The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-22
CARLISLE INDICTED.
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tional bank notes upon a gold basis
made the only money. This will re-
quire the authorization of from $780,
100000 to 81 000,000,000 of new bonds
as basis of circulation. You will
at once retire one third of your cir
culation and call in one half of your
! loans. Be careful to make a money
stringency felt among your patrons,
especially among influential bust
| ness men. Advocate an extra SEES
sion of Congress for the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman
law, and act with the other banks
in your city in securing large petit
ton TO Congress for its uncOnditiOn-
al repeal, per accompanying form.
use personal influence with Con-
gressmen, and particularly let your
wishes be known to your Senators.
The future life of national banks as
fixed and safe investments depends
upon immediate action, as there is
an increasing sentiment in favor of
Government legal tender notes and
silver coinage
1t is altogether probable-taking
the book to be a truth-that the
work accomplished was more than
was intended. The purpose was an
object lesson to bring repeal of the
Sherman law; to drive silver Demo-
Gratis into the support of Mr.. Cleve
lands policy, but the country being
on a down grade anyway since 1873,
the conspiracy at the house of George
G. Williams, on the 9th of April,
1898, put in motion forces which it
turns out no power can arrest, and
to-day such distress and ruin as is
to be seen in a country on which
heavens blessings have been show
cred in great profusion, was never
before known in state Of advanc-
ing civilization.
Probably the Bankers Association
in inaugurating the movement did
not intend all they accomplished,
bur they are none the less guilty, as
the purpose was unlawful.
The awful consequences of this
cOnspiracy-suppOsing the book to
be true-must bring to the mind of
every man who reads it feeling of
resentment which cannot be favora-
BILE to either peace or prosperity.
But there is much more serious
aspect to it.
Has the country been so stunned
by corruption in high places, and by
the astounding and sudden assump-
ton of power by men in office, and
by the daring dictation of the ma
tional banks, that such book as
this can be written by a man of high
character, and published by respon-
sible and well-knOwn citizens, and
attract no notice from the men i'm
plicated? If this is so, is it not an
alarming sign?
Suppose such a charge had been
made in such public way by respOn-
sible parties during Jackson's adj
ministration, involving a member of
his Cabinet in such conspiracy with
a lot of bankers, and such member of
his Cabinet had gone about over the
country neither shooting anybody,
nor even denying it, nor vindicating
himself in the courts; what do you
suppose the old man would have
done?
The author of this book has taken
pains to collect The authorities to
show that be is charging the bank
ers and the Secretary with con-
spiracy, as if he was giving notice
that he was inviting an investiga-
ton.
Times, places, speeches, argu-
ments, and the action in pursuance
thereof are all given, with circum-
stantial detail, which [ nave neve,
before seen in so grave charge
) and that too when he knows upon al
Indictment all the bankers implica.
ted, as well as the Secretary him
sell, car be witnesses.
If such publication as this, com.
ing along with the open and unde
MED charge, in all the papers, thai
,, the other day after the people il
Michigan had by an unprecedented
majority, elected to the convention
silver delegates, the gold crowd pu
money in the hands of gamblers anC
bought up proxies enough to cOntro
the convention, does not arouse Oul
people, what on earth will?
DR.. Field has lately written book
on Spain, and among other interest
ing incidents in the history of that
: once brave and great people he gives
this: That in the time of Charles
V. he ordered the cities to hold cleo.
lions for raising money to carry or
the war in Germany.
One city sent two delegates in
structed to vote against the levy
They violated the instructions and
voted the levy and returned to make
their excuse. The people heard them
and then took them down to the
most public place-the arched gate.
way to the city-and hung both OF
them to the arch and silently watch.
ed them until they were dead and
, then cut them down.
This is pretty old for an object
lesson. A. S. COLYAR.
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