The leader., 1895-08-06
GEN. GEORGES SPEECH.

InlnS since Il Teau zen. UcOTReS Ia
nous silver speech at Winona, but
have so far desisted; but now L must
say it or il will say itself. In the first
place, will say that the Generals
speech outstrips anything that have
ever heard or read on the present and
past financial condition of our coun-
try. 1t deserves to be published in
tract form and scattered like the au-
tumn leaves all over this -trod-
den and oppressed country, until it
falls before the eye of every laboring
man in America. God be praised for
men who will tell the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, as |
believe Gen. George has done in his
speech. l am quite sure that coming
generations will delight to honor the
very name of Gen. George for the bold
stand he takes in behalf of down
trodden and plundered people.
But hast thou been so long a time
with a whisky party and yet hast
thou not known these things until
now, General? Five or six years ago,
the Farmers Alliance sent up vail
of woe and cried out that they we're be-
ing robbed, but those whom they had
elected to office, into whose hands they
had committed their interests, only
responded by telling the farmers that
they were calamity howlers, hay seed
ers, etc. If you see a man floating
down Niagara river, ignorant of the
danger that awaits him dost thou wait
until he reaches the rapids before
thou explainest the situation to him?
This | fear you have done, General, for
already we are in hearing of a mystic
rious roaring somewhere in the dis
lance. Let us hope that it is not the
roaring of cannon and musketry, but
the running of the wheels of that
grand old Democratic prosperity train
for which we have been so long and
anxiously looking If the free silver
Democratic leaders had been as hon
est five years ago as they seem to be
now, such thing as the Populite par
ty would have been unknown; but
when the farmers would no longer be
duped with the tariff fad, they turned
their efforts toward the rcmOnetiZa-
ton of silver and formed political
party for that purpose, and now many
prominent Democrats have gathered
up the Populite doctrine and are howl
ing louder than Populists ever did. My
honest opinion is, that when man be-
comes converted to Populism he ought
to join the Populite party. Twelve
years ago, when the Democrats put a
free whisky plank in their national
platform, threw up the sponge and
joined the Prohibition party, and
while draw this fleeting BREATH
When close mine eyes in DEATH
expect to be a member of this par
ty, though, next to my religion, there is
nothing dearer to my heart than the
grand old principles of democracy
Hence l never did vote for Mr.. Cleve
land, who is the author and finisher Of
the modern Democratic faith. The
Prohibition party is the pioneer reform
party in this land and for more thar
twelve long years we have been waiv
ing the signal flag of distress, and tina
sad distress is being caused b,
rum rule, and we may never expect re
lief from any party dominated by mel
> who are in league with the soul-damn
ing liquor traffic, it matters not how
= honest men may be who belong tt
those parties. No party will ever ris'
any higher in the scale of morals thai
it's leaders and the leaders, who are il
league with the saloon will never ris,
any higher than the saloon itself Gen
eral George and others may preach
free silver until doon's day, but the
Democratic party will never rise any
higher than the two saloons at Wash
ington, run seven days in the week fol
the benefit of Senators and Congress-
men respectively. In conclusion ]
herewith append political Psalm clip
ped from the Bi-metalist which l think
explains the situation in many parts
of our country today.
JAS. A. SCARBOROUGH,
Bogue Chitto, Miss, July 25, '95.
1.-THE politician is my shepherd;
shall not want any good thing during
the campaign. He leadeth me into the
saloon for my votes sake. He fillett
my pockets with fine cigars and my
beer glass runneth over. He inquirett
after the health of my family, even un
to the fourth generation Yea, though
walk through the mud and rain tt
) vote for him and shout myself hoarse
when he is elected he straightway for
getteth me. Yea, tho l meet him il
his office, he knoweth me not. Surely
the wool has been pulled over my eyes
all the days of my life"
Is Sessions IA POpulist, Subject to the
Action of the Democratic Party?
The LEADERS attention has beef