The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-11-19
nearly every othsr state in the mountain dis.
trictS of the west

tricts OF the west.
The spontaneous influx OF gold and resump-
election was known proves exclusively that
tho gold baronS and the corporations locked
up the money and closed the factories OF the
country to secure the victory over the people
by arbitrary force.
The demands Of the people for the necessi-
ties of life were no greater than before, and
except the millions laid out by tho money
power to corrupt the voters, the people had no
more money with which to buy the necessarteS-
OF life after election than they had before it.
No honest cause can be given for the unlock
ing Of money and the revival OF industries after
the late election that did not exist before the
election occurred. Such revival Of trade and
Industry can only be temporary at best,
and proves that the Industrial masses Of
this Country are at the mercy Of On
oligarchy OF wealth. and o combine OF gold
gamblers, who can lock up the money Of the
country. close our Industries and starve the
people at will:
The Knights Of Labor is the only labor or.
ganization commanding the necessary machine
to hold up a great reform movement during
the interim between political campaigns.
Therefore appeal to the delegates here as
sembled to place q demand for the free coin
age Of silver at the present legal ratio in our
preamble and bare our ports and clear our
decks for action against the plutocratic COM
bine arrayed on the side of q single gold
standard.
~ 10 NV uIOuc DcC6uSc VI tuc ulcIlt COut6lucu
In the question that make this appeal, but
because OF the combines opposed to 1t, and the
opportunity that 1t will afford US to reach the
publie With other questions vital to the inter.
ests and welfare OF the working people.
The year past, since the Washington session
OF the general assembly. has been one Of low
wages and enforced idleness. in consequence
Of which all labor organizations have
suffered, and some OF them show a
marked decline in membership Your general
officers have struggled affainst many embar-
never know, and had not the grand principles
| on which this order is founded and the indc-
pendence and knowledge of its members made
1t prominent factor in q great struggle for
financial reform, we would not now command
the respect of the reform forces Of this and
other Countries. Let us dispel all factional
differehces and invite all branches Of
| honorabls toll to join us in .
general crusade against the pluto
cratic classes who under the guise Of honest
money have combined to rob the working peo-
and Of their constitutional liberties.
AS the chief officer Of this order during tho
last three years, have received every honor,
every assistance and every kind consideration
| which loyal and patriotic membership
sould bestow upon its .chief executive,
and I beg to express my gratitude
| for the generous support and kind treatment
every where received, and pledge to you, to
my successor, and to the great cause Of knight
hood my most loyal support and my best en-
| deavors In the struggle to alleviate, through
| the efforts OF this order, the distresses of op-
| pressed humanity.
Fraternally yours.
j. r. SOVEREIGN,
/ General Master Workman