The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-06

w ouy hiofo Boiu, ny Ootn acIlohS
overriding tho law, and giving no
heed to the interests of any but money
ed .friends--I might say his own part
| nerS.
"Whilo to this bcsOttci tyrant coin
has como to mean gold alOno, he cam
not by his mere 'ipse diXit' change
| the law OF this land and pcrvert tho
plain meaning of the English language.
The repeal of the Sherman law, it
was asserted, which was tho first point
Of attack, Of this 'unh0ly alliance"
was only accomplished through the
aid and in con junction with ma jOrity
Of the Republican Senators.
"This Democratic President ac-
complishcd what was not possible for
any Republican executive under tho
circumstances 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"
In discussing tho honest meaning {"
of parity of gold and silver in the
Sherman law. he said:
| "Tho object was to have them assist
each other, TO hold silver up by hold
| ing gold down, and an honest sccre-
| tary of the treasury who should have
resigned his office rather than submit
to the dictation of besotted chiof,
wo..ld have paid out silver to protect
the treasury from tho gold gamblers
and bond gamblers as the law and his
oath Of Office required. No wonder
| the Senator from Massachusetts feels
warranted in twitting us with the
decay of Southern craftsmanship and
charging us with dishonesty. He
charges, however, in another cOnnec-
Judas from Kentucky, who, after a
brilliant career of twenty years anu
more, rs leader and champion. of the
silver forces, has in his ola age come
to this pitiful pass.
"And then to think that the indict-
ment thus brought against whole
section should have so much color OF
truth and of fact to back it up in the
apcstacy from their principles of the
two other secretaries from the South
in the cabinet Of a President who has so
dlSgraced the name OF Democracy.
1.-THE South bows its head in shame
at this exhibition OF moral cowardice
and despises the renegades."
SIREN SONG OF TARITT REFORM.
The Senator contended that If there
has been one idea more perSiStently
and prominently presented to the
American people by President Cleve-
land than any other, it had been the
iniquities OF the tariff and tho demand
for it's revision. In season and out OF
season with damnable iteration" he
had sung his siron song in the ears OF
the farmers. In this connection the
Senator quoted from messages OF the
President of 1887 and 1885, and said he
did it for "thc purpose Of pointing out
the evolution OF a tyranG and showing
the transition from conscientious,
law-abiding chief magistrate to an
| arrogant and obstinate ruler who
| ignores the law aud issues the bonds
at will, and issues them under a statute
that is subject to the suspicion that
it was intended to bc temporary and
limited in its application instead of
cOnfcrring discretionary authority.'
He not only issues them but does it
secretly, with his law partner as a
witness to the contract and has created
the suspicion in tho minds OF millions
Of his countrymen that a Prosic ent Of
the United States can use his high
Office for private gain.
He differs with the Republican
party only in the one particular OF the
tariff, and on that he has blown hot
and cold, and will go down in history
as the most gigantic failure Of any
man who over occupied the White
House, all because OF his vanity ond
obstinacy."
IO IllukC ROou UlllS CIliFSCy MI.
Tilman argued that when President
Cleveland came to power in March,
| 1893, and could have called the Senate
and House (both Democratic for the
first time siDcc the wary, to carry out
his policy, he did not call an extra
session to give tariff reform to the pco-
pie, but instead called Congress togcth-
CT to stop the coinage OF silver.
SHERMAN LAW REPEAL.
Discussing tho repeal Of the purchas
ing clause Of the Sherman law which
followed, he said:
"Domocrats and Republicans We'd
with each other in the furthcrancc of
the policy which had been formulated
aud steadily pursued by tho Senator
from Ohio. When the Senate met
thcrc. was an acknowledged majority
OF mon open and outspokcn in thoir
determination to stand by tho white
metal and who were elected on that
issue. But the process of debauchcry
began, and slowly the Senate yielded.
In ninety days the deed was done, and
the chains were rivctcd on the wrists
of the toiling millions. Did tho raid
on the treasury stop ?'
Discussing then the tariff bill which
passed in tho regular session following,
he said:
ct is true he (thc presidcnt) did
not sign it and allowed it to become a
law without approval. But here again
we have u spectacle OF charlantry and
hypocritical assumption OF superiority
to his party which has always marked
his caroer.. Tho tarilr law which he
rcpudiated as unworthy, involving
party perfidy and party dishonor,' is
the sheet anchor to which he clings."
And again referring to the Presi-
dent, " if he was honest at tho start
(and am willing to grant that much)
his association with Wall street and
his connection with wealthy men had
dobauchcd his conscience and destroy
! ed all sympathy with the Masses"
WHY IS CLEVELAND NOT IMpEACHEp &?
"Tho responsibility of providing
rcvonuc and looking after tho solvency
OF the treasury which rests with Con-
grcss, has been usurpcd by tho Pres-
don't. Why is he not impoached?
1.-THE cncroachments Of tho Federal
| judiciary, and the supineness and
veDality-. corruption [ may say---of
the representative branches OF the
government are Causes Of deep con-
corn to all thinking and patriotic men.