The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
COOPERATION AGAINST
COLO AND MONOPOLY.
the ADDRESS SENT OUT ~ TINE
TWENTY-FIVE PoPulisr SENATORS
AND cOMsRESSnEn.

Appeal Ia All who Are Opposed Z" the
Hale os Gold and Monopoly to join
Hands In . Harmonious Cooperation
Against the Common Enemy.
Our readers will remember the |
address appealing for a cooperation |
OF all who are opposed to gold and
monopoly, recently sent out by the
twenty-five Populist Congressman
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 it 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
stealthy 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
gloriously practiced and defended
the perfidiOus policies of its 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
J 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: "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
8 standard, so far as fraudulent legis.
!, lation and executive usurpation
D have been able to establish it. II
Q is now boldly proposed to legalize
Q what has been done in defiance Of
: law and to use the power secured
by false pretenses from long suf-
q fering and too trustful people tt
f put upon this Infamous design thu
s stamp Of alleged popular authori
9 ZatiOn.
y In the pursuit of this purpose o
8 committing the country more thor
!: Oughly to the gold standard TIN
IL plan Of this administration, as o
s 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
o This achievement would turn owe
l. the duty of supplying the u ople'
l. money, the very life blood vi bust
70 ness, to selfish, heartless, an
l. irresponsible foreign gold syndi
J. cate and it's American agents an
allies
10 1t must be remembered also tina
= 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 contro
al every instrument of commerce i
r the nation. In framing the Con
s; stitution our patriotic forefather
* with Jealous care and with pro
TO phetic wisdom, provided that com
ID merce should be regulated by Con
ID 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
q, 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 OF
We necks and "tO more thoroughly
a. subjugate our people and dominat
D. our government.
re All history teaches that thOs
o. who have controlled the instru
Is, ments Of commerce in any cOuntl
10 have not only controlled the CON
n merce of that nation, but have ais
controlled and dominated tn;
government. Thus the gold synd
No cate and its allied monopolies
ar our country have seized the gre,
m. instruments of commerce, ha,
to used this tremendous power to di!
DIS. eliminate against sections and il
ny dividuals to destroy cOmpetitio
- to breed business stagnation, ar
va to create "hard times" in the mid
~ OF plenty. Thus the organizatie
and maintenance of great industri
trusts have been promoted, whi<
tn, operate to aggravate the evil col
IN ditions which gave them brit
,.s Thus they are making millions
in paupers to create a few million
90 aires. The inevitable result mu
Ie. be to convert our government in
he an Oligarchy of sordid wealth.
is, In the accomplishment of tn
Ter end these evil influences mu
er, shackle opinion and muzzle di
sA' cussion. They not only subsidi
the press and attempt to seat the
well-paid attorneys in legislati,
halls, on our benches of justice, al
n in all other departments of cover
NJ ment but wherever college fact
" ties are susceptible to pretend
9. generosity or inverted phila
. throphy they carefully maneuv
~ for either service or silence.
- The divine right of kings is to
/: succeeded by the divine right
y. millionaire, who propose to r,
- everything, not only the instr