Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-16
CAT0'S SPEECH FAILED
The Much Discussed Addressed Democracy's
Temporary Chairman Delivered Today

more serviceable to their personal ends,
say there is but one republican party
in this country and the democratic par
ty can not. and, "by the eternal" shall
not serve their selfish purposes.
remember only too we'll the phari-
saical attitude and assumed patriotic
depression of the republican self-ap-
pointed guardians Of the nationa honor
who, to further party ends. did, by voice
or pen, pat our democratic brothers on
the back, and in tones which, if they
could now hear, would cause them re-
morse OF conscience, say: You are the
| ideal citizen" you put country above
party" And now that they have ac-
accomplished their purpose, they turn the
deaf ear and proceed to forget their
patriotic demonstrations and false de-
votion, while with the fruits of their de-
ception, in extra session, they enact the
laws most offensive to the new found
allies and reserve their promised legis-
fation for another campaign of false
hood and Misrepresentation.
| The action of the republican per-
suaders and democratic persuaded re-
calls the scene on the mountain top
when the devil appealed to Christ, the
only difference have been able to dis
cover, being that Christ did not, while
our democratic friends did, take the
bait, and with what results? They said
they would reform the currency, and
what have they done-appointed com
mission to interecede for international
| bimetallism with implied instructions
to fail-passed two sessions Of congress
having a republican majority in each
branch, without making a serious at
tempt at legislative action, and adj
journed after appointing a. congression-
al committee to which they referred all
monetary legislation that they might
the more certainly postpone definite ac-
ton until after the next presidential
election.
The republican party came into pow
er less than thirty months ago with a
pledge of superior love of country en-
blazoned on the stars and stripes as a
campaign banner, in honor bound to
demonstrate that political party
could be as non-partisan and patriotic
4 in the administration of the affairs of
/ the government at Washington as were
those who departed from the paths of 8
! life time to make McKinley's election
possible and now with a party record
unparalleled in our national history
these selfsame republican malcontesnts
| have the unblushing audacity to again
seek partisan advantage by affecting ia
4 denounce, discredit and deceive the
three so-called elements of the demo
cratic party.
Mclinley's Civil Service order.
i President Mckinley Is either politi-
iically dishonest or absolutely weak ane
I the preponderance of evidence clearly
establishes the latter. OF the two, 1t is
I the more dangerous because it lacks
the element of self-preservatlon which
always insures caution. The compare
tive efficiency of the civil service hat
$50 far demonstrated the usefulness OF
the merit system as to be matter OF
universal congratulation, when its de.
bauchery was made manifest by the
! presidents order withdrawing some
Z 10000 official positions from the classi.
fled list. And this from the party which
In the st. Louis platform boasted tina,
1t was the author of the merit law, had
always sustained it and then renewed
Tits repeated declarations" that "the
& law shall be thoroughly and honestly
lenforced and extended, and whose
candidate for presidency in his letter OF
acceptance said, "the republican party
Will take no backward step on this
question, it will seek to improve but
never to degrade the public service
u What has occurred since the election
says the Chicago Times Herald, ..tc
I change the attitude OF the republican
administration from one of progress
and extension to that of retrogressior
and contraction in the scope of the
merit SYSTEM" Nor have the spoils.
men been confined to the department.:
at Washington, for they have thrus
their grimy hands into the army ane
J navy at the cost of disease, death, scan.
4 DIAL and national disgrace. After three
Il years of Algerism. during which sell
istultihcation has been the price of rec
! ognitlon or promotion, and retirement
;. or dismissal the reward of merit, thu
i secretary Of war is forced to resign
! and made a scapegoat for the com,
mander-in-chief of the army, while Gen
Miles is continued in "innocuous des
uetude, and Commissary General Eea,
! retains his shoulder straps and draw:
| full pay Capt. Neall is dismissed from
4 the army in disgrace for $4,000 short
, age, made good, while the department
OF Justice has for eighteen months giye1
no excuse for permitting Capt Carte,
| to retain his uniform and pay after be
ing found guilty of embezzement Of
more than million dollars. The Near
s, augua Canal bill was killed to proven
: competition with the ns-continenta
j roalroads and the railway companie.
given $4o,0O0,0OO a year for 100000. 90,
worth of work in carrying the United
4 States mail. The Dingley tariff ha.
been SO prolific as to give birth to twir
!. monstrosities. In a single year 1t ha:
! produced more trusts than one hundred
i years of our previous national life anc
a government deficit of $4,000, 600 b,
4 far the largest in the history Of tn,
4 country.
;. New Issue Paramount,
3 Proclaiming as they frequently have
that no political revolution can so fa,
restore the democratic party to powe,
as to make free coinage of silver legis.
j lation possible before 1906, it has TO,
some time been apparent to every read.
Ter of republican newspapers, both in
and out of Iowa. that they have with
great reconciliation been industrlousl,
preparing to make noisy and yigor.
ous attack upon bimetallism with the
eSident intention OF subordinating the
NEW issues created and forced upon the
people by the Mckinley administration
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