Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-20


mat any portion Of our obligations were
made payable In gold when The contracts
We're made, And We further deny that
u was ever the wish. desire or interest |
OF the people Of the United States TO I
sall IN aud crematc millions Of green |
back dollars and issue In their place .
gold bonds. ana tie mp SiO0,OO0WO In |
EOli ia he treasury rs q reserve for the !
pretended redemption of the remainder |
OF these greenhackA-
These crimes against American labor. |
American homes and American pros
perily were perpetraiel through the re-
inorseess schemes Of John Sherman.
Samuel j. Tilden and August belmont
under the guise Of credit strengthen
ing and specie payments" And when
our national constitution, Article one
section ten, says that mo state shall
pass nny law .mparing the Obligation Of
contracts" we believe Il means that
law to apply with equal force and jus.
tice to congress touehing nil contracts
made by the general government. And
the obligation Of contracts binds both
parties, the creditor as well as the
debtor. Hence converting our ohliga-
tons rs above into gold obligations was
"impairlng the Obligation OF contracts
In favor Of the creditor. which brought
untold misery nnon the great mass Of
onr people. And II Is your duty to undo
these wrongs. and not to augment them.
You acknowledge the collision OF our
government with Wall street syndicatcs
when you speak Of the New York CLEAR
ing house. Of which the treasury is
member and through which the bulk Of
the receipts and payments Of the Fed
cral government and OF the country
pass" Now If these conditions exist ut
New York, as you say, we condemn
them as In violation Of our constitution
"A condition 1t Is vour duty 10 correct
and not support. We refer you to our
charter Of instructions prepared by orr
hlood-consccratcd sires Of 1TT6 intended
by them TO prevent and correct just
such conditions MS you say exist. Turn
TO section s, article !. Of that conslitu-
tlon. and read; "'rhc congress shall
have power to regulate commerce among
the several states"
Then turn to section q. same article.
| end read: mo preference shall DO given
| hy any regulation of commerce. or reye-
me- to the ports Of one state. over those
| of another" We are astnunded when a
| president Of the United States. with these
| plain provisions Of the constitution, he Is
| sworn TO support, siariue him In the face,
| tells us that the government has so far
| gone into league with the money power of
| New York as TO become member Of its
clearing house. and has so regulated
| commerce among the states and our tis-
1
bulk Of our receipts and payments rs q
government. and as people, pass through
the hands Of these same pluuderrrs, aud
| then demand the stopnagc OF silver coin
| age In order TO complete the power OF
these usurptrs. The above powers OF
III, constitution were given In order to
Establish Justice throughout the Union
mot for the benefit of Nsw York; tC
promote the welfare Of the whole Unior
mot TO aid New York shylocks in rob
bling the country; TO secure the blessingi
of liberty TO ourselves and our poNteritI
not 10 secure wealth md grandeur It
| New York bankers ut cost OF misery
poverty and debt TO the remainder OF III
country.
When these obligations you now spesal
| of were being changed from lawn
money contract TO aeon contract they
conscious uf the fraud they We're comnhl
ting and fearful that sentiment OF jus
ticc would compel them TO take com
| inferior weight and hnencss, onalncu
decree that they should be paid in col
of The then weight and iinencss.. Now
Nj President. the silver dollar OF todd
II The same weight and hneuess 1t wa
tbcil and we ask In profound anxiety D
what authority of law or principle OF "
tic, Won demand that the silver dollar D
ol;minoted and that we be made 10 pa
them gold or gold bonds. Again, MI
President. the closing words OF your II
cent message IL as follows;
II earnestly mcommend The proml
repeal Of the provisions Of tue act pNsse
July II, 1880. authorizing uie pGrIna,s
of silver bullion, and IN ~ olmtr lsE,H,
dive notion may put beyond az DOUBT 9
,nistlle the intention and ability Of th
,,nyernmrnt TO fulfill Its pecunlary oblgi
r lions in money universally recognize
by all civilized countries, MI,
INC money thus universally recognlh,r
IL gold. To pay our NATIONAL, sihV
county. municipal md COOPERATION pom
in gold, is physician ihlpossin,n ,vsu'
! Inc In perpetual debt ami lndlsri'
, slsvsrv. growing out Of n violated cot
,ract n condition to which we can nev'
} s,J,n,it until we have given up all hop
, freeJon' Mi attachments for liberty an
I love of offspring and Of our God.
: Again. Mr. President. In your recel
: message, speaking of the wage eilrhel
Of our country. you say he relies II
,,,ori, unon confident and cOntentcd cap
= al" And vet you would pr0long TN
. condition Of dependence, this servility
labor Nv striking down silver, the on
caniiaI In America that completes wit
ITO English capital for his .ennloYnen
The only way to make the English cal
t tnlist and capital happy Is TO ietier !,
I calling chains of poverty and del
Z around the neck Of American labor
II l. In England. And when the farine
t Of America become SORTS aud poems
t In Ireland. and our workshops are pug
with belabored slaves and yasslls as
r England, then English capitalists wi
! collect the rent rolls, declare the, div
I bends and he confident, ,contented an
+ bonnr. Now. Mr.. President, many.
: ns have lnborcd long and hard again
!, pr ' 10 American capitalists und'
: ihc false cry Of protection to Amerlen
. labor. But today when a president
r ihe United Stntcs comes forward on
/. nroposes TO 60 so fnr in the protection
( English capital, Enrlish bpd92lders al
o syndicatcs as to violate the sanctity.
y contracts and tramplc down The constit
. Han NJ onr fathers, orr humility is COZ
Q pIete. and we stand aghast TO see hi
mention American laborers Is bene
Charles D. ~ ~ 10
RESOLUTIONS REPORTED.
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