Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-14

"While to this besotted tyrant, coin
las come to mean gold alone, he can
aot by his mere 'ipsi dixit' change
she law of this land and pervert the
plain meaning of the English Ian.
,uage.
''The repeal of the Sherman law. it /
was asserted, which was the first
point of attack of this 'unholy al.
lance was only accomplished through
the aid and in conjunction with a
majority of the republican senators.
This democIatic president accom-
plished what was not possible for
any republican, executive under the
:ircuinstances,t to have brought about.
A change of the party in power had
left q large number of offices in his
gift with which to buy votes"
Discussing the repeal of the pur-
chasing 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
Ind steadily pursued by the senator
from Ohio.
When the senate met there was an
acknowledged ma )ritv of men open
and out spoken in their determine
zion 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 toiiing millions. Did the raid on
the treasury stop?"
Further in discussing the gold cues
ton, he said:
'Rothschild and his Anne ricau
agents graciously condescent to come
to the help of the United States treas
ury in maintaining the gold standard,
which has wrought ruin and only
charge small commission of $40 OO0,-
600 or so. Great God! That this
proud government, the richest, most
powerful on the globe, should have
that London Jew should have been
appointed its receiver, and presumes
to patronize us.
''Fhe responsibility of providing
revenue and looking after the SOL
yency of the treasury, which rests
with congress has been usurped by
the president. Why is he not i'm
peached?
The encroachment of the federal
judiciary and the supineness and ven
aiity-corruption, may say-of the
representative branches of the gov
eminent are causes of deep concern
to all thinking and patriotic men.
We are fast drifting into government
by injunction, in the interest of mon
opolies and corporations, and the
supreme court, by one corrupt vote,
annuls an act of congress looking to
the taxation of the RICH"
Rev. Myron Il. Reed, of Denver,
the Sunday following the delivery of
Tillman's speech, thus spoke of it
from his pulpit:
Senator TillInan said some words
in Washington the other day that re-
mind me of words that hear on Lar
liner street. and in the barber shops.
and in smoking cars. A driver of an
express wagon had said the same
thing to me in about the same style.
1t is about what the west and south
are thinking. Mr.. Tilllnnn is q sena-
tor OF the people and for the people.
He is not the senator of legislature.
OF course he has fractured all Ell
quette, compromised all the conven-
tions, but he said what several mill
ions are thinking; and said it, il thsy
could speak. in their tone of voice.
OF course he threw dignity to the
winds. He said tile essential fact.
however. A London Jew has been
! made receiver for the United States.
/ What does the average senator
know of the condition of the people!
He associates with senator's, justices
OF the supreme court, ex-presidents,
Wanamaker. and the walking dele.
gate Of corporations, Chauncey De-
pew. Chauncey is the champion clog
dancer of the century. Yesterday
not three blocks from my house / met
poor girl, not decently clad to be
out OF doors, and she said: Give me
something. l am SO hungry She
was SO weak she could hardly stand.
She said: i don't wonder that peo-
pie Kill themselves, and was in per-
plexity whether to cry or or swear.
A million affidavits would not make
me think that she lied to me. There
was the inetfacable stamp of reality
on her look and in her words. Now
Senator Tillman feels this GRIPS
thoughts. That girl is one of the
victims of the way we vote or allow
our vote to be shoves aside.
Here is the senate of the nation.
where the other day one ex railroad
attorney spoke of the splendid rhet-
ori.' aud 'feryid eloouauca' amt