Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-02

h,, .sf,,.t.. " tel what Is meant
trinsic' cSn not legitimacy he apn,lel
20 any commodity. Truth will lend
10 the statement that no class If ,,rn,,-
erty, II any is Of intrinsic value OK
cept the soil. which Ia harau@e tha
earth prsiuces without the maniuula-
tion OF RAN. Nothing else does, we
az know What is meant by ''exchsnge-
sple Natus, We use this every day.
lou go 10 town with your cotton. The
merchant buys IL from YOU. He pavs
you in Taper currency" or In silver
and gold" or he pays you in either
or az these classes of illegal tender"
so the "exchangeablc value OF gold
ana silver is equal all over the coun-
Try. DID you ever sec a merchant ask
more for his goods In silver than in
gold? DID you ever see him make
any difference when You proposed pay
ment OF your debts? Did you ever ask
any mora Of silver than of gold or
currency for your cotton, corn or
wheat? yIave you, since just after
the war. known a man to make any
difference In gold, silver or currency?
II there Ia one In this crowd who ever
saw any difference let him rise up and
speak 1t cut. / never have. SO we
all are in favor OF maintaining the
equal exthangeable value" of silver
and gold. We have that now. and
those OF us who favor the unlim ed
free coinage OF silver on an equality
with gold believe that It can be done
upon u ratio Of 16 to 1 by the United
States government independently. of
foreign nations. SO we say open the
mints and try 1t. Let the United
States strike out for herself. II is
able to coin all the money tina; is
brought to Its mlnts. The president
says that this course would be uan-
gerous; that 1t would be hazardous;
that II would be detrimental to the
good standing of business interests
OF this country. He proposes TO bring
the equality of the two standards
about by an agreement between the
leading nations as 1 have explained
to you before.
Some men do not like silver because
they call II a dishonest dollar" and
they want nothing but gold as the
standard money OF this country. Money
il the measure Of values They want
all values. therefore, measured by gold.
1t seems to me that II would make the
measure ves'y short and quite scarce.
BY the time the "measure" got around
among the people their products would
be rotten. 1t Is too scarce for the
American people II is demanded by
too many nations OF the earth to af-
ford supply sufficient for the de-
mands of Tie progressive, industrious
classes Of the United STATES
To test the matter, / wish TO ask
this great audience u question. How
many of you have gold dollar In
your poclSets2 Don't be bashful, have
curiosity 70 see II IL you have one.
Here a colloquy takes place over the
scarcity Of G9ld. Now, how many OF
you have 50 gold piece? You say
you have none. Well now let me ask
you epother question. How many Of
You have silver dollar IN your pock-
cts? Look at the crowd Seven-eighths
of you have 1t rafting around now.
This illustrates the difference in the
two moneys as far as practical use
IS concerned.
/ do not care to enter Into scientific.
labored discussion of the money ques-
ton. 1t is sunlcient for me to deal
with practical facts. BY n little IL
Illustration can show that gold is the
mlser's money; that silver is the peo-
pies money. and that currency or pa
pee money 10 the business mans
money You follow my direc-
tlons and / win warrant that / can
convince you OF this through the acts
of an innocent victim. Now, those of
you Who have Che money go home to-
night. walk up 20 your wife and throw
in her lap FIVE dollar gold piece, q
five dollar treasury note and five dol-
lars In silver. Compliment her (as
you ought TO do every day of your llfe)
and tell her that money is for her own
exclusive use. Tell her 1t Is hers.
Watch the results. she VIII take up
the gold piece, uien look at 1t, squeeze
It, turn Il over examine
It, admire It. AID In n quiet way say
to you: This is mine, old fellow |
4 L. 1tNa
expect to see this again." She VIII
take the gold and put It away where
no burglar or inquisitive husband
could in in a weeks time find II. She
will indifferertly put the silver and
ON tle shelf in the clock or
In the bureau drawer, or maybe she
viii put 1t In her shoe or stocking.
1t Will remain there until next morn
ing. When the children begin to run
around the place while after sun-up
she will cali one OF them and send
one of these silver dollars to town
for something AS a luxury or necessi-
~ for the family. She Will not permit
any one on tie place to suffer for medi-
c ne, for fold or for any luxury or
necessity as long as the silver lasts.
After she gets rid of all the silver
without eXtravagance she VIII have
the currencf changed" and in time.
ly'a good AZ d happiness. Then things
Will come to halt You will not hear
her speak Ct having any more money.
n you say anything about her having
the gold piece put away. she Will tell
you that you gave that TO her and she
Is going 10 keep it." You will tell
her that one of the children needs
a winter dress. pair of shoes. a school
book. a doll or some candy. She will
reply that the children can wait until
you can make some more money. Nine
times out OF ten you Will have TO
make her mad before you will ever
get her to show you where that I'VE
dollar gold piece IS. Try this and you
will become convinced that In nature
after all there is a slight index TO this
money question. Enlarge upon this
and II VIII unfold many
instances showing the use OF
the two money metals among the peo-
Pile.
When you pay your farm hand, your
cook,your carriage driver. your garden
er. your clerk. your apprentice, at
the end OF the week the wages due him.
II you wish to please him most, you
will hand 1t to him in silver dollars
The hack drivers around town. the
porters and other employees
along the lines OF railways and the
general laborlng classes OF people.
prefer their wages In silver dollars.
The man VINO gets from five to ten |
dollars a week prefers silver. He Is !