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

Bryan 4. Berry Of Dallas: "of course
Cleveland did right IN calling congress
together aud If congress and Mr.. Clevc-
land will now wipe OF Of the statutes Of
the United States all the legislation had
upon the silver question since and in
Guiding the infamous act of 1879 de.
monetizng silver the question will sct-
tie itself That would restore free coin.
age of both gold and silver on basis of
IL 10 !, Just il existed before tho law
making power Of our national govern
tnent commenced interfering with this
business question by trying 10 undo die
wisdom Of ages and the laws Of estab-
hsnel trade. II has not been and never
VIII be forgotten By the American people
that the act of 1873, the first blow re-
ceired by rs from the Bank of England
came as from the hand OF an ASSASSIN
and that that act passed by congress-
without such men as James c. Blaine,
then member, knowing Il, and nothing
out restoration Of the law as II existed
prior to that time will ever settle this
question. II that act and others since
hlu never heen passed We would have no
silver question today and the country
would have been spared this urent GnaE.
ciul crash. but u is on now and If Wnil
street and others Of our people who hive
heen Tor years trying to force silver ann
OF circulation and a single gold standard
upon us think their present mlsfortuues
VIII cause the people tn give up silver
coinage they Will ind ont better before
they are many years older Wall street
Gains to bt the greatest sufferer In ma
almost unprecedented panic and II is
very proper that they should be for they
had more to do with producing the panic
than all the people Of the Union romlnej.
The sherman law is wrong in priuciplc
and should be repealed as il was
adopted, MS now admitted hy Senator
Shcrman 10 prevent the passage of FREQ
coinage law, favored by congress nj thnt
time tlSlOl Il would be perfectly fnir to
use IL as cudgrl now to force the 20
enactment of free coinage. Again, the
Democrats party is In possession of
every branch Of the law.makmg power Of
the government. elected upon free coin.
goiug To prove traitornus To- this party
pledge the people want to know Ii and
there viii be day of reckoning whom
the time comes to hold Democratic con.
NrnuunS and vote comes again. Of
course no one has any right to suspect
| any good Democrat Of any such treason,
| hut things look little suspicious 10 say
the least Of L, and no doubt many OK.
pressions will be made ON the subject
today. ! am very anxious To hear them
/ or course the Democratic parry Is NOV,
on trial, but Il Is not responsible for Inc
/ present situation Of afhiits, | regret,
however, that Secretary Carlisle aid moi
pay ont silver as he had the undouhted
| tight To do, 10 some OF tho New Yorl,
| bankers who were. feel SURE, trying 10
| force the government to issue and sen
| fbcm bonds by taking gold ont Of mo
treasury and shipping Il To Europe. Tint
would have been proper. wise and legS
and wonld have done much more sonIl
aud moro TO prevent the present fnancnl
situation than everything else possible,
/ The Bank of France uses silver In thar
way aud that institution has NOR, Than
| once In the last few years proven ltsslfto
| he stronger IN financial crisis than the
Rant. Of England, which has been Heht
ing silver for many years
From an interview with Roger o.
Mills;
what 10 you think Of President
Clcyeland's action IN calling Tho extra
session Of congress to meet in AurnstY'
He did what was right. There is no
doubt hut that tn Sherman act win hc
repealed and q substitute measure adon,.
I'd What this Measure viii be. am
situluon ''''''''"'
II think viii rapidly improve. II
Is q panic which is unloundcd. N was
o4u,ed by the banks exporting gold ont
OF Nm, tnTn ssnntry; ere3ias q false alarm y
~ hardly think So. | DON'T ~. why II
should nf course ihr effect L ssycr'.
on thu silver producing states. aud win
! .ans', many mines 10 smut lown. i hari,
~ ihlnk that The shutting down Of thr
minis 9f India has pased The biz d.,
/ parhNunn IN ir value " silver Of
maud Tor silver" wv
10 you believe that Inc Two fa.,,o,s