Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-05
FOR FREE COINAGE.
Ex-Representatiye Parker Gives His
Views aud Makes Some Compare
sons.

Your Uncle Isaac Parker. former rep
resentaiiye In the state legislature. and
one Of the solid farmers of Tarrnut
county. has positive and sound opinions
on the subject Of currency reform. To
d Gazette representative he thus stated
them:
''As many have taken in hand TO solve
the financial problem, that - now EN-
plOyine the time aud talent OF the states
IL en- and fnanciers Of the world, | am
willing to express my opinion. l say
coin no more gold into smaller coins
than twenty dollars; when tens and hves
come In. recon them. Open the mlnts
TO the free coinage of silver, and when
silver bullion j. presented ut the mint
toll it, just as the miller does our grain.
Coin the remainder for the holder of
the bullion. or, II he prefers, pay him
treasury notes, dollar for dollar; redeem
able In gold or silver when demanded
at the treasury. In this way the govern
ment would only have the toll, which
would be covered by the treasury notes,
that would BE- lost, and never returned
to the treasury for payment, and all
the remainder would be in the hands
Of the people Then instruct the treasurer
to pay off these notes in the metal OF
which there is most in the treasury at
the time. Thus the holder of the notes
would not know which metal he would
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he holds the note il IS to his interest to
call It money. and when he receives silver
for II, he proves that 1t Is money, Tor
he was willing to give the note for the
silver.
why this crusade against silver at
this timeI
''S!uiply because the capitalists who
own gold are afraid there IS danger
of being too much money In the world,
consequently they want silver demonc,
tiZed and a gold standard, which would
give gold double the purchasing power
that Il now has This is not the first
time that London and wan street nave
been IN deep lamentation about the imam
cial situation. From 1878 to 1850, when
California was turning out gold by the
ship load, they We're in deep mourning,
fearing gold would depreciatc aud the
aud run all the mints to their full ca.
pnclty and established new ones, and
coined gold In denominations of $50,
$50. $40, 50, $50 and 81 coins, so that
it could be used to buy chickens, eggs
eoobers, etc But now the scale has
turned. Inc west Is likely 10 nave me
most money, and the government Is again
called on for help. This Is a great gov
eminent Of ours: how KIND TO Its pets
and how forgetful OF those whose rights
they swort they would protect. The ar
Elment against silver Is that II wont
- ~ thfll uhtluHas lhht ~ Ail luN-uIt.
pther nations want our meat and bread
20 support the inner man and cotton to
keep the outer man warm. Money that
VIII buy these articles will be good any
where
There are two classes OF citizens in
the world; the rich ana poor Gold is
ihe rich mans money rnd silver IS the
roQr mans money, by this method the
rich man would have four-hfths of the
money and that ought to satisfy them.
aud | am sure that would satisfy the
poor man, for he never conld own
enough gold to rattle In his pocket but
Ne can sometimes own enough silver.
What DOES the capitalist WANT They
own Tue gold 70 they want the land
alsoF Make gold the only money ana
what will the farmers have to pay taxes
with or does gold want to attend the
tax sales and buy ne farmers htle
MONIES When tDey 90 VINO - Who'
Wlll cultivate It Tor them
Il have heard u snld that money -
power but should the ASinerieah people