The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30
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committee, tersely and wildly portrays
the conditions surrounding the present
conflict and emphasizes the fearful
odds against which the sltied forces Of
democracy and populism are contend
ling:
To Democrats Of the State Of New York;
The state executive committee. just
entering upon its duties, finds itself
confronted by an extraordinary eondi-
ton Of affairs. Your party has been
deserted by the men whom you have
raised TO prominence. Your treasury
is empty and you and the interests Of
the great mass of your feIlow-citizens
stand face to face with the tremendous
money power, bent upon accomplish
ing by any and al means the perpetual
ton Of unfair and dishonest privilege.
1t is the peoples fight They must de-
pend upon their own resources! 1t is
the hour for those who love free insti-
tutions to come to the front. Victory
can only be won by education, and
there is need of educators. Your COM
mittee calls for the services Of all who
ara to labor without price. 1t asks the
service of all who are willing to go
forth to speak against the great trusts.
Hired orators, after all, are but poor
substitutes for even inexperienced
speakers, earnestly bent upon having
the truth known, and it is fitting that
so great a cause should be won with
out the faint OF money. a weak cause
must he bolstered by expenditures. A
bad cause can be Won only by lavish
payment, The peoples cause should
be won by the people themselves. The
example Of our great leader, going
without rest, untiring, fighting by
night and day, what is, after all, our
battle and our children's battle, should
furnish supremest inspiration to every
unsel6sh man. Not to men only, but
women; not a man or woman but can
render some service.
Those who have at heart the princi-
pies endangered in this contest must
rise to the necessity of individual
action to render futile the far-reach-
ing organization of the trusts. Who
is it that we have against US? The
worlds monopolists, English and
Americans, have united to make a cam
paign the like Of which has never been
known.
On the one side stands every great
! trust that seeks those unfair, special
privileges which can be obtained by
the control of the government In
their front is the great house of the
Rothsehilds, with an untold millions
of capitol, which, for more than half
century, has so dictated the financial
legislation of Europe that the aceu-
mulated property enables it to rule
nations.
Behind come the railway companies,
/ so many of which have been used as
tollgates for the private gain of
those in personal control. Shoulder
10 shoulder stand the telegraph and
express companies, rather private
perquisites than public carriers,
whose leaders, grown bold with long
successes, stand forward as acknowl-
edged bosses, not only preventing the
extension of the postal service, but
debating nominations to the presi-
dency itself. Then the long list of in
surance companies, mortgage com
panies and banks who are either Off
cered directly by members Of the great
trusts, or are indirectly controlled by
them. Then the host of lesser city
and country banks, who are in a meas
ure dependent upon the great metro
politan banks, from whom they Dor
row in times of emergency and in
acknowledgment, stand ready to take
up any hue and cry their patrons may
start Then a vast army of merchants
and manufacturers, who see them
selves threatened by the banks with
the cutting off of those credits upon
which the conduct Of their business de-
ponds, if they do not give assent to the
doctrines which are called by those in
highest financial authority sound"
and honest" and opposed to repudia-
ton"
Finally come those who are anxious
for the good opinion of the rich, for
social reasons; or are connected with
them in confidential relations, or ex-
pect donations for religious or educa-
tional or charitable purposes; or are
too slothful to inquire into the motives
back of the gold declarations; or are
too careless to feel an interest in their
government; or too selfish to care
/ what misfortuues befau their fellow
men. Add to these, those who can be
bought outright, and you have an army
dangerous to free institutions.
Supporting these is the spleRdidiy
equipped daily press of the country,
which is controlled directly or indirect
ly by the mOneyed interests; and the
ablest talent OF the cities, consisting Of
bright attorneys, railway officials, cor
poration officers and professional abil-
ity of all kinds, including even some
few ministers of the gospel, whose loud
cutlery in the interest of "honest
nancy" shows them not averse to
| pleasing their rich benefactors and OBJ
tanning notoriety at single stroke.
Our opponents have, with the utmost
effrontery, dressed their motives in the
guise of virtue, appropriated to them
selves all known symbols Of honesty,
defiled our national flag by using it as
an emblem of monopoly. and unserupu-
lousy sought to destroy the defenders
Of free institutions by applying TO them
the vilest epithets
/ What a tremendous array of the pow
erfull Let no one misealeulats its
strength! And on the other side, 3
single intrepid leader, followed by
those who are willing to sacrifice time,
| reputation and worldly advantage in
behalf of the republic. If the trusts
and their legious fail Of their purpose,
/ it will only be because the intelligence
of the people is superior to the endless