Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-06
WORTH TEXAS, SATURDAY.

ful prophecies whlcn ara made II 'he
calamitous expDrtilun AZ gold. The
general dangerous intLttiRi and cnnse-
quent depreciation, The girla Of u gu
Vor standard and he spi.rlus meitc-
Ing environments ~iiich ihe opponents
OF silver allege TO be Its Inevitable con-
comitants, should absolutely occur, can
not the patriotism Of oil! people and
the craftsmanship OF our law-makers
be relied upon TO repeal the law ana
check the tide Of such woetul Disaster
mo one supposes that there Will be
wanting those hnselflsh patriots who
Will ever be ready to herald the notes
Of alarm, should there exist the slight
est real or imaginary occasion there
for. There is not that wild fanaticism
or ilatlsm that dishonesty in the debt
or class, that devotion to Abe interests
OF the silver barons,' that purpose OF
reputation. that reckless disregard OF
the necessity for a reliable and stable
currency, which, from tbs arguments
that we are accustomed 10 hear, would
be supposed TO characterize the sup
porters of free co.nage--tnere are none
Of these things that will render them
imperyious to all reasonable appeals
in behalf Of sound financial condi-
tons. or prevent them from realizing
any actual peril which may hereafter.
by possibility, involve cur monetary
system.
"As an earnest advocate OF silver
coinage, 1 say in all canGor that my
only hope OF success Is by and through
the Democratic party. 1t contains more
true friends OF silver than all the other
parties In the United States. There are
some Republicans who favor free coin
age. and who have herole9lly demon
strnted their faith. Theirs are some
Popullsts who heartily approve II. Their
platform declares for IT, Hut the great
body OF the Republicans are against
II and In favor OF single gold stand
ard, and the great body u the Popu-
lists are really Indifferent TO the coin
age OF either gold or silver. and are
in favor OF nat or lrredosmable cur
rency.
~rhe Democracy of twenty-eight
states as | now remember, In the
American union. have ct different
times declared in favor of the free
coinage OF silver. majority Of the
Democrats OF Texas are To-Day In FAVOR
OF H. The Democratic national plat
form guarantees the coinage Of both
metals without dlscrlminE lion at the
minis.
There has been more Wabbllng on
the silver question than upon any other
which has occupied political attention,
since my observation Of public affairs
began, and this may be said with refer
encc to members Of all parties in a
general way. But the time will come
In the near future when all uncertain !
signals win be silenced When the plain
people who live remote from the CEN
ters Of wealth and are dependent upon |
their daily labor or the products of |
their farms for a support observe |
diminishing reward for their |
efforts, they are forced to the realiZa- |
tlon Of the fact that something is |
wrong, and with remarkable unanmlty |
they attribute thelr distress and dis
comfort to the insuinclehcy Of the |
money supply.
IAN who work industrlously and .
earnestly in the varied callings Of life. |
who invest their energies Of brain or
Drawn, without the reinforcement Of .
capital, and who do not receive the hire
OF which they are worthy. are I'M
PEELED TO lmpute the hard times" with
which they are envlroned to unfuvor-
able and artlaclally restricted none
tary conditions. Their own experience,
the teachings of history and the cam
paigns Of education through which
they have passed have conducted them
10 conclusions which are abiding. riv-
eted upon their minds. and Will not be
shaken on at the behests OF eNpe-
dlency or the caprlces OF shOrt-liyed
policy,
"There is, | think. a necessity the
urgency OF which cannot be success
fully denied. nor safely ignored, for
the expansion OF our currency. The |
scarcity OF money Is a cause OF wide |
spread, popular complaint There is a |
depression in all the walks OF indus |
trial life. The rewards Of toll are in |
adequate. The limited money-supply !
and It's concentration in the hands of |
the few have eNerted a damaging in |
nuencc on general prosperity, The free |
and unlimited coinage OF silver would /
firmly believe, tend to the removal |
OF these troubles and the promotion OF |
better conditions II Is desired by the /
vast body Of the producing classes. and |
in my judgment would be approved by |
a majority OF the American people !
without regard TO party amllatlon. II is |
safe, constitutional and sanctioned by |
former national experience. and Its re- |
enactment In my opinion, Is dictated |
by present and prospective consldera- |
tons Of sound financial policy"