Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-23

plan if he would confine himself TO the
truth. They had had the measure intro
Guced in one house of congress by u Demo
rrat and in the other by 4 Republican.
They We're charged with springing the
measure as a political measure, that il was
unconstitutional. but he had never heard
any OF those fellows offer single word Of
PROOF OF ITS UNCoNsTITUTIoSALITY.
and he wanted TO see the color Of the mans
hair VINO would attack the plan from a con-
Stitutional standpoint. The opponents of
this measure say they are but three ways for
the government 10 get money 10 the people
and that was 10 sell, send or give IL 10 them.
He agreed with them, and believes the gov
eminent could lend all that was needed di-
rect 10 the people. ClevelandS plan was 10
pile the money up IN the treasury till the
amount became so large that the country
would demand 4 reduction of the tariff
duties. Cleveland, when the great pile OF
silver became 50 large that Wall street
became alarmed. got Mr.. Mills 10 offer
bill 10 pay II out for the redemption OF gov
Incnt bonds at Il premium. and Mr.. Mills
did introduce this bill and got il passed,
and this money was paid out 10 the bond
holders instead of
LENDING IT TO THE PEOPLE.
At every mention OF Mills name iOud
cheers were heard in the rear of the hall
and the speaker said he had right 10 crltl-
else Nh Mills. as he was one OF MS con-
stituen's. Hglrah for Mills was the greet
ing. One argument he had heard was that
il was class legislation, but he contended
that the agricultural class was not 4
destructive class, but upon them depended
the success of all other industries and the
law or plan that benefited them would bene-
I'll all and the advantages would be nut ual.
IL was not class legislation, it was the re-
verse, it wanted what we now nave. The
government now holds its bonds of and al
lou, l.rF tNf4
al their rate OF d 40 per cent discount, and
The farmers suffer, but if the govern
ment will issue money direct to the people
on their farm products, this thing would be
cgualizcd.
The speaker went out to elaborate the
difference between close legislation upon
the farmers and others, winding up with
saying that ii the government killed Us by
keeping its hands of it was just as bad as
If IL killed by the application of
IT'S STRONG HAND OF SUCCOR.
The Alliance had once tabooed politics,
but the order has gotten bravely over that
now. and while the leaders of the organiZa-
lion were being changed almost every year.
the members would gather around a com
mon standard and battle for u common
cause. and the principles advocated, and if
u IS necessary Us i method of accomplish
iHg their end TO enter the ranks of politics
and dislOdge some of the leaders there
.ibouls lileN would De equal 10 inc emcr-
genCy.
Al every mention of politica. action the
cheers We're deafening, showing that their
delegates TO this convention We're unani-
nous in their sympathy to reach the sub
treasury goal political or otherwise. The
speaker closed his two hours speech amid
The most yocifcrous applause ever heard III
lie city hall. 1t was l2:l0, and the
meeting adjourned until O'Clock, when. as
WAS announced from the platform, Nj. w,
Nj wilkins would speak.
After adjournment the entire audience
seemed TO rush to the rostrum TO shake the
hand Of their chief
One delegate said enthusiastically that
he would rather vote for Macune for presi-
dent than any man living. All delegates
were highly pleased with his speech.