Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-07
Ex-SpEAKER TOM REED.
ms uTTERANoEs on THE SUBJECT
or SILVER AND TARIFF.
Significance Attached to Them In
view OF his supposed Aspirations
for the Presidency Of the Uni
ted states-The Comments.

thfiH coming way back from London
Is regarded by politicians who are par
ticularly interested in national affairs
as one OF the most significant outgv-
ings which have recently attracted at
tention. The politician may attach too
much Importance to this interview and
put upon 1t an interpretation not in
tended by Mr.. Reed. However this
may be. the interview is liable to bear
fruit. Mr. Reed is not the first prom
inent Republican who has recently as
| ISOLATED the silver and tariff questions
with the suggestion that the two should
be settled together. Mr.. Lodge, in his
| speech on the tarlff bill conveyed about
| the saline idea. and Mr.. Cameron, In
a speech. which has attracted more at
tention among senators than with the
| public, advocated free silver and pro-
lection as indiylsibly associated. Sem
ator Pettigrew had previously argued
on the same line.
The trend OF thought here for some
time and the manner in which Repub-
/ llcans received the suggestion OF in
creased silver currency as feature OF
| reciprocal trade gives a significance to
| the proposition which may not be APP
| preciRted fully outside OF political cir
! cles Everything that Reed does or
says Is regarded as the utterance or
action OF an aspirnnt TO the presidency,
and Is commented upon with that IN
view.
Direct DenrinR M the Presidency.
This particular uttorance. however, Is
regarded as more directly bearing on
his ambition for the future than any
thing else with which his name has re-
Gently been associated. Reed unques-
tionnbly mas his eye on the presiden-
tlal nomination 1t is doubtful whether
In giving an Interview TO foreign
| journal he considered Its bearing on
| his political future. He hit however,
| upon a subject which IL regarded by
! the lending men OF both parties In con-
| gress as one OF tho most vitality i'm
| portant 10 the next campaign for the
| presidency.
Even not considering the division In
| the Democratic party over the silver
| question and the prospects that that
/ party has before It between the CON
] seryatlye and the free silver element
/ at It's next national convention, the Re
/ publlcHns themselves have had an ex-
! perience during the present tariff con-
/ test which conynces the politicians
| though IL may not be so clear To the
/ business men of the country. that some
l step must he taken 10 placatc the West
! crn Republicans n the party is to be
| hold together In It's entirety. The Re-
publicsns can never concedc as much
TO the silver people as the Democrats
9re about 20 oe eolnpelled TO, and IN,
az tbnr, , ,to yvs,n,. aia,,,t 40 ,s
| party A conservative recognition OF
! that element 10, 1t has been apparent.
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! a.. NJ, ~ , 1870 ~" ~ par VI
~, MI, 49,. .,.',,,, w S' Iptt
w" .luu h",vg " ,,,,. 9i sile r-nst
nsh "eem A1 ,,', s,o,'sl,pu, 'ne tar,.
uBhL hnu they nave sara, IN 20 many
Z words cmpheelNlng II by their actions,
[ mat in the general scheme or protec-
Z upn theN intend 70 demand the same
l recognition Of their Industry of mining
/ which the party gives to the manufac-
/ turing industries Of the East. Whether
] there * any logic or consistency in this
1 The Western silver men are holding
constantly before the eyes Of the repre-,
/ arntativea Of the Enst the thrpnt i'm.
| MOD ar direct tbat tbev viii tata no
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|
! "N"'' wv '' 4NF"""''h p"''s may
| not count for much, but the menace
of othcrs is more serious. Tho lndlfcr.
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o"Se WIN ""'e" lu'e'' bunols anu
! nearly all the men from the new states
] aud tho old silver states have watch
| ed ua Dapocrntlc ,ssauit uror 49,,
| ,4rlfr ma SccHsioned cona tIm S,ie
| alarm Ths, hnve mof actnnil,. si,,''',
| ali ana onmfort 10 tbc Bsno',,,Stds ,,,,,
| thev hnVc bald ~ fro,,, tnoi,. nut
nari, ma nnr,Ists9 in ogsor,a tI o tSn
| siive,, Win 10 tsr,tS 90 US Ky Ky
| out alv,nvs the si,grS.,in, ny ~ , to,u
! ia nm nseoolatlnn bciwcH, IN ~. We" t
| istrds ~ ,r,,a,tio 1--we" me tWo
| mnst consider thcir avn ,oa.i ,, ,nos
| csts ns superlo, 10 Ne incaI re-
| ests Of NrT lSndlana ma 10 ,,S1i
eiates Th"v NV . any ,hS u,'uuie
! M sners"tinr I'M, so,,,. Ip,al's out
! bc d,nS rcr tber or ~, tnk must nus,
lnse lntrrsst H. tho r,a 80 '.vb WI
| I'M nary ''V 7'"'" WING OF
,ra m D,etor, r,a, a,.,.,,t
tho nTesIdencv ian is ",.'oi,,ous tor
that dis indifference shoy,d i ~, ,s.i,.
~. Nv pt,ep'en Whlch Is pcrpleN-
mn S y" ~ vi We Ne sIYhsyst men IN the
rr",hs !" , ~" ,"e 10 holu inc party to-
$3.50 M,tnout my bleat sacrifice OF