Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-04
POLITICS OF THE STATE.
hon. HORACE CHIFFON SPEAKS Al
MANSFIELD.
Special plsrntol,.

Special Dispatch.
Mansfield. Tex. MAY 9.--Hon Horace
Chiffon spoke here today. He took up
the pending issues and showed the no.
ton OF the present Democratic admin,
istrotion concerning them. The tarin
policy promoted by the president was
heartily commended. and he claimed
that the chief danger which threatened
a substantial tarlff reduction by the
present congress was the position OF
the Third party senators like Pefer Of
Kansas and Allen OF Nebraska.
The issue OF government bonds on
long time and to bear interest was cal.
oulated TO Increase our present and flu
ture burdens, and he would always OPP
pose the vesting of a power OF that
sort In the hands OF any one indi-
viduaL II tine condition OF the federal
treasury at any time exhibited do
neiency In the revenues, the people
would stand better chance 20 accom-
pllsh reduction OF expenses and tho
difficulty should not be tided over by
issuing bonds to obtain money TO settle
our running expenses, IL an absolute
and unavoidable necessity 20 ISSUE
bonds developed, the congress OF thu
United Statea WAS tho proper authority
10 take this stcp. In that event tht
people could call each congressman u
account n the power was abused, and
Il VIVA far better to take away al
discretionary power OF that sort from
any single member OF the cahinet--evea
the secretary OF tho treasury,
on the silver question he argued thai
the country could safely return TO tn.
long Established policy OF the Unltct
| Statoa. Tint we should act for our
selves. not walt for England, GERMANY
and tho balance OF Europe, The longet
we wnitcd the less able we would be
come TO make u fair trial OF silvel
| coinage While n few men In ENGLAND
might favor international coinage. thu,
| ruling clasaes there were opposed q
It and always would be
The dangers predicted by the encfnict
of silver coinage were all due 60 cXag,
Hpratcd estimates of the amount OF
| SILVER which would he coined by Tho
| United states under II free coinage
| policy. Tho Texas people are entitled
| TO n more liberal coinage supply than
| gold would furnish with the money
| OF the country limited to gold colnag,
| as it's oIlly avenue or expansion, and
with the power OF New York and New
| England TO control and concentrate
money! M under existing condltionA
| all the productions aud enterprises OF
| the southern states would be upfm
| vorahly affected The pricea % ou
| crops would fall aud our general do.
| velopmont would be retarded, wv
| should, therefore. utilize some methot
| Of increasing our money annually II
| greater volume than gold coinagi
would AFFORD ~ ~ not question u
condomning somebody else. but II Il
question OF protection TO ouraolvea
| a creditor country Ike England NIGH
| do business on u gold hnaia, bat an un'
| developed and agricultural country lllt
| the tintod States could not do no with
| out bringing the people 20 financial
| distress.
These were the old doctrines of thu
| pemucdraiic party, and can be put TO
| the front again Il the people viii take
| hold % the matter.
| The Third party wna shown TO b,
| entirely inefficient for amy GOOD pur'
pose, and exposed M tending TO do,
atroy our Democratic institutions.