The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-11-21
HONEST MONEY
OR SILVER CLUBS

The Organization of Clubs Called for b,
Authority IF the Memphis Convention.
To tile 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 resolution:
RESOLVED, That committee composed nj
one member from each State, be appointed
by the delegates thereof in this convention
whose duty 1t shall be to correspond with
ism and bimetallic societies in the different
sections of the Union, and devise measures
to advance thescause of bimetallism throuph
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 blmetallism can be advanced
thereby: Said committee shall have power
to ill all vacancies.
The committee, in accordance to
the above resolution, elected q ma
tlonal committee of one member from
each State.
This committee met in Chicago on
July 18th and passed 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" in
every county in the State.
The scheme of the single gold
standard men is:
First. To prevent any further COIN
age of silver into legal tender dollars
at the ratio of 16 to l, and to bring
this country to an absolute gold
basis.
End. To have the silver dollars al
ready coined robbed of their legal
power, so as to be only token silver
money to be redeemed in gold, like
token paper currency.
3rd TO destroy all silver certificates.
treasury notes and greenbacks, and
to issue and fasten upon this coun-
try gold interest bearing bonds to
the amount of the money and cur
rency thus destroyed. The coin
bonds OF the government already is
sued will then be made PAYABLE in
gold only.
4th. To increase the power of the
national 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
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 ali
men who are opposed to this diaboli-
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 II is tho
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 our
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 a State conyen-
ton OF these clubs, as soon as a suf-
acient number are organized, hold q
state conference for the purpose of
consultation, &c.
=. MARION BUTLER,
Member OF National Committee for
North Carolina.
approved. b. F. KEITH,
Vice President Memphis Convention
for North Carolina.