Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-04

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The national Democratic platform OF
1855 WAS silent on the money question.
and MIR Cleveland and the nominee OF
that convention was beaten for the
presidency
The platform Of 1879 declares among
other things that I'VE hold the use ot
both gold and silver as the standard
money OF the country, and 10 the COIN
age OF both gold and silver without as
elimination against either metal or
charge for mintage."
And the state Democratic conven-
tons OF this state OF 1890 and 1882 de-
clared for the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver at the ratio OF sixteen OF
silver TO one OF gold. Do these deolar-
ations furnish no tests OF Democratic
policy on that question: and are not
these Democratic demands for silver
az money? The Judge may suppose
that the memories OF others are as short
as his own on political questions.
He also said that Judge Reagan and
the PopuliHta pile up table after thble
OF bewildering figures TO show that cot.
ton goes up and down with silver, and
how grain goes up and down with sill
yer. as II such figures could Impose
upon any Intelligent men" IL II pos
Hible for Judge Clark to speak the tfuth
when referring 10 me and nay VlewsF
And does he have no feeling OF shame
when he falsely clnsnilies me with the
two years ago and LEGS. by pondering
to some Of their extremist vicws2 Here
Is what / said on that subject; Take
the statistical abstract published an
nually by the United states treasury
department witch gives the average
price OF the leading staple commodi-
ties Of the country year by year, and
also niVcs the relative prices Of gold
and silver. and you will see that Just
as silver has gone down, as compared
with gold, the prices Of all staple COM
moditles have gone down with II. or
rather the price Of gold has gone up
and left silver and the products OF the
country together FAR below gold prices
Not WnIinE 10 sncrlnce Principle.
Is that plling up table upon table
OF bewildcring figures? | simply called
attention to what was shown by the
statistical abstract. an official publica-
ton made annually by the treasury de-
partment Of the United States, which
contains great mass or most valuable
statistical information. Does he mean
to inquire II this Information, no given
to the public. by the government OF
the United states could impose on In
telligent meu2 or did he simply mean
by false statement and Il false in-
ference TO mislead the pcople2 Refer
! ring tn the disagreement OF the great
body Of the people OF Texas with the
coinage and financial policy Of Prcsi-
| dent Cleveland, Judge Clark asks the
| following questions;
shall we divide up and invite defeat
| upon purely economic questlons2 Shall
| We permit this strife In our ranks, or
| shall we retire all such questions, ana
| come together az agreed upon, on the
| great national Democratic platform,
! without adding word to 1t or chang
| Ing "a word in ~"
Economic questions. and especially
| the coinage and currency questions.
| affect vitality the interests OF every
| man, woman and child In the country.
For what reason are we TO ignore
such questiors2 A candidate for office
| who wants votes and would sacrifice
| principle and honor to secure them,
a man who places Office or pnrtizan
advantages above the rights and in
| tereats Of the people, may consent TO
| straddie great question like this.
But. II I am not greatly mistaken,
the one who does 30 In this state Will
| lind himself In somewhat lonesome
| condition when the state convention
meets, and when the votes are counted
In November | have seen Il great
deal OF this implied threat OF division
OF the Democracy OF Texas from others
ns well as from Judge Clark Why
this constant talk from him and his
followers about divlsinn7 Mr. Mat
Of Judge Clark, said repeatedly before
the Dallas meeting that there could
be no compromise with the Democracy
NJ Texas, unless they would iudorse
the administration OF the president,
And the day after the agreement was
made at Dallas he said, In an inter
| view published In that city that the
agreement was u complete Endorsement
" Cleveland'H administration. lie tried
to secure such an agreement by that
I .t..e. all ~. Oh 1
ever since the organs which agreed
with him have beou proolaimlng the
danger of division In the Democratic
party, No other class Of persons seems
20 have entertained any such fears
WIN IndorSe the Chicago Platform
II the purpose OF Judge Clarke and
OF hts Immediate friends is to force
the minority TO adopt their views on
this subject, or TO desert the Demo
cratic party again, they ought To he
| manly enough to say SO now; Tor they
, may be sure there VIII be no lndorae-
/ ment OF their policy ON the question OF
| coinage aud finance by the Democracy
/ OF rNNasi and u Ia safe to assume that
tho action OF 1.-THE next Democratic
, | state convention viii not be different
| from the action OF the last convention
, on these questions. That there IL u
| concerted movement, under the leader
BUY VI hhhAN NlhlNt W INNNtll lUlA
aud II possible TO commit Texas to the
/ single gold standard with all its an,
, ppllng cffccts on the interests of tho
, | people | think there can he no doubt
( Because | dlssentcd from the views of
, the president, IL suits Judge Clark and
8 his newspaper supporters to say thai
+ | am no Democrat. and to denuunct
= me with bitter cpithots. l. like tn,
: balance Of the people respect MIR
{ Cleveland where respect ia due hut dc
! not understand that he " the Demo
! cratic party, or that his office exempts
him from lust criticism when It is de.
7 served, No doubt the next state con,
ventlon viii ind0rsc the Chicago mn,
tional Democratic platform. az tn,
2 last one did; and Il would be lust e
Z congress and TO the president 10 in
: dorac the repeal by the one and IN,
? approval by tho other OF the law au
J thoriSlng the interference by the Fed
eral authorities with elections in IN,
states. And II congress shall pass
Z and the president approve, hill re
, ducing tarin taxation ard taxing III,
comes, and one repeating the 10 pol
/, cent tax ON the issues OF state banks
! Il would be proper to indorse their &C
ton In these respects, But this doe,
: not make It necessary for tho peopl,
4. TO indorse the financial policy OF IN,
|, president Ito Is neither the mastSl
a OF the people nor their accepted di,,
! tator. He Ia their servant in n htghi,
4 honorable position. but still their serV
ant The people are NOT vet nronnra,