The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-10
IN THE CAMPAIGN
PILOT HOUSES
Latest News and Views Of Those Who Con-
duct the Political Voyage.

Mr.. Fred Schroeder, head of the literary
department OF the Republican congress
sional committee, has collected the Ioi
lowing, " hi Gil he calls the ''Shear OF crItf-
Cism." 1t is "a collection OF NIFTY conE
meDts OF the boiling and olG-iine Demo
Gratis and Democratic newspapers apoue
the Chicago platform:
Monstrols; free riots. Popuiists, social
ISIS, SPECTATORS; al q 'chistS, sectiohaus.s'
free heresy; poverty and distress, league
with larceny; convenant with muTders'
open door 10 revolution, national spoiia-
ton; national reputation widespread con-
fiscatiun; ceDtraliZiEg confiscation' policy
of ruin and dishonor; despOtism not equaled
in Russia; revolutionary and un-Qemocratio
platform; wild mob disappearing IN tne
Democratic garb. that free coinage ol sii-
yer would work ruin TO the country, DEM
agogues OF the old sorts. wild schemeTs
foghorns and dreamers. Will never be able
to carry into effect anything that VIII
benefit silver; declares for income tax
and larger control of railroads by the gov
ernmeTt; on q monetary par with China,
Mexico and other countries where labor
is VIGOROUSLY underpaid; opposes the pro-
lection OF public property and mails by
federal authority under tile decision OF the
federal courts; the motives behind the
proposition to abolish the rule OF hfe-terms
in office. which now applies to judges OF
the federal courts, and TO the army and
navy; the platform proposes to degrade
the coin of tile United States by means OF
the free unlimited and independent Coin
age Of silver by our government. and by
the exercise OF the power OF the nation To
compel the acceptance OF deprecated coins
at their nominal value, thereby WORKING
an injustice to creditors. defrauding the
laborer Of large portion OF his earnings
and savings, robbing pens.oaed soldiers OF
a part of their pensions, contractingt the cur
rency by the expulsion OF gold coin from
circulation, injuring. II not destroying,
domestic trade and foreign commerce: the
movement launched at Chicago is an at
tempt to paraIyze industry by using all the
power of the government TO take property
from the hands OF those vino created it.
and place IL in the hands of those who
cuyet it: that the country would be gwen
over to money sharks and mortgage pirates;
To make any revolution successful the courts
must first be silent; that we would cease
to become active competitors in the Com
merciaI world; ASA lit upon the supreme
courts and the entire federal judiciary
system; the platform is denounced as a
singular combination OF lunacy and vii
lainy; an irreparable calamity, not only to
this country. but to the civilized society
everywhere; that they will stay American
labor with silver slug; this whole free
silver movement is a conspiracy against
wages: opposed to sound money and rights
OF property: war on protection Of Ameri-
can industries and reciprocity; a crusade
against honesty and the rights OF labor:
favors restriction upon the freedom of
contract; 10 prosperity where low wages
are paid; seeks to overthrow all forms of
the government; against maintaining ma
tionai credit: ASA 1t on the integrity of
the nation, free silver scarecrow; enemies
to government: viciousness; malice; and
the end is not yet.