Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
FOUR GREAT PRESIDENTS.
CoREressmaIl Lentz Compares Pres
emit Administration with
Some of the Past,

Congressman Lentz, OF Ohio, had
for his topic What Makes President
Great" and in his remarks he grouped
as the four great chief magistrates of
this nation Washington, jefferson,
Jackson and Lincoln. anG maintained
that one central and controlling
thought inspired each of them to deeds
that have made their administrations
great. He held that each was an enemy
to the greed and arrogance of the So
called moneyed powers manifested in
different forms during their terms of
Office. Continuing he said:
Jefferson. Jackson and Lincoln were
elected in spite of the opposition Of the
wealthy and well born and in this par
ticular they differ materially from the
chief magistrate who now occupies the ma
TONS executive chair, a result of the
combined banking and railroad influences.
and as a result of the colossal contribu-
tions of the syndicates and trusts. A cor
ruption fund estimated at 5000. 600. spent
largely for the bribery of voters and for
the establishment of an army of spies who
carried on system of espionage to intim-
idate and coerce labor. that was made
weak and timid by the appeals of wives
and children. Sixteen millions of dollarsi
More than was spent for the election of
Lincoln. Grant, Hayes. Garfield and Har-
rison-more than was spent for all the
other republican presidents eombinedi
No wonder the cuckoos call him great.
they paid such a great price for him.
Referring to the present administration,
he spoke as follows:
Can anyone discover any sympathy OF
the Hanna administration either with the
debtor or the laborer of the land, in an
opposition that resorts to fraud and crime
to prevent the restoration of silver?
Can anyone discover any sympathy for
the laborer of the land in an administra-
ton that resorts to falsehood and bribery
to maintain the accursed practice OF gov
eminent by Injunction?
Can anyone discover any sympathy foe
humanity in an administration that stood
i'm potent saying there will be no war ana
We will have peace at any price. notwith-
standing the fact that the Spanish minister
had called our chief executive low poll
tician,' Notwithstanding the fact that Span
ish treachery had assassinated the Maine
and her 266 American citizens. notwith-
standing the fact that murder. starvation
and rape of human beings had been per-
for three long years in Cuba, on
our very doorstep? Can anyone discover
any sympathy for humanity in the admin
straton which under circumstances ike
these stood impotent and refused to per-
form the offices even of q humane society?
Can anyone discover any sympathy in
an administration that prostitutes the Sc
cret service and intimidates voters, that
ieved of an income tax and their share
Of the extravagant expenditures of the
imposed upon the middle
,lasses?
Can anyone discover any sympathy for
he poor in an administration tina: secures
'eats in the United States senate by brib-
Try and fraud?
Can anyone discover any devotion TO
honesty and national honor in an admin
stration that has bunkoed John Sherman
nf q n Il
INTO the cabinet with oily tongue and sug-
sred lips. telling him II was necessary he
should occupy the high office OF secretary
# state in order TO round cut the dignity
# pIutocrauc cabinet, and keeping him
here barely long enough TO have the
ohio legislature convene and deliver. by
he most questionable methods, a title 10
is seat in the senate to the party boss,
O that he might be ever present with
he party whip 10 dictate the legislation
cceptable and agreeable TO the money
'ower, agreeab bic to the syndicates and
rusIs who contributed the corruption fund
0 save the national honor? But how soon
fJer the seat in The senate had been Trans
erred for seven years. beyond the reach
{ Sherman, and beyond the reach OF the
'eopie Of Ohio, did ali The greatness OF
he NeStor OF the republican party fade
alto night and innocuous desuetIQe.
nd Day came forth and wiped his po
tical feet upon the prostrate bo4g CT
ohm Sherman the great; and let US hope j
hat all this was cone by the high aAa
nightly for the sake of promoting honesty /
nj maintaining The national honor.
Can anyone believe that our IA lional ao- |
was in earnest 10 conquer the /
pania rds within the time that .@eso,eUe OF /
eopie ought 10 conquer L,9y5.b09. II So
ny were the cities, towns ana counties !
ot drawn upon for the men sound in boay /
nd sound in mimi, surviving the civil war i
the north and the south. that they win |
heir experience might take the places N /
IN the line and the places or
lninisl IA ton in the quarterT8aStsFy COM
llssary and medical departments, lhStea1
taking the young and inexpSrIenced ana
Unknown sons and dudes, who mad nothing
} recommend them except socIa4 and po-
teal pull?
Can anyone believe that the administra- /
on is sincere in its devotion TO national /
onor when II appointed as secretary OK /
-ar a man who had run away from the
ght in the eos?
Can anyone believe that the aamtnIstra-
on Is sincere in its devotion 10 the nA-
onaI honor and TO the interests OF ths
COR when IT took into the cabinet as at
b l1ey-generai a man who was governor i
New Jersey, the home and stronghold /
those pirates known as trusts and /
indicates, who. like the pirates of Old. /
ay and night scanned the seas u loot !
nd plumber every craft and vessel that /
appened to be too weak to. cone with |
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