Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-03
making the monetary question an is
sue that must be met at once.


cause of the vast possessions of wealth
and the exercise of unconstitutional
powers; have made war upon the peo-
pie and induced the federal courts
to exercise IN their interests unusual
and arbitrary powers, induced the in
vasion Of the states by federal troops
without the requests Of either the ex-
ecutives Of said states or the legisla-
lures thereof, and are at this time
through recent administration and a
truculent congress, attempting to
clOthe railroad corporations, by means
OF a pooling bill, with lower to fur
Their and more systematically rob, op
press and plumber the people, and
having already deprived the people
Of access to the silver mines of the
country as an independent source Of
money supply, are now in the inter
est of banking oligarchy endeavor-
ing to deprive them of the right to
have their government in the exercise
Of it's constitutional power to issue the
money of the nation and control its
volume In the opinion of your com
mittee these events are startling, sub
versive of the liberties of the citizens
and destructive OF business and soclaI
security; and, adherlng to the Omaha
platform in all its integrity, your
committee insists upon the restora-
ton of the coinage Of gold and silver
as il existed prior to 1873-at the
ratio of 16 to Without regard to
the action of any other nation, and
that all paper money shall be issued
by the general government without
the Intervention of banks Of issue, the
same to be full legal tender.
I'VE also declare our implacable
hostility to the further issue Of inter-
est bearing bonds
1--WE denounce the pooling bill as
moye toward completing the monop-
oily of transportation, and demand
that instead congress proceed to
bring the railroads under government
ownership.
"The power given congress by the
constitution, to provide for the call
ing forth of the militia to execute the
laws of the Union, to suppress insur-
rections, to repel invasions,' does not
warrant the government making use
of a standing army in aiding monop-
olies in the oppression Of the public
and their employees, When free men
unsheath the sword it should be to
strike for liberty, not for despotism,
nor to uphold privileged monopolies
in the oppression of the poor.
I'VE ask the people to forget all
past political differences and unite
with us in the common purpose to
rescue the government from the con-
troll of monopollsts and concentrated
wealth, to limit the powers OF perpet-
uation by curtsiling their privileges,
and to secure the rights offree speech,
free press, and a trial by jury-all
rules, regulations and judicial ficta in
derrogstion of either Of which, are
arbitrary, unconstitutional, and MOTTO
be tolerated by a free people.
I'VE recommend the immediate or
ganization of an educational cam
paign by the national, state and local
committees"
In addition to this address, the ma
>ional committee adopted the follow
in. : resolution:
N view OF the fact that the state
If A. obsma and other southern states
are wi, bout republican form OF gov
eminent because of the rules OF a po-
liticsl oil garchy which is perpetuated
nv monst GUS frauds at the ballot box,
the impres i've necessity Of free bal
lot and an b onest count is a constltu-
tional right, and.we demand that it
be given, and move that the chair
man of the L ational executive com
mittee appoint committee OF three
TO submit evide uce to the press OF the
country and to congress, to sub
stautiate this alarming and revo-
luhonary condition, that they may
be- awakened to the tbreateniogs
of peril caused by this existing auto
cratic anarchy IN the south"
Keep on Moving Right In the Main
Track