Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-02-07

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two other Secretaries from the South
in the Cabinet of President who dis.
graced the name of Democracy. The
South bows its head in shame at this
exhibition of moral cowardice and des-
pises the renegades."
The Senator contended that if there
has been one idea more persistently
and prominently presented to the
American people by President Cleve-
lond than any other it had been the
, iniquities Of the tariff and the de-
mand for its revision. In season and
out of season, with "damnable itera-
tion," he had sung this siren song in
the ears OF the farmers. In this con
nection he quoted from the messages
of the President OF 1887 and 1888, and
! said he did it for "the purpose oi
pointing out the evolution OF a tyrant
and of showing the transition from a
conscientious, law-abiding Chief Mag
istrate to an arrogant and obstinate
ruler, who ignores the law and issues
bonds at will, and issues them under a
statute that is subject to the suspic-
ion that it was intended to be tempor-
ary and limited in its application, in
stead of conferring 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 the
minds OF millions OF his countrymen
that President 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 eeld as his pet hobby, and will go
down in history az the most gigantic
failure OF any man who ever occupied
the White House, all because OF his
vanity and obstinacy. To make good
this charge" Tillman argued, "when
President Cleveland came into power
in March 1898, and could call the
Senate and House (both Democratic
for the first time since the war; to
carry his policy into effect, he did not
call an extra session to give tariff re-
form to the people, but instead called
Congress together to stop the coinage
of silver"
Discussing the repeal of the pnr-
chasing clause Of the Sherman law,
which followed, he said:
Democrats and Republicans wed
with each other in the furtherance OF
the policy which had been formulated
and steadily pursued by the Senator
from Ohio. When the Senate met
there was an acknowledged msjority
Of men open and outspoken in their
determination 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 wrist,
OF the toiling millions. Did the rait
on the Treasury stopf"
Discussing the Tariff bill. which
passed in the regular session following
he said: cit is true he Che Presi
denD did not sign it, but allowed it Il
become a law without his approval
But here again, We have spectacle o
hypocritical assumption of superiorit!
to his party which has always marked
his career. The Tariff Law which h
repudiated as unworthy, involving
party perfdy and party dishonor, j
the sheet anchor to which he clings."
Again, referring to the President
he said "If he was honest at th'
start (and I am willing to grant tina
much), his association with Wal
street and his connection will
wealthy men have debauched his con
science and destroyed ell sympath,
with the Masses" ~
Further on, in discussing the gol
question, he said: Rothschild an,
his American agents graciously con
descend to come to the help OF th
United States treasury in main tainin
the gold standard which has wrough
the ruin, and only charges q smal
commission of ten million dollars o
so. Great God! that this proud Go,
} ernment, the richest, most powerful
on the globe, should have bee
) brought to so low pass that Lon
, don capitalist should have been ar
pointed it's receiver and presumes {
patronize US. ff
"The responsibility Of providin
revenue and looking after the solvenc
} of the Treasury, which rests with Cor
gress, has been usurped by the Pres
> dent. Why is he not impeachedf
II "The encroachments OF the Fet
! eral judiciary and the supineness an
( venality-corruption, I may say
: the representative branches Of tn
] Government are causes of deep COZ
4 Germ to all thinking and patriot
2 men. We are fast drifting into 60
:, ernment by injunction in the intere
OF monopolies and corporations, an
n the Supreme Court, by one corruI
r vote, annuls an act OF Congress lool
r ing to the taxation of the rich. tt
n struggles from 1861 to 1865 whic
). drenched this fair land in blood was
It emancipate 100000 black slave
n We are fast approaching conditic
b which will place the collar OF indu