Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-01

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him TO the chief magistracy of the ma
ton. and that he is off the platform
aud refuses TO execute the pledges that his
party made TO tho nation. Sir. l deny
the charge. | say that he stands firmly
with both feet ON the platform of his
party: aud IN his message Is doing all
that y In his power to induce congress
TO redeem the pledges made by the party
that elected him. IL Is not he, but those
who are lighting him that have aDan-
doned the platform.
The first sentence of the seventh ar
ticle or that platform, so often quoted.
'Wc denounce the Republican leeisla-
tion known as tue sherman act Of 1890
as q eoowardly makeshift, fraught. with
possibilities Of danger In the future
which should makc all Of its supporters
as well "a rs author anxious for its
speedy repeal"
That il all that Is said about the
Sherman law. Here is strong denun-
citation aud an uueqnivocal demand for
lions attached. There are no suhsti-
tntes demanded. A Democratic conven-
t.en Indicted IL as 'cowarflly make
shift and demanded It's "spcely" re-
peal. and yet the president and the see
rrinry ot ;he treasury. and all Of us who
want to carry into effect In letter and
spirit the pledges which our party made
10 the nation, are declared TO be OF the
Platform aud false TO the OBLIGATIONS
which we have assumed 60 the American
peonie,
We arc told that something else must
be substituted WHY should something
else be suhsiitutcdl "Becausc" they
say, W Won repeal the sherman law uil-
| condi lunnlly no moro silver will be
| coined The President Will not sign any
/ bill that provides for any more silver
/ coinage. And on those assumptions
I the nreddcnt II to be convicted Of inf
( deity 10 high public trust. Tho prcsi-
| dent Is Ms much entitled TO be trusted
/ by the constituency that elected him as
/ we arr by that which elected u.s. and
| VIII mover vote for The adoption Of any
/ amendment to This hill that puts upon
! him the brand Of suspicion. | nm not re-
1 puired 10 ilspel MI the dOuh,s that may
4 have taken refuge In the minds Of gem
/ tlcmcn MS to the presidents fidelity to
| The TRUSTS which the people have con
tidcl to his keeping, II IL only ncces-
snry for mo TO discharge those duties
! which have hceu imposed upon me, My
! party has indicted and nrraigncd this
''cowardly mnkesllift' before the bnr OF
the nation. On the Sth day of last No
! vcmhpr u was convicted and sentenced.
aud the duty Is imposed on me 10 use
whatever power ! possess TO remove H.,
and that I Intend to do.
/ Mr. President, it has not been the
habit of the legislative department uf
" llf kWNNINlnNnA ~ FnlNlNiF NH Illf
measures to bc enacted In one hin We
have been ont Of tho control Of the gov
| eminent for thirty ycnrs, and many
measures are required 70 mnko It's adj
nliuslraiinu conform TO Democratic
opinion. Many abuses have grown M.
mnny bad measures have been cngfallcd
upon the statutes, They must AL have
their day In court, and be considered In
their order. II Is said the Democratic
convention ~ Chicago declared for the
cqna! Treatment Of gold and silver. and
The conclusion " TINT IL must be- done IN
iltis bill 10 thnt II may be replied that
the convention declared against the Me-
lSih.ey law, must It's repeal or modif-
cation be cngrafted on thia2 Must We
wall TILL the hpuse has prepared and
passed o iii to take It's place. for every
body knows we can not maugurate n
measure Of that lindf
The plutinrin dompnds the ADMISSION
ms states Of New Aiexico and Arizona
Are He 10 wait til the bills for their
admission are prepared and then Ia
CORPORATE them In thisf Il declares fol
the Improvement Of the Mississippi
river, Are we TO wait III plans shall
be formed and adopted which viii com
pei the Father Of Waters TO remain
within his banks and then make those
plans part Of this him II declares
The party IN favor Of the construction Of
the Nicaragua canal. Are We 10 wait
TN that caual Is built before we repeal
The sherman law? Everyone viii say
no. Then why should we place silver
legislation In the bill intended to repeal
the sherman law The only reason that
can be- assigned IS that the president
will not sign such legislation rs congress
will pass. ! say that the people hayt
made him their chief magistrate. They
have trusted him. are still trusting lin
and, VIII continue TO trust Hun. Let us
examine the declarations Of the platform
a.. .I.t a. .ittstr stHlll
is on aud who Is OH. Turning to the
seventh article again, II says
eve hold"
Hold" IL very significant word. II
menus to retnll. aud retain FIRMLY
something already In posscsdon--
1--WE hold TO the use Of both ROld and
silver as the standard money Of II,
country, and 20 the coinage of both gold
and silver without discriminating against
either. metal, or charge for mlntagc
but
Bun Wvinty but" Is distinctive
conjunction, the gramnarians. tel ~
A distinctive conjunction disj0ins aud
c0niofs Words are the signs Of idcns-
the vehicles Of thought The thought,
tho idea that was being conveyed ny
tlieae words. was arrested by the inter
position Of that little word Of three let
ters. The iden was dsjolnc,l; while the
sentence was conjoined The Idea was
the emal treatment Of both metals Ia
our coinage laws. That Idea was arrest
cd and condition was prescribed that
limited the declaration. What was that
o1udiiionl
"but the dollar INIT Of coinage OF both
meiAls must De q equal intrinsic or eA-
chnngchble value"
Here Is the fundamental condition up
on which the equal coinage Of the TWO
metals was to rest, and equality OF
. Treatment was not TO be adopted upon
any other condition. The coinage Of both
metals without limit and without eharge
must produce bimetalllsm; not partial
bimetaliigm as we now have, but perfect
biinefnlism, which Is shown by the pnri'
~ In value OF the metals or the dollar
coined aud uncoined. That " what q
Democratic convention said, and thal II
what D Democratic president snys
Equal treatment OF both metals II y
will keep both metals In circulation. II
equal treatment VIII expul one metal
and retain the other then qnnl treat
meni Is not TO be- had We have thirteen
hundred millions Of bimeiaillSm now aud
two hold TO- Il. II we can not have
perfect hlmefallism we will retain what
we have, which Is the next best thing 70
II.
ThopoNtlon clearly and unequlyocably
taken IN That declaration Is that the pres
emit standard Of value shall not be sup
, plnnfel. The platform declares that The
. dollars Of each metal must have equal
! fttritafa and arahnuvan llo VulIp.' There