Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-10

stallion Electinnccs.
Prospect Hill farm, Miller & sibley
propucsors. Ia known 70 horsemcn an over
tle country. Mr.. Miller IS the plact.c.i
man OF the FIRM. Fifty thousand dollar
stations and $4,000 Jersey bulls ase the
Kind Of products the farm raiscs-and IL
pays. Their specially Is the celebrated Elec
uoncer fas. trottins stock.
Congressman Sihley Is the oniy STRAIGHT
frre coinage man In tho Pennsylvania aele.
gation. The house was prepared fer the
SIDE be took in the silver debate, because
Mr. Bland had done the unprecedented
thing Of nominating this new member Tor
the chalr1nAnship Of tho fr,e silver carops.
IL was not prepared, however. for the
speech delivered. Il was remarkable for a
new member. Not that Il was statesman.
Ike and grand. It was not. Butthe speak.
er had evidently studied the question, and
he bubbled over with facts. figures. fancit-,,
quotations and stories like water over a
cataract He used no notes whatever, but
everything came tripping along smoothly,
and when members began To ply hirn with
questions they CAUSED not the least clnbAis
rsssment. His speech was as disjolnted as
though 1t wene Methodist elaboration.
but IL presented one side OF the silver de-.
bate forcibly and we'll.
The speakers manner rather set on his
speech. Both delivery and phrAseology
were picturesque aud attractive, Tiers
was mineling OF argument. denunclation
OF Wall strc't and OF the banks, with an.
peals for the farmer and the laborer Tho
vernaoulhr Of the poker table iostlesl with
Biblical quotations. which were used With
great frequency Poetry was recited I'm rs
ly, history from Pharaoh 10 George ard
TO modern times was brought forth from
its reccssos and piquAncy was given hy the
speakers own humor to il all
A new date OF birth was given 70 the
Democratic party, which has been popular.
ly supposed 90 date from jefferson, tne
speaker naming as the first great Democ- Z
Christ, who said every man who was naked
and hungry and sick was his brother, and
who had been crncified not "beoause Of any
Eeligious ideas that he possessed diiIerent
frsm the masses, but because "he had e>n
demned the oxtortioner aud the oppcssor
mud had dared to scourge the money chang
ers from the temple Of the living Cod
so far as the argument OF the speaker
wentit hinged around tho propositions that
the fall In the prices OF commodities SIRE
isi9 had b~cn caused by the deinonetira.
tion of silver, that gold had appreciated
and that or legislation against silver Ind
fostered grain and cotton competition IN
India by enabling England TO buy silver
here at low rates and use It as full legnl
tender In India
One Of the best Of Mr.. Sibley's luminous
passages was applied to Representative
Harter, whom he said no always liked TO
hear, because he bubbled over in such an
easy, pleasant way. He heaves and pitches
and springs a leak here and springs leak
there" paughtorl, reminding him lslhley)
Of Marx Twain's storm on tho Erie canal
She heAved and sot, and cot and heaved.
And b ii her rudder flung.
And every ume she sot and hoRyed
mighty leak she sprung.
In appearance Mr.. Slbley Is 0 feet high,
well but not heshily built, weight about
1856 pounds, face smooth shayon and ex-
pressive, head rather sparsely covered with
hair aud oounteuance mild aud good tenn
pered. BANks RICHARDSON.