Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-17

ing TO his former friends and support
ers. All had expected to see the fur
ny when he and j. $. Hogg took the
stump in the canvass for the next sem
atorship. but from the tenor OF his let-
ter 1t appears that his fire has died
| out.
Gainesville Register: Did not Mr..
| Mills have an opportunity to reflect the
VIII OF his constituents in 1887 The
car-shed convention in 1899 adopted q
| free silver plank explicitly declaring
| for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at 10 TO l. Did not Mr.. Mills
state after that memorable convention
was held that he would support the
ticket nominated by 1t, as II voiced the
sentiments Of the true Democracy OF
| TeNasY These being indisputable
facts. II Mr.. Mills was so anxious to
reflect the Will OF his constituents In
the senate, why was 1t when ample OPP
! portunity was afforded him that he
failed to liftahls voice in their behalf?
II Is truly late day for Mr.. Mills to
tell the people of Texas, that he Is
ready and willing to cast his vote in
accord with the wishes of the Democ-
racy OF his state. Another thing. II
the Tree coinage Of silver Is 70 repug-
nant to the Views of MIR. Mills would
he not exhibit more statesmanshlp by
reslgning his seat In the senate than by
hacrihcing his principles in voting for
the measure?
Sherman Courier: Senator Mills
writes letter from Washington to
Chairman Dudley of the state Demo-
cratic executive committee. The sena-
tor sets forth his present views on the
currency, siding with the single gold
standard heresy, just as was expected
ol MIN We knew he would come to
this when he voted against SILVER every
time In the extra session Of congress
IN 1898. He voted for silver-dt 10 to
~ along up to 1893. Let us stand In
the breach and call the fight on" he
said while In the lower house of con-
sress lighting for silver, This advice
was good then and the Democratic peo-
pie OF Texas think 1t good advice yet
ana prefer sticking to 1t In preference
70 any ehange coat ideas Senator Mills
might have lately put on. He savs.
however, that he VIII carry out the
instructions OF the Texns Democrats
In case they instruct him at its next
convention to vote for silver. But thew
prefer putting forward a man who Will |
40 this without having to be bound
hand and foot.
Corsicana Democrat: Senator Roger
q. Mills has written letter to Chair |
man dudley OF the Democratic eXecu- |
tive committee declaring himself in |
FAVOR of the single gold standard mol |
Icy. He declares that II the state con- |
Nention favors free coinage he will |
submit TO the viii of tile Democrats az |
IeNas, lie thus puts himself on record |
us uSneNlng mat the state Democracy |
should have the right to frame its own |
platform Independent of the action Of !
,he national convention. Mills used To |
be q states right Democrat, and il |
would seem that he Is such to this dnv |
notwlthstandlng he has gone back on |
nfHT IONA
Garland News: II there Is a public |
man In the state OF Texas who ia
further removed from the people than |
koBer q. Mills, we do not know who |
he IL. His election TO the irnitsd |
states senate seems to have eleynted |
MN far above the ordinary dwellers
upon this mundane sphere. Col Mills
eNeiuslveness Is absolutely painful.
Terrell Times-Stnr: Senator Roger q
MINIS has at last broken Il long ST.
lence ON the money question, and has
written long letter to Chairman Dud-
ley of the state Democratic commit
zee IN which he seems to straddle the
question. to some extent He saws
Gold is the poor mans money" and
that II being the highest standard. is
less liable to cheat the wage earnern
This is regulation gold standard argu-
ment. But MS the poor man rarely
80 aNNh thAht Ht IL very llkelN 10 |
disagree with Mr. Mills. Mills seems
to oppose giving banks the power 10
issue paper money. and in that paltlcu-
lar does not agree with the average
gold standard advocate. He IL for the
gold standard, but says he win abide
by what the next state Democratic
convention does, and that II 1t adopts
a silver coinage plank in It's state
platform. that he will follow and ad-
vocatc carrying II out and the coinage
OF silver While this seems to be the
meaning OF his long letter, yet II is
hedged about so that is doubtful lust
what he means
Austin Statesman: Mr., Mills shows
that the best dollar Is the gold dollar
ana that as standard OF value has
sustained best the wages OF the labor
ing men OF the country. and gives
some very interesting figures on this
auhioct that every laboring man In
the country ought to read and con-
slider The whole letter is temperate,
mild and logical and as we before re-
marked, calculated TO reconcile the con-
nicting Views OF the party in this
state.
Quanah Chief: Senator Mills has at
last fallen OFT the fence and declared In
favor Of the single gold standard
Wen, were not surprised. for Senator
Mills interests are and have been for