Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-28
A REMARKABLE PARALLEL
\ Letter by NJ. JcRersoa which Apsi,
Applies Co the Present Sususssoa.

4 Letter by NJ. JeRersos which Aps,,
Applies Go the Present sesusssea.
In 1900. when the Federaiist party
was virtually wiped out. Thomas JEFF
ferson wrote his friend and Virginia
| neiehbor. Maszei. then in France. q let
ter In which he gives q strfkingly accu-
rate outline, not only OF that cam
paign, but Of this.
'The aspect Of our politics." Jefferson
writes. has wonderfully changed
since you left US. In place OF the noble
love Of liberty and republican govern
ment. which carried us trtumphantly
through the war. an Anglican party
has sprung up whose avowed purpose
Il is To draw us over TO the substance.
rs they have already done to the forms,
OF the British government. While the
main body Of our citizens remain true
to Republican Institutions .
against us are the executive. the fed
eral judiciary. two out OF three
branches OF the legislature. all the on
GERS Of the government. all timid men
who prefer the calm Of despotixm to
the boisterous sen Of liberty. all British
merchants and Americans trading on
British capital. all spectators and
brokers, and with them the banks and
dealers In the public funds Omitted
States bonds)-a continuance invented
for the purpose ofcorruption and for a.-
similating US Co The rptten. as well ms
TO the sound parts. 81 the British mod
el. II would give you a fever n I were
to name 20 you the apostates who have
gone over 60 these heresies-men who
were once Solomons In council and
Samsons In the field. but who have had
their heads shorn by the hariot Eng
land. In short we are likely Co preserve
the liberty we have obtained only by
unremitting iabors and pcrils. But we
shall preserve it,
srhe Americas people have ssvss sasseA
h any erisas is the p,se, ses have they
ssasse % believe that they VIII saii IN shis
grsas crisis. ts b true that ve have on
the ether side - great . aopsags fssa
~ wss ever raised In Americas pelssses.
IL = sras ehas they are rssersisg % sssssss-
0atSoa aad eoereion as they never r~sovs~A
% them before. but, my srse.da vs,,e
mosey ssshs. money dso't vote % the
Cs,ssd sssses.--w. .. uryss.
I'VE can afford 90 be DOOR, aid
General Russell a. Aigcr. OF Mic,.iran.
who is chaperoninE n crowd of gen
erals" around the country. speaking IN
Mckiniey's interests. I'VE can AFFORD
60 I've poor" said ne. addressing a crowd
Of workinrmen at Kansas CITY. hut
We cannot AFFORD tn be dishonest. We
must nay everything we owe with
loo-cent dollars" This the very ,d.nti-
cal Millionaire Aiger whom senator
Sherman Deliberately charges. In his
book. upon conclusive proof. with buy
Ing the votes Of negro delegates in
strucfed for himself In the national Re-
publican convention Of 1855. Can such
man teaoh workingmen homes,
finance.
II private citizen contracts n debt
on false Representations he Is a criminal.
III a CHIEF magistrate conspirc~ with a
legislative body TO disable a nation Of
debtors and prevent their paying their
debts are they public bcnefactorx or
malefactors?
II few senators and representatives
conspire with alien fiusuciers 20 clan
destinely enact n law that accompiish-
e. the same object are they statesmen
or traitors?
"rea my sssd ~ hssssry ssA yss vsls
nsd shss IT, SID ssssaara ssvsr SrsseSs
ray q heps - sAsss vhs - d Ssshses,
the $50 ssse1ard s~vss eDve ssspsrsssss
70 shese whs are ssvseasa.-w. .. Bsyas.
The committee from the Labor Legion
Of Chicago. appointed to investigate
charges against Governor Aiseeids
convict labor record. recently made by
eight alleged workingmen. have
made q thorough Investigation, 60
Ing TO the Joliet penitentiary for that
purpose. and declare that the charges
are wholly unfounded.
When mckinley Was governor OF
OHIO. Hanna was his guardian. There
fore. in criticising Bryan's opponent.
we look not At the scrvanA but.at the
mssser-not At NcKin1(N Ne most
pttiaoie nsurehead In pu6IlD 5lfe to-