Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
He SPEAKS FOR HARMONY.
He Discusses the Attitude of the
Government ON Gold and silver.
Declares for an Income Tax
aud for Decreased Expenses.
Special Dispatch.

mis- campaign here today. He spoke
for harmony among Texas Democrats
and declared for an income tax suf-
hcient to pay federal pensioners. for a
reduction Of government expenditures,
for an aye and nay vote on every
measure involving an appropriation OF
public money. against national banks.
Tor federal aid to BrazOs river navi-
CATION. On the subject OF finance he
said:
The most important question In my
Judgment TO the people is what shall
be the attitude OF this government to-
ward gold and silyer2' II is question
That rot only Vexes US now but Will
continue to vex us until II II settled,
and settled right. Ever since the En-
| glish government is 1916 adopted the
policy OF gold muno-metulllsm and took
| mp the battle OF the gold standard an
! unceaslng war has been waged for the
| ultimate destruction OF everything as
money OF final redemption except
I gold throughout the civilized nations
| OF the world. In 1871. just after she
| had drained France of 81 900, 900, 900 Of
| Indemnity gold. Germany aligend her
| self by Englnnd's side under the gold
] standard. In 1873 the United States,
the greatest silver producing country
| ON The globe. and when silver was at
] - fARNtlhlllf FNlAtHAlIlbltlIt llkt lnIAI-
| ticide IN the dark. Btrnnglcd silver, one
OF It's own twin money metals. Other
nations were compelled to In a meas
urc, dcbase silver. Last year the fight
was renewed on silver with Increased
vigor. The great bonded interests OF
Austto-llungafy, 1t b-metalllc coun.
try, was about 10 mature. Its deben-
lures We're held by the Rothschilds OF
England. and In order to force that
country 20 refund It's indebtedness In
gold bearing bonds the thumb-screwa
were turned on English domination
closed the mints OF India against sill
vcr coinage on private account IN June,
1893. on the ID OF November OF the
same year followed the repeal OF the
purchasing clause Of the Sherman law
fhon followed the establishment Of tho
gold standard In Htro-lIunEary. and
the refunding OF It's indebtedness in
gold bearing bonds.
Upon the repeal OF the purchasing
clause NJ the sherman law. | approve
the action Of the majority or our Dem
ucrats IN congress, Had been mem
Der OF congress | would not have voted
as my friend, our present representa-
tive. Hon George Pendleton, did, for
It's unconditional repeal. In this con-
nectiuu ! wish 70 say that / have II
from Governor Pendleton's friends that
his official duties at Washington pre-
the people his claims for recollection.
mention this that full justice may be-
done him. And, further, because OF
Governor Pendletons absence, ! shall
make but brief reference to the sill
Yer bill introduced by him In congress.
II IT, In effect. to record the market
value OF silver bullion of each day for
certain period OF time In the great
cities Of this country and Europe, then
strike an average OF the market value
OF this metal and at such ratio require
the government to coin II. In my
Judgment such measure would put
the gold forces on notice and they
would gather together their great re-
sources aud hammer down the market
value OF silver to the lowest notch pos
Hlble for the ratio milking period. and
when the time came FOR striking the
average the silver dollar would have tu
be shaped the size Of It cartwheel. Then
again. this Is measuring silver by the
gold standard Thia silver question ~
far above the bubbles Of ratlos. l do
not want a single silver dollar TO be
invested with single cent OF the gov
crumcntA HAT l want every silver
dollar To- be equal In dignity, equal In
v1luc, equal In purchasing and IN debt
paying power with the gold dollar II
this government can maintain a parity
between gold aud silver at any ratio
It can by unlimited coinage at its pres
ont ratlo-pnc 90 BiNtcOn-ralse the bull
lion value uf silver IN the markets OF
the world To the value OF the coin aud
there maintain It, The silver question
deserves to be plOced upon higher
mime than the Peudleton bill places Il.
I'VE should not deceive ourselves with
.thc idcn that this is question purely
OF our own concern. The battle OF the
standards IN battle In which is con-
cerned the humanity OF the world, The
public dohts Of the states and nations
OF the world are admitted TO exceed
sgA, 0O0. 600 900 This Indebtedness IL In
the main controlled by English hnan-
ciers. The gold and silver OF the world
dooa not exceed St00O,000,000, about
equally divided between the two mot
ais. or about one-hfth of the public
debts with both metals as money OF
final redemption, stlll does II not seem
that the money volume VIII pc cN-
tremcly smHlll
"This apeech would become too volum'
inous for me TO give you my rosearcheA
that have convinced me that iree ana
unlimited coinage OF silver ana gold
az the present ratio, upon the same
footing, IA right, safe and IN the In
forests of the human family, Stealth
lis, quietly. have the go,d forces. the
monied men, driven the money Of thu
Industrial olasses from one country az
ter another until now It Is left to the
nepnlN OF the IuiteN EAuttN 10 AerluN
the battle II ever silver " 20 be
rliscd to the dignity OF gold as a
money OF final redemption, It is upon
our own ground that the battle must
be pitched and the victory won.
IN the year OF our Lord 1915 the
harons OF England assembled upon
tho banks OF Runnymedc, The as
semblagc was the legitimate issue o.
the cruelty, tyranny and oppreaslo
OF King John, The liberties OF tn,
people had been destroyed and theh |
property rights conhscRtcd. and Il waF |
the mission OF the assembled baron |
TO wrest from their tyraut ruler IN, |
uaurped rights and liberties OF T.
people or fan martyrs to the caus
OF human liberty Their courage anf |
patriotism triumphod In the contest
and the foundation stone OF the Eng,
lish constitution, the bedrock OF the
righifully hoasted personal privilege,
OF the Englshman, Magma Charta. wnr
evolved from that hloodlcss revolution
aroused by an abused aud oppressed
people.
I'm i77i there were assembled In the
city OF Philadelphia the representative
or people whose political ltbertie,
We're tramplcd beneath the iron heei
" king George III Those Representa-
uNos were rs truly loYa 10 the sent
ment and Interest OF their conptlh,ents
as was nNor a ChvisgfNp .. a. y ~