The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-30
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anu prominently presented 10 uI1e Amer
lean people by Cleveland 5Aan any 9th
er it had been the iniquities of the tariff
and the demand for its revision. In sea-
son and out of season, with "damnable
iteration" he had sung this siren song
in the ears of the farmers In this con-
nection he quoted from messages of
the president in 1887 and 1883, and said
he did it "for the purpose of pointing
out the evolution of tyranny and of
showing the transition from a con-
scjentious. law-aIbiding chief magistrate
to an arrogant and obstinate ruler, VINO
ignores the law and issues bonds at
will and issues them under a statute
that Is subject to the suspicion that it
was intended to be temporary and linn
tied In its Applicant instead of con-
ferr.ng a discretionary authority. He
mot only issues them, but does 1t secret
ly, with his law partner as a witness to
The contract, and has created the sus-
piclon in the minds of millions Of his
countrymen that a president of the
United States can use his high Office for
private gain. He differs with the replFo-
lean party only in the one particular of
the tariff in that he has blown hot and
cold as his pet hobby, and win go down
In history as the most gigantic failure
of any man who ever occupied the
white house, all because of his vanity
and obstlnacy.
ITO make good this charge" Tillman
argued, that when president Cleveland
came into power in March, 1898, and
could call the senate and house Cloth
democratic for the first time since the
war; to carry his policy into effect, he
did not call an extra session to give
tarin reform to the people, but instead
called congress together to stop the
coinage of silver" Discussing the re-
peal of the purchasing 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 and
steadily pursued by the senator from
Ohio, when the senate had an aclxnowl-
edged majority of men, open and out
spoken I'm their determination to stand
by the white metal, and who were elect
ed on that issue. But the process of de-
bauchery began and slowly the senate
yielded. In 80 days the deed was done
and the chains were riyeted on the
wrists of the toiling millions. Did the
raid on the treasury stop?"
Discussing then the tariff bill. which
passed in the regular session following.
he said: 1T is true that he (the presi-
denD did not sign and allow 1t to be-
come a law without approval but here,
again, we have a spectacle of hypocrlt-
teal assumption of superiority to his
party which has always marked his ca
reer. The tariff law which he repudiaT-
ed as unworthy, involving party per-
fidy and party dishonor,' is the sheet
anchor to which he clings." And again,
referring to the president, "if ne was
honest at the start (and / am willing
TO grant that much) his association
with Wall street and his connection
with wealthy men have debauched his
conscience and destroyed all sympathy
xkvff TsaaFst a.
cussing the gold question, ne sad:
'Rothschild and his American agents
graciously condescend 10 come to the
help OF ;he Un.,ed States treasury i'm
maintaining the gold standard which
has wrought the ruin, ana only charges
a small commission OF ten millions or
so. Great God. ,tl3t this proud govern
ment, tie richest, most powerful on
the globe, should have been brought to
so low pass that London jew should
have been appoir.ed its receiver and
presumes 10 patronlze us.
The responsibility OF providing rev.
enue and looking after the solvency Of
the treasury, which rests with congress,
has been usurped by the president.
Why is he not impeached? The en-
croachments of The federal judiciary
and the supineneSs and venaltty-cor-
ruption l may say-of the representa-
tive branches of the government are
cd lSeS u utcp NNneCEn % all thinking
and PATRIOTS men. We are fast drift
ing in TO government by injunction in
the 1liereS; of monopol!es. and corpora
tons and the supreme court by one
corruptive vote. annuls an act of con-
gress looking TO the taxation Of the
rich.
The struggle from 1861 TO 1865, which
drenohed this fair land in blood. was
10 euancipate 1900. 900 black slaves. We
are fast approaching a condition which
viii place the collar of Industrial bond
"a ge around the necks OF ten times more
than tina: many white slaves. \ day OF
reckoning viii come, and when n does
come, woe be to those who have been
among the oppressors OF the people.
The present struggle Is, unfortunately,
TOO like that which preceded the late
civil war, inasmuCh as Il Is sectional.
The creditor and the manufacturing
states Of the North and East have
grown Unfortunately wealthy al the ex-
penses OF the producing classes OF the