The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-04
man who ever occupied the White
House, all because OF his vanity end

man who ever occupied the White
House, all because OF his vanity enc
obstinacy."
To make good "this charge" Mr.
Iitlman argued that when President
Cleveland came to power in March
1898, and could have called the Senate
and House (both Democratic for tn,
first time since the war;, to carry out
his policy, he did not call an extra
session to give tariff reform to the peo
pie, but instead called Congress togeth
er to stop the coinage of silver.
SHERMAN LAW REPEAL.
Discussing the repeal OF tho purv rvfhas
ing clause of the Sherman law which
followed, he said:
Democrats and Republicans Wed
| with each other in the furtherance OF
the policy. which had been formulated
from Ohio. When the Senate met
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 process of debauchery
began, and slowly the Senate yielded.
In ninety days the deed was done, and
the chains were riveted on the wrists
of the toiling millions. Did the raid
on Jne treasury stop ~
Discussing then the tariff bill which
passed in the regular session following,
he said:
1T is true he (the President) did
not sign it and allowed it to become a
law without approval But here again
we have q spectacle of charlantry and
hypocrltlcal assumption of superiority
to his party which has always marked
his career. The tariff law which ho
repudiated rs unworthy, involving
party perfdy ani party dishonor, is
the sheet ancnor 10 which he clings. :"
And again referring to the Presi-
dent, ii he was honest at the sta, .,
land | am willing to grant that much)
his association with Wall street aud
his connection with wealthy men had
debauched his conscience and destroy
ed all sympathy with the masses"
WHY is CLEVELAND NOT IMPEACHED :?
THE responsibility of providing
revenue and locking after the solvency
OF the treasury which rests with Con-
gross, has been usurped by the Presi-
dent, Why is he not impeached?
The encroachments of the Federal
judiciary, and the supineness and
vepality--c corruption | may say--of
the representative branches OF the
government are causes of deep con
ccrn to all thinking and patriotic men.
We arc fast drifting into government
by injunction in the interest of mono
poles and corporations, and the Su-
preme Court, by one corrupt vote, ain.
NUS an act OF Congress looking to the
taxation OF the rich. The Struggle
from 1861 to 1865 which drenchcd this
fair land in blood was to cmanicipate
four million black slaves. We are fast
Il condition which will
place the collar Of industrial bondage
around the nccks of ten times that
many white slaves. a day of reckon
ing Will, come unless there is 10 longer a
just God in heaven, and when it does
come, woe be unto those who have been
among the opprcssors OF the people.
The present struggle is unfortunately
LOO IKE that which preceded tho late
civil war, lnasmuCh as it is sectional.
The creditor and the manufacturing
States OF the North and East, those
which have grown inordinately wealthy
~ the expense OF the producing classes
Of the South and West, are urging this
policy with the bcsottcd blindness Of
1t was easy to see, the Senator said
in conclusion, that tho struggle for the
new emancipation had begun. Thcrc
were millions now on the march and
tncy tramp, tramp, tramp: tramp the
sidewalks hunting work and the high
ways begging bread and unless relief
comes they will some day take notion
to come to Washington with rifles in
their hand to regain the liberties
stolen from them or which their re-
have sold