People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1895 — ANARCHISTS OF WEALTH. [ARTICLE]

ANARCHISTS OF WEALTH.

A Treasonable Combination of the Enemies of Humanity Boldly throws off the Mask and Prepares to Control Every Avenue of public information. The Country Newspapers are Now Being Supplied with “Ready Prints” Filled “Gold Standard” Misinformation, Free of Cost in any Quantity. THE E3ESETESEZ GrOEZD.

The gold power of Wall street and Lombard, in their mad determination to fasten ’ their shackles of industrial slavery securely ©n the awakening American people, have adopted desperate measures. They now offer to furnish—FßEE—to counry newspapers, the half printed (“patents”) paper for their regular editions. And in addition to that —to send “broadside” editions to. any number desired, printed on both sides if wanted —but all largely fiilled with the false logic and misleading statement of fact that will sustain the single, gold standard, destroy the remaining greenback currency and forever drop silver as a money metal, placing in the hands of a privileged monopoly of bondholders the exclusive control of the entire paper money issued in this country. The following article is taken from the Farm Record of Indianapolis:

Just before going to press we have come into possession of some remarkable documents which will fully explain themselves. The Gold Ring has completely subsidized nearly all the standard newspapers, and is preparing an avalanche of mendacious falsehoods, and will endeavor to make people believe them by frequent repetition in a hireling press. In a town in- southern Illinois recently some of this poisonous matter prepared as “editorial” was sent to three papers—Republican, Democratic and Populist. The latter threw the stuff in the fire and the other two gave the British buncombe to their readers as a substitute for their own ideas This alleged “Reform Club” is a Gold Holder’s Conspiracy—“stealing the livery of Heaven to serve the devil in”—under the seductive name of “Reformers,”

they dig a pit to swallow up what remains of your fortunes, after the panics of ’73 ’B4 and ’93. First in order we give the personal letter from the Secretary, followed by circular letter to supposed influential men, who will assist them, and third the letter to editors offering FREE “broadsides” of the British poison, and if the editor kicks at snch a big dose all at once, it will be furnished in smaller pills, .sugar coated with “classes of matter” which “we will select .and print so as to impose no expenses upon the paper circulating it.” Remarkable kindness ! ! Philanthropy unheard of ! ! ! Heretofore ready prints cost money, but here the “Reform Club” (?) proposes to send the impecunious and poverty stricken editor, broadsides ready to mail, free of coPt. The highwayman kindly furnishes the weapon if you will agree to shoot yourself! The midnight burglar offers you chloroform in advance so he can visit your house without disturbing your slumbers! ! Notice that the chairman is a Democrat, lately from'CheTreasury Department, the chairman of the Executive Committee is Congressman John DeWitt Warner, (Dem.) and the Secretary is Calvin Tomkins. (Rep.) a complete fusion of the most dangerous classes to control public opinion. Here are the letters—orignals are on tile at this office and can be seen on application here.