The Washington times., 1894-03-26
SENATOR STEWART TO coxEY.
The Nevada Statesman Urges Him to Aban.
don His Project

The Nevada Statesman Urges Him to Aban.
don His Project
Senator. Stewart, of Nevada, has written
the following letter to ]. 8. Coxey, COM
mander Of the army Of the commonweal:
"UN1rED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON, D.
c.. March "a, 1894-Gen. J. 8. CoxxY, Mas
sillon, Ohio: DEAR SIR-The preservation Of
life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness
was intrusted to the people under the Consti-
tuition of the United States. A free ballot
was the means by which the sovereign people
could retain the rights acquired by the pa
triots who gained the independence and es-
tablished the government of the United
States There was a time when the ballot
| placed the control OF the government in
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, and Lin
coin. Such use of the ballot sent terror and
dismay to tyrants, despots, and plunderous
oligarghies throughout the world.
The enemies of justice and human rights
predicted that the success OF the ballot was
temporary; that man was not capable OF self
government. The destruction OF ancient re-
publics and the repeated failures of the peo-
pie to govern themselves were cited in proof
OF their contention that despotism, op-
preston, and slavery were the fate Of the
human race.
There have been no Washingtons, Jeffer-
sons. Jacksons, or Lincolns elected President
of the United States in the last two decades.
A soulless despot of alien origin is monarch OF
the commercial world. His name is Money.
His instruments of oppression are banks and
bonds. His servants are administrative and
legislative bodies The army you are collect
ing used the ballot to put the army, the navy,
and the Treasury Department under the con-
troll of banks and bondholders and place in
the halls of Congress Representatives to do
the bidding of the money changers.
The ides of November are approaching
An opportunity for the people to strike for
liberty will again be presented. The old
parties which have surrendered the rights Of
the people to the rule OF concentrated capital
Will ask for renewal of their lease of power
at the ballot boz Every movement OF the
people to obtain relief outside Of the forms OF
law will be denounced as anarchy. The
purse-strings of the nation are held by Con-
gress under the dictation of the administra-
ton, and the President is commander-in-
chief OF the army and navy of the United
States.
The attempt of starving multitude to
march TO Washington will furnish an excuse
for using the power OF the government of the
states and of the United States to put down
anarchy and insurrection. The vigor with
which the laws will be executed against
starving people will be an argument in the
next election for continuing in power con-
centrated capital as necessity for the main
tenance of law and order.
The sufferings of the people are the result
OF electing men to Office who do the bidding
Of the money powers, which, by legislation
and administration, have DESTROYED more
than one-half of the metallic money of the
world and cornered the other half. Twenty
years OF uninterrupted rule OF the banks and
bondholders has concentrated the wealth of
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them TO seize the telegraph. the press and
nearly every other avenue through which the
people can obtain information Of the cunning
devices by which the parasites absorb what
the masses produce.
There is but one battlefield where the
forces of liberty and equality can meet and
overthrow the enemy of human rights.
There is no law now on the statute books
authorizing the President of the United
States to march an army against the people
at the ballot box. Every attempt to place
the ballot under the control of Federal author
ity has thus far been successfully resisted.
Let your army be reinforced by the millions
of the unemployed and by the wealth pro-
ducers OF the nation and be thoroughly mob
ilized for the battle in November. when vic
tory for the rights OF man against the despot-
ism of banks and bonds is possible.
Abandon the folly OF marching an unarmed
multitude OF starving laborers against the
modern appliances ofwar under the control Of
a soulless money trust. Such folly will aug
ment the power of the oppressor and endan-
ger the safety of the ballot itself. Disorders is
all that is required TO insure the supremacy
of the armed forces of the money powers at
the polls
The Constitution of the United States is our
charter OF liberty. 1t has been subverted by
an oligarchy of concentrated wealth. False
agents of the people have betrayed their trust
md krn nd -faat, nl.tYy,
dence and prosperity seemed assured.
Traitors to human rights have usurped the
power of the government through the ma
chinery of u party ami the arts OF dema-
gogues. Hurl them from power. Trust no
man who has once deceived you. Let the
government of the United States be admins
tered for and not against the people. Use
the ballot to protect liberty, justice, and
equal rights, and not to elevate to power the
agents of banks and bonds, to perpetuate the
rule of an oligarchy of wealth. Yours. very
truly, W. NJ. STEWART.
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