The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-05

by President Cleveland than any other, it
has been the iniquities Of the tariff, and the
demand for it's revision. In session and
out of session, with "damnable Iteration
he had sung this SIRENS song in the ears OF
the formers. In this connection he quoted
from messages of the president Of 1887 and
1888, and said he did it for the purpose
OF pointing out the evolution of a tyrant
and OF showing the transition from con-
csfentious, law-abiding chief magistrate to
an arrogant AMI obstinate ruler who ig-
nores the law and issues bonds at will and
issues them under a statute that is subject
to tn suspicion that it was intended to be
temporary and limited in its application,
instead OF comforting discretionary au-
thority. He not only issues them. but does
1t secretly, with his law partner as wit
ness to the contract. and has created the
suspicion in the minds of millions of his
countrymen that a president of the United
States can use his high office for private
gain. He differs with the Republican party
only In the one particular Of the tariff,
AM on that he has blown hot and cold as
ms pet hobby, and will go down in history
as the most gigantic failure of any man
who ever occupied the White House, all
because of his vanity and obstnaey."
To make good this charge Mr.. Tillman
argued that when President Cleveland
came into power in March, 1893. and could
Democratic for the first time since the
war; to carry his policy into effect, he did
not call an extra session to give tariff re-
form to the people. but instead called con-
gress together to stop the coinage of sill
Yer.
Discussing the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law which followed,
he said: Democrats and Republicans We'd
with each other in the furtherance of the
policy which had been formulated and
steadily pursued by the senator from Ohio.
When the senate met there was an ac
knoWledged majority of men open and out
spoken in their determination to stand by
the white metal, and who were elected on
that issue But the process of debauchery
began and slowly the senate yielded In
ninety days the deed was done. and the
chains were riveted' on the wrists of the
tolllng millions Did the raid on the treas
ury stop?''
Discussing then the tariff which passed
in the regular session following. he said:
1T is true he (the presidenO did not sign
it, and allowed it to become law without
approval, but here again, we have spec
acle of charlantry and hypocritical as
sumption Of superiority to his party which
has always marked hts career. The tariff
law which he repudiated as unworthy. in
volving party perfidy and dishonor,' is the
sheet anchor to which he clings"
And again referring to the president. If
i
ing to grant that much), his association
with Wall street and his connection with
wealthy men had debauched his conscience
and destroyed all sympathy with the
masses"
Further, in discussing the gold question,
ne SAID: "ROthSchild and his American
agents graciously condescended to come to
the help of the United States treasury in
maintaining the gold standard, which has
wrought the ruin. and only charge small
commission of ten million or so. Great
God That this proud government, the
richest, most powerful on the globe should
have been brought to SO low a pass that a
London Jew should have been appointed
It's receiver and presumes to patrOnize us.
The responsibility of providing revenue
and looking after the solvency of the
treasury which rests with congress has
been usurped by the president. Why is he
not impeached?
The encroachment of the federal judi
ciary and the supineness of venality-
corruption l may say-of the representa-
tive branches Of the government are causes
of deep concern to all thinking and patri-
otto men. We are fast drifting into govern
ment by injunction. in the interest of
monopolies and corporations, and the SUI
preme, court, by one corrupt vote, annuls
an act of congress looking to the taxation
of the rich. The struggle from 1861 to
1865 which drenched this fair land in blood
was to emancipate 100000 black slaves
We are fast approaching q condition which
will place the collar of industrial bondage
around the necks of ten times that many
white slaves day of reckoning will
come, unless there is no longer a just God
in heaven, and when it does come, woe
be unto those who have been among the
oppressors of the people! The present
struggle is unfortunately too like that
which preceded the late civil war, mas
much as it is sectional The creditor and
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East, those which have grown inord ma tely
wealthy at the expense of the producing
classes of the South and West, are urging
this policy bith the besotted blindness Of
BelhaZzar."
1t was easy to see, the senator said in
conclusion, that the struggle for the new
emancipation had begun. There were mir
lions now on the march: and they tramp
tramp, tramp; tramp sidewalks hunting
work, and the highways begging bread
and unless relief comes, they will some day
take notion to come to Washington with
rifles in their hands to regain the liberty
stolen from them, or which their repre-
Seniatives have sold.
During Mr. Tillmans bitter criticisms OF
the president he put down his notes and
put senators and galleries in roars of
laughter by telling how as governor Of
South Carolina he had come here to in
augurate the president, had stood for hours
out in the snow and sleet until he was
nearly frozen to death. to do honor to this
president. And" concluded the senator
Il ask God to forgive me for doing it,
At one point, after bitterly arraigning
the president the senator addressed him
self to the Republican side of the senate
and exclaimed: why have you not i'm
peached him? You have the majority to
do it,
Mr.. Hawley interrupted the query:
why did not the last congress do this %
is not imOpachp6 - continued tho
sena tor, because he carries out your Re-
publican policy. The last congress was no
better than this
The senator closed at O'Clock. The
members of the house from South Caro-
lima and many others congratulated him.
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