Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-16

port John Ii. Reagan lot bNNethvA
should he enter the race.
Graham Preferences.
Special Dispatch.
Graham, Tex, May 1i.--Your corre-
spondent interviewed number OF citi-
zens today ON state and national is
sues, etc. and here IS what was said;
o. Il. Flnlay. lawyer and chairman
county executive committee Demo
craO. There are three national issues
OF importance--the tariff, state banks
ana the silver question. Think the
Wilson bill is a fraud. but the best
that can be done, since there are so
many conflicting interests. State banks
would benefit the masses because there
would not be 50 much contraction and
imitation Of currency, ii proper safe
guards are established. Permanent
school fund would be sufficient to base
an issue OF currency upon. and would
increase the available school fund.
There are no state Issues OF import
ance. For United States senator 1
favor Coke first, d. b. Culberson next
Lanham would make "A good governor
They are conservative and pure men
should be coined on a parity with gold
don't know what the ratio should be.
The harmony agreement is satisfactory
10 most OF the local Democracy. There
was no expressed intention OF binding
the next state convention as to Its
platform-lt would have been beyond
their power Representation and votes
In primaries were TO be based on the
vote for Clevclsnd in 1892.
+. II. Stafford, hotel man: / stand
on the national platform, and indorse
NltNthnus course. we don't need Il
railroad commission here-have no rail-
TVaue' prefer an elective commission
Don Know about United States sena-
Tor. Favor Lpnham for governor and
cochran for second choice. Lanham
and Cochran are Western men, and
Know what the West needs. The har-
inohy hgfeemtnt was an Endorsement
OF the national platform. and Of the
eIorts Of conBrHs and the president
70 carry out the demands of such
h,aliuIin' 10 attempt was made to
Dlnu the state convention ON platform
ana policy. state platform should con-
form to the national platform,
W. l.. Aynesworth, farmer said. 1
favor Western man for everything
jobs Taylor. ex-county chairman.
said; lndorse Clevelands policy
throughout. Consider the tariff the
L
squarey on the harmony ngreement
at Dallas. Consider the railroad com.
missisl detrimental to our loenlItv-
It stopped the building Of railroads
Seth Shepard woulp mike n good
senator. My man for governor is
Lanham. Both are sound Damocrats
and I'm tired OF East Texas men. Lam.
ham Is an able, conservative mnn ava
wasn't mixed up In the split. / think
Reagan Is on his base, don't tbiniS
he has been straight Democrat for
some time, and his course is likely tn
spit the state Democracy again
Silver should be- used as money bu,
u must be on parity with gold The
United States alone can't maintain 4,
az a parity win require an internas
tomal agreement.
Think the intention Of the harmopv
meeting was to pledge the rsSt 10y nt',,s
convention 10 stand by the nntin,,,I
platform. Strictly speakinp tbev hni
no power 10 bind tho conyentior
am opposed to state banks frst H.
and all the time. Ind some exn ~
ence In that line one time.
d. N, Johnson principal Graham pub.
nc school said: The national issues
IN the order OF their Importsnca ~,
the tariff. silver and state hanl, -, ~
tions, l favor the coinnge of sii,,ar
cial value ~ sti,.r itt'stc OF CONNER
be equal to the Intrinsic vnIne ~ u
gold dollar. l oppose state bonl.s ,,r
the reason that they would cause mn
unsound financial system. Don't l,pn,y
who | want for Irnitad S,,,' : hnoM
he nsst be sound ON tho To-, y '" 10,
financial questions. '"'"i ana
Prefer I.anhnm for povor,,or 80
other state employees rree,ye ~, an
their services, ana thini, IN, yasn Tor