Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-21
BEFORE AND AFTER.
JUDGE CLARK Ayows a CHANGE
HEART.
since HIS Ringing Campaign for the
Governorship He Has studied Is
sues and Discovered His Errors.

sues and Discovered His Errors.
Tho o,..r;,,. sp..seh Of Judge Clark's
catnna,sn ~. Governor. delivered at Den
ton, Decetnier 10. 1891. was dyoted
almost extensively ia the financial issue
The following extracts indicate its gem
It (siiyer, was fraudulently demonetized
and we win never rest uutil y Is put
back. Silver Is the money OF me P.or
and Is despised hy the nch- II is the
money Of the constitution equal with gold:
II has been deposed for the benefit Of
the money power and for That reason
l am for silver.
1 have vet to see tue first man outside
of Wall street. New York, OF Boston,
who is satisfied with the present eondi-
ton. Is there man here who will rise
ir the presence Of bis fellow men and
say that these laws under which we
have been living for many weary years
are right and just before God, and that
tine people demand NJ relietf
And thus we go right from the foun-
dntiOns of society, back to the money
power. which securely enthroued, rules
IN a republic. we should submit 10 this
without at least an eifcort 10 relieve
ourselyess "a vciec-We should nOtJ
Money sits enthroucd in the East with
a string lied to it,
In my opinlpn the matter il that this
government for more than 100 years has
been run IL the interest Of MONOPOLY
! by tile money Of the country; ana wheh
the farmer tells me that, ! shake hands
| with him aud tell him he is right,
| because / know lie is right. iApplausel
! You can olll that anarchy, sub-trensury
/ VI whatever you please. lhis govern
| ment had hardly been free and put INTO
| operation before that man Uointing TO
| Jefferscn's picturel raised his voice
| against the methods of Mr.. Hamilton
| as secretary Of the treasury and told
| him that lie was huiding up II money
/ power that would thereafter enslaye the
] people.
What would Mr.. Jefferson, who feared
! that the liberties Of the people. were
| nenaced hy the little farms Of Virginia
| coming under the law of primogenithr"r
| shy If he lived to witness the uccumula-
| Tins which have been built up by wrong
| fnl legislation? l bear no malice 10 the
people who own the money thus uccnnin-
] lAENM. | MnMll nor liAht u liNAi AAA'iA
| / am not here to advocate the destruction
| vi IL: but 1 want the money to take ITS
| hands OH the throat of his country aud
| let us alone prolonged applauseJ You
| give me control 0f the currency nt Tile
countrywide control Of the life blood
which gives vitality 10 the trade aud bu-
.inr,s-aud yuu can send whom YOU
plcase to congress and make whom You
please governor. but l will rule the
country.
When remedy is suggested by the
farmers. who see and realize what ih'
trouble X. who see that when they brlhl
their crops TO market there Is no money
10 huy them, II Is suid, as was said 10y q
distinguished politician IN this state whl
been highly honored, you cannot be
lieye In amy remedy suggested by thns'
agitntors, because II God had Intended t
inspire person ,,.s Wi,n I Sl yoS no
have inspired Grover Cleveland Of
j. G.. Carlisle The man who said that
was absolutely ignorant Of the cause q
reform. Reform does not work down
ward. II works works upwnrd' 1t doe
not come TO US clothed IT purple AM
fine linen. II comes invariably from TIA,
poor who have horne the grievance unti
they cannot bear the burden any longer
Applause
have boon criticised in this stat
1 will not say hy n mental prpss-hut
will say by a misguided press as ON
who have abandoned the teneiS OF NJ
party and turned his back On its prece
dents IN the interest of the People
party for the purpose Of diSintcgrntin
.ud destroying the Democratic party
In an interview published soon atte
his Denton speech, Judge CLARK said
Mr. Cleveland:
"He Is not my kind Of Democrat;
don't Ike Democrat that is bigger tina
his party. Mr.. Cleyeland's opportunit
irving 10 Enlvhnizn him into life. q
gong INTO office he domonliizrd hi
larty IN the hour of victory lie snubhc
It's sng,s aud leaders and attacked u
position on the silver question IN 'h
interest Of Eastern money hag~; lie en-
. hrnccd the doctrines of the Mugwnml
, and left the Augean stables g full q
Republicans as he found them
In q letter h Mr. Bryan Barry, date
MAY 80. lSD2. Judge Clark wroie;
Tariff reform and free silver "
good aud ought to be demanded.
LEI us declare for the immediate relur
OF government 20 It's proper functions,
tariff for revenue only aud free coiuug
7 Of silver and gold
THE JUDGE CONVERTED.
The following letter WIS published IA.
week explaining why Judge Clark do
not now hold to the views he cApu,ssr
OF Denton.
, WACO Tex, July 15--NlcsSrs o. I
Milan and r. j. Chccly. Ennis, Tex
Gentlemen have yours of the H.
instant mcloslng u clipping from b
Evening Meteor OF yonr c.ty. and =,
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