The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-09-03
uoNEsr MONEY OR SILVER
CLUBS.
The ORGANIZATION of Clubs Called for by
Ar+hoIitv of the Memphis Convention.

The ORGANIZATION of Clubs Called for by
Authority of the Memphis Convention.
To the Voters of North Carolina:
The Memphis convention, composed
If representative men of all parties
who oppose the schemes of the single
GOLD standard men, passed the follow
ing resolution:
HResOZed. That a committee, COM
! nosed of 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 bimetallism and bi-
metallic societies in the different sect
tions Of the Union, and devise measures
to advance the cause of -bimetallism
throughout the United States.
That this committee shall have power
to call a national conference of bimet-
aIists, whenever in the opinion of the
committee, the cause of bimetallism
can be advanced thereby. Said com
mittee shall have power to fll all
vacancies
The committee, in accordance to the
above resolution, elected a national
committee Of one member from each
State.
This committee met in Chicago on
July 18th, and passed a resolution en-
powering and instructing the member
of the committee from each State to
proceed at once to organize Honest
Money Clubs" in his State. Therefore,
1 now call for the organic alton of
Honest Money Clubs" in every county
in the State.
The scheme of the single gold stand
ard men is
/. To prevent any further coinage of
silver into legal tender dollars at the
ratio of Is to 1, and to bring this coun
try to an absolute gold basis.
2 To have the silver dollars already
coined robbed of their legal power, so
as to be only token silver money to be
redeemed in gold, like token paper
currency.
3 To destroy all silver certifc ltes,
treasury notes and dreenbacks, and to
issue and fasten upon this c Ountry gold
interest bearing bonds to the amount
of money and currency thus destroyed.
The coin bonds of the government al
ready issued will then be made payable
in gold only.
4 To increase the power of the ma
tional bonds by turning over to their
management and control the entire
issue Of paper currency to be redeemed
in gold.
If the above infamous scheme sue
ceeds the hard times we now have
will be made twice as hard and the Ito
erty and prosperity of the American
people viii be sealed forever
The object of the Honest Money
Clubs will be to bring together all men
who are opposed to this diabolical Fog
lish plot, and who will fight not only to
the bitter end to prevent it's consum
nation, but also to rts7ore and main
tain an honest financial system.
The time he S come when it is the duty
Of every patriot OF every party to come
together and fight the Eogl'sh gold
curse with the same unity, z9al and
determination that our forefathers
fought and drove British bayonets from
American soil.
As soon as a club is organized send
in the name and postofice of the Pres
ident end Secretary OF your club.
l recommend that a State convention
of these clubs, as soon as a sufficient
number are organized, hold a State
conference for the purpcs of consuIta
tion, etc. MARION BUTLER,
Member of National Committee for
North CArolina.