Smyrna times., 1900-10-10
FOR HONEST MONEY.
GENERAL UPRISING TO PREVENT A Ma.
TlONAL DISGRACE.
Formation OF Many Gold Democratic Car.
paign Clubs-A Final Effort to Crush the
Free Silver Heresy and Scandal.

In plain English the issue is nov" for
honesty or for dishonesty. The public
now understands it, and the honest men
of both parties are lining up in support
of the cause of sound money. This is
the feature of the campaign at present.
EX-Secretary of the Treasury Car
Isle has accepted the presidency Of
the Lawyers Sound Money Campaign
club Of New York city. The club was
formed OH Friday, Sept. 2S. and its
membership embraces most of the
leading lawyers of the city of both
parties. Mr.. Carlisle's action in this
matter is very gratifying to all the
friends of good money and good gov
ernment. Desperate efforts had been
made by the Bryanites to win him over
to their side. The influence of his de-
cision to support Mckinley will be
very wide and great.
Mr.. Wheeler II. Peckham, another
eminent Democrat, who was nOminat-
ed for the supreme court by President
Cleveland, presided at the meeting of
the lawyers, and among the signers of
the call for the meeting were Messrs.
Charles c. Beaman, William A. Duer
Ex-Governor George Hoadly Of Ohio,
George L. Rives, Francis L. Stetson,
James NJ. Varnum, Edmund Wetmore,
eX-COEgressman Franklin Bartlett and
many other distinguished names. The
call included the statement that I'VE
believe that sound money is again the
vital issue at the coming election"
and this phrase gives what may be
called the text of the campaign or it's
keynote. From this time on the Demo-
Gratis will be compelled to confront
this vital issue. They have tried to
evade it from the first and to conceal
their purpose Of degrading the money
standard and the commercial honor Of
this country, but they must now face
the music"
A Set of Ringing Resolutions.
The resolutions passed by the Law
yers' club cover the ground so we'll
that they might serve as a model for
all the similar organizations that will
now be formed in the different states.
They are as follows:
Whereas, The convention assembled at Kansas
City on July T. 1900, having nominated William
J. Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson respectively for
the offices Of president and vice president Of the
United States upon platform advocating the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver and gold at the
ratio Of l6 to l, and reairming the Chicago plat
form Of 1896, and which attacked the independence
OF the supreme court OF the United States; and,
Whereas, We unreservedly condemn such revo-
lutionary doctrines involving, as they do, the
homo
therefore, be Il
Re wed, That we renew our allegiance to the
prin Of the gold standard and declare our
steadtast opposition to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver;
Further resolved, That the integrity, honor and
purity Of the judiciary should be maintained and
that the supreme court should be continued with
power to interpret the constitution and laws OF
the United States free from political fear or favor
and shonld remain coordinate branch OF our
government beyond the power Of political in.
triguers to influence or coerce;
Further resolved. That we believe in the in.
volatility Of contracts, both public and private
and that the government and individual citizens
should meet their just debts and oblikations in
the best money Of the world;
Further resolved, That we believe in the poyer
and duty Of the president to see that the laws Of
the United States are enforced;
Furtner resolved, That, in opinion the de.
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to the permanent and efficient maintenance of the
gold standard Of value in this country.
Several other honest money organiza.
tions have been lately formed in New
York and other cities, and others are
soon to be formed This is regarded
by the Republican managers as among
the most promising features and most
potent influences for good in the cam
paign. These clubs are entirely indie
pendent of party atfiliation and disci-
pine and have no political character
or complexion whatever. Some of them
are composed entirely of Republicans.
some entirely Of Democrats and some
or both, but all of them are voluntary
organizations, self supporting, having
no eye on offices or other rewards and
actuated solely by conscientious and
disinterested regard for the public well
fare.
Democratic Honest Money I,eaRue.
One OF the most important of these
organizations is the Democratic Hon
est Money league, the Headquarters Of
which is at New York. 1t has branches
IN various cities of the country. Its
! membership consists mainly of busi-
ness men, all Democrats, but all. I'm the
language of its president, Mr.. John
Byrne, "in favor of the existing gold
standard and the election of the candi-
dates pledged to it's maintenance"
The league has issued an address TO
the Gold Democrats of the United
States, calling upon them to unite in
this final effort to eradicate Bryanism
and secure repose and safety to the
nation" The address is in part as fol-
| lows:
I'm 1896, in an emergency growing
out of the capture at Chicago Of our
party by the Popullsts and it's prosti-
tuition to undemocratic and ignoble
purposes which we regarded as sub
versive of the honor. the dignity and
SAFETY Of our country, which we valued
more than party associations, we re-
tired from the party and, taking with
US the colors representing true Democ-
racy, organized this league. Under its
influence nearly a million good. true