Northern democrat and republican.
When the test comes, they ar togeth-
er. In fact party lies and allegi-
ances do not amount to much when
interest is at stake in these degen-
crate days. David B. Hill declared
the Wilson bill could not pass with
his vote, unless the tariff on collars,
shirts and cuffs was retained.
Faulkner and German said it could
not pass with their aid unless iron
and coal was protected; White and
Caffeny declared the bill should not
pass unless sugar was protected, and
many more | could name.
If tho Ior,ooro+,1