The herald., 1896-04-15
BAKING POWDER

A burnt child breads the fire. Mr.. Cleve-
land made one bond issue to home capi-
talists and his fingers were so severely
burned that nothing could induce him to
repeat the disastrous experiment.
Talk OF patriotism. indeed! Tell us, ye
Republicans. If ye can, where to find ii.
Certainly not within the traitorous ranks
of the false representatives of those
patriotic heroes whom We pretend to wor-
ship. the martyred Lincoln and the heroic
Grant.
Lincoln. he would spurn your practices.
as he would the veriest reptile crossing his
Grant! Well, Grant had too much pure
Democracy in his composition to ever give
such as you passing thought.
But to history, for these matters here.
even at this early date, become portion
of the history of these United States.
that when President Cleveland. forced by
Republican extravaganza, which was in-
duced by a reckless determination to for
ever destroy from the face of the earth,
their Democratic confreres. made the first
bonded loan with which to meet those OBJ
legations created by Republican con-
gress. those bonds were disposed of to So
called American capitalists.
That issue was made in good faith, never
for moment supposing that a forced with
drawal of gold from the treasury would be
made to create deficiency in order to at
tain a second dose of this golden specific.
AS anticipated, the time soon came when
a second call must be made. but alas for
human hopes and expectations, change
came over the spirit of their dream.
stanee A at LEAST. y cpie1eiand pid S disposed. Ha~
ing been ensnared once. he did not in
tend to be caught a second time in the same
trap.
Consequently the next issue was made to
a syndicate of English bankers. but with
the proviso, refused by American bankers,
that the gold should not be withdrawn
during a specified time.
Now, a tremendous hue and cry was
raised throughout the land by the Presi-
dents opponents of every political stripe.
But il fell on unheeding and Indifferent
ears. so much SO that when a third call
became a necessity 1t was suddenly dis
covered that there was an abundance of
gold within our own borders.
Had fair-dealing and honesty prevailed
in the first instance all this could and
would have been evaded.
Thus 1t came about that another excuse
for wicked and willful slander arose. The
fact that gold had to be borrowed to sus-
tain the nations credit must be charged to
the account of those who created the nee
essity therefor
The other fact that those very patriotic
(?) nation-loving ~ and self-sacrificng
home money-lenders were. defeated in their
scheme to rob the people they loved so
well must he placed to the credit of him
through whose action that scheme was
thwarted. Grover Cleveland. Dsdaining
the reproaches which We're sure to follow,
he dared the right for the nations benefit.
And now to quote again: Democrats.
why stand we here all the day idle?" tamely
submitting to all this Bllingsgate from an
untiring enemy?
Why rot go into the vineyard, even
though 1t be at the eleventh hour and the
host of enemies confronting you appears
appalling? Remember courage and brav-
work is honest and directed toward the at
tainment of the greatest good for the
greatest number will surely bring you
victory For heaven will ever prosper the
right where contended for by conscientious
THOMAS WALKER, B. A.. c. e.