Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28

ten M especially Tor that object 1t could
not accomplish it more effectively.
Every person who understands the cues
ton knows that the whole svstcmis aco-
iossai Swindle; that 1t has robbed and
. robbing the debtors and paupcrlzinc the
people day by day As gold rises IN
Naiuei money hccomcs dearcr and labor
ana products cheaper, the burdens OF the
ueotor heavier aud heavier. Mir. PAGE of
lhy hnnN ot England once defined The
solu-pasis system as ~ system Of iusidi.
Gus swlndiingM The masses have not
INC time to watch this mcjallc.mohey ba-
roiietef OF Its limitations. they do not
understand ~ hut the buliionists aud
uroNerS dos Il is their business. They
can 'eli rom indications where natural
rise or iall i going to occur, or they eau
y! vomolnation produce an artificial rise
Ut lalt' aiter having set their traps acc
SoFuinsly TO catch the unwaiy producer
NoWi can any one assign a single reason
aoic cause why the business OF the coup-
/ try should DC thus based upon n spole
commodity. having commercial vaime
constantly tluctuating, a value denend,ni
upon SO many contingencies: the
I products of the mines al homo ana
abroad; the monetizaton OF the metal here
and It's decentralization there; us import
by that country and It's cornorng hy this
/ clique necessarily making every bust
ness speculation, mere chanceg No
wonder the mad spirit OF speculation
winch the system engcnderS. We
denounce gambling and lotteries. Miser-
able hypocrisy! Our money system in
its very nature aud essence Is but a vast
national gambling Institution. The tricks
OF the common gambler are but innocent
devices In their nature and result In COM
parlson TO the ingenious VlllamicS prac-
tlced by its operators.
But the plea that the silver collar Is
"dishonest' because of the relative dis.
parity between the two metals Is only a
preteXt.
Those men care very little what the
dollar Is composed OF or what It's weight
What they are working for is 10 increase
the value of the dollar In circulation, no
matter what Kind of dollar Il NAV he so
that they may receive more and more of
the wealth of the producers for their dol
lar of interest.
The London Economist, discussing the
silver question lately, SAYS "Nearly
every nation on the face OF the earth Is
Indebted to us, and the result OF an ap.
probation of gold Is that we obtain larger
quantity of their commodities in settle
ment OF our claims
This is frank admission of the truth
by that organ of tie bullionisls and
creditors on The other Side of the At
lantic. II Il so with the creditor class
here. They seek by all possible WAYS to
appreciate the dollar, TO that end they
would have gold the only standard, the
only money, because they could then
control, monopoliZc, restrict and appre-
: ciate the money medium TO suit
themselves. II was for this pur-
; pose, and through their dlctation.
} that the Infamous "cxccptn was put on
the back of the greenbaCk, and in spite
and best men of the country,
and which single act cost American la.
! Dor, directly, over CSC, 900, 900, 000) sis
thousand millions OF dollars.
, II was for this purpose that grccnbacks
We're ordered withdrawn In 1867, anc
Understanding bonds issued in theil
: place.
II was for this purpose that, in 1868
after the bonds were all sold with the cN
, press understanding that the princIpa
] was payable in paper money, after they
} were sold nj from 80 TO 80 cents on III,
, dollar, then the "Public Credit Strength
+ ening Acl' was passed, declaring tina
j they should be paid in coin.
Ii was for this that silver was demon
= cited in 1878 through the intrigucs q
: bondholdcrs, foreign and domestic. II
n carry this measure corruption
5 fund was raised IN Europe of $500, 90
g and intnIsted to II special ennis
c sary TO apply In this country, wher
( public opinion could he purchased an,
I congressman bought, His mission wa
d successful whether his money was ap
y Piled or not II was for this purpos
4 that every president since Grant an
e every secretary of the treasury has recon-
Z. mended the withdrawal of the green
0 backs. II Is for this purpose that tn
r oddities, brokers, bankers and Unite
$ States treasury officials have endeayorc,
: by every effort in their power 10 invali
date and neutralizc the act of congres
: accommodating silver, falling in which the
: now demand the stoppagc OF It's coinage
: II was for this purpose that the iractlona
r paper currency was burned up and $50,
4 0o0, 900 OF bonds issued 10 purchase silvc
r with which 10 replace that currency
Job that will have cost the people Sl2o,
/ 900, 900 when the bonds are paid on tort
: years hence
a II was for this purpose that DAME
+ Manning, without any authority Of lay
= and without any demand from the people
/, lately decrced the Withdrawal OF $ AN
+ - and the substitution Of larger bills Il
c their stead. He and they know the 81
5 in 81 and ~ bills, 10y its more rapid CHI
culation among the people, viii perform
r many times the monetary functions that
(, 500 bill Will know It was done osten
= Sibly TO force silver in circulation, An
c other pretense Every one OF those swim
d dies has been pcrpetrated under the plea
l. false and hypocIilicul, of "honestn money
II The results OF those ''honest" mono
o measures, and this "honest" money sys
- tenn can be seen in our country to-day.
i land, the faircst that ever reflected tn
c sunlight OF heaven, the richest that eve
: responded to the efforts Of honest labor
5 which, under proper system, shouli
y be paradise Of peace and plenty
. what is II to-day? A paupcr priso
. house, where millions OF our hnrde-
= ioilers are continually staring poverty i
I the face, wearing out their uniortundt
y lives in "A ceaseless, hopeless struggle 10
{ mere animal existence. Here we hay
. untold natural resources lying undeyol
n opcd, useless, aud hungry labor sAndinl