Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-02-25

university professors. Having sue
ceeded i'll this, the conspirators will
not only completely dominate the
legislative, executive and judicial
branches of our government, but will
be solidly entrenched against retrench-
ment and retribution.
Briefly stated, this is part OF an
outrageous scheme. We do not ar
ralgn any political party on partisan
grounds. We arrange system and
dcnounUe a conspiracy. We condemn
individuals and organizations that
support this system and aid the con-
spiracy. The party that is the mouth
piece and agent of this conspiracy is
just as dangerous under one name as
under another. In every campaign
the gold syndicate and all the allies,
trusts and monopolies combine. They
select the convention they desile to
control. They elect the candidate
that they have selected. OF course
they control them after they are
elected. Therefore, those who are not
their agents and who would not sub
NIT to this tyrannous spoliation, should
strenuously oppose the allied COM
mission of gold and monopolies. The
only hope of the enemy is to divide us.
Therefore let us be more united and
harmonious than ever, and further, let
us organize without delay a vigilance
committee in every State and Con-
gressional district, county and precinct.
"There are but two sides to this
mighty and portenous conflict. All of
those of whatever party who favor the
conspiracy of gold and monopoly, who
favor individual slavery, widespread
poverty and national destruction,
should be on one side, and all OF those
of whatever party, who oppose this
deadly design, who love truth and
right. who love their country, who
love their homes and firesides, and
who believe in the sacred principles
declared by Jefferson and Jackson and
Lincoln, should be on the other side.
On this side we solidly stand. Then
let us, maintaining at all times party
integrity, invite the harmonious CO.
operation OF all seeking the same ends.
"The ominous dangers threatening
the institutions of the republic make
this the highest duty. The line of
battle is clearly drawn. We cannot
avoid the conflict if we would. There
fore, let us appeal to all citizens and
to all organizations and parties that
oppose this conspiracy-that oppose
government of the trusts, by the trusts
and for the trusts; that oppose and
will not submit to the despotism of
sordid wealth-to come to the rescue.
Patriotism and manhood are not
dead. A large part of the American
people realize the wrongs and compre-
hend the danger, and are ready and
anxious to fight this system to the
end. The spirit OF 1776 is abroad in
the land, and the friends of liberty
everywhere are awaiting the patriotic
call to fight common battle against
a common foe. Let this be done, and
we can crush every traitor, as did the
men of the revolution. Let it be done
and we shall drive every Tory to igno-
minious defeat. Let this be done, and
we shall re-establish what is almost
overthrown-a government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie.
"MARIoN BUTLER,
"And Twenty-Five Senators and
Representatives of the Populist Party"
FROM THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.
The paper of the Silver Republicans
is as follows:
"The cunning plans of the bene-
ficiaries of the gold standard and the
advocates of monopoly are just near
ing completion. They need but to
win one more victory to become su-
preme and to be able to defy the sov-
ereignty of the people for generations.
With the policy of the Republican ad-
ministration is plain confession that
the secret authors of the st. Louis
platform of 1896 are in absolute con-
troll Of that party. Power thus Sc
cured under false pretenses is to be
ruthlessly used to carry out the utter
ior designs of the conspirators. The
slow processes of twenty-five years are
rapidly advanced to their goal, the
nearer approach to which now seems
to warrant dispensing with the eau.
ton and deceit that have hitherto been
the necessary preliminaries of success.
"But this openness of purpose has
been the opportunity of patriotism.
Honest men should hesitate no longer,
if opposed to the establishment of the
gold standard in all its rigor; if op-
posed to the retirement of government
currency: if opposed to the erection
OF great association of banks OF issue
as the all-dominating power in the
nation; if opposed to every kind of
trust and monopoly, the offspring and
adjunct of the money power. Before
the awful and imminent peril to the
institutions of our country every per-
sonal ambition must melt away, and
merely partisan contention must be