The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-25
PRACIICING 4 FRAUD.

1t is very evident that the purpose
Of the Republican party Of the United
States is. in the coming campaign, to
dodge the whole financial question,
and deceive the people with BRASS
band turkey-gobbler battle over the
tariff. Gov. VIM. Mckinley, of OHIO,
is very likely to be the party's candi-
date for president, and the Ohio Re-
publicans. on the 10th instant, gave
him a grand ''send off," ex-governor
and now United States Senator FOrak-
er, presiding over the convention and
making,(to use his own phrase), 1.-The
keynote speech" Here is his open
ing:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of
the Conventions: | sincerely thank the
state central committee for the honor
OF temporarily presiding over this
convention. Ordinarily as l under
stand it, it is thought to be the chief
duty and Office of the temporary chair
man of convention like this, to dis
cuss current political questions and
define party positions. Ordinarily, l
should make that kind Of an address
on such an occasion as this. 1t is pos
gible that you are expecting some
such remarks as those. If so, you
will be disappointed, for in my judg-
ment that kind Of an address is not
necessary under the circumstances at
tending US here to-day. 1t is not
necessary, because everybody knows,
that no matter what question may be
discussed in the coming campaign the
one great, towering, supreme issue in
the contest OF 1896 will be whether for
the next four years this country shall
be ruled by Democracy or by Republi-
canism." (Applause.)
And from the beginning Of that
Keynote" speech to the end Of it the
financial question is not even referred
to; the word 'silver" does not appear
in the whole proceedings; and yet the
characterization of silver, is the one
great all-pervading issue of the day.
But we are told that "the one, great,
towering, supreme issue In the con-
| test of 1896 will be whether, for the
next four years, the country shall be
| ruled by Democracy or Republican,
ISM" He might just as we'll have
| said that the stars in their courses
are hating to watch the outcome of
the tremendous controversy between
tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee. What
is the difference between Republican,
ism and Democracy? They both to-
gether repealed the Sherman law, pro-
viding for an increase of four million
dollars a month currency, based on sill
yer; they are jointly responsible for
the domination of the national bank
erS; the contraction of the currency;
and the issue of $500, 600, OO6 of bonds
in time of peace. Even the present
tariff law is a compromise supported
by both sides. The crash of 1893, and
the terrible times now on the country
are the progeny of the incestuous
union Of these adulterous representa-
tives of Plutocracy. The scalpel of
the surgeon could not find the line of
division between these coagulated
abOrtiOns. And now we are to have a
gigantic contest to determine whet TIL
er the Democratic twin or the Re-
publican twin shall distribute the Of
fices:-it is to be, in any case, either
| CuduR VI LuS-UUU WulCICVCI IL IL
the ligament which holds the mon
strosities together is not to be
severed: and the red-blood of public
plumber is to flow uninterruptedly
from one of these frauds to the other
When you let the Roentgen rays
penetrate through this mass of rot
tenness we see the grinning counter
ance of Rothschild and the death s.
head of universal bankruptcy in the
back ground. These knaves propose
to play on the people the game of the
'fakir" at country circus:-"NoW
you see it, gentlemen, and now yor
don't see it. Walk right up and pu,
up your money, gents
"Silence and division" is to be the
game on the living issues of, the day
and the whole fight is to turn on who
shall have the offices.
But the American people know
more than they did in 1890. Their
Chang won; now the knaves propose
that Eng shall carry off the spoil.
We shall see. "a plague on boil
| vOur houses"