Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-18
THE PoPUL1sTs.
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 % years has
been by adroit and stealthy processes.
These would have been impossible if 1t
holding. positions of public trust in the
legislative, executive and judicial branches
Of the government. Neither the bene-
have any particular politics. In name the
last administration was democratic. The
present administration is called republic.
an, but 1t has ingloriously practiced and
defended the pertdious policies Of its pre-
Make a Bold stand.
AT length the selfish and brutal in
selves strong enough to dispense with the
caution and duplicity hitherto necessary
to their success. The administration boldly
against the liberty and prosperity of the
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
standard eoN
This country has during the past "a
years suffered enough of the blighting eff.
feet of the gold standard, SO far as fraud
plent legislation and executive usurpation
boldly proposed to legalize what has been
done in defiance of law and to use the
power secured by, false pretenses from a
put upon this infamous design the stamp
OF alleged popular authorizati ton.
Plan of the Administration,
I'm the pursuit of this purpose of COM
miyting the country more thoroughly to
tration, as of the last, is 10 retire the
greenbacks and other noninterest- bearing
paper money of the government, to issue
interest 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
selfish, heartless and irresponsible tor:
| eign gold syndicate and Its American agents
and allies.
Control Nations Commences.
IT must ,s, be rssmembered ais that this
with the connivance. if not the assistance
| of our government, captured and to-day
control every. instrument of commerce in
/ our patriotic forefathers, with Jealous care
| and with prophetic wisdom. provided that
commerce should be regulated by congress.
but this tremendous power has been alb
| Dictated by congress In favor of the gold
trust and the banking ring. Money is the
1 first great instrument of commerce, but
| the gold ring, not satisfied with controlling
| our financial system, has captured the 9TH
| er instruments of commerce to'enable II to
keep the, gold standard yoke. upon our
| necks and TO more thoroughly subJugate
| 9lr people and dominate our government.
| HAll 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
4 against sections and individuals to destroy
/ nat N OF naff mr.
and to create hard times in the midst OF
/ plenty. Thus the organization and main
i been promoted which operate to aggravate
The evil conditions which gave them birth.
Makes Millions of Paupers.
:.Thus they are making, millions Of
I Inevitable result must be to convert bhr
wealth In the Accomplishment of this
end these evil influences must shackle opin-
ion and muzzle discussion. They not only
substitute the press and attempt to, seat
their well-paid attorneys in our legislative
halls. on our benches of justice and in all
ether departments of government: but
thropy they Carefully ,ahneuver for either
service, or, silenes,..Ihe divine 5!, right OF
right Of !nilltona!res. who propose to run
everything, not only the INSTRUMENTS OF
commerce and our Industrial system. but
and the voice. II NOT the intellect of the
university professor. Having succeeded In
this. the conspirators Will not only com
and judicial branches of our government
b,t Eill be solidly entrenched against re-
s sRa;efy ana .,asfs s5H fn,a +,
rageous scheme. We dorot arrhign any 90
litical party on partisan grounds We ar
raign system and denounce conspiracy
Us condemn individuals and organization.
hat sapEoft this system and aid the con
and agent Of this conspiracy Is just as dan
yerous under one name as under another
fp every campaign the gold syndicate ant
~ the SHED trusts and monopolies com
Ine They se,ee, Ike re sa1nyensions they De
that they have selected. OF course the:
control than after they are elected. There
ioss, thoss Who q. are not their agents an
spoiiatioa SHOULD strennoueiy oppose til,
allied combination OF gold and menepelg
Must he United.
1.-The only hope of the enemy Is to diyid
us. Therefore let us be more united an
harmonious than eyer, and. further. let U
P ss; a y sx and fbsss asa ds
sdes A Il # f h @igh y a sRa pSssnt
who favor the conspiracy Of gold and mo
nopoly. who favor Industrial slavery. wide
ssould Be- s on One side: and an u 81 thoss
whatever party who oppose this deadly de
s!gn, who love truth and right, who Low
their country, who love their homes an
| fres.des and who believe In the sacred prIu
ciples declared by Jefferson and reasserte
by Jackson and Lincoln should be on tn
other side. On this eide we soltdly stanc
Then let US, maintaining at all times part
Integrity, invite the harmonious coopere
ton of all seeking the same end.
'sThe ominous dangers threatening tn
institutions OF the republic make this II
highest duty. The line of battle is clearl
drqgp. We cannot avoid the conflict
citizens and 10 al organizations and pa
, ties that oppose THIS conspifacy-that OF
: pose government of the trusts, by u
trusts and for the trusts, that oppose an
! will not submit 10 the Gespotism Of sord'
wealth--to come to the rescue. Patriots
; and manhood are not dead. large pa
! of the American people realize the wrong
: and comprehend the dangers, and a,
ready and anxious to fight this system
: the end. The spirit of '76 is abroad in II
t land, and the friends of liberty everywhel
] are awaiting the patriotic call to fight
soop2on battle against a common foe. l.
this be dong, and we can crush every trattt
3 as did the men OF tie. american revolution
3 let this be done, and we Shall drive eyer
e tory to ingiorious defeat Let this be don
q and we shall reestablish what Is almo
overthrown: government of the peopl
= isigned) MARION BUTLER
!: And Is senator's and representatives OF Il
70 populist party f'"ft''
ie SILVER REPUBLICANS.