The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-06-13
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for ia Ia i's-Toe much for the News ard
Observer.
One little call brought about fifty
citizens Of k.ieigh together in Met
ropoiitan hall on Frieay night of
last week for fhe purpose Of getting
an expression qf opinion on the 4
naneial question, and for sending
delegates to the blm.ta lie confer
ence at Memphis on June I2th aud
iJtn- The meeting was strictly non
partisan.
u. I. Leach. Esq. was elected
chairman and Hal Aver, editor of
the CAUCASIAN was made secretary.
When Mr.. Leach took the chair he
said" weare not here TO representany
political party" He made strong,
ringing talk in which he excoriated
the last natlonal Congress and the
Democratic administration for failure
to carry out the pledges made TO the
people. While he was throwing .hi.
hot shot-every word Of which was
vigorously applauded by the listen
ers peculiarly funny thing occurred.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, the editor
of the News and Observer was in the
hall when the meeting opened. When
Leach began to lash the admins
tratlon and to evoke applause by
what he said, the editor of the News
and OBSERVER got up and easily giided
YFf H. hall b. t,y~
Somebody said he was sick next day.
Perhaps it was brought on by the
speech of Mr.. Leach, who is an ar
dent Democrat andwhos SO mercilessly
scored Mr.. Cleveland and the admin
istratlon generally which includes
Hoax Myth.
Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith, ex- chair
man of the State Democratic Exec
utive committee offered the follow
ing resolutions:
/. That we advocate the free and unim-
tied coinage of silver and gold by the gov
eminent of the United States at the ratio
OF 10 to |, and III doing 50 we are not asking
any faVors or concession from any one
but are simply demanding that the great
wrong done the masses of the American
people in 1873 be undone and that silver be
restored to the position it occupied from the
foundation of our government up to the
preparation of tina: crime.
2 That in our judgment the immediate
resumption OF the free and unlimited coin
age of silver by the government of the
United States, as it existed prior to 1878
without waiting one moment for the co OBJ
peration and without reference to the
conduct or policy of any nation on earth
is the great duty that now confronts the
of every shade of political opinion in North
Carolina who believes as we do, that the
restoration of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver means the restoration of pros
perty to our homes to join with us in the
great battle of 1896, which we intend to
wage to wipe out the crime of 1873, and to
secure for our State good laws and govern
ment.
}. That regarding the question of the re-
sumption of the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver as the Swallowing one in Amer
lean politics, we urge that such action be
taken by the various bimetallic leagues as
| will open the way to, union of the friends
| of silver coin, in their support of candi
date for the Presidency and candidates fol
Congress who can be relied upon to stand
| by the people in their great struggle for fl
| nancial emancipation from the evils of the
single gold standard.
Spec ches were made by E. c. Smith
Secretary of State, Coke, Ohio Viii
son, railroad commissioner; B. c.
Beckworth, ex secretary of the Stat,
Democratic executive committee
Hal Aver and Mr.. j. B. Bachelor.
The trend of all the speeches, will
the exception of that of Mr.. Batche
Tor. was for the free coinage of sill
yer, and assertions were freely made
on all sides that no man would ge
the support of the speakers, whateve
his politics might be, who wa
not squarely in favor of free silve
coinage at the ratio of l6 to |.
On motion of Mr.. Armstead Jones
the resolutions were adopted-ther'
being only one dissenting voice.
The chairman was authorized t.
appoint fifteen delegates to the Mem
phis bimetallic convention.
The following delegates wer
appointed:
Oct Coke, E B. Barbee. Judg
Walter Clark, r. II. Battle, W. E
Ashley, E. Chambers Smith, W. II
Rand, Armstead Jones, Herbert E
Norris, E c. Beddingfeld, John c
Scarboro,. B. C. Beckwith, H.
Olive, John Drewry, Frank Stronach