Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-10
PRICE OF COTTON.
Party is Wholly Responsible for
the Decrease.
BOWIE, TEX, May 8, 1891.

| Editor Gazette.
| After weeks silence 1 notice you have
published my letter of the Goth ult., with
comments on editorial page, for which l
! thank you kindly. for l realize the fact that
| we must discuss all questions pertaining to
| our interests as citizens having the best
| interests Of the country at heart, after
| which we will come together as band Of
| brothers.
You have made such answer as I eX-
| pected, and have weakened your side of the
case, as you shall learn before this question
is finally settled
You suggested and proved the points L
was DESTROYS OF making. Hence l have
nothing to do but call public attention to
them, and leave the matter in the hands Of
the reader for acceptance of same.
l. You consult Latham. Alexander & Co.
of New York, and quote prices in New
York for 1888, 101s cents. Number of bales
raised 5,7l3, 200, small crop. In 1885, 10
cents, crop 6.575,691 bales, increase 762, 49l
bales. Decrease of price in New York only
Is of l cent in that market, while here
the price was reduced and cents on the
pound.
Democratic victory for the cotton GAM
bier between here and New York. Same
year cotton sold to the mills in Europe for
Is cents per pound.
1856, price 9l4 cents; crop not quoted.
But the victory is greater even in New
York in 1887, 10 cents, crop 1915 S33 bales.
Victory for Wall street, as we all know that
prices were low in this country and much
of the crop sold here from ~ to cents per
pound. Money gathered for and to the
pocket of the gambler.
1888. You fail to quote, as you know 1t
was, one OF the most significant victories
during the regime OF Cleveland.
1889. Yoa quote prices l1sS cents per
pound. This year we know that the crop
was vastly larger than either Of the pre-
vious years mentioned. Harrison, victory
people.
1890 and 1891 You fail to quote, as you
must know that to do SO would knock you
off your pose and leave you without founda-
ton.
g You say that New York controls the
other markets of the country" This is the
very point l wished to draw out to prove
that the country must have protection from
that den of thieves and robbers on Wall
street. who prey on the people and make
them paupers by forcing them to raise
produce at less price than can be done
and the farmer get living for his family
and nothing for his investment.
3. In this you admit Indirectly the ne
cessity of the adoption OF the SUBJ
treasury plan, or csome better meas
ure, to take the farmer out of the
the grasp and greed of the New York and
other cotton exchanges. Thus l have you
indirectly and unintentionally working for
the very thing you have been fighting, and
saying was un-Democratic; i. e., the SUBJ
treasury plan.
4. You say that, ssMr. Lamb and his CO.
workers are fighting the Democratic party
here in Texas, because there is no other
party for them to fight"
My dear Mr.. Editor, you are very much
mistaken if you think our fight is confined
to Texas And as regards the fight against
the Democratic machine, combination of
monopoly in Texas, that goes under the
name of Democracy. If you can show US
any other fraud that needs our undivided
attention and labor more than it does, we
will cheerfully direct our attention and
guns to it.
But it was not my intention to fight any
special party. l wanted you to discuss the
cotton question and show cause why prices
should De reduced under the success of the
one and raised under the success of the
other party, and to have you with your
own arguments prove the necessity Of the
plan for handling cotton, anti
save to this country all the profit money
that now goes to Wall street cotton ex-
change. This think you should do if YOU
are better friend to the South home and
family than you are to the Wall street
money power.
Please understand that while am indie
pendent in politics, am Democrat, but
will not wear any party collar. If I rightly
understand the word Democracy it means
the people rule by the expressed viii of the
How is this win to be expressed7 By
full, free and fair discussion of all cues |
tions and issues Of public Importance, af- |
ter which the adoption OF same by q ma |
iority vote or expression Of the people |
Under this rule any question. bill or propo- |
sition may become Democratic measure. |
But for the unlearned, open-mouthed lead |
ers Of monopoly who call themselves Dem |
ocrats the people would have consolidated |
and made the sub-treasury true Demo |
cratic measure in every particular. And |
when a majority indorse it, it will be a |
Democratic measure, TEE GAZETTE, Mills |
and few others to the contrary notwith- |
standing. If you love success for the peo- |
pie more than you do party success Just |
come on after US and keep up with the |
band wagon the people are driving and you
will get there in good shape. But il you
think best of party success, keep on the |
way you are going and the agon will |
lunJ over youe ere thisa great march for |
human emancipation is ended Keep these |
points in your mind, they will be profitah2au2
for after reflections. Yours tow -
ple's success, - -. XIMB.
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