Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-24

tftuI1nN aun l"iAst''f 49, 49,
teal d-;nonrtilAti0n ~ France, was ei-
frsfei si,nnlfanqou,ly with the passage
OF the eoid 40 ~ the American congress
II ,isnL ri,tf vHs 10 1915 getting rid
Of fle oid silver dollar, the unit Of value
on which vOar deb; was contracted.
in other words. the great capitalists Of
the vprld. By q gigantic conspiracy. Ike
tue Roman eiupefQrs OF pi1. n1inudesd 70
tax The whole civilized world from 10 10
% Der cent Tor iheir own personal benefit
The object was 20 make the very rich
richer aua tie very poor poorer. Wiih
silver dAiuonatzed. gold would. Of course.
appreciate considerably 10 value. and all
who were creditors 10 governments or
for Individual debts would have their
evidences Of debt greatly enhanced in
value. Gold Is the currency Of the RICH;
silver. Throughout the civilized and uuciv-
ilizcd world. j. the money Of the great
mnrs Of the community.
The small retail traffic Of life is all
managed by means Of silver. By getting
rld Of silver these rich bankers aud cap
italists added billions If thnlers TO their
possessions. If the facts could ever be
brought 10 light it would be found that
The American congress was bribed by the
capitalists Of Europe mud This country
10 get rid Of the silver dollar and sub
suiute gold.
That corr7p,ion was employed In Ger.
May is open 10 doubt bismarck could
not prevail upon them ~ make the
change from silver to gold until lie be-
Game alarmed 81 The decentralization
caused by the payment Of the French
Indemnity. The vast masses Of gold
thrown upon Germany by the payment
Of the French tribute raised prices.
checked production and stimulated fever
ish speculation Therefore Bismarck was
Induced 10 try 10 utilize the gold By eX-
pelling silver.
In small countries like Holland the
matter could he easily managed. The
movement succeeded in England all
though II was apprehended that 1t womb
destroy the commerce of India. which Is
carried on exclusively ON Il silver ba-
SIS; aud this fear was well founded
But The Economist and other financial
papers in London support this gigantic
conspiracy OF The capitalists.
You may ask why do 1. a confidential
agent, tell Of this? Because. frankly, ]
ihnk the facts ought To be- known to the
world. Then | am u Red Republican in
my heart. believe IN the solidarity of
the people-in fraternity-in the great
future ia which Europe will be one great
republic. II seems to me that the cry
should be raised by the laboring classes
Tor Reputation of all the nntionnl
debts of World. The capitalists bayo
shown themselves to be tyrnnuicnl so
hhtngonistic 10 the interests of the mass.
es OF the community, that no mercy
should be shown TO them. They have,
ny their regent action In the demonetiz.
anon oil silver, added most lmtustlv to
me debts Of all nations. And The same
want of conscience which they have
shown To the community should be mani.
rested toward them in kind. But. nlns
me working people are without leaders
ihere - no means Of making them nm.
derstnnd this very simple matter. Ant
surrey me American people ought to know
lns eN9ct facts in this case ami should
upPiS 'he remedy r. + possible to do
So Z, HIPPOlTYE GRENIER.
Rue ST. llOn0rr, Paris"
Snch is the story of the decentralization
of silver in the United States as told NV
a Paris correspondent, and That. too. be-
fore 1t was known by corporars guard
in this country outside of those who
We're in the secret. In dndine to the
correspondent the same issue of the
iraphic contained the appended editorial
announcement Of the same, which would
seem to Indicate that the correspondence
is entitled to serious consideration. II
also dispcls and disproyes the oft as
serted statement that the act Of 1923
was generally understood and thoroughly
discussed before its passage:
A STORY FROM PARIS.
The letter we publish from Paris today
touching the designs of the great cnpi.
inlists To Profit by the substitution of the
inglc gold and silver basis supplies a
plausible reason for the action OF Eng.
land, Franco Eprmnny HnIopU all