The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-22

otto forefathers, with jealous care and
with prophetic wisdom, provided that
commerce should be regulated by Con-
gress; by this tremendous power has
been abdicated by Congress in favor of
the gold trust and the banking ring.
Money is the first great instrument of
commerce, but the goldring, not salts
fed with controlling our financial sys-
tenn, has captured the other instruments
of commerce to enable it to keep the
gold standard yoke upon our necks and
to thoroughly ~subjugate and
dominate our government.
. THE WORK oF THE GOLD SYNDICATE.
"All history teaches that those who
have controlled the instruments Of
commerce in any country have not
only controlled the commerce of the
nation, but have also controlled and
dominated the government. Thus, the
gold syndicate and its allied monopo,
lies in U 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
great industrial trusts have been pro.
NOTED, which operate to aggravate the
evil conditions which give them birth.
Thus they are making millions Of
psupers to create a few millionaires.
The result must be to convert our gov
eminent into a monarchy of sordid
wealth.
THE OUTRAGEOUS SCHEME.
SIN the accomplishment of this,
these evil influences must shackle opin.
ion and muzzle discussion. They not
only subsidize the press and attempt
to get their well paid attorneys in our
legislative halls, or on benches of jus
tice and in all other departments of the
government, but wherever college fac.
ulties are susceptible to pretended gen
erosity OF inverted philanthropy, they
carefully man oeuvr for either service
or silence. The divine right of kings
is to be succeeded by the divine right
of millionaires, who propose to run
everything not only the instruments
Of commerce and our Industrial VS.
tenn, but also as far as possible the pen
of the editor and the voice, if not the
intelligence, Of the university professor.
Having succeeded in this, the conspira-
tors will not only completely dominate
the legislative, executive and judicial
branches Of our government, but will
be solidly entrenched against retrench-
ment. Briefly stated, this is a part Of
the outrageous scheme. We do not
arraign any political partisan on par
tisan ground. We arraign q system
and denounce this system and aid to
the conspiracy. A party that is the
mouthpiece and agent of this conspir-
acy, is jJst as dangerous under one
name as under another.
METHODS OF THE GOLD SYNDICATE.
TN every campaign the gold syndi-
cate and all the allied trusts and mo
nopolies combine. They select the
conventions they desire to control; they
elect the candidates they have selected.
Of course they control them after they
are elected. Those who are not their
agents and who who would not submit
to their tyranous spoilation should
strenuously oppose the allied combina
ton of 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 in every
State and Congressional district, county
and precinct.
81 LINKS OF BATTLE DRAWN.
"There are but two sides to this
mighty and pertinent conflict. ALL Of
those of whatever party who favor the
conspiracy of gold and monopoly, who
favor industrial slavery, widespread
poverty snd destruction, should be on
the one side; those who love truth and
right, those who love their home and
firesides, and who believe in the sacred
priE ciples declared by Jefferson and
~re-asserted by Jackson and Lincoln,
should be on the other side. Then let
us maintain at all times party integ
rity, invite harmonious CO operation of
all seeking the same end. The omin.
GUS dangers threatening the institu-
tions of the republic make this the
highest duty. The outline of bate is
clearly drawn. We cannot avoid the
confics if we would. Therefore, let US
appeal to all citiz ans and to all organi.
cations and parties that oppose this