Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-09-03

! WV 10 Contiguous. III makes other
classes of people think of pooling
their property Of all kinds and the
seeds OF communism are thus
planted in American soil. What is
communism but the desperate effort
OF the small property holders to
protect their possessions from the
all grasping power of sydicated
money. The Rothschilds alone
control two thirds of the worlds
gold, yet the gold class who thus set
the example of communism, is the
loudest in decrying the alleged adop-
ton of their own policy by those
who seek protection from it, and
who are stigmatized as incipient
communists.
The voting masses of this country
abhor communism in their hearts
and though they may sometimes
give expression to communistic
ideas, they will never so far adopt
the policy of the gold class as to
syndicate their own property.
The intelligent people of our
country will never tolerate the long
continuance of any policy put upon
the country by any class for its own
especial aggrandisement. Every
such policy is necessarily ephemeral
here and will sooner or later fall to
pieces under the popular frown.
| The proceedings at Chicago were
phenomenal /; but grew naturally
and necessarily out of the radical
and revolutionary policy of gold
money only, which was secretly,
stealthily and without the popular
knowledge or consent instituted by
the gold class in 1878; and has been
quietly, diligently and remorselessly
enforced ever since. 1t has pro-
duced an all pervading indignation
among all classes of our people save
one. 1t has sown some of the seeds
of communism in our republic
which has heretofore been free from
the abomination. The growth of
communism on this side of the At
lantic would be disastrous in the
extreme and humiliating in the last
degree to our pride of country. /
have no fear that the candidates
who were nominated at Chicago will
sympathize in any degree with any
incipient manifestations of commu-
nistic anger which may have found
expression at Chicago.
The policy of no money but gold
has paralyzed our Industries, de-
preciated all property values, under
mined wages, and spread distress
and dependency broadcast over the
land. The people are everywhere
indignant to an extent not dreamed
of by the class which put this bane-
full policy upon the country, or by
the newspapers, politicians, small
dealers, and petty bankers, who are
industrlously preaching up the in
iquitous policy in our cities and
towns. These various agents of the
gold class have separated themselves
from all relations with the voting
masses of the country, and are en-
tirely out of rapport with the popu-
lar thought and feeling.
The action of the Chicago conven-
ton was a surprise to these stran-
gers to the popular sentiment. The
election Of November will be a
greater surprise. The gold policy
will be voted out Of existence by a
majority never before known in
Presidential elections.
The people at large are consider
ing the money question and that
only. The members of the Chicago
Convention who represented the
genuine American sentiment in that
body know little and care less about
communism. They will repudiate
any communistic Interpretation of
their platform. Their object was to
pronounce anathema maranatha
upon the policy of gold money only,
and to give the cold shoulder to all
who have had art or part in putting
1t in force in this country. That
will go no farther. Radical and rev.
olutionary measures like that of no
money but gold, invariably and
necessarily promote counter
measures, more or less similar.
The adage says that the devil must
be fought with his own fire.
have been a Republican on old
and now obsolete party questions,
but all past issues are lost i'm the in
tense feeling that has been engen-
dered by the radical and revolution
ary legislation of 1878. We are all
released from old party ties. The
election OF 1896 will be an over
whelming reputation and rebuke of
legislation that has been so de-
structive to American interests of
every name and so humiliating to
our national pride.
The people at large are without
metallic money. Silver has been
demonetized, and no gold circulates
among them. 1t is engrossed and
held fast by syndicates. The coins
of gold will not bear handling by
the people at large. They lose too
heavily by abrasion to be used as
currency. The government keeps
one hundred millions of gold syndi-
Gated in Washington. The law
gives it the option to pay all de-
mands upon it either in gold or sill
YER, as it may please. The Cleve-
land administration taboos silver
and pays out nothing but gold.
None are able to call for this but the
gold class; and the demands of these
are for large sums only. No part of
the gold that is paid them by the
government finds circulation among
the people. 1t is manipulated by
the syndicates. The government
therefore keeps it almost exclusively
in the form of bars, which do not
lose by abrasion. 1 am informed
that Of the hundred millions of gold
held in its reserve fund by the
government, scarcely five millions is
in the form Of coins. The govern
ment itself discredits it's own mint
whenever these coins are demanded,