Milford chronicle., 1904-07-29

see that the speakers teeth are all OF
gold, and their arms are Of gold, and
/ their hair is Of gold and their legs
are of gold Their fingers are of gold
though they have gold rings upon
those fingers. Their necks also are OF
gold, though the collars around those
necks are. Of pure gold. Their feet are
| of gold. though the shoes which cover
1 those feet are not made of leather, but
J Of gold. By the old Roman law a
man could not vote unless he was a
/ property owner and his property was
/ valued. l believe, at something ike
| $1,000 in our money. Today there is
a tendency not so much TO restrict the
/ vote in presidential elections TO the
] property owner as to those who either
4 own gold or can be Influenced by the
prospect Of getting gold.
If gold Is not becoming a great fac
tor in American political life. what
was the meaning of the sudden change
Of American sentiment in reference TO
war when. in 1891, Grover Cleveland.
president Of the United States. drifted
dangerously near to war with Great
Britain? When the presidents demand
that the British government submit
its dispute with Venezuela to arbitra-
tlOn was first learned, there was an
Outburst of approval of his daring
course. But the next day there was
a fall In the price Of stocks in Wall
street, the money markets of the world
were convulsed. and the millOniares
Joined with ministers of the gospel and
wise patriots throughout the land In
urging the president at all cost to
avoid war with Great Britain. What
was the cause of the sudden change?
Why was the policy applauded on one
day deprecated on the next? Were
the principles of the Monroe doctrine,
which the president was praised for
champiOning. discovered to be fall I.
lacious? Was Venezuela any less
worthy of our protection on one day /.
than on the other? Was it not rather /
that the money power of the country [
realized that war would involve ruin /
to some and loss to all? So the good .
men and wise patriots who had de- I
nounced the prospect Of war at the .
beginning on righteous principles We're
unexpectedly re-enforced by men who
know no god but the golden calf
Do you profess to believe that gold
yellow gold as a would be bramble
king is not trying TO get possession Of
this government? DO you for one mo-
ment profess to believe that the United
States would be MS quick to declare
war against England or Russia or Ger
many or France as it was against
poverty stricken nation like Spain:
Touch the nations pocketbook ana in
many parts Of this land you will make
he word PATRIOTISM" written in let
ers of gold. turn as black as the heart
If setishness and deceit One of the
great dangers threatening the welfare
If our land is the power Of the great
money combinations. 1t is a rapidly
developing power and it is ever aim
ng 10 seat in the presidential chair Of
his free nation its bramble king. gold.
is the supreme ruler Of this great peO-
nd the oil trusts and the tin can trusts
nd the beef trusts and the sugar
rusts and the steel trusts can dictate
Who is to be president of the United
,tates let us beware, Take thy clOven
DOT. O yellow and would be King
Iramble. from of the front doorstep I
f the White House Thou didst de- I
troy the Roman and the Grecian gov
rnments when their national power
assed into the hands of the few cap I
.alists. Thy foul breath is now hot y
pon our cheeks. but by Gods help !
lOu shalt not be allowed to destroy us. [
King Alcohol ms BrnmbIe. [
But again we find the destroying {
ramble canvassing for supremacy in
merican politics in another way. He |
ow appeals TO the diseased and in
AIMED appetite of man for strong I
rink. But. though, II q man may '
,Ok Mt this bramble long enough. he j
ln see him changed into the wriggling 0
)il Of n snake; yet. like Melusina. the ,
lost famous Of ali the French fairies. 2
hen first he appears be looks like a i
god instead Of like a devil. Il
lis hair is cluster Of luscious grapes. I
ch as those Of Eshcol which the spies D
lrricd back from the promised land U
the Hebrew encampment His U
leeS has not upon it the pale look u
a corpse. but il is flushed with what u
Oks like the redness Of health. He a
,mes to us not as a pauper. In his e
,cket he jingles the coin of bis taxes
J he says: You cannot you dare not. t.
, without me. l am King Alcohol. b
here is not a political convention IN h
| this land except one that has dared 81
ri a defiance at my scepter My den u
ny seem to be the saloon, but my h
rome will yet be built under the great NJ
me in the rotunda Of our national g
pitol. shall yet be publicly recog- 81
zed as king in American politics as K
am everywhere in secret recognized "
King Alcohol now" ca
Is not the defiant assertion true? &C
hat political convention. with the ex- u
ption of the Prohibition convention. III
red double up its fist and smite this IA
amble alcohol a staggering blow? y'
mo vnars apo tho baod Of tho in VI