The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-25
DIR. WORTH ON THE MONEY
POWER.

For half century and more, DIR. j.
NJ. Worth. of Randolph county, has
been a strong force in the material
and political life of North Carolina.
He has held many positions of trust,
having for long time held the office
of State Treasurer. AS a public of
ficer he met the highest requirements
of fitness and fidelity, and retired TO
private life of his own accord AS a
private citizen he has been most sac
cessflll, accommodating a large fortune
by his sagacity, industry and prudence.
DR. Worth has always been cOnserva-
tive in his views, never advocating
what he did not believe to be right.
He would not sanction any proposition
that savored of wrong, of reputation,
or disorder His life attests his love
of right dealing. Now in his 86th
year, this honest and patriotic old
man sounds a note OF Indignation
against the corruption Of the money
power He sees clearly that this is no
campaign against property, but cam
paign against the depreciation of prop
erty by the adoption of the gold stand
ard His clear vision sees that the
practices of the syndicates and the
trusts endanger the safety of the
Republic, as well as Expresses the
poor, and he writes vigorous English
i'm expressing his convictions. Though
eighty five years old, the doctor has
lost none of his hatred of corrupt men,
and he speaks strongly in condemna-
ton of Mark Hanna's hired orators.
His letter appears in last weeks Ashe-
boro Courier, and is as follows:
To the Editor Of the Courier:
| have often heard that it is re-
ported that ann opposed to the sill
YER party. / DESIRE TO STATE
THAT IN ALL MY LONG LIFE
(AND / AM NOW PAST THE 85TH
MILE POST I HAVE NEVER
FELT so ANXIOUS ABOUT ANY
ELECTION AS I DO THE ELEC-
TION OF BRYAN, AND NEVER
WAS so WE'LL SATISFIED THAT
/ AM RIGHT IN MY DECISION
IN TAKING THIS COURSE.
The great mammoth syndicates
and millionaires and corporations
have the undisputed control of all
the financial laws and most of the
money now in the United States,
and are now spending millions of
their ill-gotten wealth to fasten up
on us the gold standard with all
its trusts, with all it's great COM
bina'tions of corporations and mil
lionaires and all financial and bank
ing laws as they now stand-all
for their personal interest-not for
the interest of the great masses of
the common people of this land
We have now all over this coun-
try, INCLUDING OUR IMME-
date NEIGHBORHOOD, HIRED
SPEAKERS WHOSE PATRIOTISM
PAID FOR by the great fnancier
Hanna to say what he directs them
to say. Millions of money is paid
in advance to enable them to hold
fast to all the great advantages
they now have.
If these bought gold bug speak
~
speeches: "Now / have said to you
what we agreed with Mark Hanna
to say. We were hard up for mon
ey and Mark Hanna agreed to pay
us a big price to make the speeches;
You are to judge whether you will
follow Hanna's money or go with
the masses of the people" I
should in this case have some feel
ing of forgiveness, but if they claim
ed they we're acting from patriotic
motives and sincerely believed
what they said. I WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO FIND DECENT Ian
GUAGE TO EXPRESS THE CON-
TEMPT THAT SHOULD BE HELD
FOR SUCH MEN. What we want
is to retire all rabid, hungry, starv-
ing politicians into obscurity and
vote for solid, sober, honest Chris
tan men.
IL THE GOLD BUG PARTY
BUYS THIS ELECTION AS THEY
ARE TRYING TO DO. ALL THAT
MONEY WILL HAVE TO BE
PAID BACK TO THEM BY ALL
THE TAXPAYERS. Men do not
put up money that they do not ex-
pect to profit by the investment.
J. M. WORTH.
Asheboro, Oct. 10, 1896.
This letter will have great influence
all over North Carolina, for DIR. Worth
never speaks to the public unless it is
to give expression to his convictions
when greatly impressed with the inn
portance of the right settlement of the
subject about which he speaks. He
spoke parable when he said linen do
not put up money that they do not
expect TO profit by the investment"