The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-18
OPPONENTS OF GOLD
Appeals Made to Anti-Gold Men to
Stand Together
FINANCE The PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Leaders of the Democratic, Populist and
Silver Republican PARTIES Issue Ad-
dresses to Consolidate silver Forces
for the Coming Campaign.

dres aes to Consolidate silver Forces
for the Coming Campaign.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The addresses
on behalf of the democratic, populist
and silver republican parties, which
are the result of the conferences which
have been in progress among the lead
ers of these parties at the capital for
the past few weeks, were issued yes
terday They seek to unite the MEM
bers of the three parties in future cleo
tions upon the financial issue as the
question Of paramount Importance,
and are separate appeals to each of
the parties to consolidate all along
the lines for this purpose. The
address to democrats is signed
| by Senator James X. Jones,
of Arkansas, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee, and is in
dorsed by the democratic congression-
al COMMITTEES; that to the populists by
Senator Marion Butler, chairman of
the populist national committee, and
the 25 other populist members of the
senate and house, and that of the sill
yer republicans by Chairman Charles
| IOWHb anu Ille SllNtT TtDuDllCuHS III
the senate and house and also by ex-
Senator Dubois. All the addresses are
of considerable length. The demo-
cratic address opens as follows:
The surrender OF the republican party to the
advocates of the gold standard and monopoly
is at last complete The present administra-
ton called to power the solemn pledge OF
the republican national convention at St Louis
TO promote bimetallism, has formulated and
sent to congress u bill, the leading purpose Of
which, the honorable secretary OF the treasury
avows, is to commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard. The country
has already, for "a years, been so thoroughly
committed to this standard partly by law and
partly by usurpations of the executive
branch of the government that its
effects are and felt on every hand;
wages are reduced; work is harder to
get; the weight OF debt is doubled; the value
Of land and other property is reduced one-half
or more. until the lives OF the people are made
bitter with hard bondage" II Is certainly not
in the interest OF humanity to have this condi
tion of things more thoroughly established.
The continued rise In the value of gold, or,
which is the same thing, the continued fall OF
prices, must inevitably transfer the property
of all those engaged in. active business or by
hand brain or capital, to those who, avoiding
the risk and effort Of active business, only draw
interest
1t concludes by saying:
After the bold declaration OF the administra-
tion In favor Of the gold standard no sincere
bimetallst can ever again by his vote or influ-
ence, give aid or encouragement to the repub-
lican party. The issue is joined; we cannot
avoid IL If we would Either the friends OF
bimetallism or the advocates OF the gold stand
ard trusts and monopolies must succeed. Who
is not for us is against us We are asking no
man to abandon his party or change his poll
tics; we ask no one to yield any principle; but
| m Ia Gro W N
men to stand Solidly together for liberty and
humanity and strike down forever this con-
splracy Of gold and monopoly.
The populist address says:
The conspiracy of gold and monopoly is near
ing its elimination. Every advance IL has
made during the last % years has been by
adroit and stealthy process. These would have
been impossible II 1t had not had its agents
and confederates holding positions of public
trust in the legislative, executive and judicial
branches OF the government Neither the
? benehcinries nor the tools OF this conspiracy
have any particular politics. In name the last
administration was democratic. The present
administration Is called republican, but it has
. ingoriously practiced and defended the perfdi-
. Gus policies OF its predecessor.
We do not arraign any political party on
! partisan grounds We arraign system and
denounce a'conspiracy. We condemn individ-
uas and organizations that support this sys-
9 TEN and aid the conspiracy party that is
the mouthpiece and agent OF this conspiracy is
Just as dangerous under one name as under an
: other. In every campaign the gold syndicate
@ ana all the allied trusts and monopolies COM
bine They select the conventions they desire
q TO control, they elect the candidates that they
A have selected. or course, they control them
after they are elected. Therefore, those who
: are not their agents and who would not submit
v to their tyrannous spollation should strenuous
I, ly oppose the allied combination of gold and
monopoly.
y The paper of the silver republicans
O says:
The cunning plans of the benehciaries OF the
gold standard and the advocates OF monopoly
i are just nearing completion. They need bu
:, to win one more victory TO become supreme
u and TO be able to defy the sovereignty Of tn,
v people for generations. Honest men SHOULD
!, hesitate no longer II opposed to the establish
mcnt.of the gold standard In all its rigor, II OPP
I. posed to the retirement OF government curren
N cy, II opposed to the erection Of q great asso
citation OF banks OF issue as the all dominating
d power In the nation, II opposed TO every kin'
"A of trust and monopoly, the offspring and adjunc
OF the money power.
Patriots and citizens, we call upon you h
unite in this great common service to citizen
ship and patriotism. No man need surrende
his party convictions. No existing organiza
tion need be abandoned. While striving h
h overthrow common enemy no good purpose l
!, served by emphasizing points on which we diff
fer. But until this final assault OF the enem
II upon the last ramparts OF our industrial and so
10 cial independence is repealed, until the contro
of the money system OF the country Is rescue
from the hands OF special interests and sc
o cured to the whole people the members of tn
It great armies OF political reform in every par
; OF the United States should act in mutual JUS
tice and harmonious cooperation for the gen
l. eral welfare 10 this subject, thus urged upo
l. our friends everywhere, we hereby pledg
= jointly and severaly our earnest and constan
; endeaYor.
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