Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-19

What a Number of Greenvmc People
Have Co Say On the Subjects Com
nccted With II.

GltEENNIIIE Texas. iuly iS.-tSne
ciall-rhc following interviews were had
here with citizens on the financial ques-
tion.
q. II. Yoaknm. utats senator, said. II
am of the opinion that the Sherman law
has been dOctored long enough. and |
think Il should be Immediately repealed,
and a substitute should be had that re-
c~ognizes silver as equal to gold, that
~, we should return as near as possible
TO the law as IL existed between 179S
and 1873. The constitution municipalities
that congress- shall regulate the value
Of our money. aud whom they made
the interest on the public debt payable
in gold aud otherwise lcgislnted against
silver. c,ngress was regulating the val
ne by discriminating agaipst silver.
There II hut one way to place gold and
silver on a parity. and that is TO place the
two metals On q basis OF equality In
The eyes Of the law.
II. III. King. president of the First
national bank II think the financial out
look is Frightening every day, and with
the sherman law repealed and the fine
prospects for crops throughout the
South. ! look for nm easy money mark.
81 this fall, aud very proslS'rlus times.
Texas has very fine prospects, large
crops. fat cattle and the people have not
gnue In debt ms much nS has been their
custom. | see nothing ahead but prosper
ity. The fall trade opens In August, aud
] think congress shonld have heen called
~. July instead of August, giving con.
hdcnce aud protecting the opening of
business
n. -. Wood. attorney; The cause Of
the present financial crisis Il the deter
mined warfare on silver as a money
metal. prccipiiated by the closing Of the
British India mints TO the free coinage
Of that metal
fThA nNfpn anaatnn nf gnuNrnaa Will tA-
peal the sherman act OF 1880, hut on
the substitution of some other measure
looking 10 a., increase of the circulating
medium will pcrcipitatc in congress, one
of the most hitter and vindlcaiiye fights
ever wSged in our political history.
j. L. Regain, local agent Pacific FIX
press Co: Am In favor of the repeal of
the sherman act, the free and unlimited
coinage of silver ON q parity with gold,
aud Il sufficient paper currency TO he
kept at par with and redecmahle in such
coin. An income tax OF SlO,OOO and owe
20 that abnormal wealth may bear its
proportional burden.
l.. "A CLARK. Attorney. Congress should
first repsh the Sherman law. Second.
enact u substitute providing for the coin.
nge OF both god and silver on precisely
The SAME terms and at Il ratio IN adjusted
that The bullion value Of u dollar In either
metal will be worth u dollar In the other
metal, aud providing for the Issuance Of
a proper amount uf paper money based
On and redrelnable ia such coin. lrIis The
b,,noctnlic party is pledged To do
" 4. Williams, presidcnt Of Green
vile National bank. ! think the out
look a great deal brighter and am ~
the opinion that IN thirty DAYS money
MATTERS VIII he easy, especially as soon
as. the cotton begins to move.
!. Pepper " Bros. wholesale groccrs:
We think congress should ut once re-
peal the Sherman law. and let future
dictate what silver shall do. ANY thing
to relieve the present stringency OF
money,
b; o. Wylic, clothier: Favor the re-
peal Of the Sherman INV, and believe
the strinGency In money nmtters is
caused strictly from u lack of confidence.
which ] believe will be entirely restored
alter congress cOuvcneS. Then money
Will he cheaper aud more plentiful.
John II. Cate, dry goods. Think the
sherman act should be repealed al once
ind something better substituted. Cleve.
Tau and Calise are in u position to
take the situation and will do what they
think best, When congress settles tie
silver Question we may expect better
II. d. Markham, Wholesale produce
commission; Most decidedly / am in
favor Of repeating the Sherman law. If
congress wants to benefit the country
they must repeal II. 1t IL almost the
unanimous wish Of the Democratic parry
that such u course be pursued be
lieve VI congress oheys the wishes OF the
people The financial crisis will In the
course Of ninety days be a thing Of the
past.
Julius Levy. dry goods; | agree with
President Cleveland and favor the re
peal of the Sherman act, aud favor the
parity of the two metals, gold aud silver.
AS %eXpounded by secretary Carlisle. /
look for much better times within the
next sixty days,
j. G. O'Ncnl. sheriff. There Is enough
money in the country, hut II IL n general
feeling Of d%istrust. and lack NJ conf.
dence. which keeps it out of circulation.
Repeal the Sherman act. as The ma.
j0rity Of the Democratic hosts request.
and feel assured that the people will
turn loose their money, and confidence
will be fully restored,
II. *. Lane, dry goods, Congress
should certainly repeal the sherman act.
by doing this | believe confidence will
he restored. aud the financial crisis
Will be- at nn end
Il. i. Iooney. attorney: ''rhe Sher.
man act. IL seems, should lr repealed.
bat n substitute measure should be pass
ed at the special session. and inst wnnt
II should Ike rs to details Is u large ques-
ton. However, the financial plank of
the recent national convention win fur.
nish u sufe text"
II. NJ. Newton. city attorney: 81 be-
lleyc the prt.scnt financial stringency Is
the result Of past monetary legislation.
aud especially of the Sherman law. and
i suggest the following: First, repeal
the Sherman law as soon ns possible.
Second, then establish free and I'M.
limited coinage Of silver, making the
silver dollar equal in oil respects 10 the
gold dollar. and such a course will re-
suit benetcially. unless prevented by
monetary legislation and Interference Of
foreign governments"
4. VI. Scarborough. farmer; Garry out
the Chicago platform a. adopted By the
last national Democratic convention aud
levy an income tax on all annual In.
comes over 5000.
X. ID. Campbell. county treasurer: Am
In favor VI fepcaliug the sherman law.
Am in favor Of leyying an income tax
on NIL anunal incomes exceeding 5000.
] look for much better times Immediate
ly after adjournment Of the special SEES
sioa.
w. l.. Morgan. retail grocer; Heartily
believe, the present financial state Of
affairs WIS prccipitatod by the undue
Speculation Of many national banks.
c~lnsing distrust and loss Of confidence.
Believe the Sherman act will be re-
pealed during the extra session IN Au.
gust. and u wiser law passed. embOdy-
ing all the best features of the old. with
such additions az wisdom and experience
may sugget,
B. Q. Evans. attorney; The Demo
cratic party IN convention. assembled IN
1892. denounced the Sherman act as q
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