The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
The Last Move of the Conspirators.

waged against the greenbacks, which
implies in its broadcast meaning war
against every kind of government issue Of
paper currency. This war comes from
that class of fnanciers known as the
Rothschild gold ring. By the free use Of
bride money they have managed to keep
the White House filled with one of their
kind, and preponderating influence i'll
both branches of Congress, the upper OF
Senate branch especially. They have
resorted to various kinds of strategy to
effect their purpose. Their last CAM
paign has been an attempt to discredit
the greenbacks and all other paper issues
Of the government except interest paying
bonds. The strategy of the last campaign
has been the bringing severe pressure
on the entire business of the country by
locking up and otherwise reducing the
volume of money in circulation, which
has so reduced prices that products Of
industry will not sell for the cost of plac-
ing them on the market. All of this
artificial pressure has been charged up to
the greenbacks and other issues of gov
eminent paper. The silver certificates
are now being attacked by the conspir.
ators. Their tools through which they
work are their servile and subsidized
daily press. And their practice is tc
steadily charge the distress they have
purposely caused in business against the
greenbacks. Their calculation has been
that if persistent charge is stuck to, that
the greenbacks are the cause of it ALL the
mel in business who are dependent on a
sufficient supply of money and remuner
alive prices for their products, will finally
believe them. These people, whose en-
tire thought and time have been con
sumed in managing their business, and
are wholly in the dark in economic
knowledge, now do not know which way
to turn, and are growing desperate. Hav'
ing reduced them to this state of despair
seeing their comrades in business steadily
failing, and themselves threatened every
hour with visitation of similar fate, the
gold and bank conspirators hope to force
them to cry out against the greenback
and Join the ranks of this army of fnan
clal hessians.
They are now nlassing their forces 70,
a grand charge. They are endeavoring
to call away the attention of this class
whom they have brought the pressure o.
hard times so heavily upon, from the
remembrance of the promises they made
to them before the election, to induce
them to place the control of the govern
ment wholly in their hands, and persuade
them that the greenback and other issues
Of paper and silver money is the cause o.
hard times and business stagnation, and
is the only remedy that will restore pros
perity to the business of the country.
We hear no more of confidence
That cry has had its day. 1t was an
electioneering dodge, to gull the easily
deceived business men, whose head is III
the bank-lion's mouth No, confidence"
and the national credit" so sacred be-
fore the election in the mouth of this
class, are both played out, and are throw
aside. The destruction of the greenback
and placing the entire financial control Of
the country in the power of the banks is
now declared TO be the only road to a
return of prosperity. Lyman J. Gage who
has been selected by Mr.. Mckinley for
the treasury department, announces this
to be his policy, and the gold ring papers
are barking to his cry. They say the
Cuisines" people are joining their ranks
but that the majority are still opposed to
further bonding the country and destroy
ing the greenbacks but they hope that by
steady turn of the screw to finally force
them to it by slow torture.
Every old specific for the cure of hard
times has been abandoned, and the
destruction of the greenbacks is pre-
scribed as the only remedy that will cure
the chronic rheumatism Of hard times.
They have fooled the people with prom
ises into giving them almost absolute
power, and are now arranging plans to
force their measures through and secure
undisputed control of the money of the
country, which will not be money they
intend to furnish, hut the promise to
pay" of banks. And this they say is
Sound" money. Gold by weight,
coined or uncoined, and bank promises
are what these pirates call Sound
money" and they are preparing to over
ride constitution, law and reverse former
judicial decisions to accomplish their
purpose and trample the people under
foot. Will the people submit? They
have so far submitted like dogs Ifthese
conspirators of both continents can grasp
firmly the power they are striving for
they will count the popular vote out at
every future national election. Their
experence at the last election was all ex,
pertinent and has gone far to confirm the
belief of what may be done with money
in future elections. This class do not in.
tend that the people shall have a fair
expression at future presidential cleo.
ton. Ifthose conspirators should sue,
coed with their scheme of destroying the
greenbacks and all forms of legal tender
except gold, what would be the imme
liate consequence Rant rotas ora ,,o,