The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-01

.irod to be presented, were passed.
The secretaries recommended, Messrs.
Creek o. Andrews, Hal. Aver and
Iobn Hendrick, were then elected.
Messrs. Harry Skinner and J. J.
Mott we're then elected vice-presidents
If the convention
The follOw wing were named es a com
mittee on resolutions: B F. Keith, B.
{ Cav, Spier Whitaker, W. A Guthrie,
.Iohn R. Smith, j. j. Mott, Virgil s
Lusk.
Senator Butler stated that at a con.
ference. tie Committee had formulated
resolution which was not to be pre-
aAnred TO the resolution committee, be-
cause tie conference was bigger than
the committee.
Tee following resolution was then
read by B. Q. Beckwith, Democrat:
RESOLVED, That this convention,
composed of members OF all political
parties in North Carolina, sends greet
ipgs and words of encouragement to
the adherents Of the great AUS OF free
coinage of silver throughout the United
STATE s. and urges them to renewed
Efforts to secure the full and perfect
remOnetlzAtion Of silver.
.. That the plain and only way to
ru5 an erd TO the evils Of gold mono
matallism is to open tue minis OF this
country to the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, as they are now open to
gold. and we demand that this shall be
d,na at the old and established ratio OF
1f 10 l, and that this country shall act
at once, independently Of all other coun-
tries.
2 That we hail with satisfaction the
i~ndisputable eviderca OF returning rea
son among business men, and applaud
the demands which enlightened and
natriotic men are making that the sci
fish policy i~naugurated by cupidity
and avarice twenty years ego shall now
he reversed in the interest of honesty
and fair dealing, a1d in order that
and agriculture may be re
stored to normal aud prosperous con
dition.
4. That being erdently attached to
the great cause of free coinage we pro !
pose to advance it by all means within
our power, and We call on all bimetal
lists to strenuously oppose gold mono
metalIism, and exert all their influence
to restore silver to its former use as a
perfect money metal, IS 1t was before
1873.
5. To this end it is earnestly recon
mended to the voters Of this State that
they elect hereafter only such Senators
and Representatives in the Unit,d
States as are sincerely IN favor OF the
principles hereinbefore expressed, and
only such presidential electors as will
publicly declare on the stump that they
will vote for 20 man for President Or
Vice President VINO is not in favor of
such priHCjples, and whose record and
platform are a guarantee that they will
be faithfully executed.
IS. That we GO earnestly request ali
the friends end advocates Of the restor-
alton Of the coinage laws So they ex
listed prior to 1873, to call non-partisan
conventions similar to this in their sew
eraI States to take similar action
TIE las. two pai agraphs are the meat
Of the whole thing, and were added
to the resolution written by Capt.
Ashe, and that was what he, Jarvis,
Scarborough, Carr and the other ''oId
women" Democrats crawfshed about.
The convention wouldn't have been
worth the paper the call was written
on without these paragraphs.
Judge Spier Whitaker spoke to the
convention as follows: There is a
time IN the history of all nations when
the people fad it necessary to get to
gether regardless of all party lines. In
obedience to the call CT Mr.. Smith, we
have come, D Democrats, Republicans
and POpuilsJs, to work out the saliva
ton Of the people; that is what the
resolutions mean and they point out
the way of salvation to the people"
He said he would not speak on the
merits Of free silver, as it existed prior
to 1873, f,r lie took it hat every man
present was heartily in favor Of thai
principle. II vould not do Simply to
attract the attention CT the ppnyle to
the ills under which they ore snff ring
but to point out 10 the people the a
in which Go relieve themselves. There
fore the resolution recommended that
the people vote for no Congressman
Senator or Presidential candidate WIT
did not q declare in favor of the grear
nrincinIa fnr whs.h the convention wa.