The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-25

trust, pool or syndicate, with pow
1 ers such as no man has ever before
had the andacity to suggest. This
$ committee has called upon com
, mercial bodies all over tho coun-
try to assemble and endorse their
report. Thus the people are put
upon full notice Of what is intend
ed, and of the means of its ac-
complishmont.
Considering all this, is it any
! wonder that the Spectator, one of
the great English newspapers,
should say, as it did some months
ago; "Being audacious beyond any
Old world experience, the great
capitalists Of America are deter
mined to capture free opinion and
to prevent criticisms. They sub
sidiZe pulpits, they buy the press.
they use at their will paid attor-
neys in the United States senate
and at length they stretch their
hands over the colleges, which it
is easy to capture by examples of
generosity.
''Thus their design is to prevent
any effective action which shall in
any way weaken their authority
or undermine their position. Their
object cannot be mere weaIth max
ing for they already enjoy wealth
beyond the dreams of ayarlce.
Apparently their intention is first
to convert the United States into
a powerful oligarchy and then to
extend the sway OF that oligarcby
over other lands.
1T is reserved for the free west
to dismiss from academic service
tried competent teachers at the
bidding OF rings Of milIionairus
who will not hear one single criti-
clsm Or questioning Of the Justice
Or necessity Of their doings, or of
the character and tendency Of the
trusts they have built up with the
aid and at the expense q the pub
lie. The divine right of kings is
to be succeeded by the divine right
of miIionaires who are to run
everything, including the Ameri-
can senate and the conscience anG
intellect of university professors.
ut is none of our duty to say
how the American people shall deal
with the portentious growth of that |
money power which oyershadoMs
the institutions of tho republic.
But we think that the rich men of |
America are revealing such dead
ly plot against all genuine public |
freedom that unless we are mistak-
en- the opening years Of the new
century will witness an outburst !
in the west which will amaze the |
civilized world"
In view Of the great principles
involved and of the danger so close
at hand, we urge the people every
where to arouse themselves and at
once to take steps to save them
selves and their children from the
fetters now being openly forged to
bind them. In recent years there
have |'een number CT instances
of congressional districts where
the Mvocrats Of gold and monopo-
ly were largely ontnumbered by
their opponents, and where, never
theless, by a failure to unite and
act together, friends of the old
standard have been successful.
Thus, rs the result of q personal
or partisan wrangle the cause of
the truth and justice has been over
shadowed, the interest of humani-
ty ignored and the greatest good
to the government subordinated to
an lgnorable strife. We appeal to
you to let this not be the case again.
Our only danger is in division. If
We are in earnest VIC must have
harmony amongst ourselves. If
there should be those who would
divide us, let them be summarily
and emphaticaIly rebuked by the
people, who have none but the
high and patriotic motives.
There are two sides Of this NIGH
ty conflict. All If those of what
ever party who favor the conspira-
cy OF gold monopoly, who favor
industrial slavery, widespread pov.
erty and national destruction should
be on one side and all those of
whatever party who oppose this
deadly design, who love their
homes and tiresides, and who be-
ieve in tho sacred principles de-
,lared by Jefferson ard reasserted
BY Jackson and Lincoln, should be
IN the other side. Then let US.