The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-23
BURKE COUNTY
and SILVER.
A R0using Resolution Adopted
By American Citizens Who De-
~ Foreign Financial Rule.
DELEGATES ARE ELECTED
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Pursuant to the call of Mr.. John
II. Pearson. the Chairman af the
SILVER party Of Burke county. tho
party assembled IN mas. meeting.
NJ the court hon... IA Morrsntan
July ith.
NJ. John II. Pearson called the
mouse Ia order and on notion vAs
made permanent chairman. Frank
:. Drury WAS mad. ,.c-tAry.
Tn. object OF the meeting 90.
stated 10 be 10 elect delegates TO -.
Louis and To Raleigh 20 see q all
free silver men could fiud some CON
mon ground upon which they could
unite and hIht their common en-
emy-the "eoldbug".
Msssrs. A. q. corpening and Jnc.
IL. Pearson were elected delegates 10
ST. Louis. Mr.. Pearson moved tia,
the chair appoint the del, gates TO
Raleigh. Motion prevailed. The fol-
lowing named gentlemen we're an
nounced as delegates 10 Raleigh on
= day 10 be hereafter psmsd. Mes
sers W. T. Henderson. 4. ! HAll,-
irton, Dr. T.. =. warlisk. y. 4.
Ferguson A. ii. Giles. J. D. Isattl.
aud Samuel Puett.
Mr.. VIM. Pearson sAid that all peo-
pie have an interest IN silver regard
less OF party name. lie said among
other things that the Democratic
nominee for the Presidency had been
from New York for twenty ave years
past and that he wanted no more
New York goods; that they were too
familiar with the wishes Of Wall
street He said that the best way
70 know q candidate was 60 see
whether New EnglLpd goldbugs
were voting for him or not. that AZ
they supported him, that Was primA
facie evidence that he wouldn't do.
he said that the Democratic party
might settle on fooling the people
again but would not fool him. He
said he left his party few years
ago FOR the Democratic party. but
since Its treatment Of silver he was
ready TO leave il IL there WAS ih.
slightest probability of this policy
being continued; that IL assurance
was not made doubly sure that IL
would not be, he would leaye the
party. He introduced the following
resolution which was adopted upan-
imously:
Il "RZsoLvED, That We earnestly
urge q sincere and patriotic union
OF all the silver forces OF the eoun-
try against the election of the McKin-
ley ticket and the adoption OF the
L As.I al -
form put forth At ST. Louis, believ-
, ing as We do that all the gold men
are at least friends and that We can
not hope to overcome them by any
thing short of complete fusion be-
tween the silver men OF all parties in
the West and the silver men OF al
parties in the Sou,h. We instruct
: our delegates TO the st. Louis con-
: vention to be governed by the spirit
OF this resolution in all their votes "
. Mr.. Pearson said also II quote
> from memory since Mr.. Cleveland's
financial policy had been adopted,
q the lifelong Democratic States OF
Kentucky, Maryland and others had
left the party and that the "old
I North State" had even been lost.
a Prof. Patton was then called for
who..responded in short, concise and
pointed speech. He said that IL was
. fallacy to say that America would
be made the dumping ground for
q more silver than We need under free
n coinage; tha' IL England wanted "a
. send her sily rware over she would
: be charge t,r mintaRe and in that
A we would be benefited. and that af.
: ter she had her silver coined that
r she would have to trade il for our
surplus products and an that ws
y would be benefited as IL certainly
q takes two TO make . trade; that u
!. sue did ut want 10 trade she could
l. keep her silver or just dump il and
i, no harm done.
E. The convention, which Was com
posed Of large number Of repre-
sentative men from different part
Of the county, then ad journed.
The writer would like 10 sd.
n, that il all the people were q
intelligent as those who compose,
ri, this meeting, the scheme Of th,
money lords concocted 90 rob th'
y. people Of one-half Of their medium
DO Of exchange would come 10 paughi
g. Ifthose anxious TO profit by tn
IT. loss of nearly every individual Of {
" whole nation and those who blipdl,
q follow them are dependent on sue
men ~ composed the convention o
ch July 3th for success, they will b
H. sadly and disastrously left. Thi
si- convention seemed 10 believe tha
ID. money good from the foundation O
nd the world TO 1873 would still be goo
IN under the same circumstances, an
W that the hollow, groundless tvsddl
IN Of those theorizing about its becon
in ing worth less than par would not b
r. believed in preference to their ow
", actual experience; that il 10 not
fn theory that confronts us bat . cond
lis ton. Their demeanor showed this
q, they would not help the enemy 70
psg the country though he wear ii
%n % cloak Of their chosen party. The
nd showed that they realized ths
r. "eternal vigilance is the price {
IA liberty" and that every propositio
In to rob the people would be treste
. with the contempt that il deserve,
ne They showed that they were worth
70, S sons Of the patriots of &c: that the
.s. e. would not surrender like imbscil.
be their blood bought liberties.
he JYo. 81. PKARsox,
ert Chairman.
FRANK 8. DRuRY. Ssc'y.
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