Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-02

over two billion dollars for government
and transportation taxes each year
This clnas OF dcbta must be paid IN
cash. tNacts demonstrate thar every
dollar claimed for circulation or IN
existence In the United States Is kept
hot flying In and out Of tax vaults
The wear and tear" on gold and 81
yer, the STANDARD money" at this
rate Will make II scarce Indeed IN
1907. What win the government have
by that time 10 redeem or pay on her
5000. 900, 900 OF bonds wlth7 WIN she be
helped by striking down silver, the so
called dishonest dollnr2' Figures
are curious things, susceptible OF many
magic turns, but I Am curious 10 Know
how the United States will supply the
people with money from a gold basis
with which TO pay their annual taxes
alone. and then have enough TO re-.
deem those bonds in 1907. We arr told
now that silver, like paper currercy,
IL redeemabie in gold This s.ats-
mcnt Is offered ns the reason why NE
silver dollar is now equal TO "A gold
dollar Whore Is the law for uiis7
When II Is shown then we may beNave
IT, There In no such law, never ms
been and never viii be. SO long ~
there Ia such demand for money TO
pay taxes and carry on business,
silver dollar with the United States
stamp on II will be az good as any
other dollar Less than two years ago
silver bullion was worth and sold for
9s cents an ounce. This year It hns
been as low as 50 cents an ounce II
quotations are correct. With all this,
every silver dollar has stood Mt 100
cents on an equality with gold Do
you suppose It would weaken or dlmin-
ish in value with friendly legislation
and compliments instead OF criticism
from the stump The wonder to me
ia that the people win take silver at
all. They must have II" is certainly
the only reason. for Vt II the worst
abused money on earth by the preo5
and political philosophers now con-
splrlng TO dcbasc II.
] have faith In President Clcyelnnd's
honesty and ability He says he w
for bimotalllsm, but wants It by In
ternHtlonAl agreement, Blmetalllsm
meana twnmetalism-stnn money
| Of both gold and Understanding
| 10 the Democratic platform. II be-
! fore the end Of his next two years
| this great man does got the leading
governments to agree to a blmetnllic
standard, then we will all Join IN
| praises OF him MS the greatest man
! Of the nineteenth century. Most OF us
believe he will fail. He thinks not.
10 hle Judgment we are bound to de-
/ fer but in fear OF results. Ile GER
/ tainly deserves "A fair chance and the
| cordial best Wishes Of every member
uf the party. II he succeeds. all right.
! II he does not. then lot the clash come.
/ Silver rpples viii wrcathe the sum
/ shine q! hope until dulcet chimes or
] tho white metal shnll, with responsive
| chord, echo from the grateful hearts
/ u dauntless Democrats throughout the
! land procllining the glad tidings VI
| victory.
The gaze OF battle has been cast
and accepted for '06 Let the war Of
| the metals rage to sllvers freedom or
death. When this great struggle
comes, an llberty-loving Democrats
must take part within party lines and
not break ranks,
eye that In waters glide. and yc that
wink
The earth, and stately trend, or lowry
creep.
Witness then II be silent"