The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-20
PIAGREE READY TO BOLT.
Says the Republican Party Has
Been Lead Asiray.

Buffalo, n. Y, Jan. 19.-GDy, Hazen
5. Pipgree. of Michigan, WAS the guest of
honor at the January dinner of the Indie.
pendent Club at the Ellicott Square Club
House last night, and delivered an adj ess
on "What Constitutes Party LOYALTY"
in the course of which he said:
"In his address upon the field of Get
tysburg. Abraham Lincoln said: THAT
we here highly resolve that these dead
shall not have died In vain; that the ma
ton under God have n new birth of free
uom: and that government of the people,
by the people, and for the people shall not
perish from the earth. II the party has
been led away from these principles, it is
the duty of those whose words may influ-
ence to lead it back to the magma charter
OF self government.
ct is the misfortune of great parties,
when long in power. that to them flock
all those who desire to enrich themselves
by Legislation which this party can give
them.
no the Republican party there have
locked during the past few years many
birds of ill-omen, undesirable tenents,
who are making the house so foul that
they are driving out the rightful owners.
These undesirable acquisitions the masses
Of the party would only be too glad to get
rid OF for the party's good. l make in
my MIND no difference between the integ-
rity Of the common people in one party or
another. 1t is party leadership which is
most always ut fault when things 90
wrong
II the leaders are Of the type Of Mr..
Lincoln, we have government for the peo-
De If they are of other types which
might mention, we have government for
bopdholders and plumber
"In late years the influence of wealth
in debating Legislative measures and gov
eminent policies is becoming more and
more apparent. Mr.. Cleveland disrupted
his party in doing the biddiugs Of u
money syndicate, which made enormous
profits out of a scandalous bond deal.
To-day all the'trusts, MI the-monOpOlies,
have taken refuge under the wing of the
Republican party because they fehr the
Democratic party, which has kicked them
ont.
"In my own State railroads have been
a faithful ally to the Republican party
They put up the money which helps elect
their kind Of people to the legislature and
in return expect favorable measures and
exemption from paying their share of
taxes.
"The monopolist, the franchise-robber.
the lobbyist. the political apostles OF
Doodle are all extreme partisans. When
force of money they ascribe it to divine
intervention of,,2rovidence in behalf of
the nation and its honor
"a party which does not rid itself of
men who make themselves prominent in
it with the sole purpose "f exploiting the
people and perpetuatng the reign of the
dollar will lose it's influence with the
masses. and, like church which accepts
robbers 1.-THE from wealthy and inf u
entail pew. holders who wish to ease their
conscience, it will soon be all such and
none others.
~ have at times seriously thought that
the enactment of law forbidding any
church or institution to accept beauests
or gifts from men of great wealth, and
making them keep all they have, would
tend to make them less greedy.
Many of us lifelong Republicans who
do not train with the money power are
heartily sick of being obliged to condone
and defend the trusts. y campaign of
education has lately been started, which
proposes to teach the pee pie that trusts
are benevolent institutions, and under
Providence will make us all happy. Pat.
emit insides and Plate matter are now
shipped to country newspapers, for print
ing which they are paid, showing how
trusts cheaper things.
on, perhaps remember how, before
the war, many of the clergy argued for
human slavery as p divine institution.
The question is to-day. DO half fares on
railroads and contributions influence the
clergy to deal gently with the great
wrongs?
"The power of money in this country
retains newspapers; IL elects men to the
Senate and TO the House: it manipuates
national and State conventions.
CHOSE of us who believe in govern
ment for the people should not hesitate
to denoucne men of our party who would
make ours only u government for the ben.
eft of the almighty dollar and the posses
sor thereof"