Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-29
VIEWS ON SILVER.
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What Number. OF Dubiinites Have
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DtRLfN. rcx.. July 2S-tSpcciai.)- ln
IrlonSe 10 questions prononnuvd hy The
Hakette on The financial topic The hollow
ing expressions OF opinion We're plicliclt
Major $ n. Oldham said that the none
Wy stringency n the times, In his opinion,
ION ana that perhaps tue nl~t SUBJECT
tnat Wonld claim the consideration Of eon-
kiess would be the monumctallir aud the
nlmeiallic standards. Under the pledges VI
the Democratic national platform the
people wcrr promised the reduction Of the
lailu 10 the revenue standard aud the free
,nninage Of silver and this was the slogan
inat caused the unprecedented polltl.
al landslide which Submerged tue Ngpuhii.
vah party aud replaced our grand old party
hOsE platform. fearing that the national
platform was moi sutidrnuy explicit ulon
lnls Question wrote u 20 plainly thai
waythting man could read II uniulstakahly
J am, he said opposed 10 the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman act II congress
hhpuln takn ne nctlNn upon tlilS question
me sherman hill would eive Us an easier
condition 10 get back solldly. upon a Wy BIZ
metallic bailey. want a.. hui no n..nplr
drlnahd IN the light W past pr0mise. that
gold anu silver be- upon 4 parity; that gil
shal nave no nreceience over SilNef' that
Whenever rpln Is mentioned, or Is to be
circulated, II shall be- construed hy law
20 mean either guild or silver. aud then
letl 10 the debtor To choose between the
coins. or IN other words. congrcss should
pass law making silver q legal tender
Tor payments of an dents private ~ public
rue ratio value NJ these metals should be
uNrl by proper legislation. IN short make
silver currency and not commndiy,
lhr hmctalilC doctrine Is the doctrine o.
the fathers Of our plighied fallh-anr
Qiedges WIRE set ut naughl-shnme that
theN should h., aud monumcinllc rur-
rency adopted would that expand tho gpn-
crnl circulating medium To ask thu uucs.
non Is 10 anewur H. As the currency W a
government Is contracted, labor Is cheap
vnnd and the products of labor part
passul or lesser IN prices.
Legislation should be- general IN Its ap,
nlicatlon and ~ shaped that II cannot be
lnr poor poorer As said before the
promises aud pledges IN our state and IN,
upnnl platforms Rnl which were So elm.
luently reiterated las the great Democratic
Maine TO California and from Alaska tn
Florida, caused The sovereigns TO rally To
us support, 10 place the rclgns VI govern.
mrnt In the hands Of our leaders aud
now contrary TO plighled pledges Will they
IN an evil hour turn aud worship mono
metallic gOdf shall these glorious hopes
NE lead sea fruit, turn TO ashes ppon
the faith, The simple timetable standard
IL what the people ask fOr-vntpl f1r Mhnt
meat nav" some OF our pseudo Democratic
grown so great as to ignore past promises
and the express VIII of thcir constituency
What hidden uudeyeloncd facts what N,
seen, mysterious forces have caused this
sudden change 10 come over the spirit OF
their drcumsf
What have you to say about the Mckinley
tnrin huf
II should be repealed Mt once. and then
congrrss should pass bill nNlng whatever
thtin may be necessary upon luNurios and
let the necrwarics OF lie be- free Free
trade Is the doctrine and IL should be- pro-
mnlgatrd and pul Into practical operation
Reporter What OF the pension lnwsi
They need u close aud searching rryi
sion; There should be q rouml'un " the
Wholesale robbery that Is consuming the
financial yiinls " the country NJ one
should be penspned unless he was disn
hlri IN the war aud H. In indlrcui cir
cumstances and absolutely hns M mpnus
the Democratic national platform were
pronounced to be the correct suhstratuiu
OF good government, nhd y formulated iuto
laws they would relieve the people Of an
sections and scatter prosperity Hike sun.
shine over suffering people.
me corr. 1pondenl interviewed Mai. L. u,
fillett. He says | am In favor Of the
repeal ~ the Sherman hlll provided there
would be a substitute providing for the FREE
coinage OF silver, or some other suhstltute
giving the people The same relief, hut would
not be In favor Of the repeal nulcss the
relief would be- In the shape Of giving the
people the same relief rs the bill ~ free
and unlimited coinage " silver would give.
j a Adams says | would not he In
favor VI the repeal Of the sherman law.
unless congress would substitute therefor
tile free and unllulitel coinage Of silver.
Mayor u. n Me ain raysi 4 am In
favor Of the repeal Of the sherman law.
And favor free and unlimited coinage Of
both gold amt silver, each to be nn 4 par
iiy; also favor the Issuance OF currency.
hnsed ~ gull nnl oliver 4uticient 10 do
the business ~ the country.
A. IL. Chapman president OF the First
National bank Of Dnbl n. says fu core
sinudcnts questions Wbpoun1cl! am
IN favor OF the repeal NJ the sherman act
aud IN favor Of congress mass.
Ing the freo rolnne. o. silver Bin. plarlnr
gold and silver un1n parity with each
other with sufficient Quantities NJ each 10
meet ana TO carry On The business Of the
country.