The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07
COOPERATION AGAINST
GOLD AnD n0n0p0lI
TINE ADDRESS Sent OUT ~ TINE
TWENTY-FIVE PoPvlisv SENATORS
AND eoussEsSuEn.

vUe NUOUSSS O&0t wv ~ s06
TWENTY-FIVE PoPvlisT SENATORS
AND eonsRESSnEn.
| Kea.ss. why the Peoples Party should /
Appeal To All who Arr Opposed ts the !
| RuIe Of Cold ssa Msaspoiy 10 Jsis |
| Hand. In . Hsroosiess Co-op~r.ttos |
| Against the Common Enemy.
Our readers will remember the |
address appealing for . cooperation
OF all who are opposed to gold and
monopoly, recently sent out by the
twenty-five Populist Congressmea
and Senators. Since some who
claim to be opposed to the rule Of
gold and monopoly have recently
attacked this address we republish
it below so that all may read 1t
again and see exactly what 1t says.
1t Is as follows:
THE POPULIsT ADDRESS.
To the People: The conspiracy Of
gold and monopoly Is nearing it's
elimination. Every advance it has
made during the last twenty five
years has been by adrOit and
steal.hy processes. These would
, have been impossible II 1t had not
had its agents and confederates
r holding positions of public trust in
: the legislative. executive and ju-
0 dicial branches Of the government.
Neither the beneflciaries nor the
tools of this conspiracy have any
t particular politics. In name the
Y last administration was Demo
d cratic. The present administration
t Is called Republican, but it has in
lgloriously practiced and defended
. the perfidiOus policies Of its prede-
lcesSOr.
ii At length the selfish and brutal
interests behind this conspiracy
deem themselves strong enough to
4. dispense with the caution and du'
" plicity hitherto necessary to their
X success. The administration boldly
avows its Endorsement OF their
scheme against the liberty and
prosperity Of the people. Within a
! few weeks it has formulated and
, sent to Congress bill, the leading
purpose of which is, in the words o.
\ the Secretary OF the Treasury: etc
commit the country more thor
g. oughly to the gold standard"
- This country has during the past
twenty-fOur years suffered enough
n of the blighting effect Of the colo
Is standard, so far as fraudulent legis
p, lation and executive usurpatior
to have been able to establish it. Il
to is now boldly proposed to legalize
to what has been done in defiance o
c. law and to use the power secured
by false pretenses from a long sui
N fering and too trustful people t.
Of put upon this infamous design tn,
es stamp Of alleged popular authori
to zation. :
ty In the pursuit of this purpose O
Is committing the country more thor
p: oughly to the golc standard tn
Ill plan of this administration, as o
es the last, is to retire the greenback
r. and other nOn-interest bearin,
C. paper money Of the government, t.
a. issue interest-burdened gold bonds
n and to increase the powers, privi
leges, and profits of national banks
he This achievement would turn owe
n the duty of supplying the people,
d. money, the very fe blOo'' IT bust
he ness, to selfish, heartl,ss, an
n irresponsible foreign gold syndi
d. cate and it's American agents an
allies
he 1t must be remembered also tina
" this foreign gold syndicate and it
he allies have, with the cOnnivance
I'D not the assistance of our govern
a. ment, captured and to-day contre
al every instrument of commerce /
Dr. the nation. In framing the Con
Is; stitution our patriotic forefather
Ak with Jealous care and with pro
to phetic wisdom, provided that com
nd merce should be regulated by Con
nd gress but this tremendous pOwe
to has been abdicated by Congress
.p- favor Of the gold trust and tn
ds, banking ring. Money is the fir
IN, great instrument of commerce, br
by the gold ring, not satisfied wit
In controlling our financial system
is: has captured the other instrument
~, OF commerce to enable it to kee
led the gold standard yoke upon OF
i've necks and "to more thoroughly
IA subjugate our people and domina1
M our government.
sse All history teaches that tho:
oo who have controlled the instrl
NO. ments of commerce in any COUNT
oo have not only controlled the con
on- merce of that nation, but have al.
controlled and dominated tn,
government. Thus the gold synd
INC, no cate and its allied monopolies
BY our country have seized the gre
i'm. instruments of commerce, ha,
to used this tremendous power to di
' ';ns eliminate against sections and il
rug. dividuals to destroy competitiO
c. to breed business stagnation, al
to create "hard times" in the mid
of plenty. Thus the organizati,
and maintenance of great industrf
M M trusts have been promoted, viii,
= operate to aggravate the evil col
10 dit1ons which gave them Dirt
:. Thus they are making millions
hi paupers to create a few million
sts. aires. The inevitable result mu
a. be to convert our government in
~ an Oligarchy of sordid wealth.
=. In the accomplishment of tn
end these evil influences mu
shackle opinion and muzzle d
ma cussion. They not only subsidi
At the press and attempt to seat the
'O!e well-paid attorneys In legislati
"a halls, on our benches Of justice, al
ali in all other departments of Cover
elm ment; but wherever college fac,
ent ties are susceptible to pretend
md generosity or inverted phila