Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-01-19
GOV. AItgeId at Omaha.

Aue uhnqu0b OF the JAcks0nlRn Olut
OF Omaha, on the 9TH inst, was the
most successful and enthusiastic on,
tertsinment Of the kind ever held in
that city. Prominent democrats from
all parts OF the state we're present, in.
Guiding all the state officials. The
principal speeches were made by ex.
Governor AItgsld, former Vice Pres.
ident Stevenson, aud Congressman
Sulzsr Of New York Mr., Altgeld
said:
"When General jackson tried to
protect the American people from the
clutches Of the great rotton bank the
Federal judiciary used all it's power
to help that institution After the
bank went down this same judiciary
did the bidding OF the mighty slave
power, and after this went down these
courts took the corporations under
their wings and many of them seemed
TO become mere side door convenient
COS for concentrated and even corrupt
capital. For the last 30 years the
corporations have fed TO The federal
courts like ancient murderers fed to
the cities Of retuge-there they felt
safe Recognizing that the copstruc-
ton Of the laws is more important
than making laws, these powerful in.
huences have allowed no man to be
appointed judge whom they did not
believe friendly TO them. They do
not buy federal judges, because il ia
not necessary. In their eagerness ia
serve the corporations, these judges
have established government by in.
junction in this country, under which
q judge becomes q legislator, court
and executioner, They brush free
speech-the liberty Of the Citizen
and trial by jury away with CON
temptable sneer The Anglo-Saxon
race has shed it's blood to maintain
these bulwarks of liberty, and oul
constitution guarantees them to every
citizen Bat they have already been
stabbed TO the vitsls. For several
years we have beheld the spectacle Of
some supreme court and other federal
judges dragging their ermine around
over the land to act Ehe part Of ad.
vocatea for those interests which are
destroying republIeRnism in this Coun-
try, What are the liberties of America
worth when committed to the gusrdl.
auship of such menu During the re-
cent campaign Mr.. Depew came to
Chicago under the auspicea Of the
Hamilton Club to deliver partisan
address at the Auditorium. Federal
Judge Grosscup mounted the rostrum
for the purpose Of introducing the
orator, and told the audience, among
other things, that the light OF JefFer-
son was waning-thst on the dial
plate of our nations history, this hour
was Hamilton's, that Hamiltou's great
name exactly fitted thess times, etc.
"My friends, must we admit that
Judge Grosscup was right2 LIT us
look around again. The senate Of the
great state of Ohio has just indicted
u Hsmlltoniah senator for bribery and
debsuchery in securing a high office.
A grand jurS in Pennsylvania has
just indicted Hamlltonisn senator
for robbing the treasury OF the state
Almost every great trust appears to
have one or more Hamlionian sena.
tors IS standing convsniences. Iu the
honse OF representatives, where the
voice Of the people WAS supposed to
be hoard, We find pensioned ring
mss'er of monopoly stlAlug the voice
Of the peoples representatives and
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reducing republican congressman ia
q condition OF pity and contempt
Two years ago horde OF Hsmiltonlau
statesman went to the capital Of Hin.
OILS aud not only sold out the people
bus robbed the state Of everything 10
sight. Wherever you find dirty finger
marks in thu temple Of justice or 9
foul odor IN ths halls Of Legislation
thsre you will fnd Hamlltonism. Yer.
lily the spirit Of Hamilton fits these
times, but wast shall We Say Of u ju.
dietary that openly rejoices over the
fact that an era Of corruption has Oh.
veloped the land, that tho betrayal Of
the people has become science, and
that the robblng Of the people had
become a foe arti And now We are
to widen the sphere Of this class Of
statesmen by giving thsm chance To
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