The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-10
JGOLD-BUG LITERATURE.

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constr, for quite Il batch Of gold-bug
literature, COMPOSED Of speeches OF
the prominent men Of our Nat on, Oh
the one idea, tinaucial question.
! No doubt these speeches We're all
rendered in tiue oratOratOrlcal aud
elocn,ionary sty.e, Tue language Is
doubtless elegant, the rhetoric su-
perb, the reasoning plausible to
those who have not studied and snf.
fered aye there's the power and in
huence suffered from the reign of
these ideas,
These speeches are quite sympo-
sim, and we see in this par excellent
groupp, such men as Hons. Nelson
Dingley, of Maine; D. l.. d. Apsley,
! Massachusetts; Martin n, johnson, of
/ North Dakota; David II. Mercer, OF
Nebraska: Charles II Gro1venr, of
| Ohio; Shelby NJ Cnllom, OF Illinois;
James S. Sherman, of New York: the
American Gear from Name; John
Sherman, of Ohio; John &. Carlisle,
Of Kentucky, aud our own Donelson
Gallery.
How glibly and scientifically these
men with fixed salaries talk. But
does their talk arouse the enthusiasm
of the American common people 7
Does the patriotism OF the young
giants-in souudness of heart and
purity of purpose become enthused
when these leaders OF our National
and State polite, take the hastings
or stand in Congressional halls. Nay
verify, not 80
Why?
Because every word they utter, ev.
cry clause of legislation they pass Gre
ates system which draws from the
lirs Of the great common people OF
our republic; from those who till the
soil, erect our buildings, build our
!, railroads, nine our coal and metals;
y from the hearts of all toilers, whether
in the fields, under the ground on the
g highways or behind counters,at desks
+ deep groans of anguish from the
/. misery of the present, and look into
the future with al uncertainty that
: clouds hope itself. Aud besides
these, there are the Hundreds Of
thousands Of the very best yeomenry
Of our land who have, by the meas
|. ures, been deprived Of the means of
a living even. Aud when We hear
the silverry oratory fall from the lips
Of those gentleman, charming to a
degree to the mind, onr heart refuse
to applaud becanss 1t is wrong by
tbs sobs Of despair coming from
those 70 whom this matchless elo-
quence is the dull thud Of the clods
upon the coffids containing their
buried hopes for even the necessities
Of life.
The writer loves oratory, elUgnence,
rhetoric, fuency and poetry vi Ism
guage. These are all music to hls
ears aud charm his senses; but when
We remember these gifts are used in
advocacy of meas ures which deprive
women aud children of bread, when
we ref ct upon the dreadful aud
heart-rending spectacle of wives and
children, with pinched and gannt
features, tortured by the panss Of
hunger, begging husband and father
for that bread hs is unable to give,
all due to the eff oct Of these speech
es and votes in framing tbs laws
passed by Congress.
Doubtless We shall read SOM, at
least, Of these speeches. just to see
what soDhistry men Of brains can
exercise when furthering cause
however wrong; but to take heart
felt delight and pleasure therein: to
be edited thereby, no, never while
they add as they do to the grievous
burdens of best people.