Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-08
THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE AT
NASHVILLE OFF THE TRACK.
1t Sends an Antagonistic Reply to the
Invitation orthe Pan-American Bi-
metallic Association.


| 81. Louis. Oct .. under the auspices Of
the American Bimetallic association.
Among the replies which have been
received by Secretary Newell OF the
Denver chamber of commerce is the
following somewhat antagonistic letter:
Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 20, 1893.
Olney Newell, Esq, Denver, Col:
Dear Sir-Your letter of the 2Sth inst
inviting this body to send representatives
to the bimetallic convention. which
meets in St, Louis, Mo-. Oct. 3, 1898,
Is at hand, the said convention to be
composed Of representatives. from Old
Mexico and all the states thereof, of all
the countries Of South and Central Amer
ica aud the states of Alabama, Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Iowa. Kansas, Ken
tucky, Louisiana. Missouri Minnesota,
Mississippi, Montana, Nevada. New
Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina,
South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
West Virginia, Virginia, Washington
and Wyoming. Thus expressly leaving
out of said invitation 10 send delegates
all the Northern, Central and Eastern
states Of the Union, and saying further
In effect, that the cities of New York,
Boston. Philadelphia and Baltimore had
tormei u conspiracy TO demuneiize silver,
etc.
We 10 lot sympathize with the meas
urc as Quilted in the circular enclosed.
II is essentially sectional aud un-Amcr-
lean. We believe that every state, city
and section IN The United States should
strive by all honorable means to build
up its trade and commerce, but this
should not De done by traducing other
Ha az sHHIHs HWn
equally ms patriotic with ourselves. We
love our whole country North, South,
East and Wcst-and do not believe that
the people Of New York, Boston, Philu-
delpha or Baltimore or the press of
those cities have cou5pired or will con
spirc 10 rob US of our rights, financially
or otherwise, or that they have become
hostile to our welfare. No. sir; let the
himetalic convention rest upon IL broader
basis Of American brotherhood and good
will toward all men, aud free itself from
the tuint OF srctiOnnlism. If hluletallism
Is good for the South and West, II IL
equally good for the North and East,
for Maine as California, and for llli-
nois as Texas
We will not discuss the question of
bimetalllsm In this connection, as 1t is
not pertinent to the question here In
y0lved. Many Of our best citizens be-
litve IN bimetnllism, but we think there
are nut lew OF lntlu WIN VIII hNUHtIAUt
10 the doctrine aud belief of Conspiracy
In the East" Bhnetallism must win, if
u wins at all, upon the broad platform
that IL is best for all Americans, and
not confined to any particular states or
sections of our common country.
Let the managers of the bimetallic
convention change their tactics md scope
50 as to embrace the entire country, and
they will have the respect of the Amrri-
can people whether their cause Is lost
o. won. Respectfully, o. H. HIGHT,
Secretary.
MIR NEWELL EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Newell replied to this in the fol-
Denver, Colo, Sept 9, 1893,
Mr.. q. IL. Hight. Secretary. Merchants
Exchange, Nashville, Tennessee:
Dear Sir-NUur esteemed lnvor of Aug
uSt 10 IL ct hand. The call for the 81
Louis meeting is misleading in the sense
that 7 conveys the Impression unless
carefully read. that the convention is TO
be purely a silver meeting. There is
nothing TO Justify this construction except
the nnmc OF the association BY whose
authority the call is made. The meet
ing was called under the auspices of the
Pcn-Americap Bimetnllic association be
cause that organization had an existence
through which II was easy 10 reach the
countries 70 the south Of us from which
We desired cooperation. But the thirl
paragraph of the call expressly states
that broader remedies are REQUIRED
than this association eau apply und the
States aud territories whose interests
are mutual are invited to come together
10 consult over measures and means 10
promote their commercial interests / fan
70 see IN this any spirit Of srctonnlism
or nnything that is ''un-American."
Under existing conditions the West Is
growing poorer. and the same is true
Of the South, Il the press of that secs
tion Is 30 be- relied upon,
do not 3ubscrihc to the doctrine thnt
20 be loyal citizen or good American
must approve of that policy thai turns
all the results Of the energy and toll OF
ne producing states Of the South and
within 300 miles Of Boston.
The government census tells tho fol.
lowing story. The states Of Nebraska
Iowa. Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina
Georgi0. Mississippi and Louisiana com,
hlned are more than iifty-eight times tbe
sue Of Massachusetts; In 1880 the popu.
lahon Of these wealth-pro1ucine states
was li,4O1,167: that OF Massnchusetts
l,tSi,0S0. Assessed valuation Of tbe for-
NOR 81, fH9, Dl9,1o5; Massachusetts 81
oSh156,S SOP. The proportion of lands
Is thus seen to he IS 10 1; labor Z 10 / .
capital, > TO l.
Yet the increase Of wealth from 1854
To 100 was, for tho combined stntes
mentioned. 1859, AL ,0T4 Massachusetts
$500, 3TI, S24 And her contribution 10
the nations wealth was the manufig.
turned product upon which the masses
OF the people pay an mholy and burden.
some tax.
If the people of the West and soun,
en- devise means by which they viii
obtain mora for what they sell ana nav
less in transportation and other Charges
Tor what they are. compelled 10 buy.
they win be exercising. not only right
hut duty as we'll, and IN such a meei'
ing neither good citizenship nor LOYALTY
70 country require that Representatives
should be asked 10 participate who want
70 continue thar policy which has reduced
the price OF cotton 10 cents and badiy
crippled an industry that has, FROM Ire
clrliest time, been one OF the most inn
poriant TO the human race.
THE SILVER DOCTRINE.
/ do not dcny that the people Of tho
silverprodueing states believe that nv
snbstrstnm Of universal prosperity r.
silver currency on an equality with anld
~ Re the ''oh red sand stone upon which
the commerce Of the world must rssi
and the silver question must NECESSARILY
he considered ia all meetings Ike thct
which Is to be held Ia ST. Louis ~
Oct, 3, but so Ear a. the Representatives
OF the mining states are concerned. 1,
viii be discussed simply Us Il relates
20 the real purposes Of the Convention