The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-04
Resolution Adopted at the
NulIin Mass Meeting,
REPRESENTING ALL THE PARTIES
Iudee Reagan Wrote a Letter Telling Why
Silver Should be Used.

At very large and enthusiastic
meeting of M lis county voters, held
At Mullln August 81, called by
m.m oers of all II political parties,
n express their views on the silver
ouestion, among the resolutions of
iered vas the following, which was
unanimously adopted:
Be it further resolved, that we
are unable to see any good reason
vby a representative in congress,
Who claims to be in favor of free
coinage OF silver, should refuse to
vote for free coinage of silver, in
connection with the Sherman law;
We there fore tender our thanks and
unhesitatingly our appreciation for
the able and fearless manner in
which the Hon. G. X Bell, our
representative in congress, in CON
ppction with Representative Hon.
D B. Culberson, Hon, G. B. XII.
gore, Hon. J. V. Cockrell, Hon. S
| c. Cooper, Hon. 10 Abbott, Hon.
]. c. hutcleson, Hon Joe d.
Savers, Hon. j. w. Bailey, have
worked and voted for such a
measure as would provide for the
use of both gold and silver on a
psrity with each other in lieu of
the said Sherman law.
The follow ing letter was then
read from Hon. John II. Reagan,
in response to letter of invitation
10 deliver us an address on the &C.
caslon. The letter was received
with loud applause:
REAGAN's LETTER.
PALESTINE, Aug, 26, 1898.
ION Jno Cox and others, Committee.
Mullin, Texas:
Genllemen-You our communication
of Aug. %, directed to me at
h Austin, is before me, in which you
honor me with an invitation to be
present and address mass meeting
at Mallin on August 3l.t, son the
silver question as we'll as the
entire subject of finance" And
you suggest in case it
is impossible for me to
come, that letter from me would
be appreciated. 1t is a matter of
sincere regret to me that cannot
be with you on that occasion. l
feel ve'y deep interest in the sill
yer and financial questions now
being so earnestly discussed in CON
gress and 80 anxiously considered
BY the people all over the country.
That the present financial panic has
been brought about by the machi-
nations of the owners of bonds and
gold for the purpose of soaring the
people of this country inc the
Issue of bonds to buy gold, and
INTO the characterization of silver
and the adoption of a single gold
mndard, do not doubt.
That the scheme has gone further
man they intended l think possible.
Three or four hundred banks have
been closed by it. Hundreds of
business associations and firms have
Deem bankrupted by it. And
thousands of honest toilers have
oeen thrown out of employment by
II, and other thousands are to be-
!nrown out Of employment. And
1hey and their famiues must beg or
ateal or starve. And all because
'he owners of billions of dollars
worth of bonds, of governments and
corporations, and the owners of
.a,'ge sums of money and controllers
VI the financial policy of Great
britain and other European
countries and their agents aud
partners in this country are trying
70 iorce on as the destruction Of
one half of the metal money of the
..oahtry, as means of increasio g
"; ;ae value of their money and secur.
.,,es' and of decreasing the value Of
OIL property and labor. The plain
question now to be solved for oar
people is, shall we make scarce and
sear money for the benefit of the
RIa'uu'ocrats,and cheaper property and
.aoor Tor the masses of the people;
Gu sua In doing so increase the present
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