Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-23
CYCLONE jim
FORECASTS a GREAT popurIsr
VICTORY.
Texas to Drop in the Column After
Kansas in the Election OF Next Fail.
An Open Letter to Col. J. p. smith.

the tail sycamore of the popullst party
OF lCNNs. He IS also its leading basso.
In earlier days he used to edit a religious
weekly over in the pincy woods and
then Brother Davis wps known ns
Methodist Jim," hut he had not been ON
the stump more than a month before
Tue present sobriquet fastened itself
| upon him. He Is, as might b. Inferred
| from this. terribly In earnest ON the sub
| Ject ol politics, and ready for bout at
| any lime with anybody, Yesterday al
the iickwick, Brother Davis aud several
kohurnicn who do not agrre with him
| vhgaE~i IN DISCUSSION relative TO the
Views of Thomas Jefferson on finance
lhe distinguished popnlist claims that
| when be went for his saddlebag, to pro-
uutc documentary evidence OF the no.
vura% OF Ills claims his opponents, 80 10
hp'Ih Na1lopsei, hence this letter which
unr N'i"'ou TO Inc Gazette for puhlica-
ua. FoGt Worth Tex, July %. 1873.
Dear Sin Thomas jefferson In writing
70 dolll w. Erps chairman Of the finance
Nnnlttce ~ congress. A, ID. 1Si3 as
says; 49,
The earth belongs to the living. not
Tue uend. The VIII aud power OF man
expire with his life by natures law.
hach gc1erntion has the usuirnct OF
we earth during the period VI It's con
llhnnhee When II cyascs TO exist tho
usulfuci pNsses TO the succeeding genera.
lion Tree and unincumherod.
me sol Is the gitt Of Gud 10 the liv-
ing as much ns 1t had been To tile de-
c,sisel generation, and the laws Of
nature Impose no obligation ON them to
pay thls dcht And although like some
other natural rights, this has not yet
entered lnln any declaration Of rights II
Is no less law and should be acted Oh
hy honest governments. Tho modern
theory OF the pcrpetuutton OF debt has
ureuchcd tie earth with blood, aud
crushed It's Inhabitants under burthens
ever accommodating, In seeking then fol
an ultimate term ion redemption " our
puhlic debts let rs rally tn this principle
and provide for their payment In nine.
teen years at least hope yun and
your committee VIII render the Immortal
service OF introducing this practice"
In the snne volume, pages Uuo aud
Cos, while discussing the same subject
OF banking, finance and debt, IN a letter
10 john Taylor, dated May %, 1916. We
tiud the following:
''ihe system OF banking We have both
equally aud ever roprobated. ! contom.
plate II as u blot left In all our conrti
tutions, which, II not covered will end
IN their destrncilop. which Is already
hit by the gamblers IN corruption. aiid
" sweeping away IN It's progress the
fUrtt Dos aud morals Of our citiHeua.
Funding, | consider. rs limited rigltiully
to u redemption Of the debt within the
lives of majority Of the genrrltion
contracting \ every generation coming
equally by the laws Of the Creator of
the world to the free Possession Of the
earth he mndo for their subsistence,
unincuinbered BY their predecessors
And ! sincerely believe, with yOu, that
4 d aU.... a.
than standing aruca, aud that tue priu'
ciple of spending money to be paid by |
pOstcfity under tie name Of funding IN |
hut swindlng iulurty on u large scale
Now, Mr. Smith, having known you
for many years ns a prominent citizen |
aud having often seen your nnme men
toned In connection with the office Of
governor aud other high positions aud
Respecting yOu ~ such, ] ask your pa.
triutir consideration Of these queHtiUns |
a. being fundamental and Az taught |
by Jefferson.
you will remember ! stated these prncl |
plies 10 have been taught by Jefferson. |
aud the IOpulist party was the only |
party representing them, |
With much respect, ] am; yonrs,
i. II. DAVIS |
Davis what the outlook WAS for next
III depends" said he, "ou what con.
gross does at the special session II |
u demonetze silver. you, Democrats |
might as well pack your grips aud pre-
pare 60 walk"
Wont you leave us n few congress |
si0nal districts IN TeiaHV
You might manage TO scratch IN down |
In the coast districts, but everywhere |
else yuu will be beaten ont Of sight |
Things are moving aud the people are
"a L.. L. ~. L..
HE pupulists were beaten by 300 Ia the
last election II the vote were to be
taken now we would have majority
Of 500. In this congressional dlstfirt We
have every county except Tarrnnt, aud |
In The Dnllns district Dniinr IL the only
county safe for the Democrats " silver
gets 4 blnck eye next month from their L
pnfiy. You hive no Idea what a change
Il going On, and you won't know until
the returns come IN from the next cleo
ton aud then there will hc q surprise"
"Will YOU form any combinations In
the next state eampnignY
I'VE intend TO keep right In the mid.
die Of the road welcoming everybody
who cnines 10 ~.
If see, said the brother with a chuckle,
"that Judge Clark has got In line with
Cleveland on the hnanee ISSUE and that
means his party viii stand out IN the
next campaign ~ the regular Democrats.
With this exception u will be The saine
fight over again. but tho results are going
to be different. There will be- new aiign-
milits.
The white Republicans. M q rule will
JOIN The CLARK wing, They
say Cleveland " sticking 10 ihe tail Of
John sherman and that suits them we'll
enough The free tDinaps Democrats.
who held on last year under solemn
of financial relief are not going
10 be deceived any more, They viii
drop ~ IN slump and every one
nf Them wil Join our ranks. We are as
certain 10 have Texas after The next
election a. that time rolls around"
sAYAeEs LovE FIRE WAITER.