The Forrest City times., 1900-11-02

or snail II be Pain infamy-whichr But
the voice OF the republicans of America
does not count at Washington any more
than the voice of the democrats This adj
ministration wants to hear from the re-
pubicans of the land only on election dav
Ihey are a great convenience to IL on
election day, but during the other s64i,
Gays OF the year the administration hears
only the persistent pleading and demand
| OF the organized greed of this country
once great moral principles were discussed
In the republican councils at Washington.
now only measures of spoliation receive
any consideration.
The party has Travelled the immeasur-
able distance from Lincoln away down
10 Mark Hanna, and yet, in spite of this
fearful example. in spite OF this humiliat-
ing obJect-lesson at Washington. there
are men In this country so lost to truth
so dead to shame. that for the sake of
carrying an election. for the sake of get
ting some miserable little offices. they are
| willing 10 insult the intelligence of the
Americ p people by telling them that If
they WI. only reflect Mckinley that then
the trusts will be restrained.
MckinIey's Appointee..
Let US see what kind of men the pres,-
cent selects to give these islands the
blessings of good government. A year
ana half ago a committee appointed by
the republican legislature of Ohio made
an investigation of certain criminal
charges. That committee. after thor
ough investigation, made a report signed
by the republican members finding that
certain Mr.. Rathbone had bribed a men,
Der or the Legislature in order to secure
his vote for Mark Hanna for United States
senator. Thus Mr.. Rathbone had helped
Mark Hanna steal a senatorship in that
great state. That report is now on file
at the capitol in the state of Ohio. Nat
uraiiy man that performed such valu-
able services for Mr.. Hanna had to be
taken care of; place had to be made for
MIN, for Mr. Hanna has gone up and down
the length and breadth of this land boast
Ing of the fact that he allows no man to
work for him without giving him full
compensation-that he treats his employees
well-so Mr.. Rathbone had to be cared
Tor, and they created for him the office
OF manager of finances in the postal de-
partment of Cuba, and he managed the
finances so we'll that at the end of few
months there was nothing left for any
body else to manage.
Now they have him indicted-are talk
ing OF prosecuting him-but his lawyers
laugh at 1t and say that there is no law
under which he can be prosecuted. that 1t
Is no crime to steal from the Cubans
This is only specimen of the good gov
eminent we are giving these islands You
see, my friends, 1t is not the American
principle of government. 1t is not Lin
coins system of government; 1t is Mark
Hanna's system of government. 1t is not
a partisan question that confronts you at
the polls this fall; 1t is an American ques-
ton
But the great clock in the chamber of
the Omnipotent never stands still. 1t
licked away the years as 1t had once licked
away the centuries Finally 1t struck the
hour, and the world heard the tread of
million armed men, and slavery vanished
from America forever. Note the parallel:
To-day the syndicate rules at the white
house and makes laws at the capitol;
courts of justice are its ministers senators
and legislators are its lackeys 1t con-
trolls the preacher in his pulpit the pro-
lessor In his lecture-room, the editor in his
sanctum. 1t swaggers in the drawing
room, 1t rules at the clubs, it dominates
with rod of iron the affairs of society.
Every year enlarges it's power; every moon
increases its power, and the men and
women who protest against the crimes
that are being committed by organized
greed in this countrywide talk of protect
ing the American people-are ostracized,
are vilified, are bounded and imprisoned
1t seems madness to even question, but, my
friends, that great clock Is still ticking
still ticking. Soon 1t will again strike the
hour, and the world will see not 1000 OOO
but 100000 free men rise up, armed not
with muskets, but with free mans bal
lot, and the sway of the syndicate will van
iSh from America forever"