The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-28
poLIrICAL6EBATE
Hon. George W. Jones aud Hon. DIN
,weIIborn Lock Horns on The
Political Issues OF
the Day.
Transitions of Greenback and Demo-
cratic Doctrines.
The Court House Crowded for Four
Hours.

Yesterday afternoon at 1880 o'clock the
district court room was packed to hear the
Hon. George w. Jones, greenback candi'
date for governor, and Hon. DIN well
born, in a debate on the political issues Of
the day. The respective speeches are SUD-
stantially given below, and occupied just
four hours for their delivery;
Mr.. VIM. Harris was called to the chair
and stated the terms Of the discussion.
Colonel Jones to lead off in speech OF one
and a half hours, and Wellborn to follow IN
n speech of similar length and replication OF
thirty minutes by each of them. Colonel
Jones commenced by saying he couldn't
hope to discuss all questions involved
Found himself confronted by national poll
tics 1t seems now to be conten9eu Iua a
the people cannot elect officials without the
fundamentally of nominating conventions.
Not eyen town constable could be elected
without convention. In olden times this
was NOT so. and people did their thinking
aod voting for themselves. II anotner
kinks for a man he is the slave OF the
thinker Colonel Jones said II was neces,
sarv at the outset to understand terms ana
names. In all honest depates each party
stated his own position,
IlIndependence he defined as the theory
Of the man who thought and acted without
the Intervention of caucus or nominating
conventions. Forty years ago our people
did not know such agencies. IL was
oily after Van Rurens election a ina Inns inns
il went down to congressional and leglsla-
tive candidacy, and even down to town con-
stable. Even after Texas was admitted, II
was not until 1857 that it was adopted. one
would think that these officers, thus elect
ed, would be at daggers draw in congress
but not so. Democrats and republicanss
united, and, for example on mine the t fapm
question, you could not tell "Whlch from
which"
When the Revolutionary war was ended
THE PARTIES OF WING AND TORY
died out so on through republican and
federalists, down to twenty odd years ago,
when democracy and republlcanlsm locked
horns. These two parties, were antagonist
icallV arrayed on the slavery question. Yet
this issue has passed away and the exist
ence of these. parties now is only due to the
bad feelings engendered by the contest ana
the perpetuation of the same. But there is
really no issue between them, and 1t taxes
issues to make parties This opinion OF ms
was expressed as long ago as MS contes;t
with Seth Shepherd In that race he took
this ground, and he read complimentary
notices of his speeches from the Gal.
W ves'0' COMPARED MeMe; to Washington, and
read from that paper showing ;, the
similarity as evinced by. the farewell ad-
dress Of the great patriot, IN his allusion
to the danger of the country from DONNA
ton of party spirit and contest for ONCE.
Washington's allegation that one great
change also arose from the fact that 1t
would necessarily result that parties in one
section would be apt to misrepresent the
aims and views of parties in other districts.
He next proceeded to dehne tne Term
"money." He said there were two theo,
ries about money. One was the fiat and
the other the metallic. The first holds That
ANYTHING, whether gold, silver or paper, IS
money that has its authority from govern
mental endorsement. The other that IL
was the intrinsic value of the metal or ma
terial that gave its current and absolute
value. All the fiat money advocates con-
tended for was that money should be por-
table, divlsible and indestructibe For
merly greenback legal tenders were abso-
lute except for customs, etc., but now IL IS
good for customs. lie took the position
that the law makes the money which Is the
medium of exchange as which 1t is valuable.
He held that it did not make people rich,
hnt that government money should be held
for the protection Of the people at large
against the rich and powerful, who would
Otherwise aggrandize all to themselves
In 1876 three senators and three repre-
sentatiyes stated the two theories, and ms
speech showed up for itself. He don't
want Hammond or any other mans Ideas
quoted on him-this was lodging the ques-
ton. He again quoted from the Galveston
News which alleged that all the difference
between fat and metallic money was as to
The regulation of the quantity issued, and
that all necessary was TO show the people 1t
was good for the payment of debts.
He said that Wellborn had voted for the
nj accounted
on the ground that parties were advancing.
He then read from 80
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OF rs,
nronouncingita Townsend sarsaparilla mix
Iure. and referred to the demand for the
repeal of the resumption act; but alleged
that in the 45th congress, although poth
branches were democratic, 1t was passed by
fine house, came back from the senate and
was laid on the speakers table, where 1t
Demand was also made for the liberation
of the money in the treasury, but not IN
Iho Cincinnati platform. Now the people
have 10 keep it there. The democratic
niatform. the speaker said, called for
ahome rule, tariff reform, honest money"
etc. Honest money, in their estimation,
meant hard-money-that Is, the number OF
Grains in the coin must be worth the
amount indicated therein, in the world.
on that principle legal tender would be
dishonest in the world, and the platform
section meant that money must be worth
that much in weight. The same platform
can only mean that the $3,046,OOO in the
treasury must be retired.
THE Sneaker alluded TO Frank Hurd's
sneech on the Warner silver dollar bill in
congress and the twenty democrats whose
recalcitrancy to their party Reagan SAID bad
dehauched the,democraticp party. He referred
10 Mr. Bayard' remarks, and whilst stating
that Coke answered him, wanted TO know
how Wellborn could stand on the same
r1atform with Coke and not with Bayard.
q He argued that Mr.. Bayard's efforts
would have had the effect, If legal tender
greenbacks had been struck out, 70 deliver
The whole country and people with their
III into the hands Of the monopolizing cap
Ravard. the speaker continued, wanted re-
snmntion-s said Il was right Oh the way TO
the old democratic fold, and furthermore
wanted no power granted after retirement
of legal tenders 70 issue any more. 81.
he wanted to know Of Mr.. Weloorn u
he was In favor OF national banks, and said
that he or the Cincinnati platform were
Urong. asthe latter admitted Of no other
The sneaker then tried 10 show that the
republicans under the lead Of Norton were
in coalition with the demncrAis' sno s ,lglA
in a figurative way Of Norton ana Well
born huggfng and kissing when they met.
He alluded 10 Judge Norton's nomination
here for governor in 1875 As coalition be-
tween siemoc. ats and republicans, and 20
the inconsistency Of charging him Win
conserving with Davis. The action OfDavis
d he considered the best thing Davis ever
did. Davis got 10 be all right. and Dov-he
gonesl was abused Tor u.
He declared that the democratic party
vas ONO use however much they might
express themselves in Platforms unless
thtv we're of some practical use 10 the PEG
pie ct large