The herald., 1898-02-16
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| sary to their success.
A BOLD AvowAL
| The administration boldly avows Its en-
dorsement of their scheme against the
liberty and prosperity of the people. With
In few weeks 1t 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
thoroughly to the gold standard"
This country has. during the past TWEEN
ty-four years. suffered enough of the
blighting effect of the gold standard. so far
as fraudulent legislation 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
long-suffering and too-truthful people
| to put upon this infamous design the stamp
of alleged popular authorization.
THE PLAN PROPOSED
In the pursuit of this purpose of commit
\ ting the country more thoroughly to the
gold standard the plan of this administra-
| tion, as of the last, is to retire the green
backs and other non-interest bearing paper
| money of the government: to issue interest
| bearing gold bonds and to increase the
| powers, privileges and profits of national
banks. This achievement would turn over
the duty of supplying the people money.
the very life blood of business, to a selfish.
heartless and irresponsible foreign gold
standard, and its American agents and
allies.
1t must be remembered also that this for
eign gold syndicate anu its allies have.
with the connivance. If not the assistance,
of our government, captured and today
control every instrument of commerce in
the nation. In framing the constitution,
our patriotic forefarhers, with jealous
care, and with prophetic wisdom. provided
that commerce 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 controll-
ing our financial system has captured the
other instruments of commerce. to enable
1t to keep the gold standard yoke upon our
necks, and ito more thoroughly subjugate
our people and dominate our government.
HISTORY'S TEACHINGS
All history teaches that those who have
controlled the instruments of commerce in
any country have not only controlled the
commerce of the nation, but have
also controlled and dominated the
government Thus the gold syndicate
and its allied monopoies in our country
having seized the great instruments of
commerce, have used this tremendous
power to discriminate against sections and
individuals. 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 70 aggravate the evil con-
ditions which gave them birth. Thus they
are making millions of paupers to create
few millionaires. The inevitable result
must beto convert our government into an
oligarchy of sordid wealth.
In the accomplishment of this end thes5
evil influences must shackle opinion and
muzzle discussion. They not only subsi-
dize the press and attempt to seat their
well-paid attorneys in our legislative halls,
on our benches of justice, and in all other
departments of the government, but where
ever college faculties are susceptible to
pretended generosity or inverted philan-
thropy they carefully maneuver for either
service or silence.
THE PRESENT PLAN
The divine right of kings is to be succeed
ed by the divine right of millionaires, who
propose to run everything, not only the in
struments of commerce and our industrial
system. but also as far as possible, the pen
of the editor and the voice, if not the intel |
lect, of the university professor. Having |
succeeded in this, the conspirators will not
only completely dominate the legislative |
executive or judicial branches of our gov
but will be solidly entrenched |
against retrenchment and retribution.
Briefly stated, this is part of the out
rageous scheme. We do not arraign any
political party on partisan grounds. We
arraign system and denounce q con-
spiracy. We condemn individuals and or |
sanizations that support this system and |
lid the conspiracy. The party that is the |
and agent of this conspiracy
IS just as dangerous under one name as |
lnder another In every campaign the |
gold syndicate and all the allied trusts
and monopolies combine They select the |
they desire to control; they |
;lect the candidates that they have selected |
Of course they control them after they |
ire elected. Therefore, those who are not |
their agents and who would not submit to |
their tyrannous spoliation should stren- |
uously oppose the allied combination of |
gold and monopoly.
IN UNION IS STRENGTH
The only hope of the enemy is TO divide |
us. Therefore let us be more united and |
harmonious than ever, and further, let US |
without delay vigorous cam
paign in every state and congressional dis |
trict, county and precinct.
There are but two sides to this mighty |
and portentous conflict. All of those of
party who favor the conspiracy
of gold and monopoly. who favor individual
slavery, widespread poverty and national
destruction, should be on the one side
and all of those. of whatever party, who
oppose this deadly design, who love truth
and right, who love their country, who
love t|eir homes and families, and who
believe in the sacred principles declared by
jefferson and reasserted by Jackson and
Lincoln, should be on the other side On
this side we soldly stand. Then let us.
maintaining at all times party integrity
invite the harmonious cooperation of all
seeking the same ends. The omnous dan
gers threatening the institutions of the
republic make this the highest duty.
UNITE AND CONQUER
The line of battle is clearly drawn We
cannot avoid the conflict If we would.
Therefore, let us appeal to all citizens and
to all organizations and parties that op-
pose this onspiracy-that oppose a gov
ernment of the trusts; by the trusts and
for the trusts, that oppose and will not
submit to the despotism of sordid wealth
to come to the rescue. Patriotism and
manhood are not dead A large part of the
American people realize the wrongs and
comprehend the danger and are ready and
anxious to fight this system to the end. The
spirit of rs is abroad in the land and the
friends Of all liberty everywhere are await
ing the patriotic call to fight a common
battle against a common foe Let this
be done and we can crush every traitor. as
did the men of the American revolution:
let this be done and we shall drive every
Tory to ignominious defeat. Let this be
done and we shall re-esta blish what is al
most overthrown: "A government of the
people, by the people and for the people"
(Signed) Marion Butler and twenty-five
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