The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-25
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Forces the Way to Victory.
No Compromise.
The following address has been is.
sued by Chairman Butler of the Peo-
pies Party National Committee, and
endorsed by the twenty-five populist
senators and representatives now In
congress:
70 the Populists of the United
States:- The conspiracy of golo and
monopoly is nearing it's elimination.
Every advance it has made during the
last twenty FIVE years has been by adroit
and stealthy processes. These would
have been impossible if it had not had
its agents and confederates holding po-
sitions of public trust in the Legislative,
executive and judicial branches of the
government. Neither the benef
Charles nor the tools of this conspiracy
have any particular politics. In name
the last administrator was democratic.
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republican, but it has ing loriously prac-
ticed and defended the perfdious poll
cies of its predecessor.
SAT length the selfish and brutal in
terests behind this conspiracy deem
themselves strong enough tokdispense
with the caution and duplicity hitherto
necessaryto their success. The admin
istration boldly avows its Endorsement
of their scheme against the liberty and
prosperity of the people. Within few
weeks it has formulated and sent to
congress bill the leading purpose of
which is, in the words of the secretary
of the treasury, to commit the country
more thoroughly to the gold standard.
In the pursuit of this purpose of
committing the country mere
thoroughly to the gold standard the
plan of this administration as Of the
last, is to retire the greenbacks and
other noninterest bearing papermoney
Of the government, TO issue interest
burdened gold bonds, and to increase
the powers, privileges apd profits of
national banks. This achievement
would turn over the duty of supplying
the peoples money, the very life blood
of business, to a selfish. heartless and
irresponsible foreign gold syndicate
and its American agents and allies.
1T must b. remembered also that
this foreign gold syndicate and its
allies have, with 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 fore.
fathers, with Jealous care and with
prophetic wisdom, provided that com.
merce should be regulated by congress,
but this tremendous power has been
abdicated by congress in favor of the
gold trust and the banking ring. Mon.
ey is the first great instrument of com
merce, but the gold ring, not satisfied
with controlling our financial system
has captured the other instruments O
commerce to enable it to keep the golc
standard yoke upon our necks and tt
more thoroughly subjngate our people
and dominate our government.
There are but two sides to this
mighty and portentous conflict. Al
OF those of whatever party who favor
the conspiracy Of geld and monopoly
who favor industrial slavery, wide
spread poverty, and national destruc
tion, should be on one side; and all o
those of whatever party who oppos.
this deadly design, who love truth ant
right, who love their country, wht
love their homes and firesides, and VIII,
believe in the sacred principles decla,
ed by Jefferson and reasserted by Jack
son aud Lincoln, should be on the othe
side.
On this side we sclidly stand
Then let us, maintaining at all times
party integrity, invite the harmoniou
co operation OF all seeking the sam,
end. The ominous danger threatening
the institutions of the republic make
this the highest duty. The line OF bat
tie is clearly drawn. We cannot avoi,
the conflict if we would Therefor
let us appeal to all citizens and to al
organizations and parties who oppos
this conspiracy that oppose govern
ment of the trusts by the trusts, an
for the trusts; that oppose and will M
submit to the despotism OF sordi
wealth--tO come to the rescue.
Patriotism and manhood are no
dead. A large part Of the America
people realize the wrongs and compre
bend the dangers, and are ready an
anxious to fight this system to an end
The spirit Of 76 is abroad in the land
and the friends of liberty everywher
are awaiting the patriotic call to fight
common battle against common foe
Let this be and we can crush ever
4 traitor, as did the men Of the Ameri
can revolution. Let this be done an