Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-17
A BIG SILVER DEMONSTRATION
WAS HELD IN THE OPEN An, Al DEN
WEIR LAST NIGHT.
SHELLEY. THE sILvERTEs CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT WAS THERB.
SENATOR JONES WRITES A LETTER
on THE POLICY THAT SHOULD NJ
PURSUED.


NAaN ACANANf ahlfAA w.
Senator Jones Of Nevada. Who is at
present in the city. has recsived from
Mr.. Sibley, the presidential candidate
OF the American Blmetallic party, a.
telegram inviting the senator to deliver
an address in Denver together with Mr..
Sibley and General Warner. In
letter replying to the Invitation. after
expressing regret at his inability 20
accept, Senator Jones says:
II regard the new movement which
We represent as the most vitality Inn
portant ever taken toward financial re-
form. The. platform of the American
Bimetallic party Is not 'stradule,'
and is not Intended to deceive. II IS
simple and unmistaknbie. II is one
upon which all the advocates OF silver
money can consistently stand without
feeling hampered or embarrassed by
any of the other questions which tend
TO divide political parties.
"luasmuch as II is impossible for all
or even "a majority Of men 10 agree
upon all subjects, there Is nothing ior
practical people TO do when several llll-
portant questions present themselves
for solution, but nrst determine
whether either one Of these questions
eXcels the others in urgency ana m
purtance. and n 80 TO combine as ohe
man for the solution of that question
IAN parties agree that upon proper
monetary system the prospect OF every
Industry of our people Is absolutely ue,
pendent We have the assurance OF an
our opponents, including the president
OF me United States. that without a
a have npfl=
ty. In this we fully concur, ana II pT
ing conceded that all otner elements OF
prosperity must. to a greater or less
extent remain in allegiance awaiting
the determination OF the monetary Is-
sue, Is II not the paramount duty or
our people to fully discuss ana INFORM
themselves upon that issue once Tor
all? Should they not inquire In what
the soundness Of n monetary system
consists. We ask only that putting
aside all prejudlces, all voters shall
read both sides OF the cause In order
that they may be induced to do this
tnc issue must be specifically Joined.
For twenty years we have been plead
ing with the dominant political parties
to present the issue squarely to the
country, so that we might have vote
upon II. The advocates OF free coinage,
OF no matter what party, ought now
TO ask themselves how much longer
they should wait,
iltIeloh"ie III l,s' 2 p,i,,,, utth
numbers of other issues upon which
the people naturally differ and VIII
continue to differ. silver advocates
who are free traders Tor revenue tarlm
mem AUNT N''' un"I ist'"S
monetary systtHl' S',H Nir ~ 80, 't
thelr Giiu'ec Mou'u i'r W ~ a.,
plosperty ailNeI 1uN NJ WIZ -, ~
prottcuuillsts eVhcIuc ~ I'M I'M Hi .'..,
that under pau monetary bSs'eIl
even Pr4tectiNe tarlii w ouiu prove a
IAllute' Why uleh' shuulu we MOI
hrst near 1hi uvty'l 't e1u tte 49,
Ehelihlhs ISSUE why urine, 1c'nS
Is thls ny thc uSe' p - ''"', =" ~, -
lhe NouHuS NV "l"u9,u uPut' ~
SunJec1 rs II mas "eNo' D'e" a'o"s'u
before 800. .......,.,..
Ihe great reIoVn was never aenleN-
ca, except ny union anu couce itlsa
tl0h OF enort on the I'aIt OF 'noSe
VINO lhVotlteu H. 10 army u'ei SUI
cetdeu whose HoiuleIa MtIg uiW"SS
HrihB IN dlISteht directions, me meme
hclarles OF the goa stIhuaru VIII pe
marsmalleu ln bollu phalanN aEalhHt
w ny wa ',Si - 81. W
all political differences, They are
strongly entrenened IN power ana VIII
not easlly De nlslouEeu,
They exercise oVershad9wlnB lnilu-
ence IN the larSe ceh'grs Oh populNtlon
ana are arranging 10 nUo1 me country
With their literature hlleu win soph-
ttrles ana WIN i"lse po!tlleal yc.DIh -
omy Dld we NOT Know the position
OF almost hpJeet uvpehuence whlSh
many OIL we suiaIl puiihe,s anu .Lla
aIert ana DIhlny hlahuiucturers anu
merchants OF tne eouhtIy III yul,
pel'eu 10 occupy to"1 ,i1i tiie larse iel ti
ers OF money Lur ulaggu nv oL Syln,
nletelal paper We snouiu o1 uatoullueG
ti.ut tne Ho.ipe,a W Ou' pefs -,
commerce eSI unu VoaIus ui orauu, i'et,
famed the WoIIu VEuf LOT nv, aEu,eiess oi
nte!lect, shoulu my , ns, linn u s'.e,
splinH Hoa ~ w ~ os ,t, ,,id ~
shouting tne praises VI ,ue sOtu J. US
svrhaut, WINE Ny nv oilsss lsNolN'iis
wheels OF tne sl..eI,lis en ',. ~, are IN
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