The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-26
CO. OPERATION AGAINST
GOLD AND MONOPOLY.
TINE ADDRESS SENT OUT " TINE
TWENTY-FIVE PoPUlisT SENATORS
AND cON6RE SSuEn.

Reasons why the People. Party shsaId
Appeal to AH who Are Oppe~sd to the
hale Of Gold and Monopoly To Jeis /
Hand. In . Har@onieas Cooperation
Against the Co,amoa Enemy.
Our readers will remember the
address appealing for a cooperation
OF all who are opposed to gold and
monopoly, recently sent out by the
twenty-five Populist Congressman |
and Senators. Since some who
claim to be opposed to the rule OF
gold and monopoly have recently
attacked this address we republish
1t below SO that all may read 1t
again and see exactly what it says.
1t Is as follows:
THE POPULIsT ADDRESS.
To the People: The conspiracy Of
gold and monopoly Is nearing its
elimination. Every advance it has
made during the last twenty five
years has been by adroit and
stealthy processes. These would
have been impossible il it had not
had its agents and confederates
holding positions OF public trust in
the legislative. executive and ju-
dicial branches OF the government.
Neither the beneficiaries nor the
tools OF this conspiracy have any
particular politics. In name the
last administration was Demo-
cratic. The present administration
is called Republican, but it has in
gloriously practiced and defended
the perfidiOus policies of it's prede-
cessOr.
At length the selfish and brutal
interests behind this conspiracy
deem themselves strong enough to
dispense with the caution and du.
plicity hitherto necessary to their
success. The administration boldly
avows it's Endorsement Of their
scheme against the liberty and
prosperity OF the people. Within a
! few weeks it has formulated and
sent to Congress a bill, the leading
, purpose Of which is, in the words Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury: "Tc
commit the country more thor.
oughly to the gold standard"
This country has during the past
twenty-four years suffered enough
.. of the blighting effect of the gold
, standard, so far as fraudulent legis
, lation and executive usurpatior
/ Il III %o RI ich +
is now boldly proposed to legalize
what has been done in defiance O.
, law and to use the power secured
8 by false pretenses from a long suf-
? fering and too trustful people t.
; |; put upon this infamous design thu
+ stamp of alleged popular authori
! ZatiOn.
In the pursuit of this purpose o
committing the country more thor
Oughly to the golG standard tn
plan Of this administration, as O
the last, is to retire the greenback
and other nOn-inter. st bearin,
paper money Of the government, t.
issue interest-burdened gold bonds
i. and to increase the powers, privi
Is leges, and profits OF national banks
e This achievement would tn II owe
s the duty of supplying the people,
money, the very life blood of bust
= ness, to a selfish, heartless, an
. irresponsible foreign gold syndi
= cate and it's American agents an
allies.,
ii It must be remembered also tina
e this foreign gold syndicate and it
q allies have, with the connivance
q not the assistance of our govern
y ment, captured and to-day contrc
- every instrument of commerce i
n the nation. In framing the Con
J. stitution our patriotic forefather
l. with Jealous care and with pro
ID phetic wisdom, provided that com
"a merce should be regulated by Con
gresS but this tremendous powe
e has been abdicated by Congress i
~ favor of the gold trust and til
il banking ring. Money is the fir;
re great instrument of commerce, bu
to the gold ring, not satisfied wit
Id controlling our financial system
es has captured the other instrument
es of commerce to enable it to kee
10 the gold standard yoke upon OF
necks and "tO more thoroughly
70 subjugate our people and domina1
Va our government.
be All history teaches that thOs
a. who have controlled the instrt
d. ments of commerce in any COUNT
10 have not only controlled the CON
y, merce of that nation, but have ali
no 1 controlled and dominated tn,
Mt government. Thus the gold synd
lis cate and its allied monopolies
~ our country have seized the gre;
instruments of commerce, hav
used this tremendous power to di
Us eliminate against sections and il
ne dividuals to destroy competitio
90 to breed business stagnation, al
nd to create "hard times" in the mid
n of plenty. Thus the organizatit
lie and maintenance Of great industri
trusts have been promoted, Whit
operate to aggravate the evil col
~ ditions which gave them Dirt
Thus they are making millions
paupers to create a few million
h. aires. The inevitable result mu
III OO W OOAScAo JUL SOVeTumonC IN
It's an Oligarchy of sordid wealth.
20 In the accomplishment of tn
Up. end these evil influences mu
20 81 shackle opinion and muzzle di
he cussion. They not only subsidi
ia the press and attempt to seat the
,er well-paid attorneys in legislati
er, halls, on our benches of justice, al
%, in all other departments of Cover
ment; but wherever college fac,
ties are susceptible to pretend
generosity or inverted phila
=, throphy they carefully manRuv
w. for either service or silence.
he The divine right OF kings is to