The times., 1898-04-13
THE POWER OF MONEY.

The Cubans were mercilessly robbed,
starved. butchered. We said:
America will not stand that long; we
shall soon interfere.
But America did stand it. She is stand
ing it yet.
The Maine was destroyed, the sailors
murdered. We said:
Mckinley will not stand that for a
second. War must come.
This simple-minded, unsophisticated
Evening Journal, thinking past American
history a guide to the future, yelled
war Sure, and went to sorting over
! type for large, impressive sizes.
| But Mckinley did stand it. He stands
| it yet with admirable fortitude. Then
we said:
| Wait until We get McKinley's message.
That will bring war.
| We have the message-heaven think
kindly of us-and the dove sits on her
| eggs as though glued.
| Now we say:
! Just wait until Congress speaks, then
you will see the American spirit blaze
| out
But shall we? How do we know that
we shall?
And if Congress calmly proceeds to
swallow murders and national disgrace,
what then? Why, then, this hopeful land
| will say:
| Wait until next election, then you will
see the whole worshiping gang
! kicked out,
But shall we see it kicked out?
This land is run by money. We ought
to know that by this time if we are capa-
bic of learning anything. Where does the
power of money stop?
Tt controls the President. He is not even
ashamed of the fact.
There is every reason to fear that it may
control Congress. Congressman are usu-
ally cheaper than Presidents.
And why should it not control the cleo
tions, and the people? What right have
we to say that money cannot get US all.
body, boots and breeches. from Mckinley
right up to negro voter?
With no cry except money money.
money" varied with an occasional gold,
gold, gold" and here and there lust
payment of debts. this nation proudly
elected President a man dishonesty in
debt and in pawn to Hanna, the moral
hyena
If for love of money we put in the White
House a man to disgrace the country
why should we not put him back again foi
more money?
What guarantee of any sort have we
against the power of cash?
| Certain sorrows are So uSSp hiitit iiO
even a crocodile would willingly adj
anything to them Such must be tn
| sorrow of the men who elected William
Mckinley President of the United States
They have read the message. The,
know what sort of man they gave thei
votes to- and we think that Ii Is no
necessary to ask them what they thinl
of themselves. In their first grief the.
really ought to be let alone.
Anyhow. it is really not worth while t
argue about the disgrace that the Presi
dent has put upon the country, or to dis
sect his ooltroon utterances.
Mr.. Mckinley has told the world tina
money-getting knaves control this cOun
try He has confessed himself weak
cowardly shufliing. deceitful crinSing
dull-brained, incapable even of eXpressin
his poltroonery in intelligible language
The other nations look at us and W
look down. Poor old Uncle Sam nervous
ly twists his gray beard and looks abou
| with watery eyes to see If there is any
thing like man in sight He says t
| Europe: Laugh; l don't blame you.
have got for President a man who at hi
| best would run from a bull calf fou
weeks old, and now he would run from
setting hen. 1 don't ask you to behev
| me; ] really can't expect you to; but
[ have not always been like this. | use
! | to have men that would fight But sa
what you like, / have no defense
, | offer New York Journal