Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-07-11

England and the small amount
of gold upon which they are
based to appreciate how far tbs
vital element of confidence is
necessary toward producing an6
making permanent this reviva,
in trade, in wages, and in the
transaction of all American bust.
ness affairs. Without this feel
ing of confidence there a be
no security, and in the absence
of it the present return of pro.
sperity must be ephemeral and
transient. England's reputation
for sound financial views is the
very foundation stone upon
which her immense Commercial
greatness rests, and let it be
once understood that we in the
United States are as firm as
England, and our influence
would be as great as hers, if not
greater, in the commercial world
to-day. I believe that the silver
craze will soon come to an end,
and when it does, I feel sure
there will be such an outpouring
of foreign capital into this coun-
try that we will all see better
times and a greater increase in
business than we have ever ex-
perienced since this government
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PRESIDENT WILLIAMS VIEWS.
George G. Williams, of the
Chemical National Bank, when
questioned on the state of busi-
ness. remarked: There is a
better feeling everywhere with
in the last few months, and if
Heaven only gives US good crops
we are certain of a long spell
of good tines"
When shown the interview of
Washington E. Conner, given
above, Mr.. Williams, said it is one
of the most lucid statements on
the situation he had yet seen, He
remarked that the interview was
very important, and being as
sured that the great Wall street
broker upon whom Jay Gould
used to rely for guidance in the
days gone by had revised it and
kept a typewriter copy of it in
his Office as a check upon the
writer, Mr.. Williams added: II
am more than grateful to hear
this, and desire to go upon re-
cord as indorsing every word of
the interview: it has the true
ring about it and is worthy of
great attention"
JOHN CLAIMS IDEAS.
John Claim, head of the H. B.
Claim Company, remarked:
Business is, I I'm glad to say,
improving every day, and we
look forward to a better fall this
year than at any time since 1892.
Great corporations and manufac-
turers r inclined to make more
liberal expenditures and feel act
uated by a desire to come to the
rescue of the county. The pros
perity that has now set in seems
permanent, too, and will be the
certain antidote to the free sill
yer movement, which is pretty
certain to cure itself. When the
farmer in the North gets a bet
ter price for hi grain and the
farmer in the South so per cent.
of an advance for his cotton, he
will not give much heed to the
nostrums of the free silver men.
We have nothing to fear from
this source; things were not bet
ter for years. and every matter is
sure to come right in the end"
Banker Frederic Taylor, in
answer to the question if we may
expect an era of prosperity, said:
I'VE are already in the midst of
it, and it is certain to remain if
there is nothing to check it. Right
in the face of the gloomiest fore
bodings, we have witnessed an
advance of all our staples, a res
vival of business in every branch
out throughout the country, and
what is better still a very gen.
eral increase of pay to our wage
earners. Therefore. in my Judge
ment, the duty of the hour is for
every man of us to stand firm for
| honest money. and a declaration
of Congress when it meets that
all the obligations of the govern
ment-no matter how they may
read-will be paid in gold would
greatly tend to further improve
ment and promote the stability
of present satisfactory condi-
TONS"
Ex-Congressman and Capita
list Edwid Einstein. the Republi-
can candidate for Mayor of New
York in 1890, said that the de-
pression which is now terminal
ed and which began with the
failure of Barring Bros, was pro-
badly the greatest the CONNER
cial world had ever seen. cit
has now happily passed away"
remarked Mr.. Einstein, IAN
Congress could be moved to take
some action for the abatement of
anxiety on the money question,
and so discourage agitation, this
country would take another
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