Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-21
cALLAHAN FoR SILVER.

BAIRD, Tex. Aug. ao.-,Special.)-
Pursuant TO call large number Of Gala
han corniy Democrats met here 10 give
expression to their Views on the Gnan-
cial question.
W. L. Gilliland, editor Of the Baird
Star presided
The following resolutions were adopt
ell.
Your committee appointed for tie pur-
pose of drafting suitable resolutions ex-
pressing the opinion aud views Of this
asteinblage on the silver question now
nelns considered IN the congress Of the
United States of America. beg leave to
submit the following report:
!. Resolved, that 1t is the sense of
TINS mass meeting Of The citizens of Gala.
nan county, Texas, that we are opposed
TO the decentralization of silver as Il part
can people.
.. We respectfully demand of our
senators and representatives In the
! American congress that they use their
| best Efforts to defeat all attempts to dc.
stroy part of the money which has
existed since the establishment of the
! government and Willingly used rs such
among the people IN payment of their
/ debts and the legal demands among them
! Tor many years, until 1871, when cutl-
! gross passed the coinage act. n clause in
Nn,ch 1lu unnloheuKe the SILVER dollar,
nlu s1lu portion al thc act was inserted
~ elaaneSthe manner without The de-
~ u lhe ptopr anu without qiscis-
I out their knowledge mud consent
y. We demand that the net of 1880
known as the Sherman law. be repenl-
cd under the condition that free coin
~, vi Nu,e nv i' si'vI' nrolucgu from
ics Ia, ,itn,oi ftn''S o, NN I.l
w. nc hc Sium11''u.vq ,hgte'ot as tne Jaw
- III "n" 'n"' ~, hV"'F ~
| J',H s'',' W. tatlp vi ~ ~ Il Huu
! fnutl ~ Nt1l lvnuer iot an ueuls'
~ ~ oppuseu " Strlklng uoWn
! t,lls part OF lhe money OF the people, Tor
| lue reason we OehcNe " VIII uecf'Ase
NaIues o. properly owned ny tue people,
anu thereby ue great injury 10 the
| producing classes OF the people for the
! reason. ms we believe, that u will reduce
| the commercial values OF the farm pro-
| duets of the land, and upon the pros
| pcrity Of this class of people rest the
| foundation of the commercial aud ma
tcnal prosperity of the country.
D. We believe that The scheme 10 de-
/ moneuzc silver ana establish q gold
| standard OF values, Is not in thc interest
of the masses of people, hut II is In re-
Spouse to the demand to satisfy the self
! ish greed Of the government bond hold.
| ers, the obligations of private corpora
| tons, and the holders OF the individual
| obllrntiung of the pconle. NH of which
! said evidence of Indebtedness must In
| fhc end be mid bv Inc labor. industry
| and products of The great producing
| CLASSES of the peoplo of this country,
and unon whom ,hrse hurdnns will he
incrcoinJ nv n law sneb as the single
| gnld st,ndord If nosscI mnkina, money
| s,arca and dcnr
tbo timn tbo oforosoid ,lues aud
,,,P;,,,t,,, ~ ,,ere inrurrag AMI egneci1iiy
~ AhaNInl Gcht M tbe Tinted States
! saiJ nhiIr.tfons wore 10 la mid In roin
nula r V,s' Nbn,h coid and silvcr and IN
WANT. nav tho yieht 10 demand of tbe'r
serators ard rc1resentatives In congress
,l,nt tbe ohiigatinns AGAINST The paonle of
XXI. co,,trv be maid In tl,e money. coin.
os was contemp'aied by both the mr.
cb,ser and he sr,lrr af Tie time when
- .l,ii,.ati,us ware iuyurraI And