The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-22

Prices VI tDelf clotnlng, their fO0d and
other necessarie5 Of life, including i'm
elements of their industries.
THIS INDUSTRIOUS BILL,
at successor to the Mckinley bill of
abomination, has been pushed through
the house under practical gag law, and
is now pending in the senate, where
already threats are heard against the
freedom of debate, and where its passage
is to be forced by the use of executive
patronage reserved for the purpose.
"This is one of the stones which the
people of the United States are to get
instead of the bread they asked for and
80 much need.
whether the promises made to them
as to other matters, and the hopes they
were led from, through the extraordi,
nary expedients employed by the mon
opolists in tho late campaign, are to be
similarly disposed of, can hardly be an
object of conjecture,
"a party which openly uses the ter
rible power of taxation for private en-
richment and for corresponding OPP
preston of the people, can not be ex-
pected to use any other power with
moderation and justice.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
"Although the paramount question
before the people was and is that of the
single gold standard as against the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer, and Almighty majority of the whole
people declared unequivocally for BIZ
metallism, either independently or by
internationly agreement, as promised
by the republican party, we see not the
slightest indication of any disposition
to move in that direction. While all
industries languish, while the gold
dollar appreciates and the silver dollar
is denied its natural economic function
while nation waits and suffers, tariff
schedules are being revised for the ex
elusive benefit Of the tax-eaters, an(
the gold owners are tacitly assured tina
they need apprehend no encroachment
upon their monopoly, which is visibly
appropriating the profits upon the 10
bors OF civilized mankind. As to tn
bitter complaints of the people, tn,
answer of the Roman farmer of thu
revenues is returned, namely: Nor
taxes and dearer currency with which
to pay them.
"Federal administrations have uni
formly
RAN INTO EXCESsEs,
not unlike those we are witnessing a
present, but never before in the histor
Of the republic have they been so Can
didly avowed nor so coolly justified a
party policy rendered necessary b
3 campaign contracts in order to secur
3 the power thus to be abused. The ad
ministration and congress having take
3 this attitude and again thrown dow
l the gage of battle to the allied host
{ of American free men, who supporte
, the democratic candidates last year
! loasting their millions of unpurchase
votes for liberty regulated by law-wt
t Of the democra party, are left n
: alternative butte take it up. Our caus
r is far stronger today than ever before
: We have only to organize to bring rigE
4 thinking and right feeling people tt
9 gether in democratic societies -wher
r the designs of the monopolist party i
: power may be discussed and exposed
I and where each good citizen encourage
r by his neighbor will resist the seduC
tons and resent the threats of the con
9 mon enemy-to sweep up great mi
jority OF the representatives of th
masses in the next house and to carr
the elections Of 1900 as triumphantly 9
i our democratic forefathers crrried thos
7 Of 1900.
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