Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-24
Friday EVENING. NAB. . 1895

and cowardly surrender TO the Mark
Hanna republican and Wall street poll
fics which Me=srs. Croker and Belmont
prefer TO genuine democracy Tor per
sopal reasons which are very wei
known. Nj. Bryan's little letter ha7
fustered the whole coyey Of these con-
spirators. They are all crying out in
rage: Belmont, Croker, Sterling Nor
TOT and Cultivate, to say nothing OF
the smaller Try who prepare small para
arapbs for the gold trust papers. Those
worst burt and worst enraged are BOT,
owever. the New York contingent
now f.ttening OF Tammany spoi!s aDo
plupder and who rely % future deal=
with Mr.. Tom Plat FOR making money
at the expense of the public Ini-
class, even if they fail to make and cor
troll President, have other resourc
and their main object in now masque-
rading a. democrats ard endea7orine
TO appropriate the name Of democracy
i.to nse that name to secure local con-
troll in New York city. even though the
general election be lost by their treacn'
erv. Their tactics are to hold il tae
Tammarv iold the democratic masses
of New York city by proclaimiog tnelT
readiness to supper. the nominees Of
the national democratic convention,
while at the same time they keep Up
their close cordial alliance with the re-
publicans by dsnoupcing tie prnciplss
70 which the national democratic party
is and mas always been committed. Its
not new thing for them to stea. the Nv
erv Of Heaven IL order TO serve the deY-
H. Messrs. Sterling Morton and Onth-
waite belong to the class Who became
sycophan,z to Grover Cleveland ara
profted by their fealty to their master
They applauded MS subservancy 10 re
money power, his deals with Wall
street, his corrupt bond sales, and soIne
of them went so far as 10 excuse ana
justify mis- putting OF negroes in office
and on social plane with the whites.
They were ready for any thing in or
der to get Office at his hand. They
could not or would not dig or work for
an honest living; but the wages OF po-
1itical prostitution were very accepta-
ole to their hungry, plant souls and
consciences. Mr.. Cultivate was one OF
the most lucky Of this tribe Of Cleve-
land parasites. He still holds, We be
lieve, a very iat Office he received al
MIR. Cleveland's hands, and as one OF
those who helped to betray the demo
cratic party in 1896, it would seem 10
accord with the eternal fitness OF things
that Mr.. Mark Hanna should have him
tanned in Office. 1t is also very fit and
logical that he should open his mouth
inst now and make an insolent attack
upon Mr.. Bryan and upon the six and
q half million faithful democrats who
stood by the Chicago platform in 1896.
OF this we do not complain. As al
avowed bolter and disorganizer, he Is
not dangerous, nor are his small crowd
of boilers dangerous. Benedict Arnold
was very dangerous so long as he com
manded at West Point and was unsus-
pected; but when he went over to the
British and hoisted mis- true coIors, ais |
power for mischief was at an end. Mr.
Cultivate gives US fair warning Of the |
purposes Of himself and bis associ- |
atrs. There is to be an organization |
of democrats" who oppose Mr.. Bryan |
and the true democrats who uphold the
Chicago platform-the meaning being !
that the boilers of 1896 are to 60 to
work again. 1t is further disclosed by
him that this gang are to appeal to
democrats who stood by the organiza-
ton in 1896 to unite with them now.
But this is not all. He tells US sit is
not clear yet whether the gold
democrats will attempt 10 90
into the national convention, but
that at any rate they will take
the wisest and best and most vigorous
course to defeat Mr.. Bryan if he should
be nominated on the Chicago platform.
Such is the Infamous programme which
lout blush is avowed by these al.
ed reformers, these so-caled advo- |
Gates OF "honest money" and all the
other sickening jargon OF hypocrisy
they propose once more to pretend to be
members of the democratic party. to |
vote at democratic primaries, control |
the national convention if they can,
and, if in spite OF Wall street money, |
Mr.. Bryan be again nominated as ne
was 10 1896, then to conspire, if need !
be, with the republicans to defeat him
Honest money forsooth : Is it right to
dissemble and cheat and lie to
obtain any kind of money or Office?
Such is the degradation OF American
politics These politicians may wear
.broadcloth, hold federal offices, and
parade in carriages and at ten dollar q
plste banquets, but the plain, honest
people of the land will look upon them
with scorn that no words Of ours can