The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-30

candidates themselves, IN regard 10 what
policy should be pursued towards our
finances They contributed money for the
booming OF Mr.. Cleveland as the only avail
able Democratic candidate. and they abused
and ridiculed every other Democratic as
p!rant- There plain evidence TO show
that the President himself had weakened
on the question of tarln reform, and the
financial plan was cunningly drafted so
TO satisfy both gold and silver men, with
the intention that II should be interpreted.
if Cleveland was elected. as meaning the
cessation OF silver coinage and the forcing
OF & gold standard upon the people Wheth-
er the scheme was agreed to by the Presi-
dent IN person or not, or whether he bound
himself In plain terms or rot. Will, perhaps,
enever be known. His course has been un-
ewervlng IN the absolute contradiction or
his public professions and letter OF ac-
ceDtance."
There had been no trouble with the gold
reserve, the Senator asserted, and no hint
OF any loss OF confidence in the national
credit until about the time of the last
presidential election. Then for the first
time we got q glimpse OF the conspiracy
which ne had referred 10 before Secretary
Foster. he said. gave the holders OF green
having government paper cashcd into gold
or silver and they all demanded gold
the gold in the treasury rapidly ran down:
The financial papers took up the cry or
the country going TO a silver basis and the
first premonitory. breezes Of the panic of
1888 swept over the land and the conspira-
tors fomented IL by every possible means
CLEVELAND MALIGNED.
The Senator quoted from President Cleve-
lands response to the committee that mott
fed him OF his nomination the last time
and declared there was nothing In 1t to
warrant one to expect that the leader OF
the Democratic party would ignore the
platform and treat with contempt the
trusted lieutenants whom the people had
sent TO the national capital TO assist In
shaping legislation. The language would
lead US to expect the very reverse. "How
many" he asked, "of these reasonable
expectations have been met? Whose adj
vice has he (the PreSidenD recognized!
None but that OF the bootlicks and syco-
plants who have crawled on their knees
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 II President has never been
prostituted ADD never has the appointing
power been abused Claiming to be tho
apostle OF civil service reform ne has de-
bauched the civil service making appoint
ments only of those whose sponsors would
surrender their manhood and with bated
breath walk with submissive head IN MS
presence. With relentless purpose he has
ignored his oath OF office to uphold and
obey the law and has paid out gold instead
gold. by both actions over riding the law
and giving no heed u the interests of any
owners or partners While TO this be-
sotted tyrant coin has come to mean gold
alone, he cannot by his mere ipSe dixit
change the law of this land and pervert
the plain meaning or the English IAN
guage." The repeal OF the Sherman law.
IL was asserted. which was the first point
OF attack. OF this ''unholy alliance was
only accomplished through the aid and in
conjunction with a majority OF the Re-
publican Senators. This Democratic Presi-
dent accomplished what not possible
for any Republican executive under the
circumstances TO have brought about. A
change OF the party in power had left a
large number OF Offices in his gift with
which TO buy votes.
SHERMAN AND CARLISLE CATCH 1T.
the parity of gold and silver in the Sher-
man law Senator Tillman said: 1.-The OBJ
5ect was to have them assist each other to
hold silver up by holding gold down, and
an honest Secretary of the Treasury. who.
should have resigned his office rather than
submit to the dictation of a besotted chief
would have paid out silver to protect the
treasury from the gold gamblers and bond
gamblers, as the law and his oath of office
required. No wonder the Senator from
Massachusetts feels warranted in twitting
us with the decay OF Southern statesman
ship and charging US with dishonesty. He
charges IL, however. in another connection
and as aiding and abetting this Judas from
Kentucky. who. after brilliant career of
twenty years and more as leader and
= champion of the silver forces, has in his
old age come 10 this pitiful pass. And
then TO think that indictments thus brought
against whole section should have so
much color of truth and of fact TO back 1t
up in the apostacy from their principles of
the two other Secretaries from the South
in the Cabinet OF President who has
disgraced the name or Democracy. The
South bows its head in shame at this ex-
hibition of mora. cowardice and despises
the renegades."
The Senator contended that IL there has
been one idea more persistently and prom
inently presented to the American people
by President Cleveland than any other 1t
had been the iniquities of the tariff and the
demand for It's revision. In season and out
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had sung this siren song in the ears of the
Farmers. In this connection he quoted from
messages OF the President OF 1887 and 1883
and said he did 1t for the purpose of point
ing out the evolution of tyrant and of
showing the transition from a conscien-
tious, law-abding chief magistrate to an
arrogant and obstinate ruler who ignores
the law and issues bonds at will and issues
them under statute that is subject to the
rary and limited in its application, instead
OF cClferring discretionary authority. He
NOT only issues them. but does ii secretly
with his law partner as a witness TO the
contract and has created the suspicion in
the minds of millions of his fcountrymen
that President of the United States can
use his high Office for private gain. He diff
fers with the Republican party only in the
one particular OF the tariff. and on that he
has blown hot and cold as his pet hobby
and win go down in history the most,gi-
gantic failure of any man who ever occu-
pied the White House, all because of his
vanity and c5stinacy." To make good this
charge" MIR. Tillman argued that when
President Cleveland came to power. in
March. 1855, and could have called the SEN
ate and House tboth Democratic, for the
first time since the war; To carry his policy
into effect. he did not call an extra session
10 give tariff reform to the people, but,
instead. called Congress together TO stop
the coinage of silver.
THE CHAINS RIVETED."
Discussing the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law which followed
he said: Democrats and Republicans We'd
with each other in the furtherance OF the
policy which had been formulated and stead
fly pursued by the Senator from Ohio
When the Senate met there was an &C
knowledsed majority of men open and out
spoken in their determination to stand by
the white metal and who were elected on
that issue. But the process of debauchery
began. and slowly the Senate yielded In
ninety days the deed was done and the
chains were riveted the wrists of the
toiling millions. Did the raid on the treas
ury stopy
Discussing then the tariff bill, which
said: 1T Is true he (the Presidency did not
sign II and allowed Ii TO become law with
out approval. But here again we have
spectacle of charlatanry and hypocritical
assumption OF superiority 10 his party which
has always marked his career. The tariff
law which he repudiated as unworthy in
volving party peridy and party dishonor'
Is the sheet anchor TO which he clings"
Again referring to the President, he said:
If he was honest at the start land / am
willing 10 grant that much) his association
NIT all SIR and a. Il