Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-12


rottenneag Hear what George w. Curtis
said OF the slave power. In even tho
Northern states In his dayl slavery sat
supreme In tho White House and made
laws az tho capltal,g Courts OF Justice
twero Its mlnlaters and legislatures IT,
lackeyG II sllenced Che preacher In the
pulpit, II muExled the editor ut his desk.
and the professor In his lecture room. II
set price upon the head tf peaceful cit
liens II robbed the malls and denounced
the vital principles Of the Declaration OF
Independence as treason In states where
laws did not tolerate slavery II yet ruled
the club and tho. drawing room, the fac
tory ana the Office. IL sWaggered at tho
dinner table and soourgdd with scorn a
eownrdly society. II tore the golden rule
from school books and from the prayer
book tho pictured benlsnlty OF Christ"
An Awful Picture to Behold.
My friends, this is an awful picture OF
supreme power, The mon and the women
who opposed this institution did not ex-
pect change for centuries, but the
great clock In the chamber Of the omnlp-
otent never stands stll; II licked away
the years as II had formerly licked away
tho centuries untlI finally II struck the
hour. The world heard the tread OF n
million armed men, and slavery perished
from America forever Mr., Curtis de-
soriptlon exactly fits these times. Tho
money power sits supreme In the White
House and makes laws ut the capital.
Courts OF Justice are It's minister's and
legislatures are It's lackoys, II sllenoes
the preacher IN his pulpit the editor ut
his desk and the professor In his lecture
room.
Intelligence Of the Country with the
Party.
But the lnfallblo finger OF Its growing
insolence shows that the hour OF lta de-
struotlon 10 near. Remember that thirty
thousand votes properly distributed In 90
would have elected Mr.. Bryan. The pa-
trlotlo intelligence OF the land II already
with US. Deduct from Mr. Mckinley tho
negro vote and he In lost deduct tho
Ignorant city slum votes which he got
and no In lost. Deduct tho vote pur-
chased with Hannas doodle and he 10
lost. Deduct the false returns made by
corrupt election judges and he is lost.
He was elected by tainted dollars, and
his future must rest on them The ele-
mentB OF corruption are his mainstay and
nothing can stand long on rotten foun-
dation Remember, too, that not single
devotee OF 96 has deserted Flesh. pot
patriots may weary, but our mighty army
still has Its face to the sun and our only
course IL forward.
This Is Gods Fight
An, say you, this IL ~ fight against,
money, and we have none. That 10 TRUE.
But no great moral and political reform
ever yet rested on money The Almighty
has never yet tried to sprout the seeds
OF Justice In the garden OF lucre. Only
poisonous vines will grow there. Noble
manhood peplshes there, II ls moral force
that, In the end. moves tho world. Had
Christ been furnished million OF dol.
lars by u syndicate to Introduce his re-
ligion, II would have been failure.
True. we must have money for hall rent,
printing ETC.. but we must get II from
those who give with a blessing and not
from the men who demand the selling OF
souls and the surrender OF manhood.
Money Cannot Win It,
II the sugar trust or the Standard oil
trust would give us ten millions OF dol
lars TO mako campaign with our cause
would be lost, II would be Cievolandlsm
over again. Even II we won the election
our moral force would be gone and wo
would accomplish nothing. 1t IL the ar
dor OF devotees that shakes empires, and
we must win this fight by u self-sae-
rlnclnR manhood. Men with flesh pots
cannot help us hear the derislve laugh
ter OF Mark Hanna at the mention OF
manhood. But. my friends, American
manhood will yet survive to throw the
deodorlzlng lime Of oblivion upon his poll
luted grave.
No Time, No Peace for Trlmmers.
We are In n crisis The liberties OF
mighty people are nt stake. There ls
no neutral ground; trimming and trad
ing can no longer be tolerated. The
world demands earneslness and candor
do not believe In the black flag; give
every honorable enemy quarters. hut we
have sacred black motto which we
must keep to the front, and that ls:
"Woe unto him who trines with the con-
ndenoe OF the American democracy"
Grover Cleveland Is dead, ana no left no
friends to whom to send the obituary mo-
tices Scores OF wabbllng statesmen are
today looking through the fence into tho
for burial place, because
they were hit by the wrath Of deceived
people, BuCn hkt luIIllhUtA u weapon LOT
the people. The weapon for this ago In
Initiative and Referendum. Through II
wo can restore democracy
Then MI our people with the spirit OF
Andrew Jackson, and the corruption OF
Hamiltonism as well as the hypocrisy OF
will no longer threaten or
disgrace our land. al
why We Honor JaOIs0on.
Why do we honor the memory OF Jacr-
son? He was not n great scholar, not q
great orator, not great publlclst, not q
great military man, and yet he stands
like mighty rock In the ocean towering |
high In air, while thousands OF scholars,
orators, publiclsts, generals and states
men who have come since his time are
lost In oblivion. II Is because Of his char |
actcr. Amid temptation and threats Of
destruction he fixed his eye on the star Of
Justice shook his fist In the face OF power
and delivered the American people This
needs more Andrew Jacksons--
and the people believe that they have
found one In william Bryan.