Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-23

The Dallas Platform "A strnddie-No
Converts Either Way.

Tho Dallas Platform strnddie-No
Converts Either Way.
IIIlsboro Tex, Aug 20, 1894 Editor
Gazette: The expected is now happen
ing regarding the result Of the action,
or rather want Of action, OF the Demo
cratic convention on the silver issue.
The Democrats OF Texas are being
told that the adoption and incorpora-
ton into the platform OF the silver
plank In the national Democratic plat
form was u distinct Reputation Of the
Views OF the advocates OF the lG 10 !
ratio doctrine. The gold standard
papers an orators are urging this view
OF the case with all possible emphasis.
and there nre Democrats who already
believe that the convention irrevocably
committed the party to single gold
standard OF course such Democrats
have not read the platform and know
nothing OF the circumstances Of It's
adoption. It may not be amlss, there
fore, 70 call public attention, hfst, to
a few facts bearing on the adoption
OF the silver plank in the national plat
form. which. as before stated, was IN
corporated word for word In the state
platform, and second, to the oiroum-
stances attending Its adoption by the
convention.
Such an Insight into the true in
wnrdness and meaning OF the platform
on the silver question viii clear away
the dust Kicked up by the supposed Vic
tors at the state convention, and expose
result about as barren aB 1t is pos
slble TO be attained in any contest
In regard to the silver plank In the
national platform we are fortunately
not at loss TO understand why the
utterance OF the national Democracy
ON the free coinage was no equivoeal'
we have the word OF VIM. c. Whit
ney, who helped to frame 1t. that II
was purposely made 80 in order to
catch the votes of free silver Demo
Gratis in the south and gold standard
Democrats In the north. 1t was con-
fessedly constructed like the "nigger's
coon trap" to 'catch EN- comm ana
n Eoln' !" In fact 50 universal Is tho
belief OF Democrats OF all shades OF
opinion on the money question that II
was "A complete suaddle. that 1t was
a waste OF, time to argue the ponit
Regarding the incorporation OF this
plank into our state platform 1t is a
matter OF history. wen known to all
who attended the Dallas convention.
that tho chief argument advanced In
favor OF It's adoption by the support
ers OF the majority platform, was that
II was broad enough for all Demo
Gratis TO stand on regardless OF IN
diyldual views on tho silver question
In the debate before the convention
on the adoption OF a platform Colonel
w. l.. Crawford, whose speech did more
10 influence free coinage Demo
Gratis TO vote for the majority
platform than anything said on the
subject, specially urged as the CHIEF
beauty OF the silver plank that 1t die
not force change of views OF eithel
tho free coinage or gold standard ele
mcnt OF the party in order to stand OF
1t.
II may, therefore, be asserted viii
absolute certainty that the adoption o
the majority platform of Dallas did no
change single individual opln
ion on the free coinage cues
ton, aud that the battle be
tween the advocates OF the free coin
age OF silver at the ratio Of i6 to
ana the friends OF the single soi'
standard will go on with undated FUR!
untn some decisive result is reached
The talk OF a change OF views and
right about face on the part OF GU
congressman on account OF what wa
done at Dallas is the sheerest nonsense
II anyone of them should be SO fool
lsh as to take the action OF the con
vpntion (even admitting all that
claimed Tor It by the advocates o
a gold standard Ms a correct express
sion OF public sentiment on the sllve
issue and undertake to "hop' int
line, election day would disabuse hi
mind n he did not discover his mistake
sooner.
n the convention has produced an
result whatever IN the mind
OF nj friends ct Hiirrr
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