The advocate., 1890-07-16


tO corner tile market, knowing that the inriner n
compelled tO part with the products OF his Coll tO
raise money 20 pay expenses, Interest ana taxes,
and hence these combines are enabled tO scale
down the price Of property below the cost 0f pro
ductiOn, and as a consequence Ot low prices t0
the producer, labor has been largely thrown out
Of employment because Of The Inability Of The
farmer tO employ labor no prOnt, or even ~ puF,
chase the PRODUCES Of lanOr NJ the mechanic ana
artisan. The business NJ the merchant has been
similarly effected LO that NJ all other enterprises,
na IN proven by the smallncSs Oi his sales hnd the
dinlculty attending his collections ~ meet his
Obligtlnns, aA evidenced by Dun's financial re.
pOTt which indicates the failures In the United
States In this department Of business 10 bo more
than 1900 for the year 1870.
The farmer. the merchant, the mechanic, the
artlcn and nl labor Is similarly effected by low
prices, and only one class, those who control the
money, the credit class, Aro benefited, as II en-
abcs them tO absorb 80 much more Ot The pro-
duets of labor for their annual accumulation, ana
unless arrested VIII I'm The near future absorb the
entire wealth Of the people AMI destroy the re-
public. Through the operation Of money trusts,
as they tighten their grasp upon productive en-.
ergy, We see the railroads, the milling Interests
the stock Interests. the mining Interests the
stock yards, the hrewerlCs the factories, one
after another pass from the hands Oi the people
into the hands oi gigantic trusts and combines,
with controlling interests conferred In some Of the
mOnarCheg Oi the old world Thus monarchy
like the Hydra Of old, raises itS yen0mOus head
In any direction We may gaze, and Ike the ylm-
pre is never satisfied, hut continues ~ suck the
fes blood from the nation while the republic
sleeps. VIII we arise 0s did our fathers and save
our people, or sleep on and suffer the last hope
of humanity tO perish from the earth, when our
republic shall have been destroyed our fathers
IN the past have f0rcwarned ms " this approach
Ing danger Mr.. Lincoln saw II, as Is evident
from ths extract from his letter written " his
friend Taylor early In G6. Mr.. Lincoln Alld
"AS II result Of the war, corporations have been
GnthrOned and An era OF corruption In nigh places
will follow, and the money power corporation OF
the country win endeayOr tO prOOng lts reign by
wording upon the preludlCes OF the people, until
all wealth N aggregated In few hands and the
republic destroyed ! feel no this moment more
anxiety for the suicty " my country than ever
before, even In the midst Of war;. God grant That
my suspicious may prove grOundless'
1hls N warning we as patriots should heed
Mr. Lincoln was not In the habit Of guessing at
facts: he knew what he WAS saying, ana ne mas
iOrewaTned the people that they might he fore
armed for the conflict Again, senator DlNu
Davis SnId In referring 10 this matter
"The rapid growth W corporate power ana the
mnlpn Influence which II eXcrts by combination
on the national and state legislatures lB a wen
grounded cause for alarm. struggle IN pend
ing I'm the near future between tlllS ovorgfOWh
power, with ltS vast ramlilcAtiOns lll over lhe
unOn and n hard grip on much NJ the pOlltlcNl
machinery on the Que hand, and the people In an
unOrpanlled condition on the other for the con
trOl OF the government. II will be watched by
every patriot with intense anxiety
We could multiply these pr0pheSleH hqt u IN
not necessary We know only too well they nle
true and the forces are now mastering nll over
the land for tl4s giant struggle thnt shaH SNAKE
the nation from center ~ circumference, ana let
MS hone and pray that the contest may be- SUE
Cessil on the part Oi the people, ana hL the same
The pGrpetnntlOn OF the republic Is at stake In
this issue, There must be- no division ot senll.
mcnt We must work as unit AMI save our
country for ourselves and our children, we
must mite and COnquer or divide and perish,
The Issue ~ before uS and we nave no elecuOn
London through New York, rules our nation Oi
90 100000 people and governs w lhr0uBh NhIlH
prejudice and "sglld north ana sOnu sOutll,
This is the political song our masters nave re-
Quired MS 20 sing and we have sung " lO9d and
long, for 10! these many years. Inc people nave
not voted their honest sentiments hut nave Iilll-
fed eaCh year with their ballots tle dictates Oh
party caucus and one Oi the lCgllnaJe Iesul,H ",
action is the mortgage blight that covers our llllu
and daTkens the homes vi the people. "LeC llS
now hang our harps on the willow, az people,
and refuse % sing songs 10 the uOd OI Milh-
mOn;" let us lay aside party preludce allu eaIil.
estly appeal TO every patriot VINO Va,uos in nlS
country above party, 10 unite In pe0plo's move
ment upon the question Of money, transportation
and land, and redeem our fair land from lhe
whitening blight OF monopoly rule'
OUR PLATFORM,
I. We demand the abolition Of national banks
and the substitution Of legal tender treasury
notes In Hen Of national bank notes, issued IN SUI
nClent volume 10 do the business 0i the country
on n cash system, regulating the amount neeueI
on per capita basis as the business interests Ol
the country expands and that MI money iSsueu
by the government shall be- legal tender IN pay
ment Of all debts, both public and private.
2. We demand the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. .,
2. We demand that Congress shall pass such
laws MS shall ehechay prevent the dealing IN
futures In MI agricultural and mechAnlCal pro,
duCtiOns, preserving such % stringent system Ol
procedure In trials as shall secure prompt con
WCtlOn, and Imposing such penalties IVY SNAIL NO.
curp the most perfect compliance with the law.
4. We demand the passage Ot laws prOnDltlng
allen ownership OF land, and that Congress take
early steps 30 devise some plan 10 obtain all lands
now owned by aliens and foreign sYndlcatesi ana
that all lands now held by RAILROADS. ana ou9g