St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-08-01

Anarchy and the Gold
Standard.
The money power ID reduced 10
the necessity Of sending oss, aaony-
nous circulars. We bave sae be-
fore ~ which was sent 70 = promi.
nent Georgia banker, Who refers it
to the Constitution with this in
dorsementi Evidently tue circu-
lar should not carry much weight.
~ it 10 not signed. This is the
modern method aud it 10 4 familiar
one.
The title OF this extraordinary
circular is patriotism and gold
against anarchy and silver" and,
after respecting the stsle and explo-
ded arguments Of the r;oncy power,
it oopclQdss thus:
''Let every RsD who wants pros
perity, avssy man Who il . patriot.
mite in psttiay dos:s. the asarohise
and free silver conspiratsrs wi.o
seek to ruin the country and it, in
dustries.
And vet the most typical aud the
most conscientious supporter Of the
single gold standard in this country
to-day i Herr John Most. editor
Of Freiheit and Arch-Aoarchist
Freiheit Is the organ Of the aAar-
chists in this country and is edited
by Herr Most. the anarchist leader,
who devoses . page OF his paper toi
arguiag in favor Of the gold stand
ard.
Herr Most does not give the real
reason why he favors the geld
standard, but confines himself to
reproducing and indorsiag these |
arguments that he hnds 10 Wall
street readymade 70 his hand. I'll
10 matural-indeed inevitable-that
. man who honestly aad earnestly
believes in anarchy and whs is
trying ~ promote it should be in
favor Of the gold standard.
The reason 10 70 simple that We
woader hew even Wall street can
fail to see it. John Moet recog-
mixes the gold standard as . hand
maiden OF anarchy because he
knows that it creates and sets In
motion oil the processes that lead
to anarchy; because he kno - that
it promotes oil the evils that make
men reckless and helpless.
The people Of This cou ntry have
Duffercd the actual result OF the
single gold standard for just three
years. From 1873 to 1890 their
interests were in some ssrt protect
"a BY the additions made to the
under the Bland-Allison
vet, and from 1890 to and includia e
1892 which was . year of great
,rosperity-the greatest the conn
rv has ever known they had the
benefit OF the additions to the cur
'ency made by the silver purchas-
ng act, known ~ the Sherman law.
But, s,sce March 5, 1893. when
4r. Cleveland decided that HE will
vas superior to law aud decided
hat all government obligations 1
we're payable in gold at the optioa I
II the holders ---:ince that fatal tlay, Z
he people Of this country have !
'een experiencing the full effects {
II the single gold standard. =
Looking abroad over the land q
md witnessing the results Of q gold q
John Most. the arch an Y
i obliged to see that Il :
Hays directly into HE 1hands aud 4
'ans on all-iours with his incen- 4
liarY purposes. Does any unso- =
'htstieated reader ask Why? The Q
'nswer y plain. because the sjr. /.
lie gold standard, BY destroying d
be usefulnes OF industry. By reduce d
y the returns OF labor. by slowly =
qneesing millions Of prodacers t. :
be vail, breeds Ill the foul aeads :
{ anarchy. riSt and disorder. he :
ause the single gold standard has ia
srnsd Loose u this country an array :.
{ tranps, wdica b ooastasely re- :
ewing recruits; because i hes
rought poverty and distress ID b,
Aeasaads = ho1es hat havs sepse | 4