Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06

purpose. Think of bankers congress
SEES assembling at great expense TO
the sole purpose of adopting resolu
tons to the effect, in substance, a
least, that while free coinage of silve,
would be beneficial to them, yet oppos
ing it for the reason that it would in
,. jure the farmer and the laboring man
Think of John Sherman demonetizine
silver in 1878, Grover Cleveland writ
ing his celebrated Delmonico lettc,
to horde of money sharks in Febru-
airy 1892, and again writing to Cover.
nor Northern and sending his score.
taries to each bankers congress since
his last inauguration and into different
states to control action as to platform
and nominations. and all the nationa
bankers, with Rothchilds at the head,
with one accord clamoring for single
. gold standard for the sole benefit d
the farmer, the business man and the
) laborer!
May God Almighty in his great wis
dom and mercy interpose a shelter.
ing hand to shield the great industri-
oas masses from all such friends.
This irrepressible conflict, for IL is
nothing less, is between those whose
great wealth consists of money, inter
est drawing securities and fixed in
comes on the one hand, and the tax
payer. the debtor and the entire class
whose all consists of visible property,
and including labor itself, on the other
hand.
Those of the former, as has already
been shown. are interested iu making
money dear or costly and all other
property, including labor, corresponds
ingly cheap, whereas those of the
latter are interested in exactly the OPP
posite direction. The latter, however
out number the former in ratio far
81 eater than 16 to 1. But the former
possess such intelligence, at least, as
is born of pure selfishness, are we'll
organized. stand solidly together, and
have money to buy a venal press and
employ cogent and pungent writer's
to ring the changes on an honest dol
lar dollar worth 100 cents sound
money etc., whereas the latter are
not SO well organized have not so
much ready money, and some of them,
and it is indeed a sad commentary that
many of them, are fawning at the feet
of the gold power.
What may be said of such cringing
imbecils? This: they are the stuff that
slaves are made of and ever have
been. Had the American colonists
been composed of such, then indepen-
dence bell would not have pealed forth
lis notes OF national freedom as it did
at the old statehouse in Philadelphia
on the fourth of July, 1776. Never
would we have had a Washington, a
Jefferson, Il jackson or a Lincoln.
But we might have had a Cleveland
AID John Sherman. and possibly
Ben Harrison and John G. Car
l sic.
The man who innocently and honest
ly prattlcs about, and expectantly
hopes for, general and lasting prosper
ity founded on single gold standard
is either financial lunatic or stark
idiot. Gold monometalism and last
ing prosperity for, the great masses
are absolutely incompatible.
Why, the official statistical records
show that if the entire annual output
OF the gold mines of the world were
each year emptied into the United
States treasury it would not be suffic-
lent to pay respectable 1.-THE of the
yearly accruing interests on our inter
erst- drawing obligations. By such is
meant our national, state, corporate{
municipal and individ uai Indebtedness.
These aggregate not less than $4,000
1000. AT least congressman Walk
er OF Massachusetts so admitted in his
speech at Council Bluffs two years ago
last July, and he was trying to make
it as light as possible.
THE SYNDICATE.
Under this gold standard policy adj
hcred to by Mr.. Cleveland how is the
gold reserve of $10o,00o,OOo now be-
ing kept up? Why, by virtue of
secret oral contract made between him
and banking syndicate, in which this
same syndicate agreed that the treas
ury should not be depleted of its re-
CURED reserve of gold till October /,
OF the present year.
What is the consideration ia support
OF this secret contract? Why, that
MIR. Cleveland should cause to be exc
cuted and delivered to this combina-
ton OF bankers mortgages on the
Anne lean people and their property,
in the form of interest bearing bonds.
at such low price as to justify them
in thus protecting the treasury OF this
greatest republic On earth, And the
administration newspapers are daily
cackling and growing over the fact
that this syndicate is keeping faith
with Mr.. Cleveland and doing far more
than the law requires it to do, and are
constantly landing Mr.. Cleveland for
thus adhering to his gold policy.
What spectacle!
Contemplate for moment the beau
ties, aye, the patriotic beauties, OF a
financial gold standard policy, can
honest DOLLAR s.sound money!
policy for these United States, the
very existence of which, from month
to month, from dag to day, and even
from hour to hour. depends merely
upon the grace of Il banking syndicate
whose controlling head is Rothschilds
OF London, a British lord!
Such a condition engenders doubt
as toewhether CORVALLIS uncondition-.
ally surrendered to Washington at
Yorktown or whether Washington con-
ditionally surrendered to Corn
wallis. Measure if you can the sub
Unity OF gold standard financial