Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-16
FORCES UNITE
Continued from first page.)

IN the pursuit OF this purpose OF COM
uniting the country more thoroughly
10 the gcdf standard, the plan of this
administration, as OF the last, is to retire
the greenbacks and other non-interest
bearing paper money of the government,
to ISSUE, DEMONSTRATING gold bombs and
TO Increase the pGwerS privileges and
profits of national banks. This achieve
mant w!u.d turn over the duty of sup
plying the peoples money, the very life
blood of business, to "a selfish, heartless
and irresponsible foreign gold syndis ate
and its American agents and allies.
Ii must be remembered also that this
foreign gold syndicate and it's allies
have, with the connivance if not the as
sist1nce, OF our government captured
anli today control, every instrument of
| commerce iu' the nation.
In framing the constitution cur pa
triotic fUrefatherS. With Jealous care
and with prophetic wisdom, provided
| that commerce should BE regulated by
Congress, but this tremendous power
| has been e!biicated by Congress in fla
| vor of the gold trust and the banking
| ring. Money is the first great instru-
ment OF commerce, but the gold ring.
not satisfied with controlling our tinan-
| clal system, has captured the other in
strunlents of commerce to enable it to
| keep the gold stantsard yoke upon, our
neckS and ito move thorough v sub
jusate our people and dominate our
| government.
All history teaches that those who
have controlled the instruments of com
! merce in any country, hav= not only
| controlled the commerce OF that nation.
! but have also controlled and GoFnina ted
| that government. Thus the gold syn
| dicate and its allied mouopolies in our
| country. having seized the great instru-
| mrnts of commerce, have used this ire
| mendCIls ppwtAS to discriminate against
sections and individuals TO destroy
| competition. to breed business stagna-
| ton and to, create hard times" in the
midst of plenty Thus the organization
and maintenance of great industrial
| trusts have been promoted which opa-
! rate to aSgravate the evil conditions
which save them birth. Thus they ere
| making millions eff paupers to create
few millionaEes. The Inevitable result
must he to convert our government into
an o.iSarchy OF solE5td wealth.
| In the accomplishment DI this end.
evil ini!uen es must shackle opinion and
inuzzle discussion. They not only sub
| sidize the press ana attempt to seat
| theii well paid attorneys in cur legisla-
| tive halls, on cur benches of justice. and
| IN al. other departments of government
| utwheHevercollege faculties are suscep-
| tlble to pretended generosity or invertei
| phManThloIyr they carefully manOeuvre
| for either service or silence.
| The divine right of kings is 10 be sue
| ceSded ny the divine right of mil ion
| aires, who propose to run everything.
| not only the instruments of commerce
| and our Industrial system. Dut also as
Tar aS possible the pen of the el.ttOr ana
the voice. if not the intellect Of the uni
| Verslty professor. Having succeeded in
| this the conspilators Will not only COM
pletely dominate the legislative. exc u
| 1--WE and judicial branches of our gov
| ernnent. lut vii. be soMdly entranched
! against resistance and retribution.
briefly stated this is a part pf ,f,,a ON
! iaSeous scheme. We do not arrai.n any
poMt!ca! party on partisan grounds We
| aFralSn a system and denounce a con-
spiracy We condemn individuals AM.
| ylSah!ZotIonS that support this system
ana ala the conspiracy. y party that is
| me E!outhp!ece ana agent of this con-
| stlfacy is just as dangerous under one
| name as under another.
IN every campaign the gold syndicate
and ali the allied trusts and monnnoiirs
combine They select the conven. lions
'ney desire to control; they elec, The
| candidates that they have selected
| therefore, those who are not their
agents and who wculd not submit 10
lhelr tyrannous spoliation should siren,
ucusly oppose the allied combina ton os
| gold and monopoly.
i!le oally hope of the enemy is 10 di-
Vlae US Therefore let US be more united
ana hat'nlnnious than ever and further
| let us organize without delay a vigor-
JUS campaign IN every state and con
SIgSs!onal Uhstrct. county and pr.4cincI
There are but two sides to this mighty
ana porleEtous conflict. All Of thrs. or
| Whatever party who favor the ,onsuir-
| dcy OF gold and monopoly, who favor
| mus riel slavery, widespread poverty
ana National destruction, should De on
| one side and all of those of wr.atev,.r
| PARTY VINO oppose this deadly design.
| VINO love truth and right who love iFt.;,
| cou'trE, Who love their homes ana.
| 1rresides, and who believe in the sacred
pElhcip.eS declared by Jefferson and re-
h iest.ite1 10Y Jackson and Lincoln. should
De on the other side. On this side we
sotdly stand. Then let els maintaining
az al times party integrity invite the
harmonious co-opelatiun of all seeking
| the same end. The omnous dangers
threatening the Institutions of IN. wa.
| pWplc make this the highest duty. The
| line OF battle Is c.e.rly Liaawn. We can
not avoid the conflict if we wou.d
therefore let US appeal 10 all citizens
"i!u 10 all organizations and parties thar
oppose TINS consp!racy-that uppOs+. a
government of the trusts by the trusts
ana For the trusts, that oppose and will
not submit to the Jespotism of so.fiEd
Wesilth-to come to the rescue. Patri
ot!sm and ananbp0d are not dead 4
| large part of the American, people req,
ne the wrongs ana comprehend the
Dangers and are ready and ANXIOUS TO
|
or 20 Is abroad in the and anil the
iiaehus oi iVoerty everywhere are await
ing the patriotic call TO fight a cotn1,lor,
p"'t'e against a common foe. let this
De Gone and we can crush every traitor
as dld the men the American revoIu-
tion; let this be done ana w. shat, dr;va
every tory to ignominious defeat: lei
tHiS ne done and We shall re-es tablish
| what IS almost overthrown: A govern
nient OF the people, by the people and
| for the people.
| (Signel) MARION IJTTT E.E2
AND twenty-five Senators ana Repre-
sentatives of the Populist party.
| me paper of the silver Republicans
| is as follows:
The cunning plans of the henefciaries
| of the gold standard and the advocates
OF monopoly are fast nearing compile
| tlon. They need but to win one more
victory TO become supreme, and to be
a Die to defy the sovereignty Of the peo
PIE Tor generations. The policy of the
republican administration is plain
COM ess!on that the secret authors of
the st. Louis platform Of 1896 are in