The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-02
RESOLUTIONS BY CABARRUS
COUNTY ALLIANCE,

Mr.. EDITOR At its meeting on Jan.
14th, 1891. Cabarrus County Farmers
Alliance adopted the following resolu-
tiOus:
WHEREAS, An address issued from
Raleigh something more than a month
ago, signed by a committee of nine per-
SONS, four of whom are Alliancemen,
Mr.. Ed Chambers Smith being chair
man Of the committee, has been Circu-
lated by the partisan press of the State
as Getting forth the position of the
Alliance in this State; therefore be it
ReSOtred, That we, the County ALI
anCe of Cabarru8 county. assembled In
its quarterly session, January 14th,
1892, hereby emphatically disown any
connection with or responsibility for
sud address or contents Of the same.
That this resolution be published in
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
WHEREAS, The free coinage Act
which was before our last national
legislature, aud passed the Senate and
Is now pending the action Of Congress,
does not make silver available for the
payment Of obligations containing the
gold clause; and whereas, the power to
do so Is expressly conferred upon Con
gress by that article of the COnstitu-
regulate the values thereof" and
whereas, this very point has been de
cided by the Supreme Court of the
United States as constitutional, as may
be seen in cases of Knox VS.. Lee and
Parker VS. Davis, az WallaceD and
whereas, the obligations of the county
are undergoing a transformation. pass
ing to forms of obligations payable in
gold, Rs may be seen by testimony be
fore the coinage committee during the
session Of last Congress, in testimony
Of such men as Mr.. EndicOtt, of BOs
ton, President Of one of the largest
savings banks III Massachusetts,, %,
6O.) Mr.. Edward Harper, Treasurer Of
Harvard College, %. 64O Geo. +.
Leighton, bank director of St Louis,
%. 119) .. s. Smith President of New
York Chamber Of Commerce, 70, 141)
Jno. Hareen Rhoade, (p. 149D Francis
G. Newlands, Viee President of Ma
tiOnal Silver Association. (p. 81 } there
fore be it
ResoJOed, That The attent on Of our
Congressman and Senators be hereby
directed to this matter, and they be
re 1uested to Use every. endeavOr to
have an amendment containing legal
tender clause inserted IN the bill for
free coinage which will make silver
available for obligations containing the
gold clause
2 That copy of y'Iis resolution be
forwarded to our Congressman and
Senator'S, and that it be sent to the
National Ec0nOmiSt and THE PROGRE
ssIvE FARMER for publication.
WHEREAS, The obligations of the
people of the State are in many cases
by special contract being made payable
in gold; and whereas, this works IN
juriously and unjustly against the
great mass of the people; therefore be it
ResOLred That we, the County Ali
anco of Csbarrus county, assembled
January 14th, 1892, do request our
State Alliance to call attention Of the
next legislature to the matter and en-
deavOr to have thean use every legiti
mate means forbidding public Obliga-
Fion hereafter to be made to be payable
Otherwise than simply in money, or
that negotiability be denied to securi
ties payable otherwise than simply in
money. REV. II. e. GILLAND,
Sec'y Cabarrus Go. Alliance.