Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-21
hon. JAMES G. DUDLEY.
: CANNOT SEE WHY ROGER
.uo,lLp LEAVE HIS FORMER
GOOD POSITION,
,.,,aet. From old speech I'm Con-
.,.,. Give. Peculiar Hing to
His Late utterances.


Paris. Tex. Sept. 1S'-Hon' IL. u
Inns, Corsicana, Tex, Dear sir Your
,en letter addressed TO me from
darlington. ID. c., of date september
III, Is before me, and while 40 not
ree with you in some or your state
hents and positions, yet must con-
tratulate you upon the broad ana
manner In which you
I.,.srt vour views, as well as your
i.,.a,ton IN abide nv the decis-
e'eri'nha''o" a.. ,,hos,s
m OF your party anu opey It's pe"e's'
Is exceedingly gratifying to meet
4 ar .nch LOYALTY to Democracy.
'A So ~, -, ~, tho Nnarc,at
agree win Sou '"a' ''
Haestlon Is an economic OF pusiiess
Xusstlon. affecting every business and
traustrv "a well as the happi-
sis -, - v,or,or
les ana Weliare OIL every man. "o'"
Ind child within the borders or our
I.nnbl,c and that we, as Democrats,
f -. a., aat,,s, an. difrar.
ush' " NC ""'e -,
BASES on this simple business Proposi-
4on ret together somewhere. close up
.a,ts and oman fire unon the en-
r. ,,,,t,,,,
my. Democracy mems
tnore than the financial policy OF the
Lovarnment. IL IL the palladium of hui
.,a,,,a ~ oons,i,n,iorni liberty
ah iish's anu '.''V
|nd the corner stone ana sheet ahehoi
government ''by the people and
AZ ma mamie" We should all feel
interest," III the "orhihss VI oui So
mment, and especially its financial
policy, and should discuss and act
lpon 1t as we would were we all part
lers in business venture. Eplthets
nd bully-ragglng do not answer argu-
|ienis. and VIII not satisfy u long SUI
erlng and debt-burdened people.
Ines have been growing steadily
forse for years. The farmer Is no
uger prosperous: mercantile business
70 longer pays a return ON the cap
pal Invested; buildings and Improve
pents of all kinds have well nigh stop
td; the decline in prices OF every
ping; the financial panics. the want
business confidence and general unN
taslness; the business failures; the
ssatlsfacton and unrest among the
loorlng classes and the great number
4 IDLE men who have for years been
amplng our country from Maine to
kiexico asking for work and Tor
read speak In thunder tones and tell
there is something wrong. What IS
~ matter2 What is the cause Tor TINS
qndltlon Of things? Let us, like
&Aliul surgeon. Investigate, examine
ma md the cause for all this and re-
*oye It.
90 not agree with you that silver
s demonetized by a Democratic
ongress and a Democratic president.
he act OF 1858 OF which you speak
eaneed the weight OF the half dol
~ from FOG Ia grains OF standard
ver to 1872 grains of the same. The
mail coins WIRE reduced in proper
w and the full legal tender quality
S removed from these subsidiary
N ns Under this act the value of the
union contained In two half dollars,
WV quarters or ten dimes was not
suai TO the value of the bullion con-
slned In the dollar, but 1t did not in
way anect the silver dollar. either
Us coinage or legal tender qualities,
saa me silver dollar still remained at
hienlum of three to three and one
u per cent. above the gold dollar
untl II was demonetized by Repub-
ean congress, approved by Repub-
sn president on the 18th OF Febru--
s, 1913, The democrats got control
me house In December, 1875. The
eaIlerrupted rule-or rather misrule-
we Republican party extended over
PERIOD from 1861 to December, 1873.
ume OF political corruption and pri-
greed. When all legislation was
ss legislation, in the Interest of
rsSansdnnolders, manufacturers, Credit
sVher steals, and trusts and COM
,ss' There were not many of our
,fni Of people In the congress of the
,ln.su States during this period OF
N.Y.. N.Y. up to the 18th of February. 1873
ost OF the representative from the
i ~ We're carpet-baggers, III | mis-
I'm not you took your seat March
IN. is,sl. 1t was doing this period of
N, " eeCndholder, passed a law declaring
ItOle on, currency bonds to be redeem.
larcN leo IN corn On the leth OF
Xissantlon congress passed JOIN,
Inatlon ~ pisugins the falth OF tne
told, ana Ieueem these 6-2o nonds en- ~
Ialsesa men, on the lith Of July. 1917
W. ~ , act authorizing the IS
pons IL ~ soia bonds with gold cou,
{the t.so o, solu ior the redemption ..
two currency bonds az par. Apou'
rency hn,sslu mlilion dollars OF cur
ID ~ ina which had been purchas.
| coin ,r, ne pondholders at an average
d0lla- VI hpout 90 cents on tnt