Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19
4 "FINANCLAL QUESTION"

We have The word Ct MN PsrtIsirs
(so-called) fer It tins: there is = "anan-
cl.l question" abroad in the land. To
the naked eyes OF practical men this
"ipsncial question" (so-called) is not
viEible-bu: the N.-P's (so-csilec) see It
ss with the eye Of fsith. Aud 1t appears
:hat the less attention sn orator gives to
his OWE financial improvement, the more
time and the Isora ability he nas for the
eiucidstion Of This alleged "dnarcisi
question" to tie prcht OF others. :
The Non-Psrtlssn (so-called) organ ct
Fort Worth is nothing, If not financial,
.nd tells its readers thai
Tire total ept mated amount OF money, gold.
silver md paper IN this country ia in round
numbers l5l3 0c0oJ9. Deduct from TIL, about
Soc 10000 or one third of the whole now sd
by The Uni'ed States Governmen presumably
in the treasury for Va'i rus pufuoses Eome Of
which to the people W. uld sppea, aa preteX e.
THIS leaves for c,rcnlatl IN SI0lG,O1o ,OCO. I ia
estimate is much TO high. as l. mates no al
lowance for 10 ses CT noe ey from any cause. OF
the old frac ioual gt enbacH currency alone
SIS 600 600 disappears and has never bees pre-
senleJ fer redemption. Oar dgures arc taAen
from the lat reports of the Sec etary of the
Treasury and Director Of the Mint Ct the Uni
ted Stairs.
This organ CT the N.-P.'S $50 called)
Nigh. have sdded this:
Tnst for every bale OF cotton raised II
Tarrant county, foE every busnel Of corr,
wheat, cats, rye or potatoes; that for
every beef eteer, horse or shsep,
and that for every dsy Of
labor performed By any msn there is
money il Tsrraat county t c pay; and the
producer or laborer can get that money
in gold, silver o. greeno,cks. The money
is here TO psy for al that men produce or
for ali the labor they perform. And il
shy Non-Psrtisan lily hss:douot OF this,
he has only TO go on farm and produce
something or go to work in some other
eyocstiol. Tie Non. Partisan (so-callet)
ORGAN further ssys:
Let thu people never lose sight Of thi. eli I'm
por;ant, and ever shac owing question of the
financial nolicy Of the governme t. Consider
the tariff question If you wish t., but do not les
& bs thrown as dust into your eyes TO blind
you.
There is not farmer in Tarrsnt county
who does not know that the money lies
really for Whatever he hsuls to market
No amount OF "prairie philosophy" Ca
answer the jingle Of the dollars noEM
circulation. 1 is not the lsck Of money!
to psy the farmer for his cotton and gss6A
and live STOCK, ba. the price he ps1fkEE
the purchases made With that rn6ae7
that dep,ives the farmer of profit on his
yeer's lsbo. and prevents his financial
progress snd prosperity.
Let tie people, who know there is
money to psy them for their products or
labor, decide for themselves the nature ct
that "faanc.sl question" which demands
their attention. The N1n Partissns $50
csllsd) hsve taken the people under Their
care snd protection, ami the
N.-P.'s $50 cslled) tell the people the tar
il question Is minor issue. Let the |
people investigate thu folio wing state
ment Of facts concerning the present pro-
tec.ivs tsriS:
"Uuder this protective tariff the farmer rises |
In the morning, puts on his common flannel
shirt taxed "a per cent his costtaxsd 50 per cent
shoes taxed IS per cent; hat taxed s. per ceat.
takes the water from a bucket taxed IS per |
cent, and washes his fsce in tin bowl taxed So
par cent; dries it with cheap cotto2
faxed 45 per cent. rs sits dow A6fs
humble meal and eats from te tS6d
50 per cent; with o knife and Dix
faxed IS per cent; drinks his 6M
with sugar taxed 65 per cent; seasons Eood |,
With salt taxed 60 per cent; pepps7 ked SIZE
hi lsa' al taxed ssai in sas ma afs
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