Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-10

| bring to productiveness raw land. or to
| establish in new country new enterprises
and new industries.
If we had at home a sufficiency of money
to satisfy our necessities, it would not so
seriously injure US to prohibit oar borrow
ing abroad. But, that We have not this
sufficiency is so universally acknowledged
that the truth of the proposition may be
taken for granted. \ very considerable
majority OF the Democrats OF the country
favor the free coinage of silver. y very
large number, probably 4 majority of
the members ofthe Farmers Alliance favor
the sub-treasury bill. Inquire OF them why
they advocate these measures, and the iul-
mediate answer IS that there exists
crying need for money. Vet,
with this fact recognized. volunta-
rily the very men who are most GER
tain of this deficiency combine 10 cut off one
of the most considerable ana cheapest of our
sources of supply.
Money is the life-blOod OF people With
out it every business becomes stagnant,
enterprises languish and fail, and the or
ganic life of the people Is turned into death.
Protection OF the character given US by this
act of the legislature in his present form IS
protection from the essential principle of
life, and is death by suicide. However
beneficial the sub-treasury bill may be,
however much il may help US to establish
should be bled to death while this IS being
accomplished
Texas is Democratic by majority of
200, 600. and by an even greater majority
the people of Texas earnestly desire the de-
velopment of that great state OF which they
have the honor ana privilege of being cIti-
zens Almost without exception. the ci.i-
zens of this state admit their want OF capital
and consequent inability to do the work of
improvement which they wish TO see done.
In political principles aud in their views Of
their abilities and necessities, they are
alike opposed to such legislation is this.
Faithful work. patient work. intelligent
work done without CeaSing. work such as
The GAZETTE has been ana Is doing, Will
bring our people 10 proper understanding
of this act auG its strong and weak points.
And when this shall have been accom-
plshed. the days will be few until it Will De
so modified as to cease 10 be hurtfui.
l have lived long time in Texas and am
fast becoming one of its old citizens. l
knew ii in its cowboy and stage-coach
days, before the advent of the railroads,
and / know toeTablv well the sentiments of
the Oid-timers, and | am quite sure these
want no protection for the ~ Per cent men
with their home money" l am quite sure
these will, with me, prefer to pay ! per cent
to some inhabitaut of the British islands,
or France, or Germany, rather than -. or, if
usurer who lives on the next street or il IN
adjoining county. They and l will much
sooner see = per cent per annum 90 out of
the county rather than II per cent more go
out OF our pockets. And with ballots IN
our hands. we will trust to our ability 20
keep the British from depressing Us.
Those VINO advocate the provisions of the
''alien land law" withCt modification fail
to appreciate the objections urged against
it. or are very fearful of SQuarcly Joining
issue with their opponents. They fearfully
point their fingers 10 the distress and SUI
fering of the Irish peaSantry, and trem-
6linCiy implOre us 10 profit by this example,
but they close their eyes and stop up their
ears lest they should see or hear the injury
ROW being done the state and its citizens in
driving away capital and preventing its de-
velopment. They proudly read to US the
declaration of independence. and declare
that for more than a hundred years we
have not been subject to any foreign prince
poIentate or power, but they will not listen
when we implore them that they give us
not into the hands of the usurer, nor permit
us TO be stripped of our substance for the
payment of eXOrbitant interest. And when
we tell them that what we need is more
money, and not to be protected from it, they
say to US; ''Out upon you. You are MEM
bers of the Golden club, emlssaries of
British money lenders and corrupted by
British gold.''
This is the poor mans fight. The rich
can take care of themselves. Gold will
gather gold Us the small bah of snow rolling
down the hill soon becomes a great mass.
Rich men can borrow or do without. II is
the poor, who when they need money and
must borrow need free market, or are at
the mercy of the note brokers and usurers.
VIM. D. WILLIAMS.