The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-01-07
The Fate of Lamb to be Decided
By Wolves.

pe0p were 6coldtd at as ghost dan
} crrs' by many Republican papers he
cause they refused longer to have faith
in either of the old parties in regard tc
he rsliabiIii alton of silver. they were
ask ed to remain quiet and trust to the
international Money Conference, which
would do great things for them by the
restoration of the outlawed white metal
to its old place. 1hereal silver men oil
the country were reviled as traitors TO
those who were the best friends oil
ilver-Harrison and others in high
places-becanse they wonld not look
upon this Monetary Conference as a
thing that would right the wrongs com
planned of by the people. The psnple OF
our country did not ask for such con-
ference, and had not hing to do with the
calling lit. 1t was a scheme of the
gold bugs and was never intended to re-
store silver 10 its old place or in anyway
benefit any except the spectators in
silver as a commodity and the plniocrat-
ic gold monometaliist. 1t is evidently
the Intention to, if possible, give the
white meatal death blow in this con-
ference. 1t was evidently not for good
that this question relating to our hone
currency was sent across the water by
our gold bugs to he paved ever hy the
gold bugs Of Europe-by the very peo-
| pie who are interested in keeping up
that enhanced price of gold which is
| the result of the outlawry of silver.
There was no .'silver question:" and
no trouble in regard to silver money.
until il was made by the money rings of
New York and London by their procnr-
ing, in a thieving way, the drbasement
of the white metal to the level of COM
modify. Through this act they robbed
the people at large of untold millions,
and the robbery is still going on. As it
was the decentralization of silver that
made all wrong, so that the only thing
that can possibly set all right again is
the reconciliation of the outlawed
metal. This must be done by the peo-
pie themselves rising in their might and
demanding it, The gold bugs of neither
this country nor any other country will
consent to The full remonelization of
silver if they can possibly avoid it. and
any such conference as that now In pro-
gress will he used for no other purpose
than 10 bemuddle aud bedraggle this
plain question of the right of our peo-
Die and bring it back home brfouled
and debauched to be more than ever
sneer-d at by our home thleves.
If the people-the masses-do not
stand together and 6gh, for their rights
against he r onied aristocracy which is
riding them down they will at no dis
tant day become little better than srrfs.
I he people mnst not permit themselves
to be divided by the tariff or any other
ouestion-given them on purpose to be
wraugled over-until this question of
the currency is settled. 1t was no ones
ton before 1878, and it will no longer
he a question when the wrong done the
people at that time is righted. The
people have not only permitted class
to nsurp one of their most vital rights
but have since submitted to be ruled by
that class through the power gained by
that unprecedented theft. Nothing is
more certain than that the aristocracy
Of wealth will cling TO the power they
have thus obtained though well aware
that it was stolen-in spite of all the
Monetary Conference, until 1t was
wrested from them by the people.
James Mill, in his Essays on Govern
ment,u saws: "And if powers are pnt
into the hands of u mparatively small
er number, called an arIstocracy cy--pow-
ers which max e them stronger than the
rest of the community-they will tax e
from the rest of the community as
much as they please of tho objects of
desire. They will thus defeat the very
end for which government was instl-
tuted.u Here in the United States we
see class holding jnst such powers IS
are mentioned, though said powers
were stolen from the people, not Know
ingly surrendered
The same author again says: The
monarchy and aristocracy have all pos
sihe motives for er deavoring TO obtain
unlimited power over the persons and
property OF the community. The coDse-
ouence is inevitable; they have all pos
sible motives tor combining to obtain
that powsr.n Though this was written
of the situation in England, we find
that it is a good picture of what has
come to pass here-an arlstocracy OF
power holds the power whether a Re-
publican or a Democratic President is
ogtensibly at the head of the nation.
By the theft of 1878 they have obtained
"powers which makes them stronger
than the rest of the community
therefore "they take from the rest of
the Community as much as they please
of the objects of desiren-which is about
all there is in sight.
Some are surprised at seeing The sums
paid to a few newspapers and newspaper
men in Paris in engineering the small
steal of the Panama canal scheme.
Could a true account of all that has
been paid to American newspapers, to |
writers, and to high and trusted govern
ment officials first and last in this steal
of one half of the lawful money OF the
world, the Paris bribery would seem as
but & single grain of sand to Sahara.
The few million francs stolen in the
Panama affair was as single drop OF
water to the whole ocean when COM
pared with what was stolen from he
producing classes in 1873 Al stroke
all the mines were laid under tribute,