Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-24

riotIng and the destruction OF property.
1--WE especially object" says the Chi
cago platform, ito government by in
junction, as new and highly danger
Gus form of oppression" Here refer
ence is made to the action of the courts
during the Chicago riots = without
which action there is no calculating
how much ruin would have come to the
city. The palladium of American lib
critics is the supreme court at Wash
ington, the counterpart Of which in
majesty and power to enforce Justice
does not exist among the nations Of
Christendom But as far as it is possi-
BILE to human ingenuity, outside OF par
tisan politics, independent of all politi-
cal influences through their life tenure
of office, the judges of this court rule
congress and president, states and ma
tion, and expound the law In all its in
fiexibility no matter who or what must
yield to 1t.
Attack on the Courts. er.,
And now a convention speaks Of the
supreme court "as it may be hereafter
constituted" intimating Enthusiastically
the intention, If the party represented
in that convention comes to power, to
SO constitute the courts by the popular
election of the judges, by the shorten
ing of their terms of office, or other
wise, as to make it insensible to the
stern voice of the law and responsive
to the passing whims of political par
ties.
Worse to my mind than all this is
the spirit Of socialism that permeates
the whole movement which has issued
from the convention of Chicago. 1t is
the international" of Europe, now
taking body in America. OF this one
cannot but be convinced VIXEN the
movement is closely observed, the
shibboleths of its adherents listened to
the discourses of its orators carefully
examined The war of class against
class is upon US, the war of the prole-
tarial against the property owner. No
other meaning than this can
be given to the appeals to the com
mon people," to "the laborer," to "the
poor and down-trodden," and to the
denunciations against "plutocrats,"
and corporations" and money grab
bers," and bankers" Many adherents
of the movement do not perceive it's
full meaning, but let them beware;
they are lighting torches which, borne
in the hands of reckless men, may light
up in the country the lurid fires of a
commune"
America therefore has been free from
socialistic hatred and warfare; it has
teen country Of opportunities for all
men; and it has given to the laborer
livelihood higher and better than is
afforded him in any other country of
the world Is this all to be changed
Is social chaos, gloating over ruin, to
be the method of social elevation of
the masses? There may be room in
some things for peaceful ameliorations
through a well-formed public opinion
and orderly legislation, but class
hatred and angry passion never lead to
aught but general misery and suffer
ing. The people of America must to-
day look around, guard against catch
words and misleading war cries, avoid
giving any countenance to socialistic
or anarchistic tendencies, and know
that the first condition of prosperity to
any and all classes Of the people is a
peaceful commonwealth and assured
social order.
The monetary question is indeed q
secondary Issue in this campaign.
have, however, my convictions in this
Nc ,r-,lf-oi4ni anir-
age of silver dollars at o ratio Of 16 to
/ by the United States Independently
of the other great commercial nations
into dollars which shall be made legal
tender will disturb the whole business
of the country and bring upon it o
financial depression far beyond any
thing which we are now experiencing
am often confronted with the pam
phlet of Archbishop Walsh Of Dublin
on bimetallism as a reply to my OBJ
eiction to the silver resolution of the
Chicago convention. The pamphlet o.
| Archbishop Walsh has no bearing
whatever on the situation in Ameri
ca. The archbishop discusses bimetal
lism versus monometallism upon farm
| ers' contracts under the land purchase
act in Ireland. He expresses no opin
ion as to the ratio in which silver il
to be coined, and he manifestly pre-
supposes that bimetallism would b.
brought under an international agree
ment.
He explains that India was unable
to keep up silver currency independ
emily of European nations. at wa
impossible for India to obtain the loan
that are absolutely necessary for tn
development of the country" and tn
reason was "the fiuctuatlon in the re
lative value of the rupee" "It is tn
silver currency Of China" he adds
that stops the making Of railways il
that country" Walsh's pamphlet
throughout q solid argument agains
the Chicago platform. To what h
says we might add that France and a
the countries of the Latin union to
gether were compelled to give up bi
metallism SO long as other countrie
would not cooperate with them.
Denied by Experience.
The question before the people {
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