The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
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Me- EpIroR: National banks are
. cancer on the body polite. Search
the Constitution of the States and
of the Cnited States and tell n. If
you ind any place In either that
lustities a man on oath who swears
to support and maintain the same
TO gave . vote tn charter National
bank or n State bank OF ssaei Tell
me VIII ere IN all the nations govern
ment is the powe: vested 10 coin
money, regulate the value thereof
and of foreiga coin, Are you not
compelled TO answer III the Congress
of the L nited Statess Then answer:
has Congress the power 10 delegate
that sacred trust reposed in IL by
the people aud for the people To he
used for their benefit. by their chosen
representatives and not To be- voted
to corporations under the false name
of National banks, that name 10 be
used 10 convey Ia n casual observer
the. idea that the banks are the gov
ernmont's banks. Ii is true the gov
ernments bonds are behind the IN,
but they are run and controlled by
stockholders and directors. They
are a corporation. and have no soul.
THEY ARE PUBLIC ENEMIES. Why
shall they control our currency and
make money scarce or plenty as
they choosef If all of us had studied
this money question long ago, and
had as much sense as God gave
u.s." about money and banks these
banks would have been brushed from
place and power long ago. If we,
the people, rule, then surely our own
due bills, United States notes, treas
ury notes, gseenbacks-cal them
what you will-issued so as not to
exceed $1,000 per capita are perfect
ly good in our hands. They are not
promises to pay but payment abso-
lutte. We should never use any
other money representative. Thomas
Jefferson said SO, John c. Calhoun
declared the same saying, "But this
great source eff wealth to the nation
is positively abandoned to bankers
and brokers and is actually borrowed
back by US at interest" Henry Clay
said Anything the government re-
celves for taxes is money" Shall
we ignore this great TRUTH | say
no. Then let US set Wall street and
the banks aside; let the people gov
ern. Let the money as Jefferson
said "rest on the power of taxation,
the only proper basis of the national
currency" The legalized money
theieves, the heads of financIers
presidents, cashiers of banks, Jews
usurers, bankers and brokers are de.
termined that the poor people shall
never understand money and banks
Let them juggle, lie and cheat, il
will not avail much after little
more light is turned on. A direct
vote by Referendum" is demanded
it will save the country. The strug
gle will not be an easy one nor thu
conflict short, but humanity, justice
and truth is on the side Of the popu
lar will of the people freely ant
fearlessly expressed.
Change the Constitution of th'
United States and give us direc
vote of the people for President an,
vice. President and United State
Senators, and a certain class of law
to be ratified or rejected by the peo
pie; such as are national, not local
general and not State laws. To sup
ply the nation with money is on
question and what kind of money i
another; to declare war is another
to abolish all banks of issue, and t
keep Church and State, the swor'
and money separate from execu
tive control is by referendum matter
internal discord would cease. Ma
arrayed against man, interest agains
interest, section against section q
would cease by high or direct vot
on the question. A low duty on i'm
ported goods, foreign immigration
sale of land to aliens, ownership O
railroads and telegraphs by the 60,
ernment &C., &C. All national que'
tions effecting the whole natio
ought to be submitted to diret
vote. Who can enter solid reaso
to oppose the will of the maiorit
of the people. Let the great puls'
!. ton Of the American people /
felt, seen and heard on nj
tional questions, and We will hay
happy and free people all unite
against foreign foe. Let the Anne
lean Eagle take the written Const
tuition of the United States with the
! amendments in his beak and fly ava
; to some sky-piercing cliff of IL
p Rocky Mountains, and there sit al
sing free people, a happy nation
! equal rights, equal laws. With b
: head extending far down mid tt
a orange groves of Florida, suiffil
the breeze from the Gulf of Mexi'
and the Island of Cuba, while b
G tail feathers rest on the snow-capp'
!, hills of the north. with one viii
!, stretching far down the Atlant
slope knocking the spray of Il
). ocean high on the navy of the worl
with the other wing resting on Il
: Pacific slope crying here are fello'
- citizens also. Great, grand, glol
rious country, God bless, preser
and keep US from internal stril
+ courage and blood, and preser
"the glorious writ of habeas corpus
> the ri ght Of trial by jury, free ms
h tutions and free government, a.
a let our lamps brightly burn on tt
western shore and deliver us fro
d kings, principalities and powe
- that claim q divine right to rule I
" with royal ancestors and noble pe
o igrees; but let personal liberty, II
8 speech, free press and the rights
persons and the rights of proper
= and the purity of the ballot box &C
- tinue until the sun shall give its Il
I. tiickering light and the way-we
). wheels Of time shall cease to revol'
:" j. II. FOY
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