The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-10
SILVER MEETING AT HALIFAX.


Halifax, N. G., April s.(Speeial)
IN obedience to n cali issued by John
u. Thorne as chairman Of the Ameri-
can silver organization in this county, a
number OF citizens assembled in the
court house here to-day at silver
meeting. Forty-three were present
of which 81 were Democrats. John y.
Thorne was made chairman of the
meeting and J Frank Brinkley, Dem
oc1.atic Register of Deeds, acted as
secretary. Upon request of the chair
man Capt. w. TT. Kitchin, of Scotland
Neck. stated the object of the meeting.
He said among other things that the
meeting was called to consult about the
best means to remonetize silver, that
no man would be asked to break his
party affiliations. but that the time had
come when the financial question was
of overshadowing Importance, eclips-
ing party and partisanship. On mo-
ton of Il. A. Thorne, Populist, COM
mittee on resolutions was named by
the chair. e. r. Travis, Democrat, r.
A. Thorne, Populist, and w. c. Daniel,
Democrat, constituted the committee.
During intervals speeches were made
by e. A. Thorne, f. j.. Travis and w.
H. Kitchin. Upon z. A. Thorne's mo-
tiop a committee of three were chosen
to meet similar committees in Raleigh
for the purpose of electing a central
committee for the State Silver organi-
cation. w. III. Kitchin, Samuel g.
Daniel and II. T. Travis were named by
the chair. Upon motion OF w. IL.
Kitcbin the chair selected chairman
for each township in the county whose
du+v II shall be to summon the SILVER
men in their respective townships to
. meeting at which the remainder OF
the executive committee for that town
shin shall be chosen. Following is
list of the gentlemen chosen for each
township:
Brinl5ley. J. TT. Norman; ButterWooa'
p. Al. Thorne; Conoconary, J. Il. III
1erv: Enfield, T. Il. Whitaker; Fan-
cetts. Dir. VIM. Perkins; Halifax, 5. NJ
Cary. IittIeton, Joseph House; PaI-
mvra. ]. r. Philpot; Roseneahh, ". I.
whitehead; Scotland Neck, J. =. Neal;
Weldon. Il. T. Clark.
The following resolutions were then
handed in by the committee on Teso-
buttons and were unanimously adopt
ed.
we. the voters Of Halifax county in
conference assembled, in view Of the
disasters threatening us by the gold
conspirators, Resolve,
/. That III is the sense of this meet
inc, that the silver question is to-day
the most vital and paramount National
Issue before the people Of the United
States.
3. That we are literally and mlalber-
ably opposed to our present financial
system. the tendency Of which Is 70
conpest the money in the banks and
money centers: fatal to commercial
enterprises, destructive to National
nrooress and the best interest OF the
masses of the people.
3. That we are in favor of the re-
monetization of silver tat the ratio Of
16 to 4.
4. That the policy Of the government
issuing bonds in times Of peace IS in
defensible, unconstitutional and op-
pressive to the producing classes.
s. That in the broadcast patriotism we
do hereby pledge ourselves to do all III
our power to elect as representatives
To the General Assembly, representa-
tives to Congress, and all National Of
fees, men who are pronounced and
bona-file silver men, and that we will
not support any single standard man
Of any party for a National Office, and
we unite in one supreme effort to free
ourselves and orr children from the
destructive domination of the money
power.
The secretary was instructed to send
copy Of these resolutions to the two
county papers and the Daily News
and Observer, after which the meet
ing adjourned.