The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-28
co. OPERATION AGAINST
COLO AM0 MONOPOLY.
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address appealing for 60 operation
OF all who ar. opposed To gold and
monopoly. RECENTLY sent ont by the
tweniy-ilv" fopulist Congre~~mcs
and senators since som. Who
claim To be opposed Ia the rule Of
gold and monopoly have r,-rcntly
attacked this address ". r-publI.h
IL below 80 that all may rad IL
again and see exactly what IL .ay-
1t Is as follows:
/ THE rorULI-T ADpEE~..
| To the People: The conspiracy OF
lgold and monopoly l. nearing IL.
culmination. Every advance 1, has
made during the last twenty five
years has been by adroit and
steal.hy processes. These would
have been Impossible IL IL had not
had It's agents and confesi.rates
holding positions Of public trus, In
the Legislative. executive and ia.
dcial branches OF the government.
Neither the bencflciarie> nor the
tools OF this conspiracy hay. any
particular politics. In name the
last administration was Demo
cratic. The present administration
is called Republican, but IL has In
gloriously practiced and defended
the perildious policies of Its prede-
cesSor.
At length the selfish and brutal
interests behind this conspiracy
deem themselves strong enough 10
dispense with the caution and du
> plicity hitherto necessary to their
. success. The administration boldly
avOws its Endorsement OF their
scheme against the liberty and
prosperity OF the people. Within q
few weeks IL has formulated and
sent to Congress bill, the leading
purpOse OF which is, in the words o.
the Secretary OF :he Treasury: "To
commit the country more thor
u Oughly to the gold standard
e This country has during the pasi
! OF the blighting effect OF the golc
standard, so far as fraudulent legis
lation and executive usurpatior
have been able To establish IL. Il
is now boldly proposed TO legaliz,
: what has been done in defiance O
- law and to use the power sec -res
' by false pretenses from a long sui
fering and too trustful people {,
II put upon this Infamous design tn
!. stamp OF alleged popular authori
~ Zation.
20 In the pursuit OF this purpose @
committing the country more thol
u oughly to the golc standard sh
.. plan OF this administration, a. @
10 the last, is to retire the greenback
C. and other non-interest beariu
paper money OF the government, {
issue interest-burdened gold bond
s. and TO increase the powers, priv
e leges, and profits OF national bank
~ This achievement would turn ovs
r. the duty OF supplying the people
X. money, the very life blood OF bus
yn ness, to a selfish, heartless. an
irresponsible foreign gold synd
cate and its American agents ar
allies.
1t must be remembered also TN,
ed this foreign gold syndicate and !
I'D allies have, with the connivance
on. not the assistance OF our goverI
ment, captured and to-day contr
every instrument OF commerce
DIS, the nation. In framing the 20
eet stitution our patriotic forefathe
or with Jealous care aud with pr
phetic wisdom, provided that cor
merce should he regulated by 20
), gress I. but this tremendous pow
.. has been abdicated by Congress-
nc. favor OF the gold trust and {
I'm banking ring. Money Is the IL
nee great instrument OF commerce, I
Ior- the gold ring, not satisfied wi
to controlling our financial syste
the has captured the other instramel
OF commerce to. enable IL to ks
!. the gold standard yoke upon {
necks and ito more thorough
&" subjugate our people and domin
our government.
,me All history teaches that TIN
lys: who have controlled the inst
pri- ments Of commerce in any coun
lded have not only controlled the CO
tor merce Of that nation, but have q
Ad- controlled aid dominated
ate government. Thus the gold syn
cate and its allied monopolies
our country have seized the q
instruments OF commerce, b
used this tremendous power to I
terminate against sections and
dividuals to destroy competit
to breed business stagnation,
~. to create "hard times in the m
i the OF plenty. Thus the organiza
itted and maintenance OF great indust
I the trusts have been cfnoted, WI
None operate to aggrlvate the evil Z
TaI 70 ditions which gave them bi
party Thus they are making million
Iu'oe paupers to create a few mill
S aires. The inevitable result n
~ NJ be to convert our government
onest an oligarchy Of sordif wealth.
rtain In the accomplishing =
ques- end these evil infi(--~r- \
who shackle opinion and muzzIe
soon cussion. They not only subs
e.'oo the press and attempt 10 seat
e"" well-paid attorneys In legisls
etru. halls, on our benches Of justice
, con- in all other departments Of GO
gges- ment; but wherever college I
! and ties are susceptible To prete
E that generosity or inverted ph
ed as throphy they carefully mana
for either service or silence
The divine right OF kings IL
succeeded by the divine rig
AVS. millionairs, who propose to
everything. not only the In
to all ments oi "i.ieIce anu our =
bic to triai sys'e"i, ou. also a. 'e' a
Z tenn sible the pen OF the editor an
tios ~ voice, IL not the intellect, {