Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-30

plank was accordingly drawn so as to
satisfy both gold and silver men with
the intention that It should be inter-
preted. IL Cleveland was elected, as
meaning the cessation OF silver coinage
and the securing. OF a gold standard
upon the people. Whether this stipula-
tion was agreed to by the president In
person or not, or whether he bound
himself In plain terms or not, will per-
haps never be known. His course has
been answering In the absolute con-
trsdiction Of his public profession and
letter OF acceptance.
The senator quoted from President
Cleveland's response 10 the committee
that notified him OF his election the last
time and declared there was nothing
In II &c warrant one In expecting thar
the leader OF the party would ignore
the platform and treat with oonteApt
the trusted lieutenants whom the bke>
pie had sent TO the national capitol to
assist In shaping legislation.
The language would lead us TO ex-
pect the very reverse. How many" he
asked, 'ot these reasonable expecta-
tons have been realized. Whose adj
vice has he (the presidenp iaken7
None but the bootllcks and sycophants
who have gone on their knees for the
g umhs OF PATRONAGE and betrayed
their constituents for the Offices In his
gift. In the entire history OF this
country the high office has never been
so prostltuted and never has the an
pointive power been so abused. Claim
Ing TO be the apostle OF civil service
reform he has debauched the civil serv-
Ice by making appointments only Of
those whose sponsors would surrender
their manhood and with bated breath
walk with submissive head In his pres
ence. While in his high office he has
refused to uphold the law and paid
out gold instead OF coin and issued
bonds to buy more gold. by both ac-
lions overriding the law and giving no
heed to the interests OF any hut his
moneycd frlends-l might say his own
ers or partners.
while TO this besotted tyrnnt coin
has become to mean gold alone. he
cannot by his mere ipse dixit change
the law of this land and prevent the
plain meaning of the English lang
uage.
In discussing the "honest meaning"
of parity of gold and silver In the Shor-
man law, he eaid
The object was to have them assist
each other to hold silver up by hold
Ing gold down and an honest secretary
of the treasury could have resigned
his office rather than submit To the
dictatlon OF besotted chief and who
should have paid out silver TO protect
the treasury from the gold gamblers
and bond holders as the law required.
No wonder the senator from Massa-
chusctts feels warranted In twltting MS
for the decay of Southern statesman
ship and charges us with dishonesty.
He charges II. however. In another
connection, and as aiding and abettlug
this Judas from Kentucky, who. after
brilliant career of twenty years or
more MS leader and champion OF the
silver forces, has In his old age come 10
this pitiable pass. And TO think that
H..
a whole section should have go much
color OF truth and of fact to back II up
in the apostacy OF their principles OF
the two other secretaries OF the South
in the cabinet OF II president who has
50 degraded the name of Democracy
The South bows its head in shame Mt
this exhibition OF moral cowardlcc and
despis"s the reuegades."
The senator contended that II There
| had been one idea more prominently
presented to the American people by
President Cleveland than any other II
| has been the iniqulties OF the tariff
and demands for It's revision. In sea
son and out OF season with "dnmnable
reiteration" he had sung this siren song
! in the ears OF the farmers. In this con-
| nection he quoted from messages of
| the nresident OF 1877 and 1883, and said
he did so for the purpose of pointing
the evolution of tyrant and showing tn
| abiding citizen magistrate 10 an AFRO
| giant and obstinate ruler, who ignores
the laws and issues bonds at will. and
| issues them under statute that Is
| Subject 10 the suspicion that II was
| intended TO be temporary and limited
! In It's application, instead OF comforting
a discretionary authority" He not
| only issues them, but does II secretly
with his law partner as witness to
the contract and has created the sus-
| picion in the minds of millions OF his
rountrymen that a president can use
his high office for private gain. He
| differed from the Republican party only
| in tho one particular OF tariff, and on
| that he has blown hot and cold as his
| principal policy 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
| obstina1y.
To make good this Charge"
Mr.. Tillman argues. that when
! President Cleveland came into power
IN March, 1893 and should
house Cboth Democratic for the first
time since the war to carry his policy
into effect: lie did rot call an extra ses-
sion to give tariff reforms to the peo-
pie, but instead called congress together
| TO stop the coinage Of silver.
Discuf sing the repeal OF the purchns-
ing clause Of the Sherman law, which
followed. he said:
Democrats and Republicans vie with
| each other In the furtherance of the
| policy which had been formulated and
and steadily pursued by tho senator
| from Ohio.
when the senate mot there was an
| acknowledged majority of men open
| and outspoken In their determination
| to stand by the white metal and who
| were elected on that Issue. but the pro-
| cess OF debauchery began and slowly
| the senate yielded. In eighty days the
deed was done and the chains were riv-
cited on the wrists of the toiling
masses. Did the raid on the treasury
| stopT
cd in the regular session following. he
said:
at is true he tthe presiden) did not
| align II, and allowed II to become law
without a veto, but here again we Rave
\ a spectacle of charlatary md hvpocrIt-
| cal assumption of superiority TO his
| party which has always marked his
| career. The tRriff law which he re-
| pudiated as unworthy. involving party
| perfidy and party dishonor Is the sheet
| anchor to which he clin2s."
And again referring to the president
"if he was honest at the start tand I
| am willing to grant that much) his as
| sociation with Wall street and his con-
| nection with wealthy men had de-
| bauohed his conscience and destroyed
ail sympathias with the masses"
| Further on, In discussing tho gold
standard he said
| "A Avn 20