The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-21
co. OPERATION AGAINST
GOLD AND MONOPOLY,
the ADDRESS SENT OUT ~ TINE
TWENTY-FIVE PoPUlisT SENATORS
AND c0MsRE ssuEN.

Hand. In = Harmonious Corporation
Against the Common 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 Congressmeo
and Senators. 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 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
gloriously practiced and defended
the perfidiOus policies of it's prede
lessor.
| 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 its 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
standard, so far as fraudulent legis-
lation and executive usurpation
have been able to establish it. 1t
is now boldly proposed to legalize
what has been done in defiance of
law and to use the power secured
by false pretenses from a long suf-
fering and too trustful people to
put upon this infamous design the
stamp Of alleged popular authori-
zation.
In the pursuit Of this purpose of
committing the country more thor
oughly to the .golc standard the
plan OF this administration, as of
1.-THE last, is to retire the green backs
and other nOn-interest bearing
paper money of the government, to
issue interest-burdened gold bonds,
and to increase the powers, privi-
leges, and profits of national banks.
This achievement would turn over
the duty Of supplying the peoples
money, the very lie blood IT bust
ness, to a selfish, heartl.ss, and
irresponsible foreign gold syndi-
cate and its American agents and
allies
| 1t must be remembered also that
this foreign gold syndicate and it's
allies have, with the connivance if
not the assistance of our govern
ment, captured and to-day control
every instrument Of commerce in
the nation. In framing the Con-
stitution our patriotic forefathers,
with Jealous care and with pro-
phetlc wisdom, provided that COM
merce should be regulated by Con
gress but this tremendous power
has been abdicated by Congress in
favor of the gold trust and the
banking ring. Money is the first
great instrument of commerce. but
the gold ring, not satisfied with
controlling our financial system.
has captured the other instruments
OF commerce to enable it to keep
the gold standard yoke upon our
necks and Ito more thoroughly''
subjugate our people and dominate
our government.
All history teaches that those
who have controlled the instru-
ments OF commerce in any country
have not only controlled the COM
merce of that nation, but have also
controlled aud dominated that
government. Thus the gold syndi-
cate and its allied mOnopolies in
our country have seized the great
instruments of commerce, have
used this tremendous power to dis
eliminate against sections and in
dlviduals to destroy competition,
to breed business stagnation, and
TO create "hard times" in the midst
OF plenty. Thus the organization
and maintenance of great Industrial
trusts have been promoted, which
operate to aggravate the evil con-
ditions which gave them birth.
Ihus they are making millions of
paupers to create a few Million
aires. The inevitable result must
be to convert our government into
an oligarchy of sordid wealth.
In the accomplishment of this
end these evil influences must
shackle opinion and muzzle dis
cussion. They not only substitute
the press and attempt to seat their
well-paid attorneys in legislative
halls, on our benches of Justice, and
in all other departments of govern
ment; but wherever college facul.
ties are susceptible to pretended
generosity or inverted philan-
throphy they carefully vancouver
Tor either service or silence.
The divine right of kings is to be
succeeded by the divine right of
millionairs, who propose to run
everything, not only the instru-
ments OF commerce and our indus
trial system, but also as far as pos
sible the pen of the editor and the
voice, If not the intellect, of the
uniVQrSifu Dxoloeae.