The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-10-10
General Uprising to Prevent a Ma
tiOnal Disgrace.
MEN OF BOTH PARTIES UNITE.
Formation of Many Gold Democratic Campaign
Clubs-A Final Effort to Crush the Free
Silver Heresy and Scandal.

In plain English the Issue IL now for
honesty or for dishonesty The public
now understands 1t, 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 ut 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 ON Friday. Sept. 2S, and It's
membership embraces most of the
leading lawyers of the city OF both
parties Mr.. Cnrlisle'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 Organizes to win him over
to their side The influence of his de
cision TO support Mckinley will be
very wide and great
Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham another
eminent Democrat. who was nominal
ed for the supreme court by President
Cleveland, presided ut the meeting Of
the lawyers. and among the signers of
the call for the meeting We're Messra.
Charles G. Beumnn, William a. Ducr,
Ex-Governor George lIuadly of Ohio,
George l.. Rlves. Francis l.. Stctson,
James NJ. Nanum. Edmund Wetmore,
ex- Congressman Franklin Bartlett aud
many other distinguished names. The
call included the statement That I'VE
believe that sound money Is again the
vital issue Mt the coming election
| and this phrase gives whit may be
| called the text of the campaign or Its
keynote. From this time ON the Demo
erats Will be compelled To confront
this vital ISSUE They have tried to
eyade 1t 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 30 we'll
TINT they might serve MS II model for
all the similar organizations that Will
now be formed IN the different states.
They are MS follows:
Whereas The convention assembled at Kansas
| thy on july ., iHN, HhNllR nominated Niiali
| J. Bryan aud Adlai 4. Stevenson respectively for
the offices ct president aud vice president Of the
| United States upon platform advocating tho free
and unlimited coinage Of silver aud gold ut the
| ratio Of iG to L. aud rcahfming the Chicago plat.
form Of 1890. and which attacked the independence
Of the supreme court Of the United States; and.
Whereas, We untescrvedly condemn such rcvo-
MtionaTy doctrines invoking, they do. tho
honor, prosperity and welfare Of our country;
Therefore, he II
Resolved That We renew our allegiance TO the
principle Of the gold standard and declare our
steadfast opposition to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver,
Further resolved, That the integrity. honor and
purity Of the Judiciary should hc maintained and
that the supreme court should be continued with
power 10 interpret the constitution and laws Of
the United Statea free from political fear favor
and should remain as co ordinate branch Of our
government beyond the power Of political In.
triguers TO influence Cocrce;
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 obligations In
the best money Of the world.
Further resolved. That we believe in the power
and duty of the president to see that the laws Of
the United Statea enforced,
Further resolved That, In our opinion. the de.
feat 1t Messra Bryan and Stevenson IA essential
to the permanent und efficient maintenance Of the
gold standard OF value In this country.
Several other honest money organlza-
lions 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 aud most
potent Influences for good In the cam
| palRn. These clubs are entirely indie
| pendent of party afiliution and discl-
| pline and hive no political character
or complexion whAtevcr. Some Of them
are composed entirely Of Republicans,
some entirely of Democrats and some
Of both, but All of them nre voluntary
organizations, self supporting. having
no eye on Offices or other rewards and
actuated solely by conscientious and
| dlsinterested regard fOT the public wei
| fare
Democratic Honest Money League.
one Of the most important Of these
organizations Is the Democratic Hon
| est Money League, the headquarters OF
which Is nj New York. II has branches
In various cities Of the country. Its
membership consists mainly Of bust
ness men, nil Democrats, but all, In the
language of its president. Mr.. John
Byrne, ''in favor OF the existing gold
standard and the election Of the candI-
dates pledged to its maintenance :"
The League has issued an address to
| the Gold Democrats Of the United
| States, calling upon them to unite In
this final effort 10 eradicate Organism
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 PopulIsts and It's prostl-
tuition to undemocratic and lgnobIe
| purposes which We regarded az sub
verslyc OF the honor, the dignity and
eafety Of orr country. which We valued