The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
A Startling Sltuatioa.

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The treasury of the United States
is almost absolutely at the mercy OF
the gold syndicate. One word from
London and the combination can
empty it. We call the attention OF
our readers to the following startling
story as related by G. Fred Viii
liams at a public meeting Saturday
night. He is the gallant and brave
leader of the Massachusetts demo-
cracy:
Coming down into Wall-st.
what do we find We saw a bank
or in the early part Of 1895, repre-
senting banking houses in Europe,
going to the treasurer Of the United
States and threatening that, unless
the bonds of the government were
sold, there would be q disastrous
panic throughout the country. He
named the price at which he would
sell the gold of European money
brokers to the treasury Of the United
States in order to rescue it from
disaster. His terms were refused
because they were outrageous, yet
within week, because that banker
demonstrated that the house Of the
Rothschilds was the only one that
could give the treasury the gold it
needed, those terms we're accepted,
under the forcible presentation Of
Mr.. Morgan (hisses) by the secre-
tary Of the treasury, and the people
Of this country paid $40, 600, 900 as
price of that bargain. "a voice, the
"Shame.
Now, you have had your attention
called, by the gold press Of this
section, TO change in the attitude
Of these money brokers. Within a
month we have been informed that
the great, patriotic banks Of New
York are marching up with the flag
OF their country at the head, and,
like patriots, depositing their pre-
cious gold without price or remune
ration into the treasury of the
United States; and we are asked to
praise them for their patriotism.
But we have at last got the lever
under these men and can pry out
their secrets. And we have ascer-
tanned that at the same time the
banks of New York are giving the
treasury Of the United States their
$25, 00O, 900, they have made a bar.
gain with the Rothschilds and with
Heidelberg, Eichelheimer & Co.
and Lazard, Their & Hoffman and
the other American patriots (laugh.
ter and Applause), Of the enormous
syndicate, that gid shall not be
drawn out Of the United States
treasury until after the American
people has held its election. Laugh
ter.
There Is . syndicate that has be, n
formed TO hold the gold in the treas
ury and prevent its expectation by
men who are aware that q bond sale
at the present time would elect
democratic president, and who pro.
pose to do all they can to thwart
that result. In other words, the
powers Of Europe are now in com.
Hnation with our banks in New
York to hold the monetary situation
until the defeat Of William ]. Bryan
for the presidency. (Cheers.)
Now let me ask you to contrast
this situation with the situation 10
1895. At that time the treasury Of
our government needed gold, and il
had TO buy II at the expense Of $1O,.
600, 900, paid a. q bonus to the
bankers who furnished il. And be.
sides that the people in this country
In the next thirty years must pay
e75 ,OOO, 900 in interest, a total bur.
den Of @85, 600, 600, in order that
our treasury might secure some
e6O, 900, 600 Of gold. But at this
time, pending the election, il ap.
pears that we can get gold for moth.
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