Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-15

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY.



To the Gazette: have been absent
from the state since September and
returned on the 18th. consequently
rnissed Governor cuibersons article
which appeared in the Gazette OF Sep
TENDER g. but have had the pleasure
OF reading his remarks in the daily
papers and desire briefly to reply to
the same. I wish to submit what l
deem the points that he makes in this
controversy. l must confess that the
points that he makes In his article on
the 18th inst, are by no means very
clear, and do not suppose that he in
tended that they should be.
/. Governor Culberson denies that he,
In his Fort Worth speech at the free
silver convention, said tina; the Demo
cratic party had always been in favor
Of the free coinage Of silver upon a
ratio OF 1C Of silver to / of gold. He
lnferentlally admits that the Demo
critic party never did favor the free
coinage Of silver upon any other ratio
than that the silver and gold dollar
should be OF equal intrinsic and eN-
thangeable value
He says that his contention IN that
speech was that the opponents of the
free coinage Of silver upon the ratio
nf lG TO 1 had become the advocates
81 single gold standard; that the
Democratic party since the days OF
Jefferson had advocated the use OF
both gold and silver as redemption
money.
He INSERTS that the portion OF tho
Democratic party In Texas with which
have aligned myself. Is In the minor
lty, and evidently to his mind 10 be
with the minority, though right, Is a
greater crime than being with the ma
jority though wrong. He says this
minority believes and has asserted In
resolutions adopted Mt Corsicana. that
This nation cannot have and maintain
NJ the same time u gold and silver
standard and maintain them upon
parity. This he evidently condemns
as heresy, Illogical and not Justified
by history. He asserts that the United
States bonds were originally payable
IN any lawful money OF the United
f,atcs. but that congress- was induced
10 declare them payable In the coin Of
the United Stated. and that this was a
fraud upon the people He points out
In erect that gold ana silver. cans or
The Dotted States were then In al the
Markets Of the world. practically upon
parity. and therein admits that no
injury could or did result In the de-
OF tDutTtAN lNhI NNtN were
payable In gold or silver coins. He does
not take the pains or do justice To tho
cause Of the sound money advocates
Va showing that the intrinsic and ex-
cbangahle value OF gold and silver at
this time In the markets of the world
is not the same and that to pay In n
deprecated coin would be In effect q
reputation by this government OF Its
obligations; and he charges that the
wing OF tho Democratic party with
which he says | am aligned would be
willing to pay these bonds In gold, the
best money OF the American people
and TO his mind this would be q crime
He says that the financial principles
advocated by me and my associates
nre opposed. 10 the platform and dec.
'nrations OF the Dciaocratic party and
the votes OF a large majority OF tho
Democratic members Of congress re,
corded since the resumption OF silver
coinage had become an issue In Amerl,
can politics. To sustain him In HIS no
sltlon he quotes but little from the ma.
tona Democratic party platforms, blu
largely from Democratic congrcsHmen
as tneir votes are recorded upon tn,
various silver bills that have been in
PRODUCED In congress- II will be NOTED
that Governor csiberson nowhere dis
putcs 9 single quotation made by m,
from the national party platforms II
my communication published in tn,
News Of September 1.
~ my communication OF September
dld not attempt to quote the languag,
q governor Culberson in his free EIIye
tpseon delivered Mt Fort Worth, Tex,