The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-31


necks are Of pure gold, Their feet ara
of gold, though the shoes which cover
those feet are not made Of leather, but
Of gold. BY the old Roman law q
man could not vote unless he was 4
property owner and his property was
valued | believe, at something like
$1,000 in our money. Today there Is
a tendency not SO much 10 restrict the
vote in presidential elections to. the
property owner as to those who either
own gold or can be influenced by the
prospect Of getting gold.
II gold Is not becoming great fac
tor in American political life, what
was the meaning OF the sudden change
Of American sentiment in reference to
war when, In 1894, Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States, drlfted
dangerously near 10 war With Great
Britaini When the presidents demand
that the British government submit
its dispute with Venezuela to arbltra-
ton 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 millioniarcs
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 changer
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
champiQning, discovered to be fal-
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-
nernced 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 bramblc
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 as quick TO declare
war against England or Russia or Ger
many or France as it was against a
poverty stricken nation like Spain?
Touch the nations pocketbook and in
many parts of this land you will make
the word patriotism" written in let
ters of gold, turn as black as the heart
Of selflshness and deceit. One Of the
great dangers threatening the welfare
Of our land is the power of the great
money combinations. 1t is a rapidly
developing power, and 1t is ever aim
ing to seat in the presidential chair of
this free nation It's bramble king, gold.
MS the supreme ruler of this great PEG
pie When the great railroad trusts
and the oil trusts and the tin can trusts
and the beef trusts and the sugar
trusts and the steel trusts can dictate
who is to be president of the United
States let us beware, Take thy cloven
foot. O yellow and would he King
Rrnmble. from off the front doorstep
of the White House. Thou didst de-
stroy the Roman and the Greeian gov
when their national power
passed into the hands OF the few cap
itallsts. Thy foul breath is now hot
upon our cheeks. but by Gods help
thou shalt not be allowed to destroy us.
King Alcohol as BrnmbIe.
But again We find the destroying
bramble canvassing for supremacy in
American politics in another way. He
now appeals to the diseased and in
famed appetite of man for strong
drink. But. though, If man may
look at this bramble long enough he
can see him changed into the wrigsling
coil of snake: yet, like Mclusna, the
most famous Of all the French fairies.
when first he appears he looks like a
beautiful god. instead of like a devil.
His hair is cluster of luscious grapes,
Itch as those Of EShcOl which the spies
carried back from the promised land
10 the Hebrew encampmcnt. His
check has not upon il the pale look
" corpse, but it Is flushed with what
ooks like the redncss of health. He
zones 10 us not as pauper. In his
rocket he iinglcS the coin of his taxes
rs he saws: you cannot. you dare not,
10 without me. am King Alcohol
There is not n political convention in
III this land except one that has dared
mrI q defiance ut my sceptcr. My den
nav seem TO be the saloon. but my
hrone win vet be built under the great
Tome in the rotuuda Of our national
'apitol. 7 shall yet he publicly recog-
lizel as king in American politics as
am everywhere in secret recognized
If King Alcohol now"
Is not the defiant assertion true:
What political convention. with the ex-
,eption Of the Prohibition convention.
Jared double up its Est and smite this
Dramble alcohol staggering blowf
Some years ago the head of the in
'amous Mormon church spake thus /.
or the cncoura cement Of his follow
RS. Il do net anticipate that there
will come q day In the near future
when we shall elect follower Of
Brigham Young 10 the presidency of
~ T-pffod ctater bu+ I do look for