The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-23
CO. PERlIlOn AGAINST
GOLD AND MONOPOLY.
TINE ADDRESS SEN: OUT ~ the
FIVE P0PuliST SENATORS
AND cOnsRESSnEn.

Appeal Ia All who Are Opposed Ia the
Hand. In . Harmonious Cooperation
Against the Common Enemy.
Our readers will remember the
address appealing for a co operation
OF all who are opposed to gold and
monopoly, recently sent out by the
twenty-five Populist Congressmen
and Senators Since some who
claim to be opposed TO the rule OF
gold and monopoly have recently |
attacked this address we republish
1t below so that all may read 1t
again and see exactly what 1t says.
1t Is as follows:
THE POPULIST ADDRESS.
To the People: The conspiracy Of
gold and monopoly Is nearing its
elimination. Every advance it has
made during the last twenty-five
years has been by adroit and
steal.hy processes. These would
have been impossible IL it had not
had its agents and confederates
holding positions Of public trust in
the legislative, executive and ju-
dicial branches OF the government.
Neither the beneficiaries nor the
tools of this conspiracy have any
particular politics. In name the
last administration was Demo-
cratic. The present administration
is called Republican, but it has in
lgloriously practiced and defended
the perfidiOus policies OF it's prede-
cessOr.
At length the selfish and brutal
interests behind this conspiracy
deem themselves strong enough to
dispense with the caution and du.
plicity hitherto necessary to their
success. The administration boldly
avOws it's Endorsement Of their
scheme against the liberty and
) prosperity of the people. Within a
few weeks it has formulated and
sent to Congress a bill, the leading
purpose of which is, in the words OF
the Secretary of the Treasury: "To
commit the country more thor
: oughly to the gold standard"
This country has during the past
twenty-four years suffered enough
of the blighting effect Of the gold
s standard, SO far as fraudulent legis.
/, lation and executive usurpation
D have been able to establish it. II
o is now boldly proposed to legalize
o what has been done in defiance Of
: law and to use the power secured
by false pretenses from a long suf-
q fering and too trustful people tx
t put upon this infamous design thu
s stamp Of alleged popular authori
Q zation.
y In the pursuit Of this purpose o
8 committing the country more thor
): oughly to the gold standard tn,
IL plan Of this administration, as o
8 the last, is to retire the greenback
= and other nOn-interest bearin,
: paper money of the government, t.
: issue Unconstitutional gold bonds
l. and to increase the powers, privi
leges, and profits of national banks
% This achievement would turn owe
l. the duty Of supplying the people
l. money, the very life bloc Of bust
10 ness, to selti,h hea llvSs, an
l. irresponsible foreign gold syndi
l. cate and its American agents an
allies
10 1t must be remembered also tina
y this foreign gold syndicate and it
10 allies have, with the connivance
d not the assistance of our govern
J. ment, captured and to-day contrc
81 every instrument of commerce i
r the nation. In framing the Con
e; stitution our patriotic forefather.
X with Jealous care and with pro
to phetic wisdom, provided that com
ID merce should be regulated by Con
I'd gress but this tremendous powe
to has been abdicated by Congress i
p favor of the gold trust and tn
s, banking ring. Money is the frs
D, great instrument of commerce, bu
~ the gold ring, not satisfied wit
In controlling our financial system
s: has captured the other instrument
y, of commerce to enable it to kee
ID the gold standard yoke upon on
We necks and 'to more thoroughly
a. subjugate our people and dominat
a. our government. ".''
re All history teaches that thOs
o. who have controlled the instru
IS, ments of commerce in any countr
o. have not only controlled the com
n merce of that nation, but have ais
controlled and dominated tn;
government. Thus the gold synd
No cate and its allied monopolies
ar a.. our country have seized the gre;
m. instruments of commerce, hay
to used this tremendous power to dis
Is, eliminate against sections and il
ms dividuals to destroy competition
- to breed business stagnation, an
No to create "hard times" in the mid
~ Of plenty. Thus the organizatio
and maintenance OF great industri
trusts have been promoted, whic
ID, operate to aggravate the evil col
IN ditions which gave them brit
'ts Thus they are making millions
IN paupers to create a few million
o. aires. The inevitable result mu
ie. be to convert our government in
he an oligarchy of sordid wealth.
is, In the accomplishment of tn
er end these evil influences mu
er, shackle opinion aud muzzie di
3D. cussion. They not only subsidi.
the press and attempt to seat the
well-paid attorneys in legislati,
halls, on our benches of justice, ar
b. in all otl;er departments of Cover
20 ment; but wherever college facu
u ties are susceptible to pretend,
% generosity or Inverted Dhila
. throphy they carefully maneuv
w for either service or silence.
= The divine right of kings is to
i: succeeded by the divine right
=. millionaire, who propose to RI
" everything, not only the instr
ments Of commerce and our indu
trial system, but also as far as DC