Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07
Displayed at the Populist
Camp Meeting.
THE DEMAND FOR MONEY.
They Devoted Their Attention to the
Financial Question. but Not
Exclusively.

tNfntNlntNNs II was yesterday Ut tue
Peoples purity cump-meeting, All the
day long under the hot August sun,
sheltered from Its rays by II tent which
seemed to Increase rather than diminish
the heat, they broiled and baked while
their speakers roasted the gold bugs
and laburcd with the ISOLATION Of the
financial question II was noticeable
that they brought their guns to bear
on this subject with regularity and
precision. concentrating their IRE upon
the enemies OF silver and those who
oppose an increase In the volume OF the
currency instead nf directing their aim
In rapid succession ut u number OF
points, aS Il their usual custom. How
ever. while their main attention was
directed to money, each speaker in
turn voiced fully the demands OF the
Omaha platform IN Il general way,
ana roatiirmed their allegiance 10 the
standard Of their party. The speaking
was opened by Mi. W +, Douthitt OF
Bolton, who presented the financial
question to the consideration OF the
audience and after dwelling upon its
leading features and outlining the de-
mands OF the Peoples party, he gave
way To Major Buck Walton Of Austin,
who proceeded to cover the same
ground In thorough and cUnprehen-
siye manner,
After describing the ruinous effects
which had followed the decentralization
OF silver and contraction of the cur
renuy he advocated the restoration OF
free coinage of silver and dwelt ON the
main remedy proposed by the Peoples
party, the issue OF paper money ire
decmRblo in either gold or silver
But then you'll call me iintlst."
| And then he proceeded to an clucldn-
! tlon OF the theory that II was the stamp
| of the government on coin which
gave It value and TO describe the ad.
| vAntages OF such currency lie paid
| his respects sarcastically to the diver
| sion made by the Democratic party
| IN favor OF tariff reform, culming that
| tho Wilson tnrln WAS "A high protective
| tarln just MS the Mckinley tarim had
| been, and that there WAS very little DIFF
| ference between them. lie compared
| the Mckinley tarlff TO n eat with
long tail and the Wilson tarin to a cnt
| with n short tail. After dwelling upon
| the fact TINT the sessions of the ways
| and means committee had been attend
| ed By the representatives Of all tie
| trusts during the consideration OF the
| Wilson bill, he declared that The Demo-
Gratis were now done with the tariff,
and no matter how successful they
| might be in any election they did not
! propose to touch n any more. Contin-
uing, he represented the Democratic
| and Republican parties as agreeing
substantially ON all questions Of this
/ kind. lie then referred to the agree
ment between the Democratic and Re
I
| trouble In Chicago, and said that Cleve-
4 land had sent soldiers down there to
| shoot down people who were struggling
| In defense OF their rights and that he
had been upheld by Democratic ana
| Republican politicians alike. But the
masses OF the people Were, he said,
! getting away from the Democratic and
| Republican parties They must do no, he
said, II they would preserve their liber-
ties. II they would not defend their
al a. h.n eli Ia IA
lot of foppish aristoerats and dudes.
When once the people were seen TO
| be moving with determination lie said
that the plunderers OF the people
would begin to see the situation In
| different light and he closed on an APP
peal to the patriotism OF his hearers by
saying: Lets show them that they
| are the fools and not We"
| Then he extended n very cordial and
| friendly invitation to the free silver
Democrats to come into the Peoples
| party He represented them as look
ing sheeplsh In view Of the present
situation, and as making admissions
something like this:
I'VE know IT was n great robbery OF
| the people TO demOnotize silver and
that II has brought the country to ruin
| that II was a dnmnable crime equal
ed by no parliament or congress which
has ever assembled except that which
meets In hell, but we are going to fight
for reform inside the party
"But you didn't do II at Dalls,' he
| continued, and then he went on TO supp
pose cases OF how good Democrats
might propose reforms and be turned
| down again and always have TO ac-
knowledge allegiance to the party and
bow In obedience to It's desires. The
party might champion the gold stan
dard, act In q manner to show that II
despised local free government; II
might do anything and everything but
whenever IL came 10 an Issue the DEM
ocrats would go with their party no
matter what II should do. That Is the
leaders would continue to do that way.
They would get together and pass
resolutions about free silver and every
George Clark that indescrlbnble
man." get hold OF them and wrap them
around his finger In any way that he
might wish TO do. The speaker then
paid his respects TO Governor Hogg.
and said he was sorry he was not here
4 so he could call on the Populists.
He then related how once upon a
time he had been trying n case with
Attorney General fIogg and Objected
TO what seemed to be an Irrelevant
question. The court thereupon asked
the attorney general what he meant by
asking such a question for anyway and
Hogg had replied that he was Just
roofing around and that was what the
speaker thought the ex-governor was
doing now when he was In Colorado
instead of being down 20 Fort Worth.
Then he went on 20 say that the
politicians who were assembled here
at the silver meeting would 90 what
ever they were required TO 90 ~ the
gold wing OF the Democracy. He said
the generals OF the worst slums, the
patters on the back and the tall twist
ers were there. but the people were
not. He said that no matter what they
might resolve to do their good resolu,
tions would vanish In the presence OF
men Ike George Clark and Mayor Pad
dock. He said that when the crisii
oame they would give up their swords
without a word and turn 90 their fol-
lowers and tell them TO skip" aban'
doning them TO their fate.
Then referring 20 Judge Reagan "
an affectionate manner he declared
, ''But let them adopt a gold platform
verify / believe that hts nnnhood ant
. honesty will assert ltself-and II they
dare to 80 much further Old Fathei