Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-23
LIKING AGAINST SILVER.
L. eroueE CLARK MAKES a
Do" s,a,lrIoANT SPEECH.
.,,uutcs Rensan's Letter n
..,,,ud and wants to know
...,..r Judge Reasnn would
n,,lde the Party As"in.

following is an extract from the
IN delivered Judge George Clark
eonzaIes saturday Its significance
sDparant on the surface.
enancs the Populists are equally
'o -. ard demand that the Federal
a '-s,rent should print all the money
81 .i.i,s and loan II to them for 2 per
y interest They call II tax Of
- cent They ought to adopt Tit
=, Titmouse's bill. introduced by
! l., me house OF commons and en-
= a,.An act to give everybody every
II is needless to discuss this
= ~, with gravity, fellow citizens,
+ erss even Judge Reagan disap-
~ ,.ss as plan Suffice 1t to say for
4 present purposes that Of all the
"A ,onarv schemes to get money pro-
"a by the evolution OF discomfort
Y me most vicious and most de-
:. ,c,lve. 1t would utterly destroy in
rtlcal operation the poor people
y a ar crying aloud for II, and refuse
II he comforted because II has not
H. We can afford 10 leave them
~ \ tbelr plaything and permit them
.M IifilH All IIlt hAl itARAAfb AiNAN lAfAeE
" n this visionary foundation. II
IN illustrates, however, the trend Of
@ticai demagogy, which hesitates at
g. hing which may deceive the ignor-
"A and verlfes the reflections of the
"A al poet when he said. what fools
. q mortals be-" There Is only one
Her lining TO this cloud, and that
8the absolute inslncerlty Of these
'pullsts when they cry aloud for free
"A unlimited coinage of silver. They
+. ~ there Is nothing OF relief 10 the
. nile in free and unlimited silver.
"a they hug 1t In their bosoms with
Il fervor N fondest affection, be-
n se they know it is long step In
"a direction Of hatism and fiutism IL
goal Of their aspirations. In this
Il are wiser than some others we
ID o.
b we here have a party In govern !
Int demanding the confiscation OF 1
lyate lands. hatlsm In money and | |
III say robbery of private property |
ID the shape OF railroad investments. |
n vet this political body contains /
n much Of virtue and SO much of |
Imocracy that Il distinguished citizen |
Il our state not more than week |
tp--a gentleman ripe in years, ripe in /
Ihors-has gravely sent forth a public /
4itation to these people who believe !
h these heresles to come and join with /
HI in taking possession Of the Dem |
Matte party 10 drive out the other
&mocrats who do not agree with /
~. This IS not the first time this in
Ration has been extended but II IL /
4 bed that II has been accepted for
last timel The evils consequent
{on the departure from Democratic |
Iscedents four years ago are still T.. !
measure upon us. The evil that men !
j lives after them, and today the
tmocratic party of Texas Is wrest-
. & with a condition forced upon It
i the accomplishment OF selfish pur-
'ses and whose eXtrication will de-
fnd Of US all our patriotism, all our
1elligence and all of our virtue.
Why should this distinguished citi-
II OF Texas, at time when by
litual concession the Democrats of
sxas were preparing to obllterate all
|elr differences and come together
IN unified purpose-why at this
b., should he throw this firebrand
10 our ranks? Can his purpose be
'uiotc2 Is II TO the interest OF Texas
|at the Democratic party OF Texas
|ould be hopelessly rlVen asunder2
|s Democratic government proven a
lure with us In Texas, that a DEM
pat should sow the seeds of dissen-
bn broadcast. inviting Into the camp
the Democracy its enemies solely
4 the purpose Of shooting It's friends
the back
The grievance Of our old friend, who
Mites discord in our counsels instead
peace and brotherly love seems to be
pon the question Of silver or to state
more accurately. the free and un-
Fnted coinage Of silver. And he
laIges that our president has gone
lek upon the principles and declara-
Prs Of the party as to silver and is
Haitor TO the Democracy--he who has
calamity led II on so many political
ills. You viii permit me to say that
my Judgment silver with all its ac-
mpanylng interests IS too infinites-
lally small to embarrass. much less
rend asunder the Democratic party
nere Is no hostility to silver by any
shoefat, and | am sure the president
as much Its friend as the late sena-
rom Texas. Who cares how much
Nef we have, provided always 1t rep
ashs an honest 100 cents on the dol
4, me question Is simply one of ex-
ulenoy' and not Of fundamental 30
lsal principle And yet we hear on
~ hand that he who opposes-es-
Slslly from this distinguished gentle
an-the free and unlimited coinage
snFer ~ this time is a traitor to his
~ ana TO his country, and deserves
q eAyethtlon of every Intelligent cit
~ would ask this gentleman as
ANU ask anyone in this great
si.l,Se 70 point me to single word,
USE me, single syllable wherein
7 Democratic party In its official ut
49, ever once demanded either a
\ or AN unlimited coinage of silver.
~ searched the records from the
~ democratic platform ever pro-
is3,elel IN America down TO and in
", NE platform of 1892. and not
,n,' NO ! md that the party ever has
united Itself to the free and un-
sss coinage Of silver The nearest
ssaen 70 such declaration will /
t Nv ~ the platform OF 1850, where
me-. party said on the subject Of
ii s,a Honest money. consisting OF
a ca, u silNer and paper convertible
qge SiS.n Upon that platform Mr..
stands today, BY this dec
every Democrat Who thinks
~ .,e thinks II is and always has
NAV me shibboleth OF the party on
nv money is the war cry OF the
IA ahu has ever been since its
ns.l oh, not fatlsm or debased
IA put honest money each dol
nj, Mhieh represents 100 cents In in
dono,s a!ue and In purchasing power.
liar ~ " the laborer and the same
NJ me capitalist and each dol
alto, nsest dollar This Is the dec
! lsiss y principle made al Chicago.
a whsn exposition Of It's principles.
ase 7 l am called a traitor be-
the ,ei, not Yield my acquiescence
n o. sspnlIlited coinage and distrSu-
a 10 e,et point to that platform
platform of the national
a traI,o. pAfty and say that II I