Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-13

: % redeem silver cerflfcates with SILVER
collars as provided for By law. using
gold for that purpose. as a means Of
aidirg Ia the degradation Of sliTcr. "a
air Cieveiand's frst term as president
be repudiatcd the policy Of the Demo
cratic prriy as to the coinage of silver
and on financial questions. ami adopted
the policy and practices Of the Rcpub-
ucan party; and thus did more thac
any Republican president could have
done 10 degrade silver. because BY
adopting this course he added the
weight Of Democratic administration
TO that Of the Republican administra-
tons
Mr.. C1eveIand'- Hypoerisy.
SIR clegflana was elected the second
time on tho tarin question His ma
tioual executive committee urged
Democrats throughout the coun-
! try 20 make that the issue.
and to Avoid n discussion Of
the queation Of coinage and finance
| After being elected on that issue ne
called congress together. not 70 con
slider the ;ari2 question, but 10 COM
pleic tho war on silver as standard
money. and 20 secure tho adoption Of
the single gold standard whom ne knew
az ail oihera knew. that q large ma
Z iDrity OF the mon vino elected him were
In favor Of the free coinHge of silver
| lie also has nulHhed tho law which
makes The public debt payable ir silver
ns wen aa in gold coin and no. like
/ The Republicans refuses 10 allow the
redemption OK silver certiHcates with
silver dollars. as provided by law, and
| requires that they shall be redeemed
with gold coin. He thus accomplished
the double result Of degrading silver
/ hy refusing 20 execute tho Law. and by
/ limiting its use. and W enabling Hpeou-
latlrs In money 20 draw the g0id out
az the United States treasury and
I irenafer It 20 foreign countries. And
/ in violation and disregard OF the av-
pressed wish % tho people OF all poll
teal parties IN this country. he ms
caused the issuance and sale OF bonds
TO the amount ~ s59.o010oo with which
/ 90 purchase gold. in time Of profound
/ peace under a doubtful authority. 20
/ HuhFerve he interests Of sprculntors ln
/ gold, national bnnl,er and b0ndholders.
| ANA Do disregard aud defiance OF all
| the Industrial interests OF the country;
I WHOM 2-50o10'l So silver bullion vns
iying IDLE in tho treasury, which should
have been utilized 20 enlarge the vol
ume Of currency and 20 partially stay
the tide % bankruptcy And when the
two houses 90 congress passed bin
20 use that silver for that purpose Mr.
/ Cleveland iHterp0sod his veto 20 pre-
vent its becoming Jaw. and stun fur
| ther showed his agreement with tho
/ Republicans by taxing sides with
aeveHiy-uino Republicans and nt;y
Democrats. mostly from the East and
against in Democrats. nineteen Rcpub-
iIeans md eight Popunsts In the house
~ representatives. and with twenty
one Republicans and ten Democrats ia
the senate, iaud against the thirty
Democrats eleven Republicans and
three Popuiists Ia the senate. twenty
five of the Democrats who voted for
thiB bill were from the Southern states,
with only three Southern senators yot-
Ing against IT, Both Of our senators
and an Of our thirteen representatives.
ln congress voted for the stiu which
provided FOR the coinage OF the Sill
yer bullion In the treasury. An In
dorsoment OF the presidents veto OF
that bin would be condemnation OF
tne votes VI our senators and repre-
Bentatives
In Accord with Republicans.
Aa further evidence that the prcsl-
dent is IN accord with tho Republicans
ms a party, and with the Northern
and against the Southern states. l sub
nit the following analysis OF the vote
Ia tho house OF representatives, on the
ith Of April, 1884 on The question. VIII
the house pnss tho bin Tor the coinage
Of the solguiornge Of silver now In the
treasury Notwithstanding the veto Of
that bill by the presidents
Total number NJ members voting 95g
For tho passage OF the blii.........f4i
| Against It's pAgaage. ......
| Democrats Tor It's passage. .l2t
Democrats against its pHsaage...... %
Republicans fng It's passa age. ......... ls
Republicans against rs passage q. so
PopuliatR for ita passage. ...-..... 9
southern Democrats voting for its
! passage .s.t.... Observation-Disclosures. 50
Southern Democrats voting against
| ttfsFa atfsFass-sssss sssaassss.t .4.s... 10
Northern Democrats voting for IT, 81
Northern Democrats voting against
Number OF members not voting,... %
SUMMARY.
With tho President
Southern Democrats. ,,............... 10
northern Democrats 4S
Repuhlichha..., ...................... 80
Tot,t ~,
Against the President
Southern Democrats .................. 50
Northern Democrats. ..,..............3 20
lHpuDNchnh., ....-... ...,.....,....... rs
l"thl''ss' ..s.t...s.s..........s.,l it
Your attention IL called to tho fact
that in the month OF February, tho
FIRST month after the sale OF the bonds
FOR gold. about s2OO0O,o 900 Of gold was
taken from the United States to for
eiEn countries, thus verifying the
statements anRde before that time that
the gold obtained by the sale OF bonds
would not remain In the treasury. but
would pass through It as through a
sieve into foreign hands