The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-23

VANCE WAS ENDORSED ANO HE WAS
REPUOlETeD

VINO voted Tor silver Resolutions as
Members of "Gideon's Band"
In last issue We referred to the cit
lzens' meeting held at Jackson, the
county seat Of Northampton county,
where resolutions were passed endors-
ing Vance, and others " no had stood
by the people and for free silver;
and indirectly condemning Ransom
by saying nothing about him. The
following are the resolutions in full:
Resolve, |. That we cordially and
heartily approve and endorse the
course of those Senators and mem
bers Of the House of Representatives,.
be they from the North, East, South
or West, who opposed the uncondi-
tlonal repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act.
2. That we are truly glad that our
patriotic and able Senator Vance
and seven Of the nine Representa-
tlves from North Carolina voted
against the repeal. For so doing
they deserve and have our indorse-
ment and appreciation.
). That we need and want more
money and, silver as a part of that
money.
4. That the silver dollar helps to
keep the gold dollar "honest money! y
by preventing ruinous appropriations
of the gold dollar, and by tending to
prevent the monopoly and corner
ing" of basic money,
D. That we are in favor of the
coinage of silver and gold at the
proper ratio fixed by Congress. And
We demand that silver as well as
gold shall be a full and complete le-
gal tender ia the payment Of all
debts of all sorts.
6. That we have been taught by
our farmers and by our party plat
forms and by the history of our
country, and we believe it to be true,
that gold and silver coin is constitu-
tiOnal money. We know that the
States, by the surrender of their
powers in the adoption of the Con-
stltution, can make nothing else
basic money or legal tender, a1d we
firmly believe that Congress cannot
rightfully and constitutionally pre-
vent either from being basic money
or legal tender. We also believe
and hold that, whilst the States can
not do so, Congress- may make basic
money of legal tender of paper or
commodities other than gold and sill
yer, but cannot delegate that power
to individuals, banks or other corpor-
atlOns.
Z. That we deem the monopoly of
money the most dangerous and IN
furious of all kinds of monopoly;
| and that it tends to monopolize all
the wealth of the world into the
hands of the few, and to pauperize.
paralyze, Cypress and degrade man
kind.
s. That we believe that Carlisle,
the present Secretary of the Treas
ury, was right when he said. in the
House of Representatives,, FEBRUARY
81, 1873 that 1.-The cOnsummation of
the demOnetizatiOn of silver would
ultimately entail more misery upon
the human race than all the wars,
pestilences and famines that ever
occurred in the history of the world;'
and that Senator Mills, of Texas,
was right when he said, in the
| House, on FEBRUARY 3, 1856, that
''This demonstration of silver comes
from the cold, phlegmatic. marble
heart Of avarice- avalice that seeks
to paralize labor, increase the bur
den of debt and fill the land with
restitution and suffering, to CRAFTY
the lust for gold.'
9. That we demand the gold and
silver coinage of the Constitution.
| 10. We know not how to retreat
from this position. We have sup
ported it by our platforms and votes
and advocacy too long to retreat
We hope and believe that the friends
of silver will, in the next political
campaign, beat a-charge and make
a charge that will cause every pat.
riot West and South of the Delaware
river to fall into line.
Some one has sent us copy OF
1.-THE Patron and Cleaner" papel
published by Mr.. A. J. Conner, IL
Northampton county, which gives
full account of the proceedings. |
states that the meeting was not /
partisan one, but representative
citizens meeting, made up of men o
all political parties. 1t says that tn
meeting was very large, aud wa
called to order by Mr.. B. S. Gay
who Is chairman of the county Dem
ocratic executive committee. Mr.
A. E. Peele acted as secretary. Th
committee on resolutions was Messrs
J. G.. L. Croker, W. W. PEBBLES, Dr.
R. H. Stancil and others, who draft
ed and wrote the above resolutions
A number of citizens spoke in favo
of the resolutions. Senator Ransom
(who heard Of the meeting), was pre-
sent to defend his course and to pre-
test against the passage of the rest
r lutions. He made 1--WE suppose), al
other one of "the greatest efforts c
his life" But the report says ths
he "got mad" and lost his head ,whe
the opposition was cheered and /
was not. 1t is reported that he aros
and rebuked the audience, by sayin
that he .'dld not expect any bett'
from members of Gideon's Band"
The Patron and Cleaner in an e,
y itorial tries to apologize for the lal
e guage and conduct of the Senate