Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-26
ND MAKES A REPLY.
III is SURPRISED THAT HON. .. q.
DUDLEY DOES NOT KEEP
SILENT, x
Hon. ]. O. pualey. parla. Texas:

Hon. ]. @. Dudley, Paris, Texas:
Dear Sir-I might begin IL reyiew OF
your open letter to Hon. n. Q. Mills by
reminding you that you are chairman
OF tho Democratic executive commit
tee. selected by the last state conven-
tlon at Dallas. and that you place In
parallel tho two planls on the colin
age question submitted TO that con-
ventlon. one that was adopted and one
that was rejected, and then proceed In
every letter and syllable OF your com
municntion TO defend and advocate
the rejected plank. / may admit that
come men have honestly claimed that,
ns an original proposition. the plank
adopted at Chicago in 1892 and at Dali
las in 1884 was capable OF Il construc-
tion authorizing the freo and unlim-
Tied coinage Of gold anu silver by the
government alone at the ratio of 10 to
I. or Mt any other ratio which they
chose to declare would maintain the
parity OF gold and silver dollars; but
YOU understand the proposition that
where an act has received judicial
Interpretation. subsequent lcgislu-
ture which shall rc-enact the same
law NHfn luhllnhr Win the lntefpreth-
tion IL has received by tho courts,
IRE presumed 10 have re-enucted IL
with the Intention that II should be
construed In the same manner: but II
the Legislature should expressly IN
dorHe the construction heretofore
given by the courts the very endorse
nrnt would be "A part or the law, and
no sensible person would contend In u
court OF Justice that II should be con-
sirued differently. And so MIR Blake.
when ltc says, The Issue. plain and
uncolored. In gold mouometnlllsm as
Taught by Cleveland against blmctal-
Ism az taught by Jefferson ana Jack
som" and when both he aud You claim
10 Dc within the pale Of tho Dallas
pllupriu, the fact must have been for
gotten thur the Dallas platform adopt.
ed plank Z M follows;
~. We hold to the use OF both gold
and silver ne the standard money
OF tie country, and tho equal coinage
mintaRc; but the dollar unit Of coinage
OF hoth metals must be OF equal In
tiinHlc and cNchnngenblo value. or be
adjusted through International ngrce-
moht, ar by such safeguards OF leEia-
lhtiun ne shall insure the maintenance
OF inc parity OF the two metnls, and tho
equal power OF every dOllnr at ali
times In tho markets and In the pay
meit of debts; and We demand thai All
paper currency shall be kept at par
WITH and redcomahle In such cotn,
We Insist upon this policy as especially
necessary for the protection OF the far-
mera and lNboring CLASSES. the nrat
NM most detenceless Victims Of unstn-
Ole money aud II fuctuntlng currency"
which Is quoted by you also adopted
the following resolution:
y. We reiterate our endorsement OF
the national Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago In 1892, and stand
ms unit In support Of our Democratic
president ana congress Ia their efforts
10 redeem the pledges Of said platform.
~. We endorse the Democratic nd
mlnistrntlun OF Grover Cleveland ms
omlnsntly wise, patriotic and states
BY that resolution Mr.. Cleveland was
endorsedi HIS construction OF and NO.
uon under the Chicago platform (the
most prominent and important part
or MS administration was endorsed
and what Mr., Blake wrongly calls
gold recommendation was endnrsnd,
and Mr.. Blake. and | presume you
voted Tor the endorsement Every
Democrat, after campaign Ia ended
mas the right TO advocate u new pol
iVy OF change OF policy for hla party,
but IL seems TO me that n you did not
approve of the platform adopted. YOU
ought not to have accepted tho chair
mnnship you now hold / had hoped,
" you could not defend the platform
suopted by US at Dallas In its spirit
"
at least stand neutral, but in thla 1
see nm mistaken. and therefore take
the liberty OF replying to your letter,
or crltlcislng II.
You begin, Mr.. Chairman. with the
same calamity howl that the Populiat
makes. that the farmer no longer
prospers, mercantile business no LONGER
pays, buildings aud improv ements OF
al Kinds have well nlgh stopped" and
ne country going to the bad en-
ureiy' Mr.. chairman, do you believe
thisf II you do. you must believe thai
In our state and county Democratio
onlcers who have built nne court-
houses, good school houses, a mapnin-
cent capitol and state buildings, who
rpeaas VAST sums for Improvement Of
enminally eNtravagant officials. Why
SIR, tho amount OF money extended by
TeSaa In building. since 1873, her capi.
,ol, hsr university. her A. and NJ. col
,,vse' ner asylums. her reformatoriea.
her orphans' homes, her court houses
her laiis. school houses and the ilke
rms hecn unprecedented In tho history
q any state. And rs 10 improvements.
" every town that have Visited lately
tmeHfn that moro houses have been
QUIT m the last twelve months than
eygr before In the same length OF time.
nnd any man who saw thla country,
IN lsI2 or 1873 and sees IL now AVA
VIII not say that the people ilve in
pe!,er houseB. wear better clothes, have
better roads, better school houses. bet.
VI churches, ride better horses ANA
nave better vehicles. spend more far
g,nNnrles aud have more OF the conf
Ippts ana conveniences OF life now fhen
, risn' II seems 10 me Is willfully blind
his Improvement OF condition has noi
ipesh confined TO the favored few, nut
irs ek.ehued TO tho masses Every
nouy mas not grown rich. and as YOU
wSs SNOW; the time VIII never come
people Own iiielr homes and are inde-
penneni N Texas and the United States
~ proportion 70 the total population
man IN any other part OF The world
seoeN. end our peopic are better or
n thf history OF M world. Ana ,htss
e. spite o. the immense burdens thcv
"''Ne porne TO pay cxlrnsngant Federal |