The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-14

CAue VI TRIAL Will come.
And for this time of trial tie enemies
OF freedom are preparing with might
and main. It is their intention to secure
aid and assistance from our hereditary
enemies, the English. Indeed, we are
already told that as English money has
been heavily invested in this country
1t is but natural that English guns
should protect it if threatened by what
Its owners may term Reputation, :"
either in whole or in part. The new
bondage is to be enforced by a bondocra-
cy having its headquarters in London.
1t is to be worldwide in extent and
world compelling in it's power. In
many respects it is the most formidable
conspiracy against human liberty ever
formed in the history of the world. The
population Of England is relatively
small. With globe under tribute this
small population can always be control
led. From London, as a center and base
II operations, the world is to be govern
q through control of money, the medi-
v Of exchange which all must use. 1t
is thought to be impregnable from out.
side attack. With the wealth of the
world at his command and secure in his
tight little isle, the money lender is to
rule the world. This is the scheme.
Shylock is to be king over all the earth.
And we have Americans who wish us to
follow English lead in these matters.
That bonds mean eventual bondage is
now very generally understood, and
yet we have Americans WHO have de-
Tended in the past and will attempt to
defend in the future the further issue of
bonds in aid Of this scheme to place our
country under bondage to the money
power of the world Modern slavery is
enforced by the exaction Of tribute for
the use OF money. But the end Of bond.
age approaches. The oppressed shall 60
free.
Some one has illustrated the difference
between monarchy and a republic by
saying that a monarchy is like we'll
appointed ship which may founder and
go down in midocean, while republic
is like timber raft. The men upon it
are often uncomfortable, their feet are
always in the water, and conflict with
the waves is continual, but the raft re-
mains afloat. Our republic will not go
down, but progress is slow, and error
requires much time for it's extinguish-
ment. A generation passes in mental
conflict for the establishment of truth.
After 30 years Of antislavery agitation,
which until near it's close was frowned
upon and deprecated by all so called
Substantial citizens" Abraham Lin
coin, i'll his famous debates with Ste
phen A. Douglas in 1858, said it was
idle to disguise the truth, this nation
could not longer continue half slave and
half free. The next year William H.
Seward, in his well remembered Roch-
ester speech, said substantially the same.
ut is folly,' said he, Longer to talk
of compromise There is an irrepressi-
BILE conflict between opposing and en-
daring forces" And these men were
right. There was conflict, and the
country did not continue half slave and
half free. They were the patriots of
that time. Like wise men, they foresaw
the evil and endeavored to prepare Their
countrymen to withstand it. They did
not deceive them with false cries Ct
peace, peace, when there was no peace
possible except at the price Of submits
sion to the mandates Of those response
BILE for "the sum Of all villainies -
So today a new conflict appears. Wise
and determined action will prevent all
appeal to arms while the cry of sub
mission to English money lords, heard
from our modern tories, if acquiesced
III, will surely bring a bloody struggle
whenever the people fully comprehend
the fact that in this way freedom and
its opportunities have been bartered
away.
The conflict between manhood and
Mammon, which, although as old as
history, TOOK on more pronounced
phase in 1873, has now in its present
form been before the people Of this
country for nearly a quarter Of century
The tine OF decisive action approaches,
and everybody knows it. Either the
people are to regain the old freedom Of
opportunity enjoyed in the earlier years
OF the republic or they are to sink low
er and lower in the social SCALE The
struggle is one of moral right and NOR
al worth against the power of money.
1t has been aptly described as the fight
OF tie almighty dollar against Almighty
God. This is the truth towards and
timeservers will deny it, but they can
not prevent it. Nothing can prevent it.
And the ultimate outcome is not doubt
full. The ri& bit will triumph.
While al Intelligent men will agree
that a crisis approaches there is no
agreement regarding the principles in
volved or the ground properly occupied
BY the chamniOns Of freedom This Is