Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-03

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gravate the evil conditions which gave
them birth. Thus they are making
millions of paupers to create a few
millionaires. 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 OPP
inion and muzzle discussion. They not
only subsidize the press and attempt
to seat their well-paid attorneys in our
legislative halls, on our benches of JUS
tees and in all other departments of
government, but whatever college fac
ulties are susceptible to pretended cur
iosity or inverted philanthrophy they
carefully maneuver for other service or
silence.
"The divine right of kings to be sue
cecded by the divine right of million
aires, who propose to run everything,
not only the instruments of commerce
and our industrial system, but also,
us far as possible the pen of the editor
and the voice, if not the intellect of the
university professor. Having succeed
ed in this, the conspirators will not
only completely dominate the legisln-
tive, executive or judicial branches of
our government, but will be solidly
entrenched against retrenchment and
retribution.
Briefly stated, this is part of the
outrageous scheme. We do not arraign
any political party on partisan grounds.
We urraign a system and denounce a
conspiracy. We condemn individuals
and denounce organizations that sup
port this system and aid the conspir-
acy. The party that is the mouthpiece
and agent of this conspiracy is just as
dangerous under one name as under
another.
"In every campaign the gold syndi-
cate and all the allied trusts and mon
opolies combine. They select the con-
ventions they desire to control, they
elect the candidates they have select
ed. OF course they control them after
they are elected. Therefore, those who
are not their agents and who would
not submit to their tyranous spolia-
ton should streuuously oppose the al
lied combination of gold and monop-
oily
1.-THE only hope of the enemy is to
divide u.s. Therefore let us be more
united and harmonious than ever, and
further, let us organize without delay
vigorous campaign in every state and
congressional district, county and pre-
cinct
"There are but two sides to this
mighty and portentous conflict All
Of those, of whatever party, who favor
the conspiracy of gold and monopoly,
who favor individual slavery, wide
spread poverty and national destruc-
ton, should be on 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 their home and firesides, and who
believe in the sacred principles de-
clared by jefferson and re-asserted by
Jackson and Lincoln, should be on the
other side. On this we solidly stand.
"Then let MS, maintaining at all
times party integrity, invite the har-
monious cooperation of all seeking the
same ends The ominous dangers
threatening the institutions of the re-
public make this the highest duty.
The line of battle is clearly drawn.
We can not avoid the conflict IL we
would. Therefore let us appeal to all
citizens and to all organizations and
parties that oppose this conspiracy
that oppose a government of the trusts
by the trusts and for the trusts, that
oppose and will not submit to the des-
potism OF sordid wealth-to come 70
the rescue. Patriotism and manhood
ARE not dead. A large part of the
American people realize the wrongs