Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-29
HE eAzETTE FORT wORTH TEXAS. FRIDAY MARcu sa 1sas

ton convention with tAgasd t. The ef-
feet OF, free coinage 81 silver Oh The
price of cotton.
The senator received .hem very CDR
daily, but stated that II would h. i'm
possible for him 20 accept their knd
invitation, however much he might de-
sire TO do so. He said that lie had
close at home for some time on account
or his physical innrmitles. and that
ne could not think OF attempting 10
make a speech.
The importance OF his being on hand
was urged with much force by Inc
gentlemen OF the committee, but he was
inexorablc.
This matter being settled the con-
Nersation naturally dulfted into the dis
oussion OF the objects OF the meeting.
The senator was not at All eonadent
that the meeting would accomplish the
volect aimed at, but he did not want
u Understood that he was ATTEMPTING
10 discourage the move. He thourht
IL good idea for farmers 10 come
together and exchange Ideas on aues.
lions pertaining to their business.
put, he said, as he raised the index
niger OF his hand, you should keen
politics out OF such meetings.i
President Peters assured him that he
proposed to call any man down who es
saved to branch Off into politics.
rms caused hearty chuckle to Issue
from the senator, VINO explained the
leNity by asking how man. could
SPEAK ON the subject he had been In
Nlted to speak on without getting into
p9Iitcs plumb up to the neck.
The president explained that he was
10 discuss It purely from an economic
standpoint, without reference TO partl-
sanism, and that for this reason thcy
'anted an able man like the senator
20 undertake Ii.
sIiil tne senator murmured: ut can't
DC DONE and the majority of the COM
Po9y seemed TO agree with him.
Mauy points on practical farming
were discussed between the gentlemen
VINO mad experience In this line and
many new idens We're developed.
The senator thought the time womb
SION come when Texas farmers would
recognize that the present 4.cent cotton
was blessing in disguise, They would
De forced to learn lessons in the Ill
Nuislheation OF crops which would
SsNfshlually lead them out OF the present
ullnGultles' but he didn't think they
would ever lind the way out OF thon,
through conventions. No convention
cpulu Dlhd the action OF the farmera
and unless they were bound IN some
way they would continue TO REGARD
Svtton as their only reliable crop I'm
TACT he said, at Is the only crop that
me Texas farmer can depend ON MISC,
iutely, and II is better for him To ralse
cotton Than TO let his lund lie out "
Il do not know" he said. what win
ne the outcome. and cannot even sili,-
sest what Is to be done IN order 10 dis-
eniangle the farmers but they win
only learn 1t by experience. and the
great mass Of them viii wait for this
klnd or teaching, Conventions nre n
good thing In their way, but farmers
are not 10 be depended on TO regHrd
the results OF their deliberations win
as much confidence as they do tbe
lessons ot experience"
Ihus the discussion went on at some
length, though the Gazette corresponl-
ent has omitted the remarks OF tbc
gentlemen on the opposite side OF Tho
question as they have been Thoroughly
aired IN the convention today.
me party finally took their leave
heartily hoping that their dlstlnguIshai
most would honor the convention vim
ms presence II not with n speech. ana
ms parting injunction was that Tho
press give out nothing that he had