The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-30


ronage and betrayed their constituents
for the-oilices in his gift /.
'1n the entire history Of this country
the high office of President has never
been 30 prostituted, and never has tho
appointing power been so abused,
Claiming TO be the apostle OF civil ser.
vice reform, he has dcbauched the civil
service by making appointments only
OF those whose sponsors would surren-
der their manhood, and, with bated
breath. walk with submissive head in
his presence. With relentless purpose
he has ignored his oath OF Office, to up
hold and obcy the law, ana has paid
out gold instead OF coin, and issued
bonds TO buy more gold. by both actions
overriding the law, and giving no heed
TO the interests Of any but uoneyed
frlends-l might say his owners or
partners.
with this beSotted tyrant coin has
come to mean gold alone; he cannot by
his mere 'ipse dixit' change the law Of
this land and pervert the plain meaning
OF the English language"
The repeal OF the Sherman law, Il was
asserted, which was the first point OF
attack Of this 'unhoiy alliance WAS
only accomplished through the aid and
in conjunction with q majority OF the
Republican senators.
This Democratic President accom-
pllshcd what was not possible for any
Republican executive under the cir
cumstanccs to have brought about. a
change OF party in power had left u
large number OF offices in his gift with
which 10 buy votes"
In discussing the honest meaning"
OF parity OF gold and silver in the Sher-
man law he said "The object was to
hive them assist each other. TO hold sill
yer up by holding gold down. and an
honest secretary OF the treasury who
should have resigned his Office rather
than submit 10 the dlctation OF Il be-
sotted chief, would have paid out silver
to protect the treasury from the gold
gamblers md bond gamblers rs the
law and his oath Of office required. No
wonder tho senator from Mnssachu-
sets feels warranted In twitting US
with the decay OF southern statesman
ship and charging US with dishonesty.
He charges It, however, in another
connection. and rs aiding and abettinS
this Judas from Kentucky, who after u
brilliant career OF twenty years and
more. as leader and champion OF the
silver froces, has, in his old age come TO
this pltitul pass. And then to think
that the indictment thus brought
against whole section should have so
much color OF truth and Of fact to back
It up In the apostRcy from their princl-
pleS OF the two other secretaries from
the south in the cabinet OF a President
who has so dlsgrnced the name Of
Democracy.
"The south bows Its head in shame at
this exhibition OF moral cowardice, and
despises the renegades"
..Fsyolution ofa Tyrant.-
The senator contended that II there
has been one idea more persIstently and
prominently presented to the Ameri-
can people by President Cleveland than
any other, It had been the iniquities of
the tariff and the demand for It's revis-
ion, In season and out OF season, with
"dainnnbIe iteration" he had sung this
siren song In the cars OF the farmers
In this connection he quoted from mes
shges OF the President of 1888 and said
he did II for "the purpose OF pointing
out the evolution OF tyrant and Of
showing the transition from a con-
sclentious law abiding chief magistrate
to an arrogant and obstinate ruler who
ignores the law and issues bonds at
win, and issues them under a statute
that Is subject to the suspicion that II
was intended to be temporary and linz
tied in its application, instead OF con-
fcrring discretionary authority He
not only issues them. but does Il secret
~, with his law partner as witness to
the contract, and has created the sus-
pIcion in the minds OF millions Of his
countTymen that O President OF the
United States can use his high Office
for private gain.
HE diners with the Republican par
~ only in the one particular OF the
tariff, and on that he hns blown hot and
/ cold as his pet hobby, and will so down
in history as the most gigantic failure
OF any man who ever occupied the
white house, all because Of his vanity
and obstinacy."
To make good this charge Mr.. TILL
man argued that when President Cleve-
land came TO power In March, 1898. and
could have called the senate and house
(both Democratic) for the first time
since the war to carry his policy into
erect. he did not call an extra session
10 give taritr reform to the people. but
instead called Congress together to
stop the coinage OF silver,
DlacussInE the repeal OF the purchns-
ing clause OF the Sherman law which
follows. he said:
Democrats and Republicans We'd
with each other In the furtherancc Of
the policy which had been formulated
and steadily pursued by tho senator
when the senate mot there was an
acknoyIcdgcd majority OK men out
spoken in their determination 10. stand
by the white metal and who were elect
ei on that issue. But the process Of de-
bnuchcry began and slowly the senate
welded. In ninety days the decd wnS
done. and the chains were riVited on
the wrists OF the toiling millions. Did
tho raid on the treasury stop|
Discussing then the tariH bill which
passed In tho regular session tollowing'
he said:
sign II md allowed II to become q law
without approval. But here again We
have Il spectacle of cEhrlatnnry and
hypocrllicnl assumption Of superiority
10 his party which has always marked
his career. The tariff law which le re-
undated as unworthy. involving par
~ perAdy and party dLshopor Us the
shect anchor 10 which he ciings."
And again referring to the President:
.If no wns honest at the start (and /
nm Wiling to gi'nnt that muchl his as-
socIatIon with Wall street and HIS con-
ucctIon with wealthy men he'd de.
bnuched his conscience and destroyed
Mi sympathy with the masses"
Insnit ON Insult.
Further on in discussing the gold
question, he said:
"RothschIld and his American agents
cr,c,ously condcEccndcd TO come TO the
Selp OF the United stntcs treasury in
n,ointnInIng the gold standard which
mas wrought the ruin and only charges
" ANAL commission OF ten millions or
10 c,rcnt God! that this proud gov
cTnniort. Inc richest. most powerful. on
Inc globe. should hnvc been brought to
w, H'',''i y .L,t n I nndnn low Rhoul0