The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-02-27

People, Parties and Presidents.

/ the conditions which have heretofore
influenced the withdrawal Of gold from
this country will not be altered in any
way by the sale Of bonds to European
bankers.
At the very outset, the fact should he
borne in mind that the gold which Mr..
Cleveland is to draw from Europe Is
American coin. The stipulation is for
3,5O0,000 ounces Of American gold coin.
In other words, the gold that is to be
paid for the new issue of bonds is gold
that has already been drawn out of the
treasury to satisfy the European demands
for that metal. Instead Of getting this
gold sgain in the natural way-that is to
say, by the sale Of our surplus products
abroad-Mr. Cleveland is compelling the
people to 60 in debt to buy it. In other
words, in addition the lowest prices ON
record for the products of their labor,
the people are compelled by Mr.. Cleve-
land to go into debt for the purchase of
this gold, paying premium in the shape
of interest amounting to nearly per
cent.
After this undemocratic transaction is
completed, and the Rothschilds, the
Seligman's, the Guttenheimers and the
Heidelbacks have pocketed the immense
profits that they will make out of the
transaction, the national honor" will
be in just as bad state as ever. The
national honor" involved in transac-
tions intended to turn the prosperity Of
this country over to the tender mercies
OF the British by means of the single
god standard, is something that the
people have a natural and wholesome
contempt for Such "honor" is a mere
catchword, hollow mockery. The peo-
pie are not concerned about the ina
tional honor" involved in a situation
that has destroyed their prosperity and
crippled all business for the benefit OF
European Shylocks and their agents in
this country.
Time and again during his present
term of office Mr.. Cleveland has dem
onstrated that he cares no more for the
wishes and desires of the masses of the
people of this country than he does for
the condition of a herd of cattle on
Texas ranch. His sole end and aim
is to subserve the interests OF the money
ed class of the east, whose relations with
the European Shylocks are those OF
partners and agents.
Are the Benedicts and their copart-
ners making money? Are the Wall
street magnates satisfied? If so, d-n
the people II the bondholders and the
money lenders of the east are satisfied
with the situation, then the situation is
all right. Mr.. Cleveland has demon
strated time and again that his con-
tempt for the men who represent the
pr ople is profound He has no sort OF
tolerence for the views and opinions of
the overwhelming majority of those
whose votes elected him to his high
Office. His sole concern seems to be Tor
the interests of the bondholders and the
men who have accumulated millions at
the expense of the peoples prosperity.
Never before in the history OF the coun-
try have the stock jobbers, the usurers
and the specializing bankers had such
feast Of profits. Never before in the his
tory of the country have the whole mass
OF our people been nearer to poverty and
absolute distress.
Mr. Cleveland's attitude has long since
ceased to be a matter of party concern.
The democratic party could not possibly
be in a worse condition than that in
which it has been placed by reason of
Mr. Cleveland's indifference to the rights
Of the people. The principles OF the
party remain untainted, but il the organ
ization survives this blow, it will de-
serve to take its place among the essen
ces that have claim on Immortality.
Ii the people paused to consider, they
would understand that the democratic
party itself has had no hand in the be-
trayal of the peoples interests-that it
has had neither part nor parcel in the
policy that has turned the peoples gov
eminent over to the stock jobbers, the
Wall street wreckers and the speculat-
ing bankers. But the people are not in
the habit of taking political details into
consideration When they feel that
they have been wronged they strike
down whatever stands in their way.
They stand for principles rather than for
parties and woe to the false leaders and
traitors that stand in their way ATTAIN
ia Constitution.