Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26


/ VI the Country'S rights. sacrifice the moor
10 the pillage of the tax gatherer and TO
those who plumber the treasury. | di,cov-
er that this set of gentlemen who arc
always above the law who condemn the
I income tax who condemn the mower of
taxation. who cry out that every man who
! opposes their methods is a lemagoCue. or
? an anarchist | discover this graceful set
Of gentlemen who are the embodiment of
! public virtue as the coal trust selling
coal to the Spaniards TO loaN their ships
To bomhard our cities and blow our ma
! rnes from the seas
perceive on m. o.har hand tb,t ,boeo
eminent corrnrotiors kron.n a. r,;lrn,5e
I haze combined in , ,r1st in ~, W, o,d
! have entered into a Ieaonn 10 efu ,,,,II.o
: anC munitions ~ ~ 70 St, ,h,. 49,
cavalry may cut do,yn oI,r ,r,,.ri,..,n col.
d:ers when tbev l,rd 10 axoc,,+a Tho 10
ma1ds of the PresId.nt N,ore tbar ,bat
tha, one of tho run far+orin. of thts ma,
tio. tho orrcrs ~ n,hi,b ha,,, hao,, - ,Lo
( hAlit of crying out "ranudi,,ion', .nd
.'d,maeoevr to every effort Of hor.et
| me1 to right rho wrongs of tho moor Is
making plins for tho Sn,nisb n,,ion and
/ vh,n called IA arcoun, for II i've an
svtr they mr.. doing 50 for tho money
there is in il" These arc snrci,n,ns Of
the neonla who arc ARA wing members NJ
| This Uousa under tho CRY, Of natrio,ism
! and branding zach Of us who opno.e ,hon
| as "demaqopncs .hvnocritcs' and ..an-
archists" | take tho Ehertv of making
| some short contrasts between the two
! classes
Who are these men who were branded
"demagogues anarchists, ana "repudI
ators." who are accused OF having no re-
spect for the Supreme Court, no regard for
law. nor reverence for sacred institutions
| who are they? BEHOLD them, l ask
! again. who are these men who are being
termed demagogues and anarchists and
| are ever charged with want of patriotism
that word which. as Walpole we'll said,
! is ever summoned IN when there is A de-
| sire to execute some evil thing or 10 play
| the hands OF the guilty. those who rob
! and pillace the country in the hour of its
| weakness and the day of its credulitv? |
ask who are these maligned men? They
are the men who are asking for relief In
pensions here today.
They are those poor. unfortunate men
| who in this hour have FORGOTTEN the men
who cursed them. have forgiven the men
who DETAINED them-who are unconscious
| of the way in which they are being robbed
and pillaged here by those who should la
,hefr guardians who know no enemy hi.
the enemy of their country. They are the
men who are TODAY furnishing up the old
muskets. drawing the old sword out OF
the scabbard. They are the men who are
taking the last leave of an aged mother
They are the men who are holding TO
their bosoms in perhaps a last embrace
the wives of their souls and dropping a
soldiers tear unon the face Of their chill
dran (annIanseC. are going TO the front
IN die for their country. (Anplause1 These
ara tho true natriots of this nation. IAN
nl,useN
For myself have grown tired OF this
| constant nrating CRY OF "patriotism.'
n,hich e. e,,ar ,nvoued on tho roor ~ this
House everv time there is an attemnt 70
commit constitutional wrong IAN
nIause1
7 bava Watched dav after dav 10 gee nv
,riards ON tho other side rise N condemn
tbis ching. 7 have listened for some voices
- oondnn,a ton fror, that side but b,ve
baord none save now and then a rare or.
oao,ior such nc INV distinpuished friend
srnm Nassachusetts mr. Walker, who
.noai,s CO ro,r,o,ic,II, ogaipst wrong
90 ,rhann,ly votes Tor ito nernetuation
! IT a,.hter and annIause,
NJ croaLar- asL ,,o,, do yo,,
not agree with me. will not this House
oor.o With mo that tho hour has arrived
- NO shnn,d hood the demands ~
thasa ,ro-thv rsrs,onsrs ,kawi.e the
| uror,hy to;Iaro Mist we meet them with
~. .,o,,ant .hat tho,r douards can NOT
! BE- oor,n,,ad n,,h because of tho nresent
| oo,dI,in, - tha trsosurv,
| Tha distinsuisbed nremier Of this Uouse
In laad lar nf n
The gentleman from Maine mir, Dingley,'
| tnforred ne tbe other dav NJ tho decaving
! condition of the treasury. and Yesterday
s,nniemented his REMARKS nv telling n. of
| tho nossible demands that will he made
| In order IN keen the nresent army In the
| field. that such demands will exceed tho
revenues and force further taxation of the
neonle
NJ sneaker ran we sunport that army
| In tho fieId can We eouip that army with
a den,e,ed treasury. and at the same time
nav thesa pens,ons. when there are these
! Increasing mortgages and claims upon the
| nation? Let us consider for a moment
the condition in which we are placed.
| When the nation Is languishing when
| there are these tremendous burdens to be
| horne. can we meet these new demands?
II Is we'll worthy Of consideration. Is Il
! not time for US. under these conditions to
pause and reflect where the money Is to
| come from to meet them?
They are obligations we have assumed
| To nav: they are obligations we are call
ed upon to assume; and how can we
| nav them under present conditions? Will
| there be money derived from any source
| to pay your volunteers in the field. and to
| pay your pensions after the war; unless
some man or some party shall rise supe-
| rior in this country in the present condi-
| lions and stop the outrages now being
| gilded robbers-the stealthy frauds COM
mitted against freedom and against hon.
| or?
| Mr. Speaker, II Is high time that patri-
| otsm in this country shall come to the
| front, and that mere partsanship shall
| be, at least for the time being. relegated
| to the rear. Applause) Are we to con-
| tnue to sit here idling day AFTER DAY ana
| let this proceeding 60 on, congress aiter
| Congress, when We see the treasury being
| robbed. IS we have been informed that II
| Is being robbed today?
Why. what have we on the record at
| this very time? We find that our nation
has contracted for the transportation OF
| Its soldiers at si2 each when the regular
| fare Is only 81. In order to serve the rail-
roads injustice. We have the informa-
| ton that within a very short time an ef-
fort has been made to make contract
with the Government at 81 for the trans
portation of our troops. and that an ef-
fort to make the bid was refused and de-