Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-18
Appeal of Their Executive Committee
for United Action.

Appeal of Their Executive Committee
for United Action.
The populist address is as follows:
1.-THE conspiracy of gold and monopoly
is nearing its elimination. Every advance
1t has made during the last 25 years has
been by adroit and stealthy processes.
These would have been impossible If 1t
Holding ' positions Of public trust in the the
legislative, executive and judicial branches
of the government. Neither the bene-
saes NOR the tools 81 this
last administration was democratic. The
present administration Is called republic
an but IT has insioriously practiced and
decesSor.
Make II Bold stand.
"At length the selfish and brutal in
terests behind this conspiracy deem them
caution and duplicity hitherto necessary
to their success. The administratio boldly
avows Its Endorsement of their scheme
people. Within few weeks It has formu-
lated and sent to congress bill the lead
Ing purpose of which Is, in the words of
the secretary of the treasury, TO commit
the country more thoroughly to the gold
standard
This country has, during the past "a
feet of the gold standard SO far as fraud
ulent legislation and executive usurpation
have been able to esta blish It, 1t is now
boldly bold proposed to legalize what has been
power secured by false pretenses from
bs ana too tsastfnl people e
OF alleged popular authorization.
Plan OF the Standardization,
''In the pursuit of this purpose of COM
mittfng the country more thoroughly to
the gold standard the plan of this admnisy
tration, as of the last. is to retire the
greenbacks and other Misunderstanding
paper money Of the government, to issue
tnterest-.burdened gold bonds and to in
crease the powers, privileges and profits Of
national banks. This achievement would
turn over the duty of supplying the peoples
money, the very lifeblood Of business, to
selfish, heartless and irresponsible Tor.
eign gold syndicate and Its American agents
Control Nations Commerce.
1T must be remembered also that this
foreign gold syndicate and It's allies have
with the connivance. If not the assistance
Of our government, captured and to-day
control every instrument of commerce in
the nation. In framing the constitution
our patriotic forefathers, with Jealous care
and with prophetic wisdom, provided that
Commerce should be regulated by congress,
but this tremendous power has been abb
dictated by congress In favor of the gold
trust and the banking ring. Money Is the
the gold ring. not satisfied with controlling
our financial system, has captured the 9TH
ct Instruments of commerce to enable 1t to
hecks and ito more thoroughly subjugate
auf people and dominate our government.
hA1l history teaches thai those who have
controlled the Instruments OF commerce
In any country have not only Controlled the
commerce of that nation, but have also
controlled and dominated that government.
Thus the. gold syndicate and Its allied mo-
nopolies in our country having seized the
great instrument of commerce, have used
| this tremendous power to discriminate
| competition, to breed business stagnation
and to create hard tines In the midst of
| plenty. Thus the organization and main
| tenance of great Industrial trusts have
been promoted which operate to aggravate
the evil conditions which gave them birth.
Makes Millions of Paupers.
oau Heqs ta sSSea as M o m9ns r e
| Inevitable result must be to convert bhr
int an ogarehy Of SoT fba
| end these evil influences must shackle opin-
ion and muzzle discussion. They not only
| subsidiZe the press and attempt to seat
their well-paid attorneys in our legislative
| halls, OF our benches of justice and in all
ether departments Of government: but
college faGpties are susceptible s
| thropy they carefully hihneuver for either
service or silence The divine right OF
gs Is t. be s9see ,yha by the divine
commerce and our Industrial system, but
also as far as possible the pen Of the editor
and the voice II not the intellect Of the
university professor Having succeeded in
this, the consprators will not only COM
pletely dominate the legislative, executive
and judicial branches of our government.
pst will be solidly entrenched against re-
sista a,s'e &c ana ne tssr!bution.
scs ses6ed yls y p2rs Of the out
litfcal party on partisan grounds. We ar.
| raign a system and denounce a conspiracy
rs condemn individuals and organizations
hat sapnoft this system and aid the con
spiracy. a party CHAT is the mouthpiece
| and agent of this conspiracy is Just dan
yerous under one name as under another
III the Ss,Nsd trusts and monopoiies com ON
to seSfel 5s ~ siser gas ssa aSY e
Control cham after they are elected. There
who would not submit 70 their tSrannou!
allied combinaton 81 gold aaiS ms ip =.
Must he United.
1.-THE only hope of the enemy is to divid
us. Therefore let US be more united AM
hsFmonious than ever, and, further, let Vi
Organize without delay vigorous cam
e dou sx sd sa ssss sa dis b
a aShtiss All Of those q 1hatsye rep paTf;
fay wbd g snpars9y f Fod and
.
spread poverty and national Destruction
should be on one side: and all of those o
whatever party who oppose this deadly de
sign, who love truth and right, who low
their country, who love their homes AM
firesides and who behave IN the sacred prIa
ciples declared by Jefferson and reassertei
by Jackson and Lincoln should be on tn
other side. On this eide we solidly stand
Then let us, maintaining at all times part
Integrity. invite the harmonious coopera
ton of all seeking the same end.
'sThe ominous dangers threatening tn
Institutions of the republic make this tn
highest duty. The line of battle is clearl
draYn. We cannot avoid the conflict
we MOULD, Therefore let us appeal to a
citizens and 10 All organizations and PAL
ties that oppose thIs conspifaey-that OF
trusts and for the trusts, that oppose an
will not submit TO the Gespotism Of sordi
wealth--to come to the rescue. Patriotisl
and manhood are not dead. A large par
of the American people realize the wrong
and comprehend the dangers, and ar
ready and anxious to fight this system I
the end The spirit of rs Is abroad In tn
land, and the friends of liberty everywher
are awaiting the patriotic call to fight
eoRgaon battle against common foe IL
this be done, and we can crush every traito
as did the men OF tae American revolution
let this be done, and we shall ar1ye ever
tory to inglorious defeat Let this be doh'
and we shall reestablish what Is almo:
overthroWn: A government of the people
bY the people and for the people.
iSigned) MARION BUTLER
And q senators and representatives OF u
: SILVER REPUBLICANS.
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