Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-12
DICK BLAND is DOING BATTLE
FOR SILVER. AND STRIKES soMn
HEAVY BLOWS.
A PRESIDENT WHO WILL NOT
VETO A FREE COINAGE BILL
MUST BE ELEcTEp--A GREAT
AUDIENCE HEARS HIM Al DEM
WEIR.



Hon. Richard p. Bland. the Missouri
lecturlng tour in this city tonight. An
audience that filed the spacious Broad
way theater greeted the silver cham
plon. who was happily introduced by
Senator Teller. with long applause. and
gave him attention throughout the adj
dress. the delivery OF which occupied
nearly two hours,
~ have chosen for my subject" said
Mr. Bland. after acknowledging HID
reception. "tho fight OF twenty yean
In congress for the free coinage OF
silver. and the fght yet to lomc.
The losses you silver producers hava
sustained ON account OF the demone-
ti4atlon oe silver are not TO 10 COM
pared with the losses OF the farmer,
OF Missouri IN the fail Of price of farms,
consequent, us We believe, On the de.
monetl2ation Of silver"
Bland prcfaoed his review OF tho
twenty years battle for silver with an
account of the manner in which its
decentralization was accomplished, and
gold established aH the unit OF value
by the act OF 1873.
while IL Is evident" he said, from
the manner In which this revolution.
In our monetary system was accom-
plishod It was In an indirect and
atcalthy manner yet II was the most
important and far reaching legislation
on money ever enacted by our gov
eminent"
He said the fee coinage bill OF 1877,
which was vetoed by President Hayes,
was voted for by MIR. Carlisle Of Ken
lucky, now secretary OF the treasury:
Mr. Foster OF ohio, secretary OF tho
treasury under Mr.. Harrisons admin
istratlon; MIR. Herbert, now secretary
OF the navy Mr.. Mckinley. now gov
cnor OF ohio, MIR. Mills of Texas, now
senator from that state. and Mr.. Nor
rison of Illinois, now Interstate COM
merce agent.
THE fact" said MIR. Bland. that
most OF these gentlemen. II not all OF
them, have changed their Views on
this question should be attributed TO
the uncertainty OF human nature and
the action of public men. for surely
the necessity OF silver restoration IL as
meritorious and urgent now as II was
then"
Regarding the repeal OF the Sherman
silver law, Mr.. Bland said:
impartial history will show that the
| result was secured by methods most
reprehensibla and deplorable. This
| monied power OF this country and
| Europe had sought 10 bring our people
and their representatives. into CONF
| plcte subsection. The vast debts
throughout the country were pressed
for collection, and when debtors went
10 the banks TO secure loans to meet
their obligations they were coolly told
II was not safc 10 loan money until
the repent or the purchasing clause
| or the sherman act. The friends OF
gold monometalliAm Insisted that thu
| repeal OF the purchase clause " tho
sherman net would restore confldencs
throughout the country. invite the In
How OF gold to our shores and would
bring universal prosperity. Just the
reverse has occurred. We have issued
gold bonds TO the extent OF sli2, 900 900
since the repeal In order TO check thS
flow OF gold from our shores and to
maintain the single STANDARD.
1.-THE gold monometnlllsts hnv,
given the people an object lesson. In
deed, ono that they will not forget
mn object lesson that has been the best
educator In favor OF blmetalilsm that
could have possibly taken PLACE.
I'm all the great battles In congress-
on the silver question the Southern
people, while enthusiastic for silver
have had that sympathy and enthuai.
asm clouded with the dread OF force
I
local self government
"FOrtunntely, however. In the great
battle over the force bill In the senate
the senators from the West and es
pecially OF the gold and silver mining
states In their opposition TO this meas
ure which resulted In its final over
throw and defeat have given aaHurnnc.
10 the people of the South that politi
cal reliance both for the safety OF theIi
homo government and prosperity OF
economic questions points TO the West
"The day IL now come when wal
Issues cannot longer dominate oul
politics. The battle of tho standards
IL the greatest battle TO be fought II
this country and the world over. Thu
vast country OF ours, forty-four indie
pendent states and other vast terri
tories with over seventy billion dol
lars of wealth and n population oil
seventy million OF people increasing n
the rnte Of more than million annu
ally ia steadily maintaining It's none
tary system TO open the mlnts TO FIRE,
coinage OF gold and silver and thu
restore not only TO ourselves but TO tn,
world the old order of things by whicl
gold and silver circulated sid
by side aiding and supporting eacl
other. by giving labor employment an
effectlng the exchange Of commerce,
'In conclusion. attention should b
called 10 the fact that heretofore n
president OF the United States sincs 1877
has been a friend OF silver The BATH
10 gain Is TO secure a president VIII
will sign n free coinage bin IL sent I
him and who win not use the powe
given him to prevent such a hill com
Ing to him. but on the contrary. WI
recommend such legislation. II W
can once secure such n president. tn
: energies In the future must be directed
Z aTt "a NOT nv puruoap and would b
r out OF place IN non-pnrtisan lectur
every friend OF the free coinage OF 81
or speech OF this character TO indicat
how that end may be brought abou
; further than 10 express the hope tina
4 every friend OF the free coinage o
: silver will make firm resolve 20 no
e support In any manner presiuen,ia
and no matter on what party platfor
/. ~ n.nr.dn nnlesa TINT platform col