The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-11
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The influence of British gold in the
affairs OF men and nations has long
been a subject Of remark and study.
but the average American citizen
scarcely allows himself to think. while
reading of some wonderful conquest
which English capital has made. that
this country can never be affected
thereby. and he seems perfectly obliv-
lous to the alarming facts that sur
round him It WAS the Shylock of
Lombard street London. who first sug-
gested bonded war debt He depre-
ciate1 greenbacks below gold; he in
company with his Wall street cousins
then bought greenbacks with gold at
from AZ to go cents on the dollar and
Immediately reinvested the depreciated
greenbacks In United States bonds dol
lar for dollar. These bonds were pay
able in legal-tender notes green
bscks) interest and principal
The money sharks not content
with the profit made in buying green
backs at discount end not content
with their success in transforming nom
interest bearing notes into interest
| bearing bonds. set themselves to work
10 change the contract as set forth in
| the face OF the bonds themselves and
/ they actually succeeded in inducing the
so-called representatives OF the people
in congress to pass an act making these
very bonds purchased with deprecated
greenbacks payable principal and in
terest in coin And IL has been freely
| charged. ana the charge is backed by
much direct and circumstantial proof
that some OF the money of a London
jew went 10 pay American statesmen
| for this service. Not content with his
success in doubling his wealth, while
at the same time he doubled the burden
! on our agriculturists and laborers. the
! Lombard street banker scores another
| triumph over American productive
! labor and in favor of shrewd fnau-
cial policy by sending his agent to
this country with half million in
his pocket with instructions to secure
| the demOnetization of silver. and thus
establish his bonds on a god basis
The scheme be it told TO our shame.
| succeeded. and although it is said
there is not nor nor never was q United
States bond sold by the government
for gold, every one held by q broker
or money changer in any part of the
world has to be paid in gold The
British 6nanciers have not stopped
here. To-day they own land enough
in this country to make three such
states as Mississippi il it lay in a body;
they own large interests. and in some
instances controlling stock in many OF
our most important railroad lines and
other industrial enterprises in this
country. They are said to have almost
a monopoly of the grain elevator bust
ness. requiring large amount of capt.
tai: They have our country flooded
with mortgage and loan associations
through the operations of which they
are rapidly acquiring control ef large
amounts of land in evsEy state
almost in the Union. and which
bids fair to absorb in few years our
entire landed estate They dictate
eviction laws of many OF the states
now. and they are so summary that
it Is easier to evict a family in Kan
sas to-day than in Ireland A little
more than 100 years ago our VzEhers
whipped these fellows and conquered
for us the grandest country on the
! globe but at the rate they have pro-
gressed in the past thirty years in the
! business OF corruptiug our legisla-
tion with their gold. it cannot be long
! before they will own our people BODY
! and soul. When the power OF money
! to Cypress is extended a little further
! the conditions above foreshadowed
! will be reached and then the people
! of this country become serfs and
| slaves and the British bondholders.
! land spectators and Insurers are our
masters. This is no fancy picture, but
the inevitable result of the outrageous
! system of finance and legislation
which has cursed this country for the
| past thirty years and which must ere
! long overthrow the liberty OF the peo-
! pie If not speedily checked. The
| farmers would do it If aided. or even
| let alone by the business ana profess
| siOnal men of this country, but unfor-
! tunately many of them seem to have
a prejudice against anything proposed
| by a ''hayseed " and In a financial in
| dependence with the foreign plutocrats
they throw their influences and votes
| against the interest Of their country
men. Whether the organized wealth
| producers of the country will Be able
| to pre- -erve a government OF The sso-
| pie. or whether the hireling tools OF
! New and Old England will hold then
in subsection and finally overthrow the
| liberties OF the masses is a question to
| decide much sooner than the corrupt
| politicians will admit or many good
and patriotic men suppose The New
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