The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-04-01

lawyer and former congressman
FIR. ~ Massachusetts, the able expon
emit of the cause OF free silver, gave
an interesting lecture last night.
under the auspices Of the New York
B,metallic Association in Carnegie
Hall.
The big hall was crowded with an
tntb usi~s,ic audit nee, notwith-
standing the bad weather and the
fact that an admission fee was
charged. These latter facts show
that the people are more intensely |
interested in the cause than ever.
When Mr.. Williams appeared be-
fore his audience he was escorted by |
n. M Mcdonald, the president of
the New York Bimetallic Associa-
ton. He received an ovation that
could not have been exceeded In
heartiness.
He is tall and athletic. His fea-
lures are strong and classic. Presi
dent Med maid told how unfairly
the gold standard newspapers had
treated the series of lectures given
by the New York Bimetallic Associ
alton in failing to give them proper
notice, IN spite Of this, he said, they
were not discouraged.
George Fred Williams spoke for
about an hour, and while his subject
was Money and the Comm On
wealth." he did not attempt to deal
with it in a technical way. Instead,
he spoke in an easy conversational
tone, only becoming eloquent wbeu
| - <hn fn~tnp Of q 0nndI.
ton of the masses Of the people in
this country or when he denounced
those whom hs held responsible for
it.
Eighteen hundred years ago."
said Mr.. Williams. there arose
above the horizon Of pagan selfish
ness the star of human brother hood
aud human charity. Under that
star alone can our republic, Gods
own republic, prosper. Ietne money
changers have enter. the sanctua.y
of our commonwealth shall We esi-
} tate to cast them out, when we can.
even though the scribess and the
chief pri. SITS seek how they may de-
stroy us1
"What is the problem with Which
we have to do dealt 1t is. how
, shall every man, with his labor, Oh
tain a Just share Of the fruits. If bis
e toi]' How shall the way be- cleared
. for fairness in the race. fhe con-
r dition which G ID has flied cannot
be changed but the condition which
man has fixed can bs changed and
= must be studied.
. The contest tbr ,ugh which VI
e have just passed was a social one
d Itw.s indeed a contest of the masse
II against the classes. It is sure tina
3 the mass. on the one hand deemet
q that they had series Of grievance
while on the other hand there wa
- something that compelled all tn
l. moneyed powers of our civiiiliza
al ton to baud together on the defen
J. sive" (Applause.)
D. The essential thing was to max
a. business men and wage earners ur
y derstand that under the gold sta, {
y, ard the money lender and the cred
Il tor had advantage over the none
ID borrower and the debtor which wa
he bound to work evil.
ID 'Is there no motive on the part
~ the money lender INTO which We ma
be inc nire in looking into this matte
of the decentralization Of silver7
We falling prices have given to IL
' ss whole body Of money lenders tn
ia. right to extract every year mo
I'm and more of the earnings of man
is not to be expects d that they W
,os consent to the reconciliation
Isl silver, but they will fight the prop
3l5 sition until prices have fallen
O32 nothing and money will represe
40 all of value that there is left in t
62i world.
ESQ Failing prices must result in t
40 formation of trust.
4is "Now, let US be bold and tell t
s29 truth. The deprecated dollar is
20 these days the only honest doll'
80 because an app, eciated dollar b
s22 brought RUIN and misery to ma
oss kind. (Applause.) 1t is strap
be- morality that demands the suffer!
ere of men. There is no honesty II
the asks the blood of honest toilers: I
ay. honesty and morality of the gold d
day lar have not existed for twenty-ft
low wears. 1t has been an unjust a
hel dishonest piece of money because
' s has exacted an awful tribute IF
" those who could not pay with
KS" (Applause.)
the "What matters it whether mol
dis robs me or a highwaymanf NJ
the matter, indies d! When the dol
ing robs me, starve, but when
highwayman robs me he only r
"a * me of what happen to have on
81 Is person.
81 Sc A campaign such as that of
30 =, q. % year could never have been poss
90 90 90 unless it had human suffering a
II Ou basis. (Applause.) Those in d
Ol so in distress and discontinued ISIS
66 81 from the cave of Adullam, but
= ~ we're the people and their leader
$50, IS the king, and CD knew that d.
was fl,eing from the murder
ia 81 javel,n of Saul. (Applause) S
Nj 10 will sometime be SET that those
- we're in debt, in distress and
'7l % contentente demanded last
40, 20 only their rights as human being
these q fair share OF the worlds g.
and produced by their hands. and
these manded that it be no longer
mt is to any man or class of men to
them rror fAnnlansa.,
30 . /,
and capital. It is the life of md
those We do make war upon dish'
This ca initial. We shall err indet d
int be discuss our great issue on the
ldbug onast,on of money, The re j.
q shy t-o.dor ;ssua Of the rights of
cleo :eS.aa W. u.ko onr w.r
- ma. the capital that is injustice, th
thing in human. aud upon the capt.
lower who handle it.
1--WE have, it must be sale
= little hope for its future, yet v