The record-union., 1898-02-16

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erty and prosperity of the people.
Within a few weeks it has formulated
and sent to Congress a 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
twenty-four years, suffered enough of
| the blighting effect of the gold stand
| ard, so far as fraudulent legislation
| and executive usurpation have been
able to establish it. 1t is now boldly
| proposed to legalZe what has been
done in defiance of law, and to use the
power secured by false pretenses from
a long suffering and too trustful people
to put upon this infamous design, the
| stamp of alleged popular authorize
| ton.
In the pursuit of this purpose of
| committing the country more thor
oughly to the gold standard, the plan
of this Administration, as of the last,
| is to retire the greenbacks and other
non-interest bearing paper moneys of
the Government; to issue interest bear
ing gold bonds, and to increase the
! powers, privileges and profits of ma
/
turn over the duty of supplying the
people money, the very life blood of
business, to selfish, heartless and ire
sponsible foreign GOLD syndicate and
its American agents and allies
1T must be remembered, Also that
this foreign gold syndicate and its al
lies have, with the connivance, if not
the assistance of our Government, cap
tured and to-day control every instru-
ment OF commerce in the nation. In
| framing the Constitution, our patriotic
forefathers, with Jealous care and with
prophetic WISDOM provided that COM
| merce should be regulated by Con-
gress, but this tremendous power has
been ahdicated by Congress in favor OF
| the gold trust and the banking ring.
| Money is the first great instrument of
| commerce, but the gold ring, not salts
fled with controlling our financial sys-
| tenn, has captured the other instru-
| ments of commerce. to enable it to
keep the gold standard yoke upon our
necks, and TO more thoroughly sub
| jugate our people and dominate our
| Government.
All history teaches that those who
have controlled the instruments of COM
| merce in any country have not only
| controlled the commerce of that ma
ton, but have also controlled and
dominated the Government. Thus, the
gold syndicate and its allied monopo-
lies in our country, having seized the
great instruments of commerce, have
used this tremendous power to discrim-
mate against sections and individuals
to destroy competition, to breed bust
ness stagnation, and to create hard
| times in the midst of plenty. Thus
| the organization and maintenance of
the great industrial trusts have been
promoted which operate to aggravate
the evil conditions which gave them
birth Thus they are making millions
OF paurers to create few milionaires.
The inevitable result must be to con-
vert our Government into an oligarcny
Of sorG3d wealth
| In the accomplishment Of this end
these evil influences must shackle opin-
ion and muZzle discussion They not
| only subsdize the press and attempt
to seat their well-paid attorneys in our
legislative halls, on our benches of JUS
tice and in all other departments Of
Government, but wherever college fac
uIt1es are susceptible to pretended gem
crosby or inverted philanthropy they
carefully maneuver for either service or
| silence.
The divine right of Kings is TO he
succeeded by the divine right Of mil
Hcnaires, who propose to run every
| thing, not only the instruments Of
commerce and our industrial system,
| but also as far as possible, the pen of
the editor and the voice if not the in
| tellect of the University Professor
| Having succeeded in this, the conspr-
ators Will not only completely domi-
nate the legislative, executive or judic-
ial branches of our Government, but
will be solidly entrenched against re-
trenchment and retribution.
Briefly stated. this is the part of the
! outrageous scheme. We do not ar
! raign any political party on partisan
grounds. We arr2ign system and de-
nounce conspiracy We condemn in
dividuals and organizations that sup
port this system and aid the conspir-
acy. The party that is the mouthpiece
and agent of this conspiracy is just as
! dangerous under one name as under
another In every campaign the gold
syndicate and ali the allied trusts and
monopoies combine. They select the
/ conventions they desire to control: they
! elect the candidates that they have
selected OF course they control them
after they are elected. Therefore. those
who are not their agents and who
| would not submit TO their tyrannous
spoliation. should strenuously oppose
the allied combination ot gold and
monopoly
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 vigorous campaign in every State
and Congressional district, county and
precinct
There are fut two sides to this
| mighty and portentous conflict. All
of those Of whatever party who favor
the conspiracy Of gold and monopoly,
who favor individual slavery, wide
| spread poverty and national destruc-
ton. 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 be-
lieve in the sacred principles declared
by Jefferson and reasserted by 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
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