The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-14
HONEST MONEY
OR SILVER CLUBS

The Organization of Clubs Called for b,
Authority Of the Memphis Convention.
To tue Voters of North Carolina:
The Memphis convention composed
OF representative men of all parties
who oppose the schemes of the single
gold standard men, passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
RESOLVED, That committee composed OF
one member from each State be appointed
| oy the Geiegates thereof in this convention
| whose duty 1t shall be to CORRESPOND wifi
the representatives and advocates of bimetal
llsm and blmetallic societies in the different
| sections OF the Union, and devise measures
to advance the:cause of bimetallism through
out the United States.
mat THIS committee shall have power te
call q national conference of metalIists
whenever in the opinion of the COMMITTEES
the cause Of bimetallism can be advance
thereby. Said committee shall have powe,
to fill all vacancies. f'"''
The committee, in accordance to
the above resolution, elected ma.
tlonal committee of one member from
each State.
This committee met in Chicago on
July 18th and passed resolution
empowering and instructing the
member of the committee from each
State to proceed at once to organize
Honest Money Clubs" in his State,
Therefore, | now call for the organi-
zation Of 50 Honest Money Clubsn in
every county in the State.
The scheme Of the single gold
standard men is:
First. 10 prevent any further coin
age of silver into legal tender dollars
at the ratio of l6 to l, and to brine
this country to an absolute gold
basis.
Ind. To have the silver dollars al
ready coined robbed of their legal
power. so as to be only token silver
money to be redeemed in gold, like
token paper currency.
Bird 10 destroy all silver certificates.
treasury notes and greenbacks, and
to issue and fasten upon this coun
try gold interest bearing bonds to
the amount of the money and cur
reney thus destroyed. The coin
bonds of the government already is
sued will then be made payable in
gold only.
4th. TO increase the power of the
national bonds by turning over to
their management and control the
entire issue Of paper currency to
be redeemed in gold.
1t the above Infamous scheme
succeeds the hard times we now have
will be made twice as hard and the
liberty and prosperity of the Amer
can people will be sealed forever.
The object Of the Honest Money
Clubs' will be to bring together ali
men who are opposed to this diaboI-
cal English plot and who will fight
not only to the bitter end to prevent
It's consummation but also to re-
store and maintain an honest inan-
cial system.
The time has come when it is the
duty OF every patriot of every party
TO come together and fight the Eng
Llsh gold curse with the same unity.
Zeal and determination that orr
forefathers fought and drove Brit |
lsh bayonets from American soil.
AS soon as a club is organized |
send IN the name and postofice Of |
the the President and Secretary of |
your club.
recommend that q State conven-
tea OF these clubs, as soon as a suf-
.clent number are organized, hold a
state conference for the purpose of
consultation, &c.
MARION BUTLER.
of National Committee for
North Carolina.
Ap9roved. B. F. KEITH,
Vice President Memphis Convention
for North Carolina
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