Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-16
they carefully maneuver for either service

they carefully maneuver for either service
or silence.
The divine right of kings Is 70 be sue
ceeded by the divine right of millionaires-
who propose to run everything, not only the
instruments of commerce and our Industrial
system, but also, as far as possible, the
pen OF the editor and the voice, If not the
intellect, OF the university professor. HAY,
ing succeeded in this, the conspirators will
lative. executive or judicial branches of
our government. but will be solidly in
trenched against retrenchment and retri-
Briefly stated. this Is a part of the out
rageous scheme. We do not arraign any
political party on partisan grounds. we
spiracy; We condemn individuals and or
sanizations that support this system ana
aid the conspiracy. 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 syndicate
and all the allied trusts and monopolies
combine. They select the conventions they
desire 10 control, they elect the candidates
control them after they are elected. There
fore, those who are not their agents and
who would not submit to their tyrannous
Spoliation should strenuously oppose the al
lied combination of gold and monopoly.
The only hope of the enemy is TO divide
US. Therefore. let us be more united and
harmonious than ever. and, further. let US
organize without delay a vigorous cam
paign in every state, congressional district,
county ana precinct.
There are but two sides 10 this mighty
and portentous conflict. All of those. of
whatever party. who favor the conspiracy
OF gold and monopoly. who favor industrial
slavery. widespread poverty, and national
destruction, 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 homes and firesides, and who believe
son and reasserted by Jackson and LiE-
coin. should be on the other side. On this
side. we solidIy stand.
Then let us. maintaining at all times
party integrity. invite the harmonious CO.
operation of all seeking the same ends.
The ominouS dangers threatening the insti-
tutions of the republic make this the high
est duty.
'The line of battle is clearly drawn. We
cannot avoid the conflict II. We would:
Therefore. let us appeal to all citizens and
to all organizations and parties that op-
pose this conspiracy-that oppose a govern
ment of the trusts by the trusts and for
the trusts, that oppose and will not submit
to the despotism of sordd wealth to come
to the rescue. Patriotism and manhood
are not dead. A large part of the American
the dangers, and are ready and anxious
to fight this system to the end. The spirit
of '76 is abroad in the land, and the friends
Of liberty everywhere are awaiting the pa
triotic call to fight common battle against
a common foe. Let this be done and We
can crush every traitor as did the men
of the American Revolution: let this be
done and we shall drive every Tory to
ignominious defeat. Let this be done and
We shall reestablish what is almost over
thrown: a government of the people, by
the people and for the people"