The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-06
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
A GREAT GATHERING or BRAiNf ats
WHO WORKED FOR the GOOD or
THE COUNTRY.
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Our issue Of las, week wAs 50
crowded that We could present 10
account OF the great national sill
yer convention which Was held |
q, ST. Louis 81 the time the
Peoples Party convention was
held. The two conventions dli |
not quitetorm union. ont
both declared for substantially the |
same financial reform on the none
tary question.
The convention Was called To- or
der by National Chairman j. j. Mott,
of North Carolina.
Mr.. W. =. ST. John was made pen
manent chairman.
Among the delegates from North
Carolina were Mr.. b. +. Keith, OF
Wilmington, and Jno. Pearson, of
Morgarton.
Mr. Keith, in his paper, the New
Era, and IN interviews. gives a good
description of the convention IN the
following words:
"There were about 500 delegates,
composed mostly OF business men
who place the restoration of silver
above party ties. The convention
was noted for tho conspicuous ABB
sence of lawyers, beng made up
largely of the leading reformers of
the land who, for conscience sake,
have borne a great deal of misrep-
resentation for the cause they love.
1t was clear also of the professional
delegates that are mortgaged mp to
their political bosses before they
leave home. The blacksmith and
the farmer were there, yea aloUs for
silver no less than the journalist.
business man and student. 1t was
, conceded by the business men and
journalists of ST. Louis tkat the
convention exhibited the truest and
most loyal patriotism, the like OF
which has not before been seen in
modern politics. Bryan and Success:
: were Synonymous terms to every
3 delegate. The convention refused
y to indorse the Democratic nominees
, for such action would have beer
equivalent to absorption into th'
0 Democratic party. The convention
t preferred to nominate Bryan ant
: Sewall, believing that the gold ele
q ment of the Democratic party coul'
9 not be trusted by the Bi-metaili
: party.
4 "In all of my life i have neve
Q heard of or seen such an exhlbltlo
8 of unselfish patriotism as that show
It in this convention. We of the b
i metallic party are very hopeful
g True, all the ducks are not yet i
is row, for either Mr.. Tom Watson {
l. Mr.. Arthur Sewall must come dowr
q But we are persuaded that a spir
- of Justice and fairness will unrav
le the targles now about the gre;
cause of silver. If the parties wi
es be fair to each other, and work ha
le moniously together, We have no fe;
m of results. And to this end all ear
is est men should work, and then,
o. November the restoration of sIlv
3. will be an assured fact. All the /
'st metallic party desires Is that homes
he conscientious and earnest statesm,
es who are unqualifiedly for the resto
~ alton of silver to its constitution
vs. rights, shall be elected in Novembe
"a We place nothing higher than t
Of cause of silver, l6 to l, regardless
est all other nations.
I'D When men like W. P. St. job
'ut who, rather than stifie his conscient
,al laid down q. salary of $4,000 I
" year for the cause of humanity, a
tes when such men as b. o. Flower.
I'D the Boston Arena, w. 81. Harvey
IN Coins fame, Towner, Newland a
ita thousands others Of the elite of
Icy world intellect as we'll as patriot
lue were among the honest men at
ar Louis, the newspaper and busin
men and all others in St. Lo
ef- might we'll say that it was host
We. the grandest looking men putt
On principle above party who ever
an- sembled in the great city of the W.
H. Our only regret is that those dish
est people, who think every ma
unit patriotism extends uehigher than
the offic or his pocket book, could b.
sed been there to have gotten there e
ila- opened if not their hearts touche'
side TITLE y, ,ryoDu
the The follwing platform was adop
+hal First: The paramount issue
SlS this time in the United States is
the disputably the money quest
lars 1t is between the British gold Sta
the ard, gold bonds and bank cure
ner on the one side, and the bi-met,
and Standard no oonds, government
> as rency (and an American policy
and the other.
9 in ION this issue we declare curse
RI to be in favor of a nctively Al
p;th Iican financial system. We are
ave alterably opposed to the single
10 ka standard, and demand the imm
a as ate return to the constitute
fftv standard of gold and silver by
800 restoration by this governmen,
nave dependently of any foreign po
are of the unrestricted coinage of
We gold and silver into standard ms
N of at the ratio of 16 to L, and upon
act quality as they existed prio
~ 1874; the silver coin to be of I'm
gal tender, equally with gold. fo
debts and dues, public and prl'
and we demand such legislatio
rteen will prevent for the future the
lied. struction OF the legal tender gu
While of any kind of money by private
wick, tract.
llong 1--WE hold that the power 10
their troll and regulate paper curi
rteen is inseparable from the power 10
The money; and, hence, that all carl
and intended to circulate as
Dank- should be issued and its volume
INST a trolled, by the general govern
were only, and should De a legal to
inju- 1--WE are unalteraoiy oFpos
freak the issue by the United States