Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05
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The repeal OF the sherman, law,
it was asserted, which was the first
point of attack, of this 'unholy al
lance was accomplished through
the aid and in conjunction with
majority of the republican sena-
tors.
"This democratic president ac-
complished what was not possible
for any republican executive 'un-
der the circumstances to have
brought about, A change Of the
party in power had left g large
number of offices in his gift with
which to buy votes"
In discussing the ''honest mean
ing" party of gold and silver in
Sherman law, he said:
"The object was to have them as
sist each other, to hold silver up by
holding gold down, and an honest
secretary of the treasury 'Gho
should have resigned his Office
rather than submit to the dicta-
ton Of g besotted chief, wonld
have paid out silver to protect the
treasury from the gold gamblers
and bond gamblers as the law and
his oath of office required. No Won
der the Senator from Massachu-
setts feels Warranted in twitting us
with the decay of southern states
manghip and charging US with dis
honesty. He charges, however, in
another connection ard as aiding
and abettlng this Judas from Ken
tucky, who after brilliant career
of twenty years and more, ar lead
er and champion of the silver
forces, has in his old age come to
this pitiful pass.
"And then 10 think tha' the i'll
dictment thus brought against a
whole section should have SO much
color of truth and of fact to back
it ur in the apos acy from their
principles Of the two other secreta-
ries from the South III the cabinet
of a president who has so disgraced
the name of democracy.
"The South bows its head iii
shame at this exhibition of moral
cowardice and despises the RENE
gades."
The Senator contended that if
there has been one idea more per-
sistently and prominently present
ed TO the American people by Pres
ident Cleveland than any other il
had been the iniqnities Of the tariff
and the demand for its revision.
In season and out of season with
sd, nuable iteration" he had sung
his siren song in the ears of the
farmers. In this connection the
Senator quoted from messages Of
the president of 1887 and 1888, and
said he did it for "ihe purpose Of
pointing out the evolution Of ty-
rant and showing The transition
from conscientious, law-abidlng
chief magistrate to an arrogan. and
obstinate ruler whc ignores the law
and issues the bonds at will, and
issues them under a statute hat IL
'subiec: 10 the suspicion that il
was intended 10 be temporary and
limited in its application instead
of conferring Il discretionary au
thority.' He not only issues them
but does it secretly, wish his law
partner as a witness to the contract,
and has created the suspicion in
the minds of millions of mis- coun-
trymen that president of tie Uni
ted States can use his hign 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 g;gan-
tic failure of any man who ever oc-
cupied the white house: al because
of his vanity and ohstinacy."
TO make good "this charge" J"
Mr.. Tillman argued that when
President Cleveland came to power
in March, 1898, and could have
called The senate and house (both
democrats for the first time since
the war, to carry out his policy, he
did not call all extra session to give
tariff reform to the people, but in
stead called congress together to
stop the coinage of silver.
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 for
mulated and steadily pursued by
the Senator from Ohio. When the
senate met there was an ackl.owl-
edged majority of men open and
outspoken in their determination
to stand by the white metal apd
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
wrist of the toiling millions. Did
the raid on the treasury stop?"
Discussing then the tariff bill
which passed in the regular session