Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-19


and his friends that ~ what this
government is run for."-Denver Road.
Over 100000 copies Of speeches made
by silver men In The late struggle are
being printed for general circulation.
Have you noticed that there are no
speeches being printed by the senator's
wko represented Rothschiids In the do
bate!
They Lad no argument 10 presont,
They simply depended upon bribery,
brute force and patronage 10 win the day.
Like sticks, the goldbuge sat all through
the debate, never once pretending TO an
swer the unanswerable arguments Of
Teller, Jones, Stewart and Cameron
Denver Road.
There seems to be but ono remedy
and IL must COME change Of the
ownership Of the soil and u creation Of
a class Of landowners on one hand and
Of tenant farmers on the other; some
thing similar TO what has long existed
IN the Older countries Of Europe. New
York Times. Some 30O.O00.OOO acres Of
cur best lands are already in the hands
OF monopolistic combines and big land
owneH.' California. as Congressman
Mcguire shows is practically in the hands
Of few men. Kansas people are los.
Ing their homes nj the rate Of over 200
q week Congressman Davis says she
]. bankrupt II forced to pay out with
the highpriced money Of today. Most Of
the other Western states ARE but little
better OF. Mr., Porter Of the census
burean says there are over . go
mortgages on American homes. II locke
as ihough the Times prophecy would be
realized unless We rally to the rescue OF
our republic soon.
The speedy union between the Knights
Of Labor and the American Federation
of Labor for economic and political pur-
poses seems certain. Mr.. Powderly is in
favor of such an amalgamutl0n OF all
labor bodies and Mr. Gompers, hitherto
conservative In the matter, is gradually
coming out In favor OF 1t. Speaking Of
the proposed union the lnter-Occun says:
Briefly embodied the objects Of the con-
Eolidauon are: To cAterminate milihaism
IN Tho settlement Of labor disputes. 10
influence legislation more effectively. To
save the expense Of maintaining rival
organizations, which, after all, have the
same cnls la view. To do away with
Internal ds-cnElons The other aims are
more or less subsidiary.
Tho poor arc too often Jealous of the
rirh ~ | were only rich | would be
hlppy ~ an expression we often hear
such people are greatly mistaken The
rich are often the most miserable The
san bmncisco Argnnunt says: "W. II.
vi.
spoke IF himself as goncr aud slid:
AN this money isn't worth rap. |
would give 30 all for your health to
which "a friend half laugningy roplicd.
Vol. too much money e. nuisance.
ne happicsl time IN my life was when
! was worth S3OO,uOO' And tho bnp.
pest time Ia my life rcjolnel Wander
nut was whom ] was working on my
staten Island farm" Solomous rulc Il
me best when he says, Give me neither
poverty nor Riches. feed me with fond
convenient for me"
Ia the. greatest speech Mr.. Mills ,,ver
delivered. that n favor Of free coinage
f"ofuhry y, 1855, he said: 1.-The debts
81 the people Of the United Sntrs nre sci
down nj $4,000. 100000 II is n law rg.
Innate TO say that It's annual interest h.
~ ltr rate Of > per cent nor nnnun
ihnl y IN annual drag on their lnbo, NJ
Hl.-hu $4,000, In addition TO that tho
unArs to support national, state and locnl
governments are SGOU,OOO 900 moro NJ.
win this enormous burden bcniing ,b,
hAch4 OF our people 10 the ground h II
uut a crime TO make money scarce ,,,i
lhuh lower the price Of all tic prolnrts
OF Uleir lnborf / want to repcnf II NM
cnphas2c IT, that high prices for lnhor
always bring Prosperity to tho rouWir,
ana high prices can never he Ind ,vi,t "
scarce volume of money" Yot viii iii
tue CNlls aud debts he alluded Ia rr'. H.
multiplied today Mr.. Mills voted far ~,
IhepG5ai, winch nugments still further tbcss
Ihc New York World say.. oTbo
" ""|oS arr oVrriull Of money, yet lcglti.
TO carry on manufacturer ami tr,d, "n l.ln
wv because the banks refuse 10 Iona n,,-
" tue repeal hin shall he nao22'I,
w ncrrupon the Atlanta Constitntio, ,,..,
ROUNDS the following pertinent onI
pointed questions concerning those i,gt;
Su,'''s' uuW much longer do tho Enst.
""ttlNs propose TO cripple business
WIccN industry In their efforts IA carr9
Their selfish aud greedy projects tbr,n.i
yHnEtess How much longer ia 6n
EASTERN hanhs--"the pots of The gnyc'n.
ih'Nt propose TO exercise a biisLtin,
power on trade and business How mi,rh
tpnger DO they propose to Law sclec to
the prosperity Of tho pc0plcW II ndLs
tn"l me power of these Eastern bank :
" wen nigh absolute over the businoss
aud politics Of the country. Bit cycn
elolr power u not equal TO their nrrn.
giant greed aud sclGshness."
Congressman j. q. Afnguire of Gan
francisco, Cal, draws a luminous N,orI
picture OF labor degradation In hls stnto
me nNershadowlng curse Of all. he avs
j. land monopoly, After living In CsiI'
i2rnln Tor generation and seeing million
.iNN ANNlllH ulllllNuullNs and tYsnmuq
multiply. side by side, he cites tbe fnI.
lowing from Macaulay concerning Rome
~ having q striking parallel In the
western portion Of our country
Mncaulay tells rs that lin tho bravo
days OF OLD whom Rome was mistress
VI the world, when TO be a titlgen AZ
Rome was esteemed tho proudosl prly-
ilcge OF manhood, cher lands We're fairly
porlioned among her citizens. In no
periods Of her decline and fail tho lands
had become the properly Of a few rreat
landlords, who employed Slaves to worl,
them. The lnndlcss citizens. thus ey.
olndcd from tho poor privilege Of working
a. laborers upon the lands which once
their fathers owned, drifted hclplcssly 10
tho cities and towns, and there In tho
hclnlcssness Of nforced idleness, thew
sank into pauperism and vice. Their de-
based suffrage became mere merchandise
In tho market, thua extending, Instead
Of controlling, tho powers OF the mo-.
ncnolists, The soldiers or Rome becamc
supplieants for aims, aud their children
hereditary paupers The outer form OF
her Official llfe alone preserved the sem.
hanco of l,omo's departed glory. Then
Rome fell. and over the sepulc.hre OF
her once splendid civilization her cpitanh
was written, "LNtifundla perddere Ital.
lana" VGreat estates ruined ltaly'0. He
concludes by declaring that II we win
do our duty as patriots speedily the
deadly parcllcl win not be comiletol
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