The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
GOlOBUGS AND BANKS.
They Work Hand In Hand To Control
Both Old Parties-And PerpetuAte De-
preston and Hard Times.

Both Old Parties-And Perpetuate De-
preston and Hard Times.
The New York Chamber of Com
merce is an organization of specula-
tors and gamblers. They are gold
bugs. They direct the policies of both
the Democratic and the Republican
parties. They have been doing this
for some years; but man who said
so was called "crank" by the "lead
ers" of the old parties and all their
contemplate little cuckoo clackers.
But these Chamber of Commerce
goldbugs themselves are virtually
saying their object and aim is to
boss the rotten old political gangs,
thus giving the lie to these little
whipper-snappers and whoopers who
have been firing the word "crank"
at men of brains and integrity.
That New York Chamber of Com
merce has sent out circular which
contains the following:
"To the Commercial Bodies and Bus
mess men of the United States:
The Chamber of Commerce of the
State of New York believes that the
time has now come for movement
on the part of the commercial bodies
and all men whether engaged In
in farming, manufacture Or trade,
who are interested in commercial
prosperity in the United States to
remove from political agitation the
question of the permanence of the
standard of value upon which all Of
the business Of this country is trans
acted. 1t invites cooperation to
this end, in an effort to create a
strong public opinion in behalf OF
an unequivocal declaration by the
political conventions of BOTH THE
rrEREAT PARTIES in favor of the main.
ttenance Of our existing standard. and
vof the elimination of all doubtful ex.
pressions in respect to the REOPEN
Il ING OF THE MINTS of the United
N States to THE FREE COINAGE OF SILL
y YER.
4 Therefore, we ask all citizens te
| unltein a vigorous efort to urge the
selection Of delegates to the politi
cal conventions of both great par
ties who will advocate clear ant
distinct platform utterances in ia
vor of the maintenance Of the pres
!, ent gold standard of value. Th'
time is short and action ought
: therefore, to be all the more promp
d, and determined"
Then come the banks which ali
: and abet the goldbug bank owners
! And the banks are aided and abet
ted in turn by Cleveland's Office
1 holders. The Maryland Bankers
= Association recently held conven
ton.
Among those who were in attend
: ance we're James b. Eckels, Unite
I, States Comptroller Of the Currency
! ex-Comptroller II. W. Cannon, Q
New York; e. H. Pulen, of Ne,
n York, President of the America
4 Bankers Association; William N
: Singerly. President of the Chestnu
d National Bank; Caldwell Hardy
r President Virginia Bankers Asse
> citation, and R. II. Rushton, Pres
q dent Pennsylvania Bankers Asse
citation.
# They passed the following resolr
d ton which was approved by ComI
r troller Eckels:
( "REsoLvED, That we are unalte.
l. ably opposed to the free coinage {
IS silver and to every debasement {
s our currency, in whatsoever form
+ may be presented; that we firml
: and honestly believe that the trr
n interests of our country will be be
st served by its rigid adherence to tt
I'd gold standard of value, the contin1
IS, ance &C which will not only preser,
TO its financial integrity and the futu
u welfare Of its citizens, from ii
81 wage Garner to the capitalist, b.
will insure, through the prompt re
ee storation of confidence, that rap
ID, development Of its resources viii,
IL, will eventually place it first amo,
ed the commercial nations of the earth
ii. And Mr.. Eckels said:
M 'The silver people will nev
again get another such bill (silv
"a bilD through both Houses, and
an an they do, the American people "
lat never place man in the Preside
he tial chair who would permit such
'ty measure to become law"
nd Now, will the people let the
>. money anarchists rule them and {
III press them? The people have 1
;;t ;. power to prevent it. Will they
ao- it7
Oh Rev. E c. Melton, of Willis Gre,
Cumberland county, Bapt
J. preacher we'll known on the Ca
'he Fear, was thrown from his bug
and killed last week. He was go
n Or down steep hill, when the harm
md broke and the horse runaway .
CO. Mr.. Melton was thrown agains
, in tree, crushing his skull.