Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-12
NO. 20

rope want the absolute power to control
average prices. Therefore they want
silver and greenbacks wiped out, so as
70 make everything rest on gold-this
they can easily corner-then with
monopoly OF issuing paper money they
can concentrate everything into few
hands. few gigantic banks can then
control. When it suits their speculative
purposes they can expand and raise
prices, and then contract and lower
prices, and thus catch the country go-
ing and coming. These great and I'M
scrupulous interests always move Sc
cretly and in the dark They bridge
every chasm with a bride and catch the
political highwayman with an official
uniform. The gold standard has never
drawn an honest breath nor taken an
honest step in this country, and its
success 80 far shows the venality and
the apostacy of American politicians.
Fearfully Sad Facts.
What about 16 to L? Well, my
friends, 1t is not in our power to change
this; it 10 impossible to get anything
along any other line. Change the ratio
and the whole case dissolves To be
sure, theoretically this is not so. but
we have to deal with fearfully sad fats
For twenty years both Of the great par
ties denounced the gold standard and
demanded the free coinage of silver at
the old ratio. 1t looked as if tie ques-
ton would be settled in w:; bat
instead the gold standard got mere
firmly seated in the saddle. How. by
corruptly controlling the government
and manipulating congress. Open the
question of ratio and you will get no
in
is to betray the cause We are for
the old ratio because it is right, be-
cause it will undo great crime, be-
cause it will make prosperity possible,
because we cannot succeed in any other
way. and because the suggestions for
change come only from the enemy.
This is an age of concentration in all
things, and the formation of private
monopolies in particular. Competition
has been wiped out. In harmony with
the law as 1t has stood for centuries we
have denounced this, but to no purpose;
we have legislated against it, but in
vain. When they could not defeat leg
islation by bribery they went before
some subservient federal judge and had
1t declared unconstitutional. Our rem
edy has failed. Private monopoly is
as injurious and as much of a crime
as ever, and we cannot stop it's birth;
we must change our tactics and con-
vert private monpolies into public mo-
nopolies. Give the whole public the
benefits Of the monpolies instead of
few individuals. Let the government
take them. This is not state socialism.
it is simply protecting the people, and
therefore is democracy in its broadcast
sense. The European people fight So
cialism. but get the greatest benefit
from collective ownership.
A Fight for Existence.
"There seems to be no other way to
protect the public, and it involves our
very existence as party. The Demo-
cratic party must always stand for the
great masses or else have no mission.
The Republican party stands for pri-
vate monopolies and rotteness, and the
monopolies will always support it and
try to crush us. 1t is a fight not only
for humanity but for our very exist
ence.
1--WE are in crisis. The liberties Of
mighty people are at stake. There
is no neutral ground; trimming and
trading can no longer be tolerated. The
world demands earnestness and candor.
I do not believe in the black flag; give
every honorable enemy quarters. But
we have a sacred black motto which we
must keep to the front and that is:
Woe unto him who trifies with the
American democracy Grover Cleve-
land is dead, and he left no friends to
whom to send the obituary notices.
Scores Of wabbling statesmen are to-
day looking through the fence into the
graveyard for burial place, because
they were hit by the wrath of de-
ceived people. Each age furnishes q
weapon for the people. The weapon
for this age is initiative and Referen-
dunn. Through it we can restore demo-
cracy.
Then fill our people with the spirit
of Andrew Jackson and the corruption
of Hamiltonism as we'll as the hypoc-
racy Of McKinleylsm will no longer
threaten or disgrace our land"
Sir Donald's Costly Chair.
told you recently Of the sale at Ed
inburgh where al.aldsoak chair brought
huge price. The other day heard an
amusing explanation. The chair is VAL
ued by experts at about $150. When
the bidding reached $3.50, all dealers
stopped, leaving two in possession Of
the field, who bid so that they ran the
chair up to $3.50, when one retired.
1t seems that Sir Donald Currie noticed
that the chair had carved on its back
"Dunottar Castle,'' the name of one of
the ships of the famous line he controls,
SO he gave an Edinburgh dealer COM
mission to Billy it at any price. A few
days after, forgetting what he had done,
he gave Glasgow dealer the same in
strncrons These two were the rival
biddersi SO Lord Currie really bid
against himself, with. the result that he.
is the possessor Of probably the costli-
est old Leak chair in the world-Cor.
Chicago. Record.
American Flour In Constan,inople.
An enterprising Greek merchant Of
Constaptinople has discovered that
American -four can be brought to Con-
stantinople and sold for less THAI the
same quality Of the Russian production,
and he has placed several large orders
with western millers. There is no doubt
that with the improved freight service,
(which Is bound to come within few
|. years, american butter, cheese, hams
and many. other agricultural products.
as we'll as manufactured articles of ev-
cry description, will find ready mar
ket in ey.-Constantinople Letter
to Chicago Record.
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