494 THE IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



knew not of, yet the Democratic party under Cleveland has 

 proved itself so eminently calculated to take care of these 

 great interests, so conservative, so cautious in its movements, 

 that these great moneyed interests, recognizing the fact that 

 the Democracy is in power, and that it has deserved well 

 of them, have changed their allegiance from the Republican 

 to the Democratic party. It is the latter now which the 

 moneyed and commercial centers desire to keep in power. ' ' 



The Gazette seems to have no fear but that the rank 

 and file of the Democratic party will follow this new Shy- 

 lock crowd with Cleveland as its bell-wether. It says: 



* ( The Democratic party, as all men see, follows Cleve- 

 land. * * * They will continue to march to the music 

 he has played for them. This fact is perceived by the 

 moneyed interests of the country, and consequently we 

 shall find the latter on the side of Democracy." u L,ike a 

 lamb ' ' the people are to be " led to the slaughter. ' ' 



For twenty years the Democratic party has failed 

 to have a plank in opposition to national banks in 

 their platform. In not a single one of the various 

 messages of President Cleveland has he recommended 

 to Congress their abolition. Other matters of much 

 less importance have been the theme of large and 

 luminous messages; but on the question of national 

 banks he has remained 'as silent as the tomb. If 

 he is opposed to the system why does he not speak 

 out as he has on the tariff question? Hon. John G. 

 Carlisle is speaker of the House, and as such, has 

 in his power the appointment of all the committees. By 

 the appointment of men favorable to certain measures, he 

 wields an influence over legislation that shapes the policy 

 of his party. In the fiftieth Congress, Mr. Carlisle ap- 

 pointed as chairman of the Committee on Banking and 

 Currency, Mr. Wilkins of New York, who is a friend of 



