The Caucasian., 1898-02-24

| u'b ~ viii Do easier
70 get gold than lawful money"
Practically all Of the money in the
hands OF the people now, az the sec
retary distinctly admits, is silver,
chith ny in the form Of silver certif-
Gates. The avowed purpose of the
Oil Is to make it hereafter more DIFF.
hcult to get these than gold.
The Monetary Commission, &C.
lected by the Executive Committee
OF q self-constitated Indianapolis
convention, which asse N bled for the
express purpose of establishing the
gold standard, have also made a re-
port and promulgated bill, the p,o-
visions. OF which are 60 strikingly like
the propositions Of the Secretary of
the Treasury. in all material partic-
ulars, as to suggest that they we're
compared and harmonizsd before
either was given to the public. This
report and bill are somewhat more
bold in the assertion of the purpose
entertained than is even the PROPOSE
tion OF Mr.. Gage. These distinctly
propose that silver dollars shall not
hereafter be coined; that standard
silver dollars shall be redeemed in
gold; that the silver bullion on hand
at present shall be sold, and suggest
that silver dollars may be melted
down and sold as bullion. We are
assured that the notes of the banks
'cannot fail to be safe," "because
being based upon all the resources of
the banks issuing them, they are
based upon the whole business of the
country" Certainly no bank will be-
come liable for the notes issued by
another bank over which it has no
control or supervision; hence this
scheme must contemplate the estab-
lishment of some central bank au-
thority, having the absolute control
OF the issue of all paper money!
great bank trust, pool, or syndicate,
with powers such as not man has ev.
er before had the audacity to sug-
gest. This committee has called up
on commercial bodies all over the
country to assemble and endorse
their report. Thus, the people are
put upon full notice of what is iu tend
ded, and Of the means of its &C.
complishment.
To s,ine Free Opinion.
Considering all this, is it any won
der that the Spectator" one of the
great English newspapers, should
say as it did some months since: "Be-
ing audacious beyond any old world
experience, the great capitalists of
America are determined to capture
free opinion and to prevent criticism.
They subsidize pulpits, they buy the
press, they seat their well-paid at
torneys in the United States Senate,
and at length they stretch their
hands over the colleges, which it is
easy to capture by examples of gen.
erosity. Thus their design is to pre-
vent any effective action which shall
in any way weaken their authority
or undermine their position. Their
object cannot be mere wealth max
ing, for they alreaay enjoy the
wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.
Apparently their intention is first to
convert the United States into pow
erful oligarchy over other lands. It
is reserved for the "free" west to
dismiss from academic service tried
and competent teachers at the bid
ding of rings Of millionaires who will
not hear one single criticism or qnes-
tioning of the justice or necessity of
the doings, or of the character and
tendency of the trusts they have
built up with land at the expense of
the public. The divine right of kings
is to be succeeded by the divine right
of millionaires, who are to run ev-
erything, including the American
Senate and the conscience and iutel
lect of university professors. 1t is
none of our duty to say how the
American people shall deal with the
portentious growth of that money
power which overshadows the insti-
tutions of the republic. But we think
that the rich men of America are re-
vealing such a deadly plot against
all genuine public freedom that un-
less we are mistaken, the opening
years of the uew century will witness
an outburst in the west which will
amaze the civilized world"
| In vie W of the great principles in
volved, and of the danger so close at
hand, we urge the people everywhere
to arouse themselves, and at once to
take steps to save themselves and
their children from the fetters now
being openly forged to bind them.
In recent years there have been q
number of instances of Congression-
al districts where the advocates o.
, gold and monopoly were largely out
, numbered by their opponents anC
? where, nevertheless, by q failure t
unite and act together; friends of tn,
gold standard have been successful
4 Thus, as the result of a personal o.
t partisan wrangle, the cause of trutl
@ and Justice has been overshadowed
9 the interests Of humanity ignored an
Z the greatest good to the governmen
y lsubOrdinated to an ignoble strife. /
= We are in earnest we must have har
s mony amongst ourselves. If ther
d should be those who would divide u
4 let them be summarily and emphat
IS cally rebuked by the people, VIII
n have none but high and patriot
q motives.
,e As to the bold declaration of th
r administration in favor Of the gol
10 standard, no sincere bimetallist ca
ot ever again, by his vote or influence
,e give aid or encouragement to the f.
IN publican party.
re- The issue is joined; we cann'
ID avoid it if We would. Either Il
s. friends of bimetallism or the adv
" Gates of the gold standard, trusts al
ID monopolies must succeed. Who
r, not for us is against Us. We a
al asking no man to abandon his par
or change his politics; We ask no OF
ut to yield any principle; but in th
d. great contes: We do appeal to {
he good men to stand solidly togeth
C. for liberty and humanity, and stril
re down for ever this conspiracy
,st gold and monopoly.
tyl [Signed) JAMES K. JONES,
ns Chairman De m. Nat. Com.