The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-06
l.. TUCKER,
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here when they forget ell the rights,
advantages aud blessings of gov
ernment under which we live
There are some attendants of the
tyranaies of the Old World to relieve
the deprivation of the representative
and individual liberty. There you
see that old spirit of loyalty and
chivalry which, III council. aud in
battle, on land or ocean, achieves re.
nown aud glory Of country. But
what is there to relieve the tyranny
OF a moneyed power. controlling
through the forms of law, distorted
and bent to accomplish their selfish
ends, when actuated by the desires
and motives as a miser? No relief
whatev I. Unless the great com
mon people of this country can sue
cessfu!iy fight back the accumulated
power of the protected industries
and aggregated wealth of the coun
try, they might just as we'll give up
their liberty and return to an era of
despo;lsm. Look around in this
country at present-what do you
see? The history, since the ending
of the war. beginning with the re
construction measures, has present
ed scene of spoliation of the masses
of the people, done under the forms
of law. greater than was that by any
| Consul that ever was sent out from
Rome, parallel TO Verres, against
whom the eloquence OF Cicero thun
dered in the days of his prime The
great trusts. for instance, are made
for what purpose To crush out all
those who will not join in a given
Observation-Disclosures and syn
dicates that control the financial des-
tiny and prosperity of the people.
If you want to note an example Of
their power, look at the announce
ment of to day in the papers that a
New York syndicate, with Mr. Nor
gan at it's head, has decided to ad
vance enough gold to keep up the
reserve, showing that they have got
gold in their vaults at the present
time, and that the issuance Of the
bonds to keep up that reserve is en-
abling them to simply to bank upon
the distress OF the great American
people. Fie upon such men, Fie
upon such lack of patriotism.
They will keep up the credit Of
the Government for two months un-
til Mckinley is elected, then they
will come again, and through the
Secretary OF the Treasury, put mil
lions of dollars into their pockets.
And who pays these millions of
dollars- From whence does 1t
comet It comes from those who.
at the touch OF button, throughout
the length and breadth of the land,
in the various companies and mon
opolies. and the farm producers can
have their wages and profits reduced
to starvation point to meet the de
mauds Of these men. Honest COM
petition doesn't exist any more in
the country. Look at the monopo-
lists who have wrecked your rail
roads through the land, and through
) that means accumulated fortunes Of
: hundreds and two hundred millions
dollars. Do you mean to say that
} that can be done honestly? And do
you mean to say, as matter Of jus
! tice, that the bonded Indebtedness
: which has gone into the hands OF
!: millionaires. either IN Wall street or
! in London. executed at a time when
: silver had the stamp of the Govern.
: ment to make silver g dollar in value
should now be paid for and redeem.
. ed in gold.
Does it not look as if they, tie
! parties interested in the transaction.
wanted the debtor to pay twice the
i. amount of his indebtedness, In