Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

tlunlb, Power. Quay. saunders. SAWYER
SHERMAN. spooncr. Squire, stewart. Stock
bridge, Washburn. nnd wolcott-sa
lNaSs-Barbour Rate Blackburn Cali,
Carlisle. cockrell. Coke. colquitt. Danlei
Faulkner, Gibson. German. Hampton,
harris, Jones OF Arkansas. KAnna Me-
Pherson. pAsco. pugh. Ransom. Reagan.
Purple. Vance, Vest. Voorhees, and Wal
thall-es
Let the grave responsibility for the vic.
iatlon OF every sound principle OF finance
which such a measure creates be mut he-
Tore the American people by those who arc
shown by the record TO have assumed Il.
a BErIEv,sR IN Bf-MFTAfilsM.
As nrm. untal,crina believer IN b.
netaliism. and Rs an Andc,laing SUP.
porter OF the colnRer ara use OF both
sold and silver as tSu STANDARD money
OF The country without discflmlnauaf
AGAINST either metal, ] voted agAins. THE
Sherman act. and for the same rasoa !
shall vote for ils repeal. 'rhc cutcry IN
certain quarters At this time THAT those
who vote for the repeat ~ this a.hsure
are enemies VI silVer as money AMI IN
favrr .. It's characterization. Is not only
falsc. so far MS am concerned. hut In
the light Of what has ihppsned IN the
past It Is absurd
neyinning with the FIRST speech made
In THE body ana down 10 'he present
hour | can recall no vote or word m
the subject OF tho colnarc or circulation
or silvct which I would now c'anrs or
blot from the record II l >ouid, .Ani now
In this the darkest day ever knoNn for
silver among ciVlllHed people since Ahra.
ham, the Hebrew prince, i,ald tour hun.
dred shekels, current money with the
merchant" FOR resting 'lacc Tor The
beloved Sara I nvow nv mistaken faith
that It VIII remain forever ons of the
worlds great and potential factors Of
nuRnce. commerce. traffic and iapv ausi-
ness transactions. u will neither be- de-
mpn@uzei nor driven away from the
habitAticns Of the iaboring masses OF
mankind 1t has come down 10 Us FROM
lmmcmorlal ages ana Il Will continue 10
rest rs one II The precious metals ~.
holding the credit OF nntionS and bring.
Ing blessings 10 the sons and daughters
lof toll, whom the stcnca thruueh witch
We are now passng have grown aim In
rles.
WHY RE Will VoTG FOR REPEAL.
shah vote to repeal the. Sherman act.
us | would remove rs from loA Of
aweet ointment, as 7 would abate q nul-
shnee, and wire out an obstruction to
and vitiates our entire financial system
and destroyF confidence IN nil buslncgs
ttansnctions every hour u remaiin q part
OF our laws. OFTEN the question has been
asked whether a vote should he given
for its unconditional repent. Or Nhsther
benre it Toes, something n the way ot
d substitute must b. agreed anon 10 take
It's place. Biz ! wonld at once eradicate
this confessed evil. this universally cone
hau1ftnA
laws, with no other condition than my
right and free agency TO support end 10
.seoure IN connection with its repeal. or
afterward, Ny m independent menpurc.
as the Sequence NJ ita immediate repeal
ithe primary duty % the mourn "a sound
financial system. embracing the -binngs
OF silver on an equality with I'D
In making this statement only repeat
the declaration % the democratic pnrty
In National convention at chlciro In
June iSq2, and on which the American
people restored to the presidency ,ne OF
the strongest nhleat purest and most
patriotic characters ever known ~ Amer
lean history. That declaration. contain.
Ing &c Il doas the concensus OF democrat.
ic opinion from every state and Territory
In the Union. may he heard ~ tbis time
again with profit and advantage
we denounce the republican lerinlatlnn
known as the Sherman act OF 1850 az q
cowanily makeshlfL fraught with possl
bllltlea OF danver IN the future which
should make oll It's supporters, as well
as it's author. anxious for its speedy ne.
peal. We hold TO the use OF both gold ana
silver as the standard money of tho coun.
try, and TO tho coinage OF both sold and
silver without discriminating aVnInai
either metal or mintave. but the dolIai
unit OF coinage Of both metals must bt
Of equal intrinsic and cxchangchhie value
or be adjusted through international
agreement. or BY such safeguards OF leg,
islntlon as shall insure the maintenance
Of the parity VI the two metals and tha
equal power Of every dollar az all times
in the markets. in the payments OF debts
and we demand that an paper currency
shall be Kept at par with and redeemnbie
in such coin. We insist upon thiA policy
as especially necessary FOR The protection
| OF the farmers and laborlng classes, this
FIRST and most dcfenselsns victims OF un,
stable money and a inctuatinE currency
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY's PLEDGE
/, win here be seen that the united
democracy OF the country fourteen month.
ago. In formal convention assembled de-
nounced the Sherman act, which had de.
graded silver 10 a commodity demanded
| It's repeal ana declared In the strongest
| language In favor OF the coinage OF both
! the metals on fair and honeft forms Of
absolute equality hut the record made on
thiR subject In the momontous year Of 1897
does not stop at this point Grover Glove
land. the great leauer OF his party then
and the great chief magistrate Of the whole
/ people now, In accepting his nomination
addressed tho public in remembered termE,
| which have been In no wise changed. modi-
| Ned, or contradlcted by the Hingulnrly
able message delivered a few days ago 10
this body. His language was as follows,
THE people are entitled to sound and
honest money, nbundantly sufficient IN
volume 10 supply their business needs.
But whatever may be the form Of the
peoples currency. National or State. who
Their Eold, silver. or paper. Il should be 70
guarded by governmental action or by
wise and careful laws that no one can
be deludcd as 20 the certainty and stability
or It's value. Every dollar put into tho
hands Of the people should be Of tho same
value and purchasing power with this
condition absolutely guaranteed. both gold
and silver can be safely utilized upon
equal terms on the adjustment Of our own
currency"
SOUND AND HONEST MONEY.
Sir, this statenen, Of the dtty OF tho
government toward the American people
Is embraced In four brief sentences. and
yet contains every sound. wholesome. on
during principle u finance ever known
IN tho hiHtofy OF the most prosperous ma
tons OF the earth. Sound and honest
money nbundnn,ly sufficient IN volume"
gold. silver, and pHpet," "Hcguiaia1 and
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