People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-20

its peaceful slumbers and developed
a state of malignant activity.
Began to lose flesh, and to demand
to be fed on bonds. In this way the
Gold Reserve, which never caused a
single bond to be issued under Re-
publican rule, has already added
nearly $290,000,000, principal and
interest) to our national debt, and,
with the craving of the horse. leech.
demands more!
Will some of our Democratic
friends explain this?
We are the most patient people on
earth.
Perfectly satisfied to see 100000
bales Of cotton go away from us to
enrich New York, Liverpool and
Mountaineering raggedness to the
men who made the cotton.
Perfectly content to see 100000,
600 bushels of wheat 60 away
from the West to enrich Chicago
Minneapolis, the transportation COM
panies which haul it, the mills which
crush it, and the combine which sell
it:-leavlng hunger and debt to the
men who sowed it and reaped it.
Perfectly content to rifle the hid
den pockets of mother earth for
every ounce of precious ore, held
within the stony grip of the rocks
satisfied if we can keep enough of it
to feed US for today.
Queer folks! So glad we amt
dead. T. E. w.
He Criticised Cleveland and
Lost his Head.
"Cleveland is another Benedict
Arnold"
"He has betrayed the Democratic
party"
"He was all right during his first
Administration, but he is no longer
to be trusted"
These are some of the expressions
which were published recently on
the editorial page Of the Selma If
rigator, California Democratic
Free-Silver newspaper. The editor
of that paper is W. 7. Lyons, then
the Democratic postmaster of that
town. His removal from that office
followed, but not, it Is said, until
Postm aster General Wilson had
written to Senator White of Califor-
MIA, who had secured the appoint
ment Of Lyon in a Republican dis
trict, asking for an explanation.
The Postmaster General, in dis
cussing the affair to-day, said to the
Press correspondent: 81 did not
act hastily in Lyons case, but |
could get no satisfaction. do not
believe that a man holding a COM
mission from the President of the
United States should speak disre-
spectfully of the Chief Executive.
l grant to everybody the right to ex-
press his opiuion, and even within
party lines to offer fair criticism.
Neither do 1 believe in interfering
with the freedom of the press.
"Mr. Lyon, however, was dealt
with as a subordinate of the Post
Office Department. He may not as
some say, have written the article in
question, but it appeared in his pa
per and to that extent had his en-
dorsement. 1t is a violation of the
rules of the department for any off
Ger publicly to criticise his superiors.
There Is a quick redress for all Off
cial grievances, and yet this was not
an official complaint. However that
may be, do not propose to continue
in office one who has so fagrantly
violated all the decencies of official
life. Mr.. Lyons removal is in the
execution of that purpose. 1 have
received kilograms from friends of
the deposed postmaster asking a
suspension Of the order of removal.
I do not see what ground of defense
can be offered, and it is my judg-
ment that the Selma Post Office will
have, and ought to have, a new