The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-16


The populist address is as follows:
The conspiracy of gold and monop-
/ oily is nearing its elimination Every
advance it has made during the last %
1 years has been by adroit and stealthy
! processes. These would have been inn
/ possible if it had not had it's agents and
/ confederates holding positions of pub
I lie trust in the executive, legislative
and judicial branches of the govern
/ ment. Neither the beneticiaries nor the
tools of this conspiracy have any par
ucular politics. In name the last adj
ministration was democratic The
present administration Is called Il re-
publican one, but it has ingloriously
practiced and defended the perfidious
policies of its predecessor.
AT length the selfish and brutal in
| terests behind this conspiracy deem
themselves strong enough to dispense
with the caution and duplicity hitherto
necessary To their success. The admin
istration boldly avews its Endorsement
OF their scheme against the liberty and
prosperity of the people. Within a few
weeks 1t has formulated and sent to
congress a bill, the leading purpose of
which is in the words of the secretary
of the treasury, to commit the coun-
try more thoroughly to the gold stand
ard
This country has, during the past
a years. suffered enough of the blight
ing effect of the gold standard so far
as fraudulent Legislation and executive
uSurpat ton have been able Ia establish
it, 1t is now boldly proposed To legal
ize what has been done in defiance Of
law. and to use the power secured by
false pretenses from long suffering
and too truStful people to put upon this
infamous design the stamp of alleged
popular authorization IN the pursuit
of this purpose of committing the coun-
try more thoroughly to the gold stand
ard, the plan of this administration as
follows is to retire the greenbacks and
other bearing paper money
of the government. then issue interest
bearing gold bonds and To increase the
powers, privileges and profits of ma
tional banks This achievement would
turn over the duty of supplying the
peoples money. the very life of bust
ness. to a selfish, heartless and ire
sponsibe gold syndicate and it's Ameri
can agents and allies
1T must be remembered also that this
foreign gold syndicate and its allies
have. with the connivance. if not the
assistance of our government. captured
and to- day 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 con
merce should be regulated by congress.
but .his tremendous nower has been
abdicated by congress in favor of the
gold trust and the banking ring. Money
is the first great instrument of COM
merce, but the gold ring is not satisfied
with controlling our financial system.
has usurped the other instruments Of
commerce, to enable ii TO keep the gold
standard yoke on our necks and 10
mora thoroughly subjugate our people
ana dominate our government.
"All history teaches that those who
have controlled the interests of COM
merce in any country have not only
controlled the commerce Of that nation
but have also controlled and dominated
the government. Thus the gold syndi-
cate. having seized the great instru-
ments of commerce. have used this trc-
mendous power tn discriminate AGAINST
sections and individuals. TO destroy
competition, and TO breed business
stagnation and to create hard times
in the midst of plenty. Thus the or
Sanzation and maintenance of great
industrial trusts have been promoted
which operate To aggravate the condi-
tions which gave them birth They are
making millions of paupers to create a
few milionaires. The inevitable result
must be to convert our government into
an oligarchy of sordid wealth. In the
accomplishment Of this end. these evil
influences must shackle opinion and
muzzle discussion. They not only sub
sidize the press and attempt to seat
their well-paid allies in our legislative
halls, on our benches of justice and in
all other departments of the govern
ment, but wherever college faculties
are susceptible to pretended generosity
or Inverted philanthropy they carefully
maneuVer for other service or silence.
The divine right of kings is to be
succeeded by the divine right of mil
lionaires, who propose to run every
thing. not only the instruments of
commerce and our Industrial system,
but also as far as possible the pen of
the editor and the voice, il not the in
tellect of the university professor
Having succeeded in this, the conspir-
ators will not only completely dominate
the legislative. executive and judicial
branches Of our government. but will
be s0lldly entrenched against retrench-
ment and retribution.
Briefly stated. this is a part of the
outrageous scheme. We de not arraign
any political party on partisan grounds
we arraign system and denounce 4
conspiracy. We condemn individuals
and organizations that support this
system and aid the conspiracy The
party that is the mouthpiece and agent
of this conspiracy is just as dangerous
under one name as under another. In
y
all the allies. trusts and monopolies
combine. They select the conventions
they desire to control. OF course fhey
control them after they are elected
Therefore all those who are not their
agents, and who would not submit Ia
their tyrannOus spoiation, should
strenuously oppose the allied commits
sion Of gold and monupoles. The only
hope Of the enemy is 10 scatter US
therefore, let us be more united and
harmonious than ever. and further let
us organize without delay vigorous
campaign in every state and congress
sional district, county and precinct.
There are but two sides to this
mighty conflict. All of those OF what
ever party who favor the conspiracy OF
gold and monopoly. who favor indfvid-
ual slavery, widespread poverty and
national destruction, should be on one
side and all Of those. Of Whatever
party who oppose this deadly design.
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