The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-10-27

could not do business. Too many OF
our men were dupea OF the fraud, The
moment the Democratic leaders drop.
ped our platform we seized upon 4
again. and we began to rehabllitato our
own party. Sell DUTY Why, we have
surrendered no convictions; we have
not parted with a single plank In our
platform. What have we soldg To
whom did we sen2 II we had shed
political garments as the Democratic
bosses did at ST. Louis. and Wall street
had dictated every line Of u new
creed, and had put at the head of our
ticket a man who can not state wherein
he differs in principle from Mr.. Roose-
welt. we would have hung u heads
every time we passed a mirror to keep
from looking into the eyes OF renewades
to Jedersonlan Democracy. servile
tools OF Northern corporations. They
went to St Louis with principles. they
came back without them; they were
clay In the hands Of the Pat McCarrens
OF Standard oil. Belmont OF the Louis
vile & Nashville. German Of the sugar
trust
The very first speech OF the cam.
paign was made IN Brooklyn by Sena-
NWN AAAANH VI AEAAMn AANNN NMN aus WAENN
OF the Standard oil lobbyist. Pat Nc
Carren. The chosen advisers OF SIR.
Parker are the men who led for the
trusts and corporations when the tax
payers were routed during Cleveland's
second administration. From German.
who reeks with the foulest trust legis-
lation OF the last twenty years, to Car
Isle, who wrote the sugar schedule at
the dictation Of the sugar trust. and
Belmont OF the secret midnight bond
deal. down 90 Olney, who, IN effect,
advised the too willing Cleveland to
lend the United States army to the
Pullman palace a company in CHI
cage. the notorious old band Of hood
lers are there. What may be expected
of them If Parker is elected can be
guessed by those who remember the
carnival Of class legislation which
rendered forever infamous the second
administration OF Grover Cleveland
The leopard has not changed his spots
nor the Ethiopian his skin: that Cleye-
land crowd IS hungry; e has been
'out" a long time. Woe unto the peO-
pie when that predatory band gettheir
clutches upon the government again.
Suspects Secret Pledges.
What secret pledges have been made
to the Standard oil? What Is It's mo-
tive for putting half a million dollars
into Parker's campaign fund? Are
they afraid OF Roosevelt and not afraid
OF Parker? What Is the ground o.
preference for Parkerg The
Standard oil Is not In politics for
or pleasure. Il always has an
AK TO grind. What is the motive this
timer The sugar trust put $4,000
IN the New York campaign alone, when
Cleveland ran against Harrison: and
all Of US know the secret pledges which
we're publicly redeemed. Arthur Cor
man and John @. Carlisle saw 10 Il
that the tariff measure was so framed
that the trust got more out Of the neo-
pie by tens Of millions than they had
under the eliminating atroclty
OF class legislation. " the Mckinley
bin Their senatorial representative.
German. has been placed In
control Of the Parker campaign,
he has been the secret director from
the beginning. What viii his clients.
the sugar trust. get out OF this election.
II Parker IS successful
WALL STREET WANTS MORE
BONDS; THE MACHINERY FOR
GETTING THEM Is THERE JUST
WHERE CLEVELAND LEFT 1T
THE SAME MEN WHO WORKED
CLEVELAND FOR BONDS ARE.
PARKER'S CAMPAIGN
WHAT HAS BEEN PROMISED To
BELMONT AND HIS CONFEnER.
ATED CORPORATIONS Is THE.
.ENDLEss CHAIN" TO NE PUT N
MOTION AGATN7 VOTERS WHO
DO NOT CONSIDER THESE CUES.
TONS DO THEMSELVES MUS.
TICE
THE WALL STREET ORGAN. THE.
NEW YORK WORLD COMPELLED.
PARKER TO SPEAK OUT ON THE.
MONEY QUESTION WHY SHOULD.
HE NOT BE COMPELLED BY THE.
HEARST PAPERS AND OTHER
REALLY DEMOCRATIC PAPERS TO
SPEAK OUT UPON OTHER OuEa
TtONS WHERE THE PEOPLE HAVE
A RIGHT TO INFoRMATION9
What ayails this cry about cox.
trayagancef' That the government a.
run with a reckless disregard OF tho
middle and lower classes. who pay
most ~ the tariff taxes. is known 20
all q But who believes that either
OF these "twO great parties" IS going
% retronch expenditures Apprnprla.
lions for administrations are on tho
Increase everywhere. With the fed
eral government there is 40 such thing
as going backward. The "hillian dol
lar Congress" Of the Republicans was
succeeded hy a Cleveland Congress
pledged 90 "rigid economy and q was
not long before the Democratic nppro-
|priatiOnE reached the billion dollar
mark Harrison reduced the public
debt by a quarter billion dollars. and
Cleveland was not long On adding more
than Harrison had taken away II was
the Democratic Congress. devoted 10
rigid economy" which allowed the
Chicago exposition 10 loot the treasury
OF millions. time after time. and which
gave 10 crch member Of the House a
clerk al 500 per month.
Besides, who could put faith IN the
pledges Of the party which has 90 little
unity of conviction as the national
Democracy What party ever made
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