Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-14
The opponents of the ROthschild plan

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The opponents of the Rothschild plan
pointed out that by striking down
one-half of the money of the country
every man who was in debt would
have to pay double the amount of
his obligation, either in labor or in
as a necessary consequence
Of the doubling Of the value Of gold
by making it the real and lawful
money.
In 1896 the Rothschild interest
captured the republican national con-
vention and nominated William Nc
for president. The gold party
was overwhelmingly beaten in the
national convention, and
j. Bryan was made the presi-
Dental nominee. The high character.
personality and splendid
elOquence of Mr.. Bryan alarmed the
republican leaders, who at once en-
tered upon a campaign Of financial
and political corruption which had
no parallel in the history of the coun-
try. Mark Hanna, a rich manufact-
urer, was made chairman of me re-
publican National Committee and he
proceeded to raise money by the mil.
lions from the great industrial. rail
road and banking institutions of the
United States for the election Of Nc
Kinley. 1t became battle of the
rich against the poor. Everybody
whom could buy or whom corporate
rolled in the republican column as a
worker for Sound money" as the
Rothschild slogan put 1t. When the
election came of, the returns in Ohio
were held back for weeks, until the
republican managers were assured Of
victory. There was at the time a
strong suspicion that on an honest
count 1t would cOnclusively appear
that Bryan had carried Ohio; but
Mark Hanna's servitors, with money
chest back of them. could not permit
his own state to vote against McKin-
ley and in favor of 1.-The Boy Orator
OF the Platt."
The lavish use of money by the
republican managers in that campaign
ELECTED strong protests and denun-
citation from the democrats and in
dependents of the country; and then.
as now, every republican speaker and
emphatically denied that
there was a single dollar spent except
for legitimate parades and publicity
The facts were eventually brought to
light, and 1t was shown that Mark
Hanna had raised campaign fund
fifteen million dollars. His
admirers in the press, instead of ex-
pressing apology. regret or shame for
an exhibition of fragrant corruption
in politics, warmly lauded him as the
master mind of the age-a veritable
Napoleon in saving the country from
the dangers of "crazy Populism." as
all progressivism in political thought
was then stagmatized by the spok rs.
men and journalistic mOuthpieces of
the republican party. The wholesale
debauching Of the ballot box by Mark
Hanna and his satellites was re-
warded by the election Of Mr.. Hanna
to the United States Senate, where
he was at once recognized as the
authorized leader of his party In
that body. The elder statesmen Of
the party-the men of high intellect
and accomplishments who had won
by their talents as trained
lawyers and as eloquent advocates
of republicanism-Wer brushed aside
and compelled to submit to the guild
ance Of an unlettered millionaire who
had none Of the qualifications which
up to that time fere cOnsiderer in
to membership in the Sen
ate of the United States. Then and
there began the downfall of the re-
publican craftsmanship in the Senate
and the steady lowering of the stand
ard for membership in that body
Money was crowned as King and 1t
has ever since remained the republic
can throne.
When Senator Hordng was nOmi-
mated at Chicago it was authoritaiv-
would be modelled after that of Nc.
Kinley, who had remained at his
contest and addressed visiting dele
cations from his front porch. The
could have gone fur
Their and stated that it would be, like
money campaign backed
by slush fund. of at least fifteen
million dollars.
Governor Cox is familiar with the
tactics pursued by Mark
Hanna, and he was not long in dis
covering that Harding's managers
were closely copying their model OF
1896. His exposure Of the scheme to
purchase the presidency by the uli-
sparing use Of money has greatly EN-"
barrassed the republican leaders and
the more so as he is
aided in the exposure by the existence
of Senate investigating committee
which was appointed at the instance