The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-28
HONEST MONEY
OR SILVER CLUBS

The Organization of Clubs Called for b,
Authority of the Memphis Convention.
To the 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 resolutions:
RESOLVED, That a committee composed of
one member from each State, be appointed
by the delegates thereof in this convention
whose duty it shall be to correspond with
the representatives and advocates of bimetal.
| ism and bimetallic societies in the different
sections of the Union, and devise measures
to advance the.cause of bimetallism through.
out the United States.
That this committee shall have power to
call national conference of bimetallists
whenever, in the opinion of the committee
the cause OF bimetallism can be advanced
| thereby. Said committee shall have powe,
to fill all vacancies.
The committee, in accordance to
the above resolution, elected a ma.
tlonal committee of one member from
each State.
This committee met in Chicago or
July 18th and passed a 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
cation Of Honest Money Clubs'' ir
every county in the State.
The scheme of the single gol6
standard mon is:
First. To prevent any further coin
age of silver into legal tender dollar:
at the ratio Of 16 to l, and to brine
this country to an absolute gold
basis. "a
End. To have the silver dollars al
ready coined robbed of their lega
power, SO as to be only token 'silve,
money to be redeemed in gold, like
token paper currency.
! Bird To destroy all silver certificates
treasury notes and greenbacks, and
to issue and fasten upon this coun
try gold interest bearing bonds tt
the amount of the money and cur
rency thus destroyed. The coi1
bonds of the government already is
sued will then be made payable il
gold only.
4th. 10 increase the power of the
national bonds by turning over tc
their management and control the
entire issue Of paper currency tt
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 Ameri
can people will be sealed forever.
The object Of the Honest Money
Clubs" will be to bring together al
men who are opposed to this dia boil.
cal English plot and who will fight
not only to the bitter end to prevent
Its consummation but also to re-
store and maintain an honest finan.
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 GU,
forefathers fought and drove Brit
lsh bayonets from American soil.
AS soon as a club is organized
send in the name and postoffice OF
the the President and Secretary OF
your club.
l recommend that State conven.
ton Of these clubs, as soon as a suf-
flclent number are organized, hold a
State conference for the purpose OF
consultation, &c.
MARION BUTLER,
Member of National COMMITTEES 70,
North Carolina.
Aporoved. B. F. KEITH,
Vice President Memphis Convention
for North Carolina.