Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-24
THE SILVER CONVENTION
TO MEET IN WASHINGTON, u. c..
MAY ~.
President Fisk of the ran-Amcrscan
H-Met"liic Association Issues n
stirring cHii--Asls- That SILVER
be Given Its Ancient Place.

Denver Col. April 2s.--A. c. Fisk,
president OF the Pan-Ameriean Bl-Me-
tallie association. has issued the follow
ing call:
Believing the present an auspicious
time to accomplish something sub
stantial for silver. thereby restoring
prosperity and contentment among the
people, confidence OF our rulers and
institutions. comforting untold bless
ings on the human race, meeting Is
hereby called to assemble In washing
ton, d. C, on the ed of May, proxImo,
composed OF Representatives from the
United States. South and Central
America and Old Mexico to memoir
ialiEe the congress OF the United States
to restore silver to Its ancient rights
at ratio not to exceed lG to l.
AT the bidding Of power that has
blotted out civilization In all ages the
law-malSlng and executive branches OF
the government have stricken down
one-half OF the metal money and de-
based and partially demonetlEed the
paper currency, compelled the people
Va AAlf ANAANA nAAItA 10 nuN unnNrNS=
sarily nearly 5000, 900 900 interest, prin-
cipal and discount and by vicious
laws have burdened the nation with a
real estate mortgage debt OF twenty
billion and other debts aggregnting
rs much more, and now seek to reduce
the country TO gold basis and expect
the people to pay $4,000, 600. 900 of debt
with S50,O00,O0O In gold or $50 OF debt
with $40 In money, reducing the price
OF farm products 60 per cent. taking
from the debtors the power to pay
their debts.
The census says there are S65 000,-
100000 worth OF property In the United
States. The gold oligarchy has dlssi-
pated Its value one-half, rendering the
nation insolvent FOR $500 600, 600
Twenty thousand people already own
three-fourths Of the property OF the
nation ten million are inyouutariIy
Idle; property OF the nation Is being
rapidlv confiscated; fields. factories and
mines are deserted; every industry Is
stricken as with a plague; strong men,
refined women and innocent babes are
starving I'm the land Of plenty; our rul-
ers are rlotlng I'm luxurious living and
saturnala, frenzied with their success,
and as in the past they are inventing
new schemes OF robbery and plumber
"When Greece. Rome and Egypt and
the netherlands went down about two
per cent Of the people practically own
ed all the wealth. Are we not hasten
ing TO the same end? Is there not pa
trlntism. manhood and womanhood
enough In the people to call halt from
our rulers? Let their brains, Drawn
and sinew meet at the capitol OF the
nation. Let petitions be circulated in
every precinct OF the land and forward
them to the convention. until the voice
Of forty millions of people shall re-
sound In the enrs Of congress that We
may ascertain whether this is In fact
n government Of the people our de-
mands should be respectful but firm.
No written credentials will be re-
uuired; anyone favoring the objects
Of the association or the call will be
recognized delegates.
This Is great patriotic task. and
n we but seek divine aid and guidance
our efforts will be crowned with sue
cess"