Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27

10 nonconcur In similar recommends
tion made by the president In 1850
In the message which he aent 70 tho
Forty uinth congress az inc brnnhins
Of the irsi session. we find these words
Prosperity hesllalcs upon our Threshold
hruause of the dangers and uncerlaihuqs
surrounding the question, 'aniiW Nwiup
rhrlnks from trade, aud Investors are un'
willing 10 take mo chance Of the question
able shape DO which ihelr money VIII ~
returned 10 them, while enterprise hhlts
nt d risk against which care ana hhsnulunh
management do not prpteci,
"a d necessary cnnHepnencq, labor lacks
employment. aud suffering and dhifesH Nc
visited upYn Srr,,o99 g, i9f r I199GM r IAN,
alteration nf those charged with inc dulles
OF legislation. No interest appeals % us
as tho vast army Of the unemployed
recommend ilie suspension gf INC com,
pnlsary coinage OF Hlvgf, dollars directed
10y The laws passed ~ Fehrunty 1919;
II will be- seen that the same forces
were nj work then rs now; ihe same
npprchcilAiolis existed 49, now; the same
presiurc was brought from the same sour
COS IN favor OF the debaAcm'nt Of silver;
but the members Of congress- feinaing
to take COUNSEL 0f their fears, stood by
thu record Of both great parties and by
the nations history aud reialncl the
coinage Of silver ~ then provided for
Let II be- said 10 the credit Of the Demo
cratic party That In The house only
thiny-thrce Of iis membors voted 10 sus-
pend the Bland law, while 40 arc re-
corded against suspension. Time has
proved that the members, reiiceling the
opinions Of their people, were wiser thnn
tic executive, and he y doubtless crate
fu today That they did not follow his
suggestion.
TILE MESSAGE.
] have rend with caro- tho message
scnt 10 Ms last week, and have consider
eh Il In the llghl Of every reasonable
construction Of which Il u capable, II
| am able 10 understand ~ language
It points 10 the burinl Of silver with
I-nO promise Of resurrection IT, reason
ihg Is IN the direction Of single stand.
ard. Il Leads irrcsistlbly 10 universal
gold mouonrtlllism- realm oyer
whOle door Is written Abandon hope,
All ye who enter hercr Before that
door | STOP. appalled, Have gegtloin,,ni
standard universally AdOpiedf Let ~
not deoclya ourselves with the hope that
we can discard silver for gold, and that
other nations will take Il NJ and keep
y as part Of the worlds currency
Whom All tie silver available for coinage
cDuld gain admission 70 some inlIta and
al the gold available for coinage would
find 4 place for mintage, and some nation
| like France maintained the parity by
| means of hmetnllfm II was q cofiipara'
/ lively little Importance whether q par
lirnlar nation used elyer or gold OF
| both.
Exchange did not flucmate and trade
could bc carried on without inepnve1
| ience But times have changed Ono ma
| ton after another has closed ia minti
| 10 silver until The white matal has -
| European countries been made an out
| cast By Legislation and has shown bni
| lion value different from ~ cninag'
value. India. At last guided ~ TIN mis-
representaiiOna ~ the metropolitan press
| which proclaimed NJ certain what wa
| never probablc. has suspended free coin
| age. fearing that this country w0ult
sson he pnr,haae Of silver, II The Unit
"a States The greatest silver producing
| nation. which now Utilities more THAI
on,efiIird 0f lho total annual product o.
IN world, ciOssa its mint 70 the colDag
Of silver what ossurnnre have we tina
Ii can retain its place ~ primary in0nel
IN the commercial woridY
]. Il moi more reasonable 10 auppo8
that a further fail IN tls bullion valu
81 silver will BE- followed ty q demand ~
a limitation 81 the lcgal-tender quail
Ties Of the silver already 10 existeuce
That q already bclnR urged by some
ia Il not reasonable 10 suDDoae thu