The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-02-01
PINGREE
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On Loyalty to Pariy-Trusts and
Monopolies Are Now
Republican
Because Kicked Out Of the Party
BY Democrats BoOdlers
Denounced.


Michigan, was the CUES. of the INDIE
pendent Club at Buffalo, N. Y, re-
Gently, and spoke on "What Consti-
tutes Party Loyalty" He said in
part:
"In late years in our country the
influence of wealth in debating legis-
lative measures and government poll
tics is becoming more and more APP
parent.
"Mr. Cleveland disrupted his party
in doing the biddings of money syn
dictate which made enormous profits
out of scandalous bond deal.
"Today all the trusts, all the mo-
nopolies, every agency which is bleed
ing the country has token refuge
under the wing of the Republican
party because they fear the Demo
cratic party, which has kicked them
out. .
"To them party is a means to an
end, and that end is to get rich at
everybody's expense, right or wrong.
"In my own State the railroads,
which have never paid their just and
equal share of the taxes, have been a
faithful ally of the Republican party.
They put up the money which helps
elect their kind of people to the Leg
islature, and In return expect favor
able measures and exemptions from
paying their due share of taxes.
ave have no grudge against rail-
roads. We only ask what is right
and fair, and no more. But they have
been undisturbed so long and they
have in the past so we'll succeeded in
evdaing their rightful share of taxes,
that ain attempt in the last Legislature
to ask them to pay more is denounced
by them, their hired newspapers and
paid politicians as revolutionary and
unrepublican.
"King Doodle cries, 4 am the party
and there is none beside mel
"The monopolist, the franchise
grabber, the lobbyist, the political
apostles of Doodle, are all extreme
partisans, and when any one exposes
their schemes or obstructs their am.
billions they wrap themselves in the
flag and cry you are attacking the
party.
"When they elect themselves to
office by main force of money they
ascribe it to divine Intervention OF
Providence In behalf of the nation
and its honor.
"a party which does not rid itself
of men whe make themselves promi-
nent in it with the sole purpose of ex-
plotting the people and perpetuating
the reign of the dollar will lose it's
influence with the masses, and, like a
church which accepts robbers 1.-THE
from wealthy and influential pew
holders, who wish to ease their con-
science, it will soon be ali such and
none others. have at times serious
ly thought that the enactment of a
law forbidding any church or instisu-
ton to accept requests or gifts from
men of great wealth and making
them keep all they have would tend
to make men less greedy.
"Many of "a lifelong Republicans
who do not train with the money
power are heartily sick of being
obliged to condone and defend the
trusts which have come to board with
us indefinitely.
"The question is today, Do hall
fares on railroads and contributions to
churches and institutions influence
the clergy to deal gently with great
wrongs?
"Franchises, grants and special
privileges are obtained by main force
of money, and the money wrongfully
obtained in legally swindling the peo'
pie out of their own is then used tc
bribe their servants.
"Money Ia taken each year out O.
the pockets of the producers and goel