The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-06-11
The MONEY POWER!
A TERRIBLE ARRA. .GNMENT OF
CORPORATE GREED.
Facts AS Startling AS Were Cited In the
Declaration Framed by Our FOrefatI4-
ers-Corruption Rampant Throughout
the Land.

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ions which the cowardly grandsons of
revolutionary heroes suffer are just rs
calling and destructive of Liberty and
equality as were the unjust taxation
and tyranny our forefathers fought
against. The English and American
money power, which is the same, have
crushed our government out of all
semblance to government Of the
people.
We submit facts as startling as were
those recited in the declaration that
was framed by our forefathers.
The money power has prevented the
passage of laws necessary for the pub
lie good.
1t has caused the repeal of laws that
kept money enough in circulation to
enable the people to do a cash busi-
ness without paying tribute to the
money brokers.
1t has delayed the passage of laws so
as to enable trusts, syndicates and COM
bines to corner the market on staple
products.
1t has prevented the passage of laws
for the benefit of the majority of the
people.
1t has forced its way into legislative
halls in the form of lobby to influence
legislation for it's own special pur-
poses.
1t has prevented state legislation ac-
complishing the work for which they
were called In special session. For in
stance, the late session of the Illinois
legislature.
1t has openly, flagrantly and boast
fully disregarded the Interstate COM
merce law, and defed the antitrust
law.
1t has prevented the administration
of justice by controlling the courts.
1t has made judges Independent Of
the law, the constitution and the peo-
pie.
1t has, through it's political heelers,
created hundreds of useless high sal
aried offices, and had them filled by
appointment from the enemies of the
people.
1t is building military fortresses and
sarrisoning them with rich mems sons,
besides drilling school children to be
soldiers instead of useful citizens.
1t indicates what kind CT textbooks
shall be used in our common schools.
controls our colleges. and prevents
even the preaching Of the principles
Of Jesus Christ In many pulpits:
1t has made the military independent
Of civil power.
The American money power has
combined with England to force this
country to maintain financial policy
that is robbing the people Of their
Aomes. and turning thousands out to
beg, steal or starve.
1t causes the building Of war ships
and cannon, and has secured IN en-
tire change In the tactics of the u. 8.
army, 30 that now soldiers are being
specially trained to lombard houses
and murder working people who dars
assemble on the streets of our great
infernos. called cities.
It has cut OF our trade with tho
world oy appfopT1atdng all our sur
plus products to pay interest on bonds
Aad mostSages.
Il has forced the issue of interest,"
Ssariag bonds to enslave the people.
It depsives men Of the right of trial
By jury. and has set up q system Of
''Government by Injunction
It has caused the sending Of armed
troops into state where the local off,
GERS were fully capable Of enforcing
the law.
It has doubled the debts of the peo-
pie, and few thousand of its repre-
sentatives have stolen half the wealth
OF the nation.
It has secured by special grants
enough land to maintain ten millions
of people in honest industry.
It has rendered all our laws inoper-
ative where the rich man is involved.
It has caused the supreme court to
declare it unconstitutional to tax rich.
1t has bribed men chosen to repre-
sent the people.
]. has made protection of property
the sole object of our government.
1t has plundered the people, driven
young girls to prostitution, starved