Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30


crease OF the public debt by the issue
OF bonds payable in gold. and third. the
surrender to corporations OF the power to
issue all paper money. and give them
monopoly OF the function"
In a reference TO the Sherman silver-law
OF 1890 Mr. Tillman said: "The silver
Republicans OF the West, who had de-
serted the silver Democrats OF the South.
and accepted the compromise offered by
Senator Sherman. may take warning as
to what faith or trust they can put in
any utterance or action of the Senator
from Ohio as to the legislation in regard
to our finances. The time for another
presidential election approaches. They
must understand that the election Of any
man to the presidency who shall veto
free-coinage bill means defeat II means
more: 1t means continued disaster to our
Industries. and increased poverty to the
masses of our people.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
"If the secret history OF the year lss-
should ever be written, It would disclose
the fact that the god-ring Of New YORK,
which embraced nearly all the bankers
i'm the Eastern and Middle States, ana the
stock gamblers Of Wall street, controlled
the presidential nominations of both the
Democratic and Republican parties, ana
DdQ an UNDERSTANDABLE WIFI INT hihiih6N'"f
or with both the candidates themselves
in regard to what policy should be pur-
sued toward our finances. They con-
tributed money for the booming OF Mr..
Cleveland as the only available Demo-
cratic candidate and they abused ana
ridiculed every other Democratic as
pirant.
"AIr. Cleveland was undoubtedly very
strong with the masses of the people
and his patriotic and sympathetic utter
ances during his first administration IN
behalf Of the agricultural classes gave
him great strength; but there was no
doubt that money was used lavishly, ana
that there were pledges made In regard
to the distribution OF patronage as
means of controlling delegates and Sc
curing their votes.
There was plain evidence to show that
the people had weakened on the principle
Of tariff reform, and the financial plank
was cunningly drafted so as TO satisfy
both gold and silver men. with the in
tention that It should be interpreted If
Cleveland was elected as meaning the
cessation Of silver coinage and the
forcing Of a gold standard upon the peo-
pie. Interpreted according TO the plain
use and meaning of English words. the
platform meant bimetalism; but there
were conditions and ambiguous phrases
which had afforded an excuse to the
elastic conscience OF the bull-headed and
self-idolatrous man who holds the rens
OF power to pursue the policy ne has"
Whether the scheme was agreed to by
| the President I'm person or not. and
whether he bound himself in plain terms
or not, would perhaps never be known.
| His course had been answering I'm the
absolute contradicton Of his public pro-
| fessions and letter OF acceptance. The
expectations and interests OF the people
had been forgotten and ignored. The
party which elected him had been be-
trayed. and its banners. which fioated so
! triumphantly in the breezcs OF 1892. now
trailed in the dust Of defeat. The prac-
tical destruction Of the party had been
accomplished.
CLEVELAND'S ACCEPTANCE.
Mr.. Tiilman quoted from Mr.. Cleye-
lands letter of acceptance. and COM
mented upon It in these words: There
is nothing here which woIld warrant one
to expect that the leader Of the Demo-
cratic party, its head and guide. would
| ignore the platform. AMI treat with con-
/ tempt the trusted lieutenal.s whom the
people mad sent TO the national capital
to assist I'm shaping the partys policy.
The language would lead us 90 expect
the very reverse. How many of these
reasonable expectations have been metz"
How many Of YOU, men grown old
and gray In the service OF the party and
! OF the nation; men who were its trusted
] leaders before Cleveland was ever heard
of; how many. ! say, have been called
into his councils? II any speak. | shall
be glad TO hear them.
| whenever did this man sink his per-
sonality? Whom has he cOnsulted2 Whose
advice has he recognized? None, but
that Of the bootlcks and sycophants who
have crawled on their knees for the
crumbs of patronage and betrayed their
| constituents for the Offices i'm his gift.
In the entire history OF this country
the high Office OF President has never
been 50 prostituted. and never has the
appointing power been so abused. Claim
/ ing to be the apostle Of civil-service Ie-
| FORM he has debauched the civil service
| by making appointments only of those
whose sponsors would surrender their
| manhood. and. with bated breath. walk
with submissive heads in his presence.
with relentless purpose he has ignored
his oath Of Office to uphold and obey the
law. and has paid out gold instead OF
coin. and issues bonds to buy more gold
by both actions overriding the law, and
giving no heed to the interests of any
but his money friends-I might say, his
owners, or partners.
"COIN" MEANS GOLD ALONE.
while to this besotted tyrant coin has
come to mean gold alone; he cannot by
his mere ipse diXit change the law OF
the land. and pervert the plain meaning
of the English language. His Republican
partners i'm crime. who set the unright
eous. unlawful example which he has SC
/ persistently followed and encouraged him
i'm IL to the utmost extent cannot escape
the condemnation of the honest working
businessmen OF the country as equa
partners in his guilt"
The repeal Of the Sherman law. it wa:
asserted. which was the first point Of at
tack of his "unholy alliance" was only
accomplished through the aid and i'm con
junction with a majority OF the Republ
can senator's
This Democratic President accom-
plshed what It was not possible for any
Republican Executive under the circum
stances TO have brought about \ chang,
OF the party in power had left large
number Of offices in his gift with which
to buy votes"
In discussing the question Of the homes
meaning of the parity of gold an'
silver" in the Sherman law. he said
'The object is 70 have them assis
each other; 10 hold up silver b.
holding gold down; and an honest Secre
tary OF the Treasury, who should hav
resigned his Office rather than sub
mitted TO the dictation OF a besotte'
chief. would have paid out silver &
protect the Treasury from the gold-gam
bIers and bond-gamblers. as the Law
and his oath Of office required. But, alas
The old breed Of southern statesmen
like Calhoun. who. after a life spent il