The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-02-06

the high Office Of president has never been
so prostituted and never has the appoint
ina power been SO abused. Claiming to
b. the apostle Of civil service reform. no
has debauched the civil service by making
appointments only Of those whose sponsors
would surrender their manhood and with
bated breath walk with submissive head
In his presence. With relentless purpose
he has ignored his oath of ONCE to uphold
and obey the law and has paid out gold in
stead of coin and Issued bonds to buy more
geld, by both actions overriding the law
and giving no heed to the interests Of any
but his noneyed friends-1 might say his
owners or partners.
Further on in discussing the gold
question he said:
"Rothschild and his American agents
graciously condescend to come to the help
oi the United States treasury in maintain
ing the gold STANDARD, which has wrought
the ruin, and only charges n small COM
mission Of $10,000000 or so. Great God!
That this proud government the richest,
been brought to 10 low pass that Lon
con Jew should have been appointed its
receiver AMI presulncs to patronize us.
"The responsibility of providing revenue
and looking after the solvency Of the treas
Try, which rests with congress, has been
usurped by the president. Why IN he not
tmpeached?
IF the secret history Of the year 1899
shall ever be written. it will disclose the
fact, which cannot be proved now, but Of
which have not the slightest doubt, that
the gold ring of Now York, which embraces
middle states and the stock gamblers of
Wall street. controlled the presidential
nominations Of both the democratic and
republican parties, and had an understand
ing with the managers or with the can
d,dates themselves In regard to what p3licy
aSan p ~
They contributed money for the booming
Of Mr.. Cleveland AZ the only aVailable
democratic candidate. and they abused and
triuiculed every otuer democratic asp:rant.
# There had been no trouble with the gold
reserve, and no hint Of any loss Of conf
dence in the national credit until about the
time Of the last presidential election. The
financial papers took up the cry Of the
country going to silver basis and the first
prcmonitory breezes Of the panic Of 1898
swept over the lard and the conspirators
fomented it by every possible means.
1.-THE encrcachn!entS Of the fedora. 1u-
dietary and the suoineness and venality-
corruption, may say-of the representa-
tive branches OF the government are causes
Lf deep concern 90 all thinking and pc tri-
otto men. We aro fast drifting into gov
eminent ~ injunction in the interests Of
rr:<nopolics and corporations. and the su-
IRENE court. by one corrupt vote, annuls
an act OF congress- looking to the taxation
Of the rich.
''The struggle from 1861 to 1866, which
crenched this fan land In blood, was to
emancipate 4,000.VO0 black slaves. We are
faat approaching a condition which will
pace the collar Of industrial b9peage
aiound the necks Of ten times thai nany
curne unless there IL no longer q God in
Heaven. and when it does come. woe be
unto those 81 t Ta1 among the 0D
Senator Iillman spoke Of Secretary
Carlisle as ''that Judas from Kentucky
who had in his old age come TO = pitiful
pass" and referred to the other two
southern members of the cabinet (the
secretaries Of the navy and Of the in
terior) a. "Apostates from the sprin-
ciple." # Ia 55&