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

praetcng deception upon hin country
men In order e. ErAtlfy his personal am
hitlone On the contrary, his fearlcSs
irankncss IN the expression OF his vcws
on Az public oucstions without regard
e their effeet upon himself has ions
been conceded by friend ana Zoe TO be
the leading characteristic Of his uind.
Lord Bacon says, ut Is the Weakest sort
o. politicians that are the greatest dis
semhlcrs,"
CLEVELAND AND CARLISLE
think IL win he admitted by all that
Mr.. Cleveland belongs 90 the STRONGEST
and NOS TO the weakest pool Of political
aetion. TIE ecrVt Of his Immense s.reagth
with the plain masses OF the American
people has hong since been solved by
his bold. clear uttcmnecs. followed by
his manly and direct action, he has in.
splred universal and absolute confidence,
from one ocean TO the other IN his per.
feet Integrity OF purpose. In his untaltcr-
lux patriotism his supreme love OF coun-
Try rs well na his stalwart and command
ms ability, II am reminded that he
did not repeat his latter OF acceptance
In his recent message recommending the
repeal Of the sherman act, my answer
Is that white such q reassertion OF his
well known views would have grained
many worthy and well meaning people,
Yet u was not necessary on hts part In
order 10 retain tho confidence Of the pco-
pie that he was IN favor OF the coinage
and use Of both gold and silver ON ternis
which would insure n parity In their
values
lie has never recalled. retractcd, or oN-
'piaiucd away n pinglc word OF MIS- LITTER
accepting the nomination Tor the prcai-
dency HIS assurances In that letter are
today alive and In for,ei md IA bmdng
thia hour AZ they were when Nrat given
"a 4 ltasa t,ag
I am willing 20 stand OF fall by my faith
In the truth and honor of Grpvcr Glove
land. and I'm hts well known ndellty TO
.pledgca when once they ore made.
81. 1 also Invoke IN this connection the
lhonorcd name Of the SECRETARY OF the
treasury, John q. Carlisle Is the peer "
intellect and spotlcsa Integrity OF any OF
the illusitioua statesmen who have held
thu portfolio OF finance since tho treasury
department. was created. including Alex,
nndcr Hamilton, It's nrat secretary,
make no mistake IN placing him a. hi
linttailist, concurriug nllN with the prcsl.
don't In support OF hi-motallic system OF
coinage,
- q democrat, MS al american ctlaeA,
~ trnu loving and believing In justice.
fair play and coumon penar. / appeal 10
those around inc and to the yroat body
log the people, TO know whom wo can
trust NJ such time as ihla, whom we
cnn believe, n We are 10 turn our backs
ON such mon as GroVcr gicvslpnd and
John q, CarllslcG God holm the demo.
cratic party and tho country n such a
stup' ndous mistake Ia 20 take placel
At a FAIR AND HONEST RATIO.
Sir tho terms conditions and ratios
hiking tho intrinsic 1r INTERCHANGEABLE
value OF these two metais have always
from the earliest ages boom matters Of
st.N adj
great paramount fact has been declared
nnd established IN the Most solemn and
overwhelming manner hy tho yeice and
votes OF the American people within tho
last ycnr that silver shall not be dsmonc-
tired, that ouu-hnit tho specie basis ~
the world shall not be destroyed that
the volume OF paper money now Ia circu.
laton FOR the payment OF labor and the
products OF labor shall not be contracted
with their consent. 10 the basis OF mono.
netallism and to the standard and exist.
snco OF gold alone. tt IL not my purpose
nj this time 10 dbcuuH the details OF
coinage or the nnmbor u grains NJ each
'of tile precious metals which should 10
into the different colus Of silver and
sold.
Let It ba distinctly understood how.
lcver. not only by the American people Of
lev~y class, calling and condition but
also by the people VI every nation With
whom We have commercial relations
that salr AMI honest ratio viii be en,ub-
liHhcd and maintained by the American
con ross and that neither the one nor the
Other Of tbs two mstpla viii he dismissed
from the public service we viii omit
mo honorable EFFORT TO induce foreign gov.
lernmonta TO unite with US In achieving
lby International agreement this great
and gigantic blessing Tor the human race
but Jet u be distinctly understood. now
and for all time 10 come, that the labor
ling, debt-paying masses of this country,
iconHiltutlug nine.tonthH Of Tho American
peoplr, will never. under any ctrcum.tan.
cca, consent to double the dcbta nf debt.
ors and double tho claims ~ creditors
by destroying one-hnlf tho money author
lied by tho constitution with which debts
may riEhtfully be paid
u IN well also 10 remember that thu
American Republlo Il a government Of tho
people, Whatever may be true N other
nations, and that horr on American soil
no system Of public policy can stand or
ought 20 stand which docs not rest on the
content Of the governed Nor viii | hssl-
tate 10 say 10 those who are urgina the
adoption Of monometnllinm, with gold
alone as q standard ana "a specie basis for
all our currency to tho exclusion ana e3-
tlnotion OF Allyrr money that by virtue or
their great powers ~ self-Rpyerninrnt
The people AZ the VERY earliest opportunity
will tear down and utterly annlhilaic such
an oppressive and destructive system or
finance should Il ever be established
THE SILVER PRODUCING STATES
Sir the peculiar relations which the rii.
yer producing States and Territories of
thr coratry bear 70 slie question now under
consideration can not be overlooked, and
ought not 70 be misunderstood Not ieaa
than i've States and three Territories are
| richly endowed with the precious metals,
aud indeed all thq vast and magnificent
regions of wealth md power from the
/ Rocky mountains and the upper waters
| OF the Mississippi 20 the Phcine ocean
| and from our Mexican boundary 10 che
/ British Possessions, " In close Rffinlty OF
interest az wcll aa Of feeling on this sub
| jcrf. Every American hehrt HwellA with
pride IN contemplating the gigantic pro-
rresa and development there accomplished,
/ Under tho guidance Of that supreme ana
oyershadowing PrOyldfngc which shapes
and dictates the history OF nations Tho
discovery OF gold and SILVER. those mighty
tnilsmans OF the human intellect and or
human enerRy. was not 10 take place IA
their full strength and glory on This con
tinent unti the hour came IN the fnllneEs
of time when their presence would not
only round out the boundariea. but also
fix the destiny and complete the Colossal
rrcatnenn Of an ocean bound republic
Early in tho sixteenth century, more !
Than three centuries and . hair aRo, The ]
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