The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-16
TO SILVER MEN GREETING |
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vocates of gold and monopoly We're LARGE
ly outnumbered by their opponents and
where, nevertheless, by a failure to
unite and act together, friends of tho
gold standard have been succpssfnI
Thus, as the result of a personal or
partisan wrangle, the cause of truth and
| justice has been overshadowed the in.
terests of humanity ignored and tbp
greatest good to the government suhor-
dinated to an ignoble strife. If wn arc
in earnest we must have harmony
amongst ourselves. If there should he
those who would divide us. let them he
summarily and emphatically rebuked nv
the people, who have none but high and
| patriotic motives.
As to the bold declaration of tho od-
minstration in favor of the gold stand
ard. no sincere bimetallist can eyer
| again, by his vote or influence. give aid
or encouragement to the Republican
| party.
The issue is joined; we cannot avoid
it if we would. Either the friends of hi
| metallism or the advocates of the gold
| standard, trusts and mOnCpoie,s must
| succeed. Who is not for us is against us.
| We are asking no man to abandon his
party or change his politics; we ask no
one to yield any principles but in this
great contest we do appeal to all good
men to stand solidly together for liberty
and humanity, and strike down for ever
this conspiracy of gold and monopoly.
(Signed) JAMES X. JONES.
Chairman Democratic National Com
mittCc.
THE POPULIST ADDRESS.
The Popu;st address is as follows:
The conspiracy of gold and monopoly
is nearing its elimination. Every adj
vance it has made during the last TWEEN
| ty-five years has been by adroit and
Stealthy processes. These would have
| been impossible if it had not had its
agents and confederates holding posi-
| tiOns of public TRUST in the legislative,
executive and judicial branches of the
government Neither the benefciaries
nor the tools of this conspiracy have any
particular politics. In name the last
| administration was Democratic. The
present administration is called Repubi-
1 can. but it has vigorously practiced and
defended the periidious policies of its
predecessor.
At length the selfish and brutal inter-
| ests behind this conspiracy deem thenl-
| selves strong enough to dispense with
the caution and duplicity hitherto neces-
saly to their success. The administration
boldly avows its endorsement of then
scheme against the liberty and prosper
| ity of the people Within Il few weeks
it has formulated and sent to Congress
bill the leading purpose of which is.
| in the words of the Secretary of the
Treasury, Ito commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard"
This country has during the past TWEEN
| ty-four years suffered enough of the
blighting effects of the gold standard,
SO far as fraudulent legislation and exc
cutive usurpation have been able to es-
fablish it, 1t is now boldly proposed
to legalize what has been done in def
ance of law and to use the power Sc
cured by false pretenses for a long suf-
fering and too trustful people to put
upon this infamous design the stamp
Of alleged popular authorization.
In the pursuit of this purpose of COM
| hitting more thoroughly to the gold
standard, the plan of this administration,
as of the last. is to retire, the
greenbacks and other n0n-interest bear
ing Taper money of the government, to
tSsitt IHltIeSt-UCdIlHS EoIO bOilus eiii1 ~
increase the powers. privileges and prof
cts of national banks. This achievement
would turn over the duty of supplying
this money, the very life blood of BUSH
ness, to a selfish, heartleSs and irrespon-
sible foreign gold Syndicate and its
American agents and allies.
1t must be remembered also that this
foreign gold syndicate and it's allies
have. with the connivancc, if not the
assistance, of our government, captured
and to-day control every instrument OF
commerce in the nation.
In framing the Constitution our pa
triotic forefathcrs. with Jealous care and
with prophetic wisdom, provided that
commerce should be regulated by Con
grees, but this tremendous power has
been abdicatcd by Congress i'll
favor Of the gold trust and
the banking ring. Money is the first
great instrument of commerce, but the
gold ring, not satisfied with controlling
our financial system, has captured the
other instrument of commerce to enable
it to keep the gold standard yoke upon
our necks and Ito more thoroughly
subiugatc our people and dominate our
people and dominate our government
All history teaches that those who
have controlled the instruments of Com
merce III any country have not only CON
trol!ed The commerce of that nation, but
have also controlled and dominated that
government Thus the gold syndicate
land its allied mOnopoies in our country,
having seized the great instruments of
commerce, have used this tremendous
power TO discriminate against sections
and individuals to destroy competition,
TO breed business stagnatiOn and to Gre
ate hard times" in the midst of plenty.
Thus the organization and maintenance
of great industrial trusts have been pro
NOTED, which operate TO aggravatc the
evil conditions which gave them birth.
Thus they are making millions of paup-
ers to create a few millionaires. The
inevitable result must be to convert our
government into an oligarchy of sordid
| wealth.
In the accomplishment of this end,
evil influence must shackle opinion and
muzzle discussion. They not only sub
sidize the press and attempt to seat their
well paid attorneys in our legislative
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