The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-05-31
FRIENDS OF SILVER.
They wiii Hold Convention In Memphis
ON juno IL and 18.


on juno ~ and 18.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 27.-The fol-
lowing address to the pubic, issued by
the Central Bimetallic league of Mem
phis, explains itself:
ITO THE PEOPLE or THE UNITED STATES,
The arch enemies of the agricultural and pro-
ductng classes Of our country. moved by greed
and encouraged by avarice. have conspired TO
transfer the essentially governmental func-
ton OF issuing and controlling the mon
ey volume OF the nation TO system
OF banking corporations full OF the vice
Of class legislation and void OF any virtue
which commends 10 TO the consideration OF q
patriotic Citizen. Undaunted by the fall
ure to secure the sanction OF the American
congress the promoters of this nefarious
scheme have boldly taken the initiatory
step to attain the object OF the con-
spiraoy. Backed by the great power OF ex-
haustiess wealth and the influence OF high Of
ncial position, they have publicly -snvened
In this city OF Memphis and openly declared
their purpose. They demand that the con-
stitutional and Inherently sovereign right
TO Issue money be delivered into their
hands They hesitate at no decep they
scruple at no fraud Knowing the innate
integrity OF our people they pirate OF hon
est money Approaching our aversion TO pa
ternalism they say the government must go
out Of the banking business
They hope and believe that we will not stop
to consider that to exact a dollar which. by
vicious Legislation, they have made to cost the
debtor twice as much labor and double
the amount Of produce as the one prom
ised Is not honest. They expect
the American people to accept as
true the statement that money Of the constitu-
ton, established by the fathers, is dishonest
for no other reason save the dicta of their IL
lustrious acoomplces and tools They hope
paOnlo iQnOrantlv hs.
sovereign prerogative and the duty OF the gov
eminent to coin money and establish q system
OF uniform weights and measures, with the bus
mess OF loans and discounts Inherently appro-
pirate to the occupation OF the private citizen.
They think that we will forget that the true
question Is not whether the government shall
go out OF the banking business but whether
the banks shall go out OF the governing bust
ness. Thus they design by the aid OF public
apathy TO rivet the chains which will make
free men slaves.
ITO the end that their hopes may meet with
disappointment and their conspiracy with fall
ure, that the toiling masses of our people may
be saved from an industrial serfdom more
cruel and degrading than chattel slavery.
something must be done to meet their cum
ninaly directed and insidious assaults"
That the people may come together and
take counsel Of each other IL has been deemed
expedient to call together convention
TO assemble at Memphis. June l2 and IS.
1895 Every community, every city and
town and every state in the union
is earnestly requested and cordially
invited 10 send delegates to that convention.
Every vicinity Is urged TO organize bimetallist
clubs and every club should be represented.
1t is proposed that this convention shall voice
the sentiments OF the people. The country needs
their best thought, their most careful delibera-
ton and energetic action. They have no money
to employ hireling emissaries TO drum up
delegates from cotton exchanges and boards
OF trade. Their own intelligent patriotism Is
the only fund TO which they can appeal
The object OF this convention Is TO formu-
late some definite plan for future action,
to give direction to the overwhelm-
ing volume OF public sentiment favoring
a return TO our own, and establishing
our independence OF alien financial IN
situations; to devise means for such a cam
pagn OF education that hereafter 1t will be
possible TO elect only such men TO the legis-
lative and executive Offices Of the nation
are unawed by power and unbought by spoils-
w. ~ BROWN,
President Central Bimetalllc League
"D. II. ARCHIBALD. Secretary"