Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-30

We have LEI, for our coinage
IN NV years .........,.s.,- .Ss0i 2io, Saf
FUR each year, or annually. c0,ese,iOf
While IN tho United States the mir
cul0tion Per capita In silver Ia x92s.
ana - greater than thai OF amy other
country cxcept France. siS,os. the Me-
thcrlnnds. Ns.i7, and the strata, seSsi,
and whilo the per capita circulation
with US 81 GOLD, silver md paper Is
S-a.9s' and Is stcater than any other
nation oXccp, France. Ss6si; Bnlgium
Sseso; Australia. Saso5, and the Straits,
ssS'9. there IN certainly no present pros.
poet OF innation With population
90 si,u0e,ooo our stock OF silver OF all
kinds Is seio,ooQ.ooo, while ia France.
bntdened with a more rcccnt war and
the largest Indemnity ever imported
upon a vsnuuished nation. with q pope
ulaton OF only 100000. there IL safciy
uatd 500 .coo.uo0 IN silver Judged W
tho experience OF France we can now
noat N,oo0,OoNuO0 IN silver So, also.
the arsument that We cannot coin aii-
YER Az In that case gold would leave
US and we must have II TO pay our for
ciNn debts, Us unsuund Except whore
our imports exceed our exports foreign
trade II our debtor. aud Il IN evident,
except wherN tho balance OF trade IA
nealnst US, there Is ordinarily no 0cca-
sion for goid TO 80. From 1879 to 1853
there were only two years uSSS-isSas
when We owed balance. In 1890 the
excess OF exports ovvr imports was sai,-
2eltl6, In 1871. Sitaiss. 30Si IN 1899, &c.,
a53,'ie, and IN 1905 the exevsa of Euro
pean exports over lmporls WAS SsQl.-
h26,oid IL a. imperative that the parity
OF the two metals be maintained. 50
that the debt paying and purchasing
power of ailyer viii be equal 20 that %
sold Both by the highcat conAderl-
tons Of Justice and by party ohiiga-
tons we are solcmnly pledged to pre-.
serve Il, No more caiamitOua CONNER
cial condition could now ovcrtalsc MS
Az nation. none frnught with deeper
wrong or keenor iniurtlces 10 the arcat
BODY Of our peoplo ,lan u deprecated
silver currency,
In such caae oreanlzcl capital. avlf-
lsh md compaaslonlcs-, win take caro-
OF ITSELF Will absorb aud control the
sold as now. and me moro dNionAclnsu
OF our population VIII receive the III.
Ver. The injustice OF such conditions
may be measured when we cpntem-
plate the wages " labor being paid
ana the products OF the aold being
bought With money OF less value than
COLA Every dollar which clrculatcs
among ua should pay ns much " our
dcbte and bus AS many OF the ueoes-
snrlcs Of ITO as every other dollar. Tho
ratio az coinage una the volume OF all
Yer, while ~ fat-rsaehing Importance
are not srplrahlc from OF Of such vital
consequence ua the stability and sound
ness ~ the currency ana IN this lies
aMnnguiahng charncte.iauc OF the
financial pelnoblea OF Democracy ana
popuiism. | believe the parity OF the
two metals may be maintained. and
am therefore IN favor Vt the free and
unlimited calnasa Of gold and silver
without discrimination at the present
ratio OF 10 90 l.
Other matters of state policy such aa
the care and innnagemCnt Of eonvlrta
and the general pfnitentiary nyab'n,
the regulation OF primary elections, thr
recovery Of public landH, Hens OF me-
chanlcs and mR;crnl men, tho confod.
orate Home and the suppression Of
trusts and combinations against trade
are interesting and important subjects
OF administration and legislation. The
position OF tho nacty upon some ~
these Is clearly stated m the platform.
and NJ to othors / adhere 60 the opin-
Ions which | have publicly declared
during the present campaign Trusts
and trade conspiracica are Of alarming
growth, ana 40 more imperative duty
VIII devolve upon the Tweniy.fqurth
legislature than thut u milking ample
hlNl tiiftAlNt lfhNlNlbN lNI lNfu SUPP
preston. They foreLodc n centralized
commercial monopoly and deApotlHm In
every field cf labor and production.
no the inaurancu and other trusts there
Inns rcreLay been added In this state
the cotton seed oil trust under the
name OF tho Cotton Seed CruHherA'
associations an nudHcioua conspiracy TO
nx arbitrarily the price OF cotton seed
below the market value and plundor
depressed and airuggiing agriculture,
or. us expressed IN writing by one Of
tho cou8pirutcra, "whnt we especially
wish Is 20 strictly carry ont tho ASSOC
citation agreements, keeping seed Us
low as posHible' The preaant Demo-
cratic congfc,s recently passed most
effective MEASURE against trusts. Tho
defects Ia our law upon this subject
are weil known and the legislature
shpuld promptly enact statute TINT
will mako the purpose clear aud bring
within II all combinations That are
hurtfui. monopollauc a1d Injurious TO
the public.
Opposed 70 the distinctly, principles
OF Democracy and cooking TO dislodge
Il from power arc the Republican aud
ropuilat parties, It's tyrnlnical rule
and innumcruhlo acts Of misgovcrn-
mont wnno IN authority In Texas and
It's wen known policies OF centfnllza-
ton und protection removes the Roc
nublic-n pArtS from ac"igun conaidora-
ton. Tho popuiihta. probably not more
numerous, but more crcduloue ana
hopeful than TIE Republicans. comprise
many sincere and patriotic men. Some
or these are there from pride OF opfn-
ion, some through Inialu .Smcni OF the
issues involved and some through Dr.
cppilCn and misrepresentation. In
leadership, however, II 10 a striking
compound Of disappointmenih. ana ia
strong outlines of policy ~ wen 40
contft Hing membership u ~ the linfAl
successor Of parties which have cham
ploned some OF itu present policies.
se4lsing prehapa 20 recover from the
modification Of biennial dGfcntn and
20 confuse rs identity II has changed
~ name and announced now vagarien
With each recurring election. For many
yonrs Il WAS the Greenback party un-
der varlous names with the rhibbolcfh
OF nat money.
IN 1855 II was the non-parilHan par
IS, advocating government ownership
or railways and instant payment Of the
public debt In fiat money. aud the Un-
lon labor party eapousinB the cause
OF government ownernhlp Of railroads,
fat money and womafi'a suffrage un-
der tho last name n demanded also
zine massage OF service pension BIN
10 every hOnorably DISCHARGED soldier
aud sailor OF the United States"
measure that would hive Uninterrupted
the government In 1880 II sfood on
the ocsiR demtnda. fer government