The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-14
co.dPfRlTI0U AGAINST
GOLD lm n0n0P0lI.

TNE ADDRESS CENT OUT " TINE
TWENTY-FIVE PoPvltST SENATORS
AND oosoaEsSoen.
Kss.nns Why tie Pwsple's Party SesslA
Appeal to All WI" Are Opposed - the
Kuis Of Gold and Monopoly to Join
Hand. In . Hsro osioas Co-opersstss
Against the Cssamss Enemy.
Our readers will remember the
address appealing for . cooperation
OF all who are opposed to gold and
monopoly, recently sent out by the
twenty-five Populist Congressman
and Senator'S. Since some who
claim to be opposed to the rule OF
gold and monopoly have recently |
attacked this address we republish |
it below so that all may read it
again and see exactly what it says.
1t Is as follows:
THK POPULIsT ADDRESS.
To the People: The conspiracy OF
gold and monopoly is nearing its
elimination. Every advance 1t has
made during the last twenty five
years has been by adroit and
steal.hy processes. These would
have been impossible II 1t had not
had its agents and confederates
holding positions Of public trust in
the legislative, executive and ju-
disial branches Of the government.
Neither the beneflciaries 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 its prede-
0essOr.
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 bill, the leading
purpose of which is, in the words OF
the Secretary of the Treasury: ITO
commit the country more thor
oughly to the gold standard"
VNl(o oor kpx h \ /, ri thu M 81
twenty-four years suffered enough
: of the blighting effect Of the gold
! standard, 30 far as fraudulent legis-
: lation and executive usurpation
have been able to establish 1t. 1t
: Is now boldly proposed to legalize
7 what has been done In defiance OF
. law and to use the power secured
3 by false pretenses from a long SUI
fering and too trustful people to
, put upon this infamoqs design the
( stamp of alleged popular authori.
3 zation.
0 In the pursuit of this purpose Of
? committing the country more thor
8 oughly to the gold standard the
!: plan of this administration, as Of
I the last, is to retire the greenback:
8 and other non-interest bearing
: paper money Of the government, t.
}. issue interest-burdened gold bonds
: and to increase the powers, privi-
+ leges, and profits of national banks
This achievement would turn owe
Q the duty of supplying the people'l
! money, the very life blood of bust
! ness, to a selfish, hea rtless. an.
Q irresponsible foreign gold sy, j.
l. cate and it's American agents an.
l. allies
1t must be remembered also tina
9 this foreign gold syndicate and it,
= allies have, with the connivance
@ not the assistance of our govern.
d ment, captured and to-day contro
J. every instrument of commerce II
Il the nation. In framing the Con
r stitution our patriotic forefathers
}; with jealous care and with pro
K phetic wisdom, provided that com
% merce should be regulated by Con
d gress but this tremendous powe
d has been abdicated by Congress ii
% favor Of the gold trust and tn
D. banking ring. Money is the frs
Q, great instrument of commerce, bu
d, the gold ring, not satisfied wit
y controlling our financial system
IN has captured the other instrument
8, of commerce to enable it to kee
y, the gold standard yoke upon on
ID necks and "to more thoroughly
70 subjugate our people and dominat
q our government.
l. All history teaches that thOs
re who have controlled the instru
o. ments Of commerce in any countr
8, have not only controlled the com
o. merce of that nation, but have ais
n controlled and dominated tha
government. Thus the gold syndi
cate and its allied monopolies i
70 our country have seized the gres
ar instruments of commerce, hay
Oy used this tremendous power to dis
to eliminate against sections and in
Is, |dividuals to destroy competition
ng to breed business stagnation, an
" to create "hard times" in the mids
OF plenty. Thus the organizatio
and maintenance of great industris
trusts have been promoted, whic
\. Ioperate to aggravate the evil cor
2 ditions which gave them brit
= Thus they are making millions .
= paupers to create q few million
Il aires. The inevitable result mul
" be to convert our government int
{. an oligarchy of sordid wealth.
= In the accomplishment of thi
=. end these evil influences muf
= shackle opinion and muzzle dil
cussion. They not only subsidiz
the press and attempt to seat the
- well-paid attorneys in legislativ
.s- halls, on our benches of justice, an
~ In all other departments of govern
"d ment; but wherever college facu