GOUGED - OR THE NATIONAL CRISIS - A Speech delivered by Charles Edward Russell at Carnegie Hall, New York

Sep 21, 2026

Bibliographic microform target and technical metadata for “Gouged; or, The National Crisis,” featuring a speech by Charles Edward Russell. The text outlines film size, reduction ratio, image placement, and date filmed, with preservation and usage restrictions. It also reproduces front-matter details and an opening section of the speech describing worsening economic conditions, restricted opportunity for children of the poor and the “fairly well to do,” and the concentration of business and wealth into the hands of a few capitalists.

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Reading Time40 min

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97-84066-21Russell,Charles Edward Gouged;or,The national crisis Newark,N.J. [191-?] COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISION # BIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 308ZBox 189 Russell,Charles Eaward,1860-1941.Gouged;or,The national crisis,by Chas.Edward Russell …Newark,N.J.,Clarionpublishing co e191-?s23 p. 1llus.18号mCNLy E Roproductions may not be mado without permislon trom Columbia Univorsty Ubraros ## RESTRICTIONS ON USE: # TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 5mmREDUCTION RATIO: 9:1 IMAGE PLACEMENT:IA( IB IB DATE FILMED: 12819 TLM ## INITIALS: TRACKING\#: 23370 FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. OR ## THE NATIONAL CRISIS BY ## CHAS.EDWARD RUSSELL TEN CENTS=CLARION PUBLISHING co.NEWARK,NEW JERSEY 307 二 189 A MAN-SANDWICH! AND YOU ARE THE MEAT,MR.WAGE-WORKERI LOOK AT THIS PICTURE!-STUDY IT WELLIW购t ad daciriade lait tet demm 0x2PER CZNTahpelef tr oVzR山rEWEALTH Dnrhe Catalga n a te kind of Rebrrthet keepe the Idetl Ca pow oelne te grw wou antll the Wekrs n ralna th Galeat Parte inta P PRICES. Those desiring copies of this book for pro-paganda purposes will be furnished the sameprepaid at following rates: 3 copies… … …… …90.25I巧“ ……… …150100“ …… … ……5.50 Rates for larger quantities on application. Mr.1.142sAc GOUGED OR ## THE NATIONAL CRISIS A Speech delivered by Charles Edward Russell,at Carnegie Hall,New York. PRINTED BY rERMISSION EREis the situation in this country of ours Year upon year,life,in the bare senseof existence,becomes to the greater partof our population more and more dificult.Year upon year the gates of opportunityare more securely closed and locked against the children of the poor,against even the chil-dren of the fairly well to do.Year upon year pros-perity,competence,sufficiency,and a chance for happi-ness,become more and more the exclusive possessionof a limited class. While this process goes on,there are still othermutations calculated to give us the gravest thought. Year upon year,all business,—wholesale,retail,manufacturing,transportation,financial,—tends moreand more to become the property of a few men.Yearupon year,this tremendous combination of capital isextending its tentacles into every corner of the coun-try.Year upon year,it is gathering and sweeping upto itself all the resources of the richest country thesun shines upon.Year upon year,there is arising inthe heart of our country a power the most giganticand colossal ever existing upon this earth.Year uponyear,day upon day,this power becomes a more tre-mendous menace against the existence of free institu-tions and a republican form of government. Observe_some of the plainest indications of thesechanges.I travel about the country from ocean toocean and daily I am more and more impressed withthe fact that business is being so combined that shortlyit will have but one owner.I see chains of retail stores advancing from town to town,everywhere transform-ing a retail and independent merchant into the hiredservant of the chain.I see a chain of retail clothingstores reaching to I22 branches.I see similar greatchains of drug stores,grocery stores,cigar stores,drygoods stores,candy stores,bakeries,restaurants,hotels.I see these spread almost overnight in everydirection.I see great chains of banks from the At-lantic to the Pacific,absolutely controlling the moneysupply and dominating the merchants that still survive.Follow any of these chains to the end and you will findit leading you either to the corner of Broad and WallStreets or to No.26 Broadway.Under a thousandnames the two great combinations of capitalists knownas the Morgan group and the Standard Oil group standsomewhere back of these chains tha

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It contains “THE NATIONAL CRISIS,” a speech delivered by Charles Edward Russell at Carnegie Hall, New York.

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The record provides film size, reduction ratio, image placement, and the date filmed, along with preservation-resource filming information.

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The speech describes increasing difficulty for most people, the locking of “opportunity” against children of the poor, and the growing concentration of business, wealth, and essential supplies in the hands of a few capitalists.

Sep 21, 2026

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