Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-16

| CofCeC. Now there Is cause Tor Suct
wonderful phenomena. for il is q true
wonder 20 Us of these hard times. Thirteer
years Of urbroken prosperity 10 all enter
prises. Every cause, every calling. every
class mace. and not only made, but made
and kept. p envy of money 10 meet all de
manos.
We had state banks that could issue $50.
900 each, but we had 10 national banks.
like the srats bank. The money stays near
home. II wont go far away from home
II would not be boarded by Eastern capital
lists Ike our money OF today. But that
alone did not make the hush times We have
told ysu about.
We had national tax that was so light
! that none ever felt il. ls was laid on lux
! uries and IL was an ad valorem, and not a
tax by weight. like now.
The expenses of the Federal government
in ls41 We're 300, 500. 900: for 1880 il was ST.
| 600 900: to-day under Republican rule, it is
! 81. 200. 900 0o0-ten hundred million dollars.
! Prodigality. reckleSsness and theft Great
! God. the good have fallen. We 9roan under
1 the pOnderoIS burden. The last feather
| hiss been laid or the poor farmers back {!
! Can we endure IL. VIII we stand it longer,
! No, no. no. in thunder tones. we say no !,
/ We can't stand it longer Our homes cry
no-our wives il tatterS, with hollow
| cheeks and sunken eyes, say no. Oul.
| ragged children, growing up in ignorance
y
There are other acts of wiCkeduess that
aided III bringing about our present state of
Woe AL the gold and silver that industry
and energy could dig up was coined into
| money. How now, In 1873 there was u
great rape committed upon the silver pro-
duction Of the United States. II vas de-
monetized by venality and dire rssCality.
Bonds that were to be paid in the currency
of the country, could only De paid in gold
Bonds that were worth 30 cents on the dol
laI were swelled 20 Sl.40. We We're swim
died out of money enough TO pay off the
present public debt. Oh, miserable man,
that would aid party of such evil mon
suoSities,
A man that would leave the Democratic
party now ought 10 be put in the calaboose
to keep him from injUring his felow-lnan!
We have taken the outer trenches Of the
enemy everywhere. Some OF MS strong
holds are in our hands. Now let US burnish
our armor. marshal our hosts In one grand
Democratic phaany, and i'll 1892 capture his
citadel, tear up his camp ana free the peo-
pie. Glorious liberty, for which our
fathers died. Now, how can we do thisl
Let your minds revert back again Tho
same causes will produce the same effects.
A low tariff ana free coinage caused the
people to be happy from ls41 to 1860 Why
not make them prosperous and happy
again! y rule that will solve a problem to
day will solve the same problem fifty years
hence. The Appian way that led to Rome
20O0 years ago leads to Rome to-day.
The same solution of Euclid's problems
in the days of the great mathematician are
used to-day, for they were correct Right
will always prevail, and il was right 10 tax
the people Lightly, as in the good ers-from
1s47 to 1S6O-and II was right to
coin all the gold and silver for the use of
the people as was done from iS47 to 1860
Right will prevail When the wicked rule
the people mourn.
Equal justice to all, exclusive privileges
to none!
We don't ask protection. but we ask not
TO be robbed. Take ss3 from every family
in Fort Worth, and what would be the
RESULT One-hslf of them would be bank
rupted and the other half financially
crippled
Take $50 from every family in Tarrant
county and stagnation and starvation would
follow sooner or later It was taken last year.
Ii will be taken this year. but stagnation
and starvation, like gaunt wolf. is now at
the door
There are many remedies now offered as
palladium for all our financial woes
One called the suO-treasury plan ] will
read it for fear I fail TO state it correctly.
Reads from GAZETTE of 9Th of July. Com
ment
Some men may join it from curiosity.
That reminds me of story once heard
A Young Indy made a visit to the coast in
m1dwinter. The family all wanted TO know
what she saw. Tells the story of the pears
and the bananas
Now, don't go off after wild fantasm,
a chimera of wild greenbacker's brain |
plot concocted by the Republican party. |
No state IN the North will support it. II is !
pressed only in Democratic states
On, that the people of the South could |
see and avoid the ways of their worst |
enemy!
Let us return home resolved to teach the |
truth, and TO meet any and all enemies with |
the sword of truth, Democracy" What /
would De the result,
Let US lift the veil of futurity and look
twenty years hence
Tariff for revenue only to run Demo
cratic government! Silver coined free like
gold.
Taxes gathered from the rich in proper
ton to their riches, and not from the poor
as is now.
Nobody would want sub-treasury then
nobody would have a high tariff after
they saw and lived under such a govern
ment
Give US an internal revenue that wealth
may bear its part OF the burdens of govern
meut
The farmer would be happy. wear plug
nat, etc
A. the conclusion of Mr. McGaushey's
address loud calls for Tom Smith were
heard. Smith is one of the strongest ALI
ance men in the state, and is just as
strong anti-Sub-treasury He RESPONDED
% the call with ringing speech, in which
ne ripped the Suo-treasury scheme from 4
% lizard. His speech. though not leugthH
'ne, was one characterized by great power
md many telling blows straight from the
shoulder resulted
At the conclusion of his address the con-
IN Ip-n
hon adjourned until $50 this morning