The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-20
4 SRIkE FOR
INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM.
PRESIDENT Ht TIER SENDS TaSoF,
fitiaL CIRCULAR 10 fHE ALLIANCE

H" Calls pom the Lodges to Get IN pst
HONS Ia Congress Calling tpon That
Body Not t" Rep. al the rreseat >iI-
YER Law Unless Free Coinage IL
! Substituted.
OFFICE oF PRES. y. {. +. :. A.
NICE-1kE> y. F. \. X |. L. or
| FIcIAL CIRCULAR, No. ).
toLpSBoRo, y. C., August eth, 1898
r. the Members Of the AHiaace o.
Aorh Caroiina-Congrcss is called t,
meet IN extraordinary session OF
August 9TH next. The purpose OF
ttIS special session is stated bv th,
President, TO be TO repeal the present
silver law. While this law, known
sss the Sherman law, Is certainly q
'makeshlft," and probably a "cow,
ardly makeshift," vet ii is all tha,
stands between the people and a
single gold standard. 1t is all that
stands between the people and the
power and greed Of the few Shylocks
VINO own and CONT ol the gold sunpl,
Of the world, Repeal the present
silver law, and silver is a ; completely
demonetized as it was by the afro
elouS conspiracy Of 1873. Even "A
ma keshlft'' Is better than nothing.
Those who would nou repeal the
"makeshift" without giving lis free
and unlimited coinage, or at least a
better silver Law in lis stead, are
greater enemies to the people than
John Sherman and the Republicans
VII" passed the "cowardly make
shift
The danger to the people lies in
the scarcely Of legal tender dollars.
The soarcer they are the easier 1t is
Tor a lew men to control them: and
the men who can control the legal
tender dollars control the whole cir
culatlon. They can fix the price OF
cotton. of wheat. and Of every Other
commodity created by labor. In
short they can fix the price of voul
labor, make the dollar harder to get.
and make your debts harder to pay.
Therefore the man who will submit
to a SINGLE gold standard (even
though he were given State banks
as the price thereof woald be cross
ing the thres of slavery. from
which he would never be able to re
turn. State bank paper is not, and
cannot be made, legal tender. Under
a single gold standard, every dol
lar OF paper put ont by State banks
must be based on gold; and therefore
every dollar will be at the mercy OF
the gold bugs. If State banks must
come at the perilous price of the gold
standard. it will be the dearest folly
that has ever cursed an honest peo-
ple, and bllghted rich and prosper
AIS country. Now in the light OF
the above facts let me urge upon YOU.
as members of a nonpartlsan Organi-
zatlpn, at every meeting and gather
ing OF the people, to offer resolutions
and get up petitions calling upon
every congressman, irrespective of
party, and especially upon the con
gresham representing your district,
not to vote to repeal the present sill
yer law until tlee and unlimited coin
age Cor at least a better "makeshift'O
can be secured instead.
Every Allianceman will sign such
a petition because he is fighting for
reform and justice on principle, and
will gladly receive relief from any
party. Every Democrat should sign
such petition, for nothing short OF
such honest dealings on the part of
the people can and ought to save the
Democratic party. And every pa
trlot III every other party ought to
slgn such petition, because it is
right and in the interest of common
humanity. 1t is no time for traitors.
Tories or partlsans. If we can't
check and defeat the dark and bold
schemes to enslave the wealth pro-
iucers OF America now, pray when
can we? When will we be stronger!
Will 1t be when prices are still lower.
when money is still scarcer, and
debts still harder to pay? Will it be
when the gold shackies are firmly
placed upon the arms of Labor and
industry! Give me liberty or give
me death, " said the immortal Patrick k
Henry, when the dangers threatening
American liberty WAS slight com
pared 10 what it is now. Then we
fought British bayonets, now we
must fight British goId-a power
still more dangerous and dreaded
it kills but it kills with poverty and
starvation The hour has come when
every patriot must strike for indus
trial freedom. Let every member OF
the Alliance do his duty and prove
ID patriot. Let every member
Of the Alliance do his duty and prove
patriot. Pile your petitions
or congressman. If they fall on deaf
ears there. they will be heard from
ocean to ocean before the ides Of
November 1888.
MARION BUTLER.
Pres. \. c. F. :. \.