The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-02-24
tainly no bank will become liable for

contemplate the establishment OF
some central bank authority, having
the absolute control of the issue of
all paper money! great bank trust,
pool or syndicate, with powers such
as no man has ever before had the
audacity to suggest
This committee has called upon
commercial bodies all over the ccun-
try to indorse their report. Thus
the people are put upon full notice
of what is intended, aud of the
means of it's accomplishment.
EVEN ENGLAND AMAZED.
"Consideriog all this, is it any
wonder that The Spectator,
great English newspaper, should
say as it did some months since:
Being audacious beyond any old
world experience, the great capital
lists of America are determined to
capture free opinion and to prevent
criticism. They subsidize pulpits,
they buy the press, they seat their
we'll paid attorneys in the United
States Senate, and, at length, they
stretch their hands over the colleges,
which it is easy to capture by ex-
amples of generosity. Thus their
design is to prevent any effective
action which shall in any way weaken
their authority or undermine their
position. Their object cannot be
more matchmaking, for they already
enjoy wealth beyond the dreams of
avarice. Apparently their intention
is first to convert the United States
into the powerful olgarchy, and
then to extend the sway of that
oligarchy over other lands.
1T is reserved for the free"
West to dimiss from academic serv-
ice tried and competent teachers at
the bidding of rings of millionaires
who will not hear one single criticism
or questioning of the justice or
necessity of their doings, or of the
character and tendency of the trusts
they have built up with the aid and
at the expense of the public. The
divine right of Kings is to be sue
ceeded by the divine right of mil
liopaires, who are to run everything,
including the American Senate and
the conscience and intellect OF uni
versity professors
1t is none of our business to
say how the American people shall
deal with the portentious growth of
that money power which overshad |
ows the institutions of the Republic |
But we think that the rich men of
America are revealing such deadly
plot against all genuine public free.
dom that unless We are mistaken the |
opening years of the new century
will witness an outburst in the West |
which will amaze the civilized world |
''In view of the great principles
involved and OF the dangers SO close
at hand, we urge the people every
where to arouse themselves and at |
once to take steps to save themselves
and their children from the letters
now being openly forged to bind
them. In recent years there have
been a number of instances OF Con
gressional districts where the advo.
Gates of gold monopoly were largely
outnumbered by their opponents,
and where, nevertheless, by failure
to unite and act together, friends of
the gold standard have been success
full Thus, as result of a per onal
or partisan wrangle, the cause of
truth and justice has been over
Swallowed, the interest of humanity
ignored and the greatest good to
the Government subordinated to an
ignoble strife. We appeal to you,
let this not be case again Our only
danger is in division. II we are in
earnest We must have harmony
among ourselves If there should
be those who would divide us. let
them be summary and empatically
by the people who have
none but high and patriotic motives.
After the bold declaration of the
administration in favor of the gold
standard, no sincere bimetelIist can !
ever again, by his vote or influence.
give aid or announcement RI tba