Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

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SENATOR TlI.LMAN.
ject first the utter obstruction of silver
Of the public debt by the Issue of gold
bonds, ami third, the surrender to cor
porations of the p,wer to issue all
paper money and to give them q mo-
nopoly of that function.
Such torrent of invectlve has sell
dom been heard in the senate as that
in the speech of Senator Tillman. Vet
eran members of the body character
lied the speech as one OF the most re-
lnarkable in the history of the upper
branch of congress. 1t abounded in
statements of Il sensational character,
arranging President Cleveland. Secre-
tary Carlisle and other men in high
places. There was directness of state
ment and dramatic manner of de-
livery which awed floor and galleries.
The senator said he would use plain
Anglo-Saxon. the language of the COM
mon people. for he was one of them.
Hot Denunciation of President.
Senator Tillman quoted from Mr..
Clcveland's letter of acceptance, AMI
commented upon it in these words:
There is nothing here which would war
rant one TO expect that the leader Of the
democratic party, its head and guide,
would ignore the platform and treat with
contempt the trusted lieutennnts whom
the people had sent TO the national
capital to assist in shaping the par
tvs policy. Tho language would lead
us to expect the very reverse. How many
Of these reasonable expectations have been
met? How many Of you, men grown old
and gray in the service Of the party and
OF the nation. men who were it's trusted
leaders before Cleveland was ever heard
of. how many. I say, have been called into
glad to hear them. where has this man
sunk his personality? Whom has he con-
suited? Whose advice has he recognized?
None but that of the bootlicks and syco-
for the crumbs Of patronage and betrayed
their constituents for the offices in his
Gift. In the entire history Of this country
the high Office Of president has never been
ing power been so abused. Claiming to
be the apostle Of civil service reform, he
has debauched the civil service by making
appointments only Of those whose sponsors
would surrender their manhood and with
hated breath walk with submissive head
in his presence. With relentless purpose
he has ignored his oath of Office to uphold
and obey the law and has paid out gold in
stead OF coin and isued bonds to buy more
geld, by both actions overriding the law
and giving no heed to the interests Of anv
but his moneyed friends-I might saw his
| owners or partners
Rothschild as Receiver.
Further on in discussing the gold
question he said:
"Rothschild and his American agents
graciously condesIend to come to the help
OF the United States treasury in maintain
tho ruin. and only charges n small COM
| mission of $10,000000 or so. Great God!
That this proud government. the richest.
| most powerful on the globe. should have
con Jew should have been appointed Its
receiver ant! presulnes to patronize us.
1.-THE responsibility of providing revenue
and looking after the solvency of the treas
| ury. which rests with congress, has been
u.urped by the president. Why Is he not
| impeached?
Conspiracy Charged.
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 policy
| should be pursued toward our finances.
| Z hey contributed money for the booming
| Cf Mr.. Cleveland as the only available
democratic candidate. and they abused and
riliculed 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 tho last presidential election The
| financial papers took up the cry OF the
country going to 81 silver basis and the first
prc1nonttory breezes Of the panic OF 1893
| swept over the lard and the conspirators
fomented it by every possible means
Government by Injunction.
''The encroachn,ents Of the fedora; 1u-
| dietary and the suoineness and venaIity-
/! tive branches Of the government are causes
+! .i deep concern all thinking and rs tri-
1 otic men. We ar0 tast urltliilE into gov.
| ernment ~ injunction i'll the interests of
\ Yleme court. by one corrupt vote. annuls
/ an act ct congress looking tc the taxation
| OF the rich. as
1.-THE struggle from 1861 to 1865, which
crcnched this far land in blood. was to
| emancipate 4.0O0.GO9 black slaves We are
| fast approaching condition which wilr
riace the collar Of Industrial bondage
| around the necks of ten times that many
white slaves. A day of reckoning will
come unless there is no longer Cod in
| Heaven and whs:.l it does come, woe BIO
! unto those who nave been among TIE op-
| rressors of the people"
Senator Tillman spoke of Secretary
| Carlisle as shat Judas from Kentucky
who had in his old age come to pititul
pass.'' and referred to the other two
southern members of the cabinet (the
secretaries OF the navy and of the i'm
terior) as "Apostates from the prin-
ciple." -