The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-22
THE PEOPLE AND THE PLUT0C-
RACY.

st. Louis Republlc.l
The Goulds, Vanderbilts, Sages,
Whitneys and Morgans, whose
money has controlled New York
politics for more than a quarter OF a
century, do not yet understand what
has happened in the country, but
they do know that determined at
tack has been made upon the in-1
trenchments of their usnrped power
over the people. One who has
watched them closely, with good OPP
portunities to understand them, re-
Gently wrote of them that they are
as angry, as confused and as anxious
to sting as colony Of hornets whose
nest has been suddenly torn down.
There is no doubt at all that they
are deeply and bitterly enraged be-
cause of the straight forward Demo
cratic declaration of independence
adopted at Chicago. They feel that
if any party is allowed. to win after
repudiating them and denying their
right to rule, they are likely to lose
control Of the government for years
to come, il not permanently. There
is. therefore, no likelihood that the
reports of the sums they are raising
10 control the election exaggerate
their intentions. But is 1t a case
where $50, 900. 900 or 500, 900, 600
or $500, 600, 000 can not stop the
American people as they move for
ward IN phalnax to assert their right
to liberty and self-government?
If unlimited money can settle the
issues now before the country, Bryan
is beaten, the Democratic party If
whipped and disorganized, silver
| Will be permanently demonetlzed
gold will become the sole standard
of value in paying debts, corpora
ton notes without legal tender quail
ty will be the sole money available
for borrowers, and for the paymen
of wages; the usurped power OF tn
| Federal courts will be extended
government by injunction will b
established, trial by jury will b
abolished wherever Plutocracy ha
need of haste in putting down tn
people, the national debt will be pei
petuated and increased, bond issue
in time of peace will be continued t
, form a basis for a corporation Gu
rency and to prevent the free circ,
la,ion of gold; wages and the pre-
ducts of our industries of farm an
factory will be forced steadily dow
wards; the wealth of the countr
will continue to flow into the pc
, session of the few who are alread
r immensely wealthy, and the ''con
0 mune of capi,al' will be permaneil
+ ly established on the ruins of go
> eminent IN which w arlington an
Jefferson saw the worlds hope fl
freedom, for equality, for justice!
h If money in unlimited quantiti
can control the American peopl
they will now be controlled and e
c shaved. But can money contr
n them?
n They are already beginning
!. answer the question. They an
). wered it in Alabama the other da
;, In Maryland, where local election
II have been held, they have show
e that the purchase of their bosses
not the purchase of their vote
And in Tennessee they have given
IT still more striking proof of the
y determination to vindicate their II
d critics.
n Six months ago, Tennessee was
~ Republican State by at least 90, O
> majority. No candidate represel
ing John Sherman's ideas as tn
he have been illustrated by the admin
n tration at Washington could ha
a. come within so, 900 votes Of a p
a. rality in the State. But at the fl
local elections held since the nor
: nation of Bryan and the adoption
the Chicago platform, typical p
70 cincts gave 425 Democratic votes
.lss Republican and Populist fusio
u los Democratic to 10 fusion, l
r Democratic to Sc fusion, 81 Den
te cratic to / fusion, and so on--this
Mt a county which by way of prot'
no against bond issues in time of pei
= and foreign control of the treasu
" was prepared to do anything VIII
us ever that promised to make the p
In test striking.
n There can be no reasonable dol
no that the sentiment indicated by
il figures here printed Is the genu
American sentiment of the eht
country, or that it will assert its
at the November election.
A ' One of two things must happ
'th certainly. Overwhelmed by the n
up lions contributed to corruption fu1
Of against 1t, the Democratic pa
lid must either sustain defeat unprt
dv denied in politics; or, supported
=, an indignant people, rising to ass
',e their sovereignty. 1t must win s
ell victory as has not been won 81
in Thomas jefferson led the masses