The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-24
FARMERS DEMAND
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FREE COINAGE,
TINE NATIONAL FAaue ne, co.oe...
IN SESSION At ATLANTA En-.
PRACTICALLY DECLARES FOR
Is TOI.
"p'" other Resolutions Rsl.tiy. Tn
inc S'nancisi Issus-It Also D.c,.r..
against the Beef Trust and Ax.i...
Farther Contraction Of tn.

associations Relative In
inc financial Issue-It Also u.~,.
"'' tho Beef Trust and Agains,
Further Contraction Of tn.
Currency.
me Farmers National CONGRESS NJ,
the United States, was in sess;on -,
htiahta last week. About four h,n
orea delegates were present Me-
subjects OF interest WERE discussed "a
women took part in discussing some,
4ussIions, among them the following
~. decorations for Farmers Wiyesre
MISS Alice French Of Arkansas. Die
ousslon opened by Hon. John Inch.
singer, Of Wisconsin. "''"-
me New WOman"-Mrs. Bessie 7.
otapietOn, Of Alabama. Discussion
opened by Miss Lille NJ. Hotchkiss Of
Connecticut. Vi
Omcers were elected as foIlows
PRESIDENT, II. +. Clayton, Iowa: Gen.
eral Vice-President, G. NJ. Rivals
T,reorgia; secretary, John NJ. StahI: :
treasurer, Henry Haden, Iowa.
AN amendment providing for the
once OF Second Assistant Vice. Presi-
oent and the manner Of election was
auopted, and Colonel J. 8. Cunning
nam, OF North Carolina, was elected by
an enormous vote.
section OF the bylaws was anne nded
50 as 10 90 away with the unit rule in
ueiegations, thereby allowing indi-
sIouais making up the State delegation
W express their own views on all ques-
nons voted upon. This amendment
went through unanimously and was
put into practice.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Among the matters of greater interest
and Importance was the silver ones
ton.
Judge william Lawrence. of Ohio.
chairman of the committee on resolu,
tons, read the following with fayora-
BILE report from the committee:
"Resolved, That the Farmers,
National Congress is emphatically ia
favor Of the equal use of both gold and
silver coin as money of ultimate re-
demption and equally as standards of
value, and to secure the object we
favOr..
"A conference to be called by the
United States of those nations ready to
accept bimetauism with the unlimited
coinage Of both gold and silver on a
ratio to be agreed on.
"A law requiring duties on cOmmO-
dltIes the product of or imported from
mOnO-gOld nations to be paid in fOrei gn
gold coin.
"a law imposing duties on silver i'm
ported from gold nations and denying
it coinage privileges at our mints."
This resolution precipitated q
lengthy and warm debate.
After the discussion had hasted some
time the word "fOreign" in the third
chanse was stricken out and the reso-
luton. was adopted.
The following resolution of Mr..
Ramsdell, of Michigan, was submitted
without recommendations:
"ResOlved, That We favor the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver
and gold at the present ratio of Is to !.
guarded by an import duty upon
foreign bullion and foreign coin equal
to the difference between the bullion
value and the coinage value of the
metal at the date of Importation, When
ever the bullion value of the metal is
less than its coin value"
Mr.Ramsdell said that the measure
proposed to restore the coinage, of
American silver. He said the measure
seeks to shut out foreign silver brought
over here. 1t will increase our pro-
ductiOn seventy to one hundred mil
lion dollars. In turn this will give EN-.
plOyment to factories making ma
chinery. as well as to labor. The in
crease of silver money will sOlidify and
widen our basic redemption money.
An effort was made to table this II
to l resolution, but the convention re.
fused to table and passed it by an over.
whelming majority.
| AGAINST THE TRUST.
| The anti-beef trust resolution of MI
Offutt, of Indiana, urging Congress tt
pass such measures as will protect thu
people and prevent the Outrages of thu
beef trust was reported.
| This resolution was discussed a
length and was finally adopted.
OPPOSING CONTRACTION OF CURRENCY
A resolution by w. Lawrence OppOs
ing further contraction of the cur
rency and cOndemning it as hostile t.
the public interest until such time a!
an adequate amount of gold and al
adequate amount of gold and an add
tiOnal amount Of silver shall be pro
duced to supply all money needed TO
public use. 1t was adopted.
w. III. Weaver, of Indiana, offered
resolution "That we are in favor of ant
believe it to be the duty of every mem
Der of this congress to take special in
terest in giving to the Christian-lik
and patriotic sermon of Rev. J. B Haw
thOrne, d. d., as extensive circulation
as possible" See sermon elsewher
; in this paper
This was adopted.
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MI Harry In Orange Comfy