The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-08
CAN YOU STAND ON IT9
The Structure is Built by Master
Hands, and the Material used
has Been Tested, and not
Found Wanting.

luC BlCdJ SllNCl COuNCullOu IldI
met in Fort Worth drew the talent
of the state to that place and the
work done was good and quickly
accomplished. A committee con
sisting of ], H, Reagan, chairman;
Gov. Culberson, W. p Sebastian,
]. j, Faulk, c. L. Potter, John M,
Duncan and r. M, Wynne, was ap-
pointed on resolutions and they re-
ported in substance as follows;
Whereas, the policy and tradi
tions of the Democratic party since
it's organization has been in favor
of both silver and gold as the stand.
ard money of the country; and
Whereas, every National Deme-
cratic convention held since 1876,
when silver coinage was first made
an issue, have declared the policy of
the party to be IN favor of the coin
age of both gold and silver without
discrimination; and
Whereas, a large majority of the
Democratic representatives in Con-
gress since the demoneti2ation Of
silver in 1873 by Republican Con-
gress have demanded the restora-
tion of silver to the position it held
as one Of the redemption moneys
of the United States before the act
of 1873; and
Whereas, there is an organized
effort to lead the Democratic party
into indorsing, ratifying and ap-
proving the vicious and ruinous leg
islation of the Republican party on
the financial question, which has
resulted in such wide spread disas-
terand impoyeushment Of the in
dustrial classes Of our country;
and
Whereas, there is 4 manifest pur-
pose Of some of our Democrats, led
by Cleveland, to put the money in
terest IN concentrated mower,
Whereas, the advocate of the sin
| gle gold standard have already or
gani2ed an aggressive campaign to
defeat the will of the majority Of
our people and are now engaged in
flooding the country with printed
addresses in hopes of misleading
the masses,
Resolved, that gold and silver are
the money Of the constitution and
that Congress has no authority to
destroy or to materially impair the
use Of either as the standard money
of the country
2, That gold and silver jointly
measured the value of property and
the volume of bank paper and eX-
change from 1902 to 1873, aud that
silver ought to be restored to The
place 1t occupied as part Of the
money metal OF the country
4, That that act by striking
down one half Of the standard mon.
ey Of redemption has caused the de.
struction Of thousands Of millions Of
dollars Of the value of property,
paralySed all industries, except
money lending, has arrested enter
prise, has filed the country with
tramps and beggars,
5. That while the great losses
caused by that act in the past can
not be relieved as means of pre-
venting the continuance of this
condition, we are in favor Of our
demand Of the restoration of silver
to the place 1t occupied prior to the
passage Of the act of Congress Of
1873 as a part of the standard mon.
ey of the country,
6, That this country Is great and
powerful enough TO establish and
maintain a financial system for the
benefit of our people independently
of the interests, policy or dlctation
of foreign countries, or their bond
holders or their money lend.
ers,
Z That we are In favor Of gold
and silver and paper money conyer.
tible into these metals as the mon
ey Of the country, and we are OPP
posed to the retirement Of the legal
tender notes of the government an6
the substitution for them Of bank
paper based on promises to pay and
not on gold and silver
3, We condemn the policy by
which all coin obligations Of the
government have been held payable
in gold at the option Of the holder,
thereby causing the issuance OF
bonds in time Of peace,
0. We denounce as unwarranted
the declaration Of certain advocates
of Ihn nnll nlnnlnrl In lhln nInIn M