The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-03-06
Asks For

Fellow Democrats--Tbe people have
seen enough TO convince them that the
corporate and money power have OBJ
tanned complete control Of every depart.
ment OF the Federal government. II
must also te apparent 20 every intelli-
gent man that euch control by such
power means oppression Of the masses
and is q menaclng danger 20 the indie.
pendence Of the citizens aud to the in
tegritJ Of the principles upon which our
government is founded. Il lie apparent
to the most casual observer OF current
events how utterly indifferent 30 the
public welfare, and how hrazenly ser.
vile 20 the behests Of their masters is the
majority in both houses OF congress-
which majority is but the organized
agency OF the monopolistic greed and
oppression.
The aspirations Of the American peo
pie for an isthmian canal that would at
the same time facilitate their commerce
and strengthen their national defense, is
juggled with, paltered with and tossed
about &c II IL were the merest tribe Of
the day. THIS is done at tie behest Of
the corporations, whose selfish greed lie
sntagonistic 20 the interest Of the great
masses Of the American people. The
ship subsidy bill, IN this Congress, as in
the lAst. is the pet scheme Of the bosses
Of the majority in both houses Of Con-
gress. This nefsrious measure is de-
signed and promoted 10 take the peoples
money and put IL into the treasures Of
special interests which are well able 20
take care Of themselves, and will odd 10
the profte OF the most powerful and OPP
pressive combinations Of this or any
other age,
A consideration OF the acts and doings
OF the last (the 5Gth) and this 1.-THE j7th
congress cannot fail 10 convince any man
with spark Of independence and pat.
riotism In hls bosom that the nomina
ton aud election Of our representatives
In Congress cannot longer be left To and
controlled by machine politicians, po
litical ring masters and the busy agents
OF corporate greed. The masses OF thu
people are daily becoming poorer anC
poorer, while a few wax richer and rich
err under the "trust-breeding measures
skillfully devised TO give to the few fav-
ors which they do not deserve, and {,
place upon the many burdens whicl
they should not bear
In 1896 the great democratic rank anC
file obtained complete control of TIL
convention which met in Chicago il
July of that year. lmpelled by the Ger
tain knowledge that the depression an,
languor in every business (not fostere,
and protected by the government ut tn
expense OF the people, was due to
scarcity Of money, this great conven
ton, among other things, declared 70
the free, unlimited and Independent
coinage of silver and gold at the ratio o
sixteen to one, The republican conyen
ton, controlled exclusively by the trus
maguates, corporation agents, tariff bar
Gus aud money cornerers and specula
tors OF Wall Street, end their agents
had short time before met in st, Loui
and declared for the free coinage Of siI
yer by international agreement betwee
nations, which agreement this conyen
ton pledged the republican party to pre-
mote, So, both Of the great parties de
clared for bimetalism. Another SO
called convention met in the city Of ln
dianapolis. This so.called convention
made up exclusively Of the money spec
ulators OF Wall Street and their agent
and dupes. declared for the single gol
standard. So the money question: b.
came the paramount issue in the politi
cal campaign Of 1896, the democrats de-
manding the independent restoration {
silver. and the republicans promising IA
ternstional restoration Of silver, and III
Indianapolis crowd demanding gol
monometalism.
Al the election in November 1896, !
09O. 7s3 votes we're cast, which were di'