Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-30
Politician on
Silver Question.
EHe FIRST EXPRESSION.
kh,lrman of Republican State Execu-
Ave- Committee Explains His Posi-.
ton on National Finance.

a.. NJ the first public expressions OF |
ISs,on on the silver question from the |
,-rbiioan ranks in this state comes to |
I, ,azette from the pen Of MIR. John |
I'M chairman of the Republican
~ executive committee and Is here
rlnted In full:
Though an Off year in politics we
ssold the spectacle of internecine strife
r'ishln our borders. We are once more
a,lsa upon to observe the work of the
~ eoeue. the pirate of civil peace.
,rshing from Maine to California there
/ tidal wave of inquiry. started In
n shoals of adversely. found by many
r,lltlcians in the great political up
laval of November, 1894 The curse
n his era is the man who breaks
|rsad at the banquet spread by the
|.onla the office holder, the man who
|nioys public trust" He gains his
Easltlon through the concerted ma
klnations OF himself and his collea-
kues on the people. who are his VIC
ma and are unwarily caught In the
Esshes OF a net dragged by constantly
y,currlng new brands of alleged patriot
H. The demagogue is the firebrand
E,t lgnites and consumes domestic,
Esustrial and commercial peace and
[-osnerlty. He makes the people turn
frnn one another and disturb their
IN interests to do battle for his ag-
krandlzement. He Ii the wizard who
A Ms political WORKSHOP, shapes and
<ashlons new garments for the destinles
4 The people. He lives In a storm 9TH
L,vIse he is relegated to the rear.
~ people must be agitated and ar
{syei against one another, even at the
3srrIhce Of their own interest to iolst
4 n ttFA
En- time the American people about to
Z thrown into confusion over the
n,eInary "will O. the wisp." the ques-
lca Of the free and unlimited coinage
silver at the ratio of 16 to /.
The safety of this country depends
pcn the thoughtfulness and wisdom
The peonle. Whenever a subject has
<sn discussed and pondered over I'M
lid Is generally understood, there Is
|, more danger of mistake, for the
eople are no longer in the hands Uf
BE- demagogue; they think and speak
q themselves and always with wis
oni; but II is In the incipiency of the
Iiuation that they may be led Into
nor. SO do we now find 1t to be the
ass that new question has been
prung upon the country. 1t is one Of
.lpenduous magnitude and I'M
Qrthlce, as II uedlS Will tne HlNdSuiN
value of everything we have, ev-
Vthing we owe. our soil and our toll.
ls movement in favor of the few
flnst the many, purporting to be for
|merica, but showing on It's face that
3 not for Americans, 1t promises
live the people something for moth
b A promise from the nature OF
tngs which cannot be kept. The I'LL
mate beneficaries will be n few silver
Pine owners, both In this and other
uhtrles. and gold owners. both for
IN and domestic. II will take tho
A'sty value of domestic commerce.
airoy equapolse and give place to
lhdemonlum.
THIS government can no more make
esnt's worth of commodity into one
.nired cents than II can cause moth
9 to be worth so cents. IT Is urged
The free silver enthusiasts that we
nw the mints and molds of the
'lied States open to the silver pro-
'cers OF the world, and with the force
~ value Of our country. breathe life
V cents worth of silver and make
collar or one hundred cents out Of
The total valuation of the United
Ates with all of our tremendous re-
lfces behind such a movement could
and the gold dollar for one year.
PIX for moment at the prospect.
stco alone has enough silver prop
~ opened up and enough silver in
sht to destroy the parity between the
metals In the United States. to say
'ning or our own product and that
ssefy other silver producing nation
ne earth. With the present price of
M IN Mexico, and the improved
s.noos and facilities for reducing and
racing silver ores. the amount OF
nu at present coined in our silver
" can be produced by the Mexican
Y owner for % cents. He could
hat metal to our mints. have II
asa INTO American dollars free and
pay 1t to our people for cotton,
" mat which our farmers have
.nasd full dollars worth OF labor
Eoduce he gives us in payment
.sshing that has cost him 25 cents
s'a o. foreign labor to obtain. In
a words he could buy 20 pounds
I'M n, cotton for silver dollar that
~. lm 70 cents, making the cotton
a,m one cent per pound, while the
sh mas to purchase the same
,ayaity with n dollar which he eN-
,ss aa hundred cents worth of labor
.tul'e Do we desire to reduce our
OUT products and our money
'e'el below other countries? A
~ nm silver dollar contains more
man does one OF ours. and yet
~m give us two OF their dollars
a. o. ours. Why is that? It Is
NJ OF the credit or purchasing
n., our dollar. They have free
/ N. ".'lmited coinage Of silver over
N. snd that is the result. Do we
Ia tNt t0ndiftAna Ia hArfnp
nnat We want and must have
=. successful, thrifty and happy
s IN high order of national
, sha Confidence: that is the ac-
y .s.Siple OF successful commercial
-@uonai life. We might wisely
"a movement looking to the free
r,,,in.'ted coinage OF confidence
ont not silver. II Is said
need more money in the coun-
I~,,m,'s 10 that Is not the way 10
( II. We have plenty OF
~ me country, and as for sill
e Aks gre great heaps of II piled
n ,r,,v anited States treasury, In all
!. ~ saa.vo0'oOO, or about 1900 tons
saNhot find any use for and yet
~ ~ clam0r for more. We had
~ fAsd IN standard silver dollars
si Lib st,n''ed Suites on June I, 1898
~: N, and vet of that immense
~ sS2sl7.ooo was IN circui ton
4 VI " amount only averages between
~ Z, \. sixty million in circulation
( W IA has been attempted e
!, III retain Il In circulation, hui
I ~ afall Coined silver is toe
u -t,,,,ne and unwieldly to act as 0
!. IN, medii,n IN general trade
Z, VI ~ rr.sested to reduce the meta
resent gold dollar so as tC