The National tribune., 1896-02-06
WEDNESDAY, JAN. %.


In the Senate the sensation of the day was
the fierce onslaught of Tillman upon the Pres-
dent This Southern ire-eater has had IT IN Tor
Cleveland for sometime and the remarks
were not unexpected, but the Senate seems to
take il as a huge joke. Tillman said in part :
1.-The arrangement in our finances and all
4his cry about sound money and maintaining
the honor and credit of the United States are
all part and parcel of damnable scheme of
robbery, which had for its object first the utter
destruction of silver as money metal; second,
the increase of the public debt, the issue of
bonds payable in gold: and, third, the surren-
der to corporations of the power TO issue all
paper money and give them monopoly OF that
function.
IF the secret history of the year 1892 shall
ever be written &c will disclose the fact, which
cannot be proven now, but of which have
not the slightest doubt. that the gold ring of
New York. which embraces nearly all the
bankers i'm the Eastern aud Middle States
and the stock gamblers of Wall street, con-
trolled the Presidential nominations of both
the Democratic and Republican parties and
had an understanding with the managers or
with both the candidates themselves in regard
10 what policy should be pursued toward our
finances They contributed money for the
booming OF MIR. Cleveland the only available
Democratic candidate, and they abused and
ltidiculed every other Democratic aspirant
There was plain evidence 10 show that the
President himself had weakened on the ques-
zion of tariff reform, and the financial plank
was cunningy drafted SO as to satisfy both gold
and silver men, with the intention that II
should be interpreted IL Cleveland was elected,
as meaning the cessation of silver coinage and
the forcing OF gold standard upon the people.
There had been no trouble with the gold
reserve" the Senator asserted, and no hint of
any loss of confidence in the National credit
until about the time of the last Presidential
election. Then for the first time we got
glimpse of the conspiracy which he had re-
ferred 10 before. Secretary Foster" he said,
"gave the holders of ereenbacks and Treasury
notes the option of having Government paper
casbed in gold and silver, and they all de-
manded gold. the gold in the Treasury rapidly
ran down. The financial papers took up the
cry of the country going to a silver basis, and
the fret prenonitory breezes Of the panic of
1893 swept over the land and the conspirators
fomented il by every possible means.
In the entire history OF this country the
high Office of President has never been so pros
tituted and never has the appointing power
been so abused. Claiming TO he the apostle of
Civil Service Reform, he has debauched the
Civil Service by making appointments only of
those whose sponsors would surrender their
manhood, aud. with batcd breath, walk with
submissive head in his presence With relent-
less purpose he has ignored his oath of Office to
uphold aud obey the law. and has paid out gold
gold, by both actions overriding the law and
giving no heed to the interests of any but
mOneyed friends-I might say his own owners
or partners
"WhiIe to this besotted tyrant coin has come
60 mean gold tlone lie cannot by his mere ipse
dirt change the law OF this land and pervert
she plain meaning of the English language"
IN discussing tho honest meaning" of parity
of gold aud silver in the Sherman law he said
1.-THE object was to have them assist each other
90 hold silver up by holding gold down, and an
honest Secretary OF the Treasury, who should
have resigned his Office rather than submit to
diciation of besotted chief would have paid
out silver to protect the Treasury from the gold
Rambl and bond gamblers as the law and his
oath Of office required.
No wonder the Senator from Massachusetts,
feels warranted in INVITING Us with the decay
OF Southern craftsmanship and charging US with
dishonesty. be charges it, however in another
connection. and aiding and abetting this
Judas from Kentucky, who. after brilliant
career OF 20 years and more leader and
champion OF the silver forces, has in his old age
come 10 this pitiful pass. And then TO think
that the indictment thus brought against a
whole section should have SO much color of
truth aud Of fact To back il up in the apostacy
from their principles of the two other Secre-
taTies from the South IN the Cabinet of Presi-
dent who has so disgraced the name OF Democ-
facy. The South bows it's head ia shame at
this exhibition OF moral cowardice and despises
the renegades
The responsibility Of providing revenue
and looking after the solvency of the Treasury
which rests with Congress, has been usurped
by the President. Why is be not impeached?
The eucroaclImcnts Of the Federal judiciary
and the supineness and venality-corruption
may say-oi the representative branches of the
Government causes of deep concern To all
thinking aud patriotic men. We are fast
drifting into government by injunction in the
interest OF monopoiies and corruption. and the
Supreme Court, by one corrupt vote, annuls an
&C; OF Congress looking to the taxation Of the
Rich.
Tie struggle from 1861 10 1865 which
sreuchel ihis fair land in blood, was to eman-
eipate 100000 black slaves. We are fast
approaching a condition which will place the
collar OF industrial bondage around the necks
of ten times that many white slaves. day of
reckoning VIII come, unless there is no longer
sJust God in Heaven"
In the House. Mr.. Brewster ~. y, T. called
upa bill for the donation Of condemned cannon
80 Grand Army OF the Republic Posts at Roch-
ester and Rorkport N. Y. This led 10 an
amusing scramble for condemned cannon.
Fully Gfty members were on their feet trying
20 offer amendments for the donation of con
osfnncd cannon 10 their districts. The clamor
for cannon became loud that the bill and
amendments were referred to the COMMITTEES
on Naval Affairs
Mr.. Poole IN. Y. r. J, from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions. called mp bill to amend
section of the act of 1890 so as 10 provide in
considering widows claims that the death OF
an enlisted man shall be considered sufficiently
proved il he has been absent aud no tidings
have been heard from him for seven years, with
the Iroyiso that no widow should be entitled 10
the benefit Of this amendment where the nus.
bands disappearance was due TO her unchaste
or immoral conduct, and that the pension shall
cease if the husband is proved TO be alive.
Mr.. Grow pa, r. moved TO recommit the
biz 10 the Committee on Invalid Pensions