The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-02-27

ing himself, had been pronounced
guilty of treason, without hearing or
trial. He then paid some attention to
the house tariff bill. 1t was admitted
everywhere that the house bill was not
a Republican measure, but, he said, it
s'as measure to meet an alleged
tmel gency which the chief executive
stoutly asserted did not exist at all.
Recently certain self-constituted
censors of party notion" Mr.. Carter
confined, shave been pleased to de-
nominate the Republicans who voted
against the bill as conspirators against
the public veal; others have gone 80 far
as to invite them to relieve the party
Of their obnoxious presence.
He declared that the silver Republi-
cans believed they were right, and
we're firm in their party allegiance.
Tribute to Cieveland's Genius.
Mr.. Carter said that business de-
preston in this country followed the
election of 1892, because tariff reform
meant free trade, and continued.
"At this momentous point, the spark
Of genius appeared in one of the most
determined men this country has ever
known. When the history of our
times shall be written, Mr.. Cleveland
will be accorded the honor of having
displayed the most marvellous political
tact of any man of his time"
Mr.. Carter then referred to the finan-
cial and tariff legislation favored by
the administration. and paid his re-
spects to the Republican senators and
representatives who operated with the
Democratic administration to bring
about the repeal of the Sherman silver
law, and III speaking of the suggestion
of the president that the greenbacks
should be- retired, he said:
Again Protected Himself
Again we hear the Republican mag
pie chatter. A horde of presidential
aspirants rushed to political suicide,
yelling sound money The press of
New York city leads the procession
sound money is their cry. And,
under the cover of this cry, the presi-
dent protected himself and his admin
istration from unjust criticism for the
most shady and iniquitous transaction
in public finances the world has ever
known (referring to the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
Then, continuing, he said in part:
In due time the present congress as
sembled, and the president does not
call for more revenue, pertinaciously
insisting that the revenue laws ara all
right, but calling for authority to issue
bonds so as to facilitate the retirement
of the greenbacks, and his operations
result i'll an increase of the public debt.
There is some doubt about the success
of the operation. Mutterings are
heard about the previous bond sale
when, 10 and behold, there comes
Another Exhibit Of Genius.
A venerable dispute of the age of
three score and ten, concerning strip
of swamp land in Venezuela, is pushed
upon the country, with warlike DEM
onstration and we are proudly in.
formed that the same hand that au-
thorizod the tearing down the flag at
Honolulu will sustain the government
at all hazards. even to the terrors of
war. BY this time, the Republicans of
the East became used to bobbing up
and down like cork on the water at
the suggestion of the president, and in.
stantly we see resolution passed ap.
propriating $1OO,OUO for a commission
to advise the executive on points on
which ample facilities for information
were at the time at his disposal.
Played Like an Artist.
The president understood the string
upon which to play; he played the par.
of an artist.
In the midst of the warlike excite.
ment following ON the evening of Dec.
20, just three days having been allowed
to work congress and the country up
another message followed, in effect re.
newing the call for the retirement OF
the greenbacks and authority to issue
bonds. Conservative men were swept
off their feet. The last message
adroitly referred to the first and an inn
pressive warning was suggested to the
country. Who could think of party
principle at such juncture? Unde,
pressure of this artificial but exactine
and exciting situation, the revenue and
bond bills were passed by the house.
The record shows that three and one
half hours were allowed for the con.
sideration of the revenue measure and
about one day to the consideration Of
the bond bill. To insure speedy relief
the Republicans dropped their owr
principles on economic legisla
ton and in lieu thereof accepted
| Three Distinctly Democratic Heresies
on the tariff-horizonta revision, ad
valorem duties and the Wilson bill, a.
foundation for a revenue scheme, ant
they proceeded to its enactment, fondly
hoping that the president might conde
scendingly consent to favor it with hi.
signature or his sufferance. The bill
reaches the senate. A substitute is re-
ported for it. Certain patriotic Repub
licans, forgetting all the traditions o.
their party, seek to have Republicans
in this chamber who are devoted t.
bimetall:sm and protection, two ele
mentary principles of Republican faith