Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-12
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I'LL. du4ullS ltitl kAlo MURRAY ILL DOAb
originated with "a handful Of gentle
men who met over a dinner table,
Why they planned the bolt was
candidIy avowed by J. Dewitt Warner,
the lawyer spokesman of the move
ment. who in explaining it said. among
other things:
Heretofore everyone in New York had
assumed that the Democrats were as op-
posed TO free coinage as the Republicans
The evidence that man with so much title
to leadership as Governor Hill considered
the question as an open one came like
thunder clap from a clear sky.
sAs TO Senator Hills candidacy for the
Democratic presidential nomination, that
ceased with his Elmira speech
The New York Times, the mugwump
organ of the movement, emphasized
the grounds of it in a recent issue,
thus:
In view of the very cheerful reports re-
ceived from Washington as TO the increas-
ing weakness Of the silver men in congress,
we urge all business men in the Democratic
party.in this state to use every effort TO
promote the movement against Hill and
HilIism. Hills control of the Democratic
organization in New York is the last hope
of the silver men. We think that they
stand no chance of presenting a formidable
front in the Democratic politics of this
presidential year. It IS, therefore, within
the truth to say that there is not Demo-
cratic banker, broker, merchant or business
man of any description in the state of New
York who has not direct and large pecun-
larry interest in the defeat of Hills machin-
ations.
The Buffalo News, an independent
Republican paper, thus comments on
the situation:
SIT is safe to guess that the signers of the
call for the Cooper Union protest meeting
are to man in favor of Grover Cleve-
lands nomination. Many were old leaders
in the now demoralized county Democracy,
and many more are extreme hard money
men, whom their Democratic brethren in
the West denoGnce as gold bugs They
realize that Cleveland cannot be named IN
less the convention dares to disregard the
protest of New York, and so they are sim
ply doing the best they can to kill off Hill
too. When the Democrats of the South
and West come to appreciate that it is the
gold monomeJallistS who are largely be-
hind this movement of HIPS enemies it
may prove TO be boomerang.
For ourselves, whatever may be the
outcome, we cannot express any sympathy
with such aIrant hypocrisy as is being ex-
hibited by the Murray Hill kickers. If
they wish to fight Hill that is their privil-
ege and the Republicans have only to say
Go it, husband! go it, bearr But why
aren't they frank and open about it!''
A workingman writes thus to the
New York World to state the position
of ''the common people, who have no
bonds to be enhanced in value by the
gold standard:
To the Editor of the World.
There was discussion the other. evening
between myself and five other laboring
fricnas on the editorials and letters in your
paper il reference to Senator Hill and the
early convention.
We agreed 70 canvass among the men
where we work and fipd their real choice
for the presidency Two of US are en-
ployed by the Standard and one by the
Lombard oil company. Two others are
working on the coal docks, and the other,
being carpenter, works in different parts
of the city.
The result of our two days canvassing is
- OIL Works-Hiil, 127; Cleveland, 90;
Blaine, 30; German, 8; Albeit, Il;
Coal docks-Hill, 70; Cleveland, IL.
Blaine, %; Albeit, 5; Flower, 5; Cor
man, 2.
The carpenters inquiries resulted as fol-
lows: Hill, IS; Cleveland, S; Blaine, 4;
Flower, 9; Albeit, ..
In all 362 answers showed: Hill, 222;
Blaine, SO; Cleveland, "a; Albeit, 9;
Flower, 8; German, ..
OF the canYassers themselves, two were
Hill men, two Cleveland, one German and
one Albeit.
This does not show that Cleveland is so
great favorite and Hill so disiiked by the
common people as some of your communi-
cations would lead people to believe.
Thinking that perhaps you would like to
feel the pulse of the Bayonne common peo-
pie we send lou this letter.
SIX COMMON PEOPLE.
Bayonne City, N. j., February /.
The question for Texas to consider is
whether it proposes to join in an unholy
and INSCRIPTIONS war on man whose
fault is that he has wrested the empire
state Of the Union from the Republi-
cans, that he is close to the common
people, that he stands for free silver,
and that he is not the pet and protege
of the great bankers and brokers', as is
his rival for the presidential nomina-
ton, Mr.. Cleveland.
Is the Democratic party Of Texas so
craven as to assist the handful of gen
tlemen," everyone of them a represent
alive. of the moneyed interests to ram
down the Threats of the masses of the
common Democrats of New York
man whom they have so unanimously
as they have Mr.. Cleveland?
Is this handful of gentlemen" who
will not tolerate a free silver candidate,
to dictate to the Democratic party of the
nation? If they are permitted to do it,
then goodbye discipline and victory.
There will always be "a handful of gen.
tlemen" in New York to oppose any
man who is acceptable to the masses.
The question of the Democratic party
of the nation is: Shall the handful or
shall the millions of Democrats con- I
troll?
OUR LAKE COMMERCE.
Tho e,,1,iac4 of SsO,,r 7 al-a Co,ornerca