People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-27
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half million citizens were burning
to ashes, but he did it in bachana.
Ian orgy without reconciliation or
design for selfish gain.
The French king sanctioned the
massacre of Bartholomew night
and himself fired his musket into
the fleeing helpless throng Of HUI.
geunots as they vainly approached
the palace for protection, but he
was misguided zaalot who did it as
a meritorious act of obedience to
the church.
Napoleon offered the flower Of
manhood upon the altar Of his am
b.tion, he made every home in his
country house OF mourning and
drained the land by his war levies,
but he did it for the glory Of his en-
pire, and the fruits of his oonquests
were bestowed upon France.
Unlike all the monsters which
have ever cursed nation by becom-
ing its chief ruler, Cleveland alone
is the pitilesg, oonscienceless wretch
who would degrade his country.
beggar and enslave his people, bring
misery and suffering to every hum!
BILE home in the land, al for the sor-
did purpose of self aggrandisement;
aud he does not attempt it on the
impulse of a moment, but after ma
ture reflection and with set deliber-
alton.
Ignorance cannot be pleaded in
extenuation Of his crime, for he 10
in a position to be informed, and is
informed besides, he has witnessed
tne fearful consequences to the peo-
pie Of the initiatory steps in the
scheme he recommends, which have
been taken.
And all for little selfish gain for
himself.
This man, who but few years
ago was sheriff of one Of the smaller
cities of his state and glad to serve
for the moderate salary which that
office paid, who is said to have been
so restricted in his income that he
acted as hangman to save the fee of
a jack catch, and who is now repu-
ted to count his wealth by the mil
lions. Who is not content with hsv-
ing a store which is beyond his pow.
er or the power Of his family TOY ex-
haust in supplying all their n(
however exsravagant; but still pSpts
to increase it in the same mysteyi9gs
manner n which it has grown y is#
present proportions. =
Why does he advise that $780,
100000 Of the peoples mOn9y y
destroyed. Why does he ask thae
he be invested With authority to ex-
change a non interest bearing debt
for interest bearing bonds2 Have
the people who hold these notes
and who freely pass it from hand to
hand ever complained Or asked for
payment? Never. He himself
states that only exploiting adven-
turers have ever demanded payment
of these notes, and that he, though
knowing their purpose, paid them
gold for notes which had been given
for silver and which the Law express.
ly stated should be pad in coin. Is
not silver coin, aoG does not any
sane man know that "coin" promised
IN exchange Tor silver means solver
coin? But he gave them gold on
their demand, knowing their pur-
pose to sc to reduce the gold re-
serve and force an Issue of bonds.
He Issued Sl62, 100000 and now has
less gold than he had before they
were issued.
The whole purpose of these bond
issues was to force the destruction
of the peoples money, to leave them
no other way Of supply but the ban
ker's money for the use of which a
pheavy toll will be exaoted. This
scheme Mr.. Cleveland knows and to
it he has been a party. Yet with
sublime audaclty he comes with his
message and attempts to drive the
peoples representatives. to forge the
last link which shall complete this
chain of diabolism.
Does history show more detes-
table character than the man who
sent that message Augusta Trib-