Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-21

lands loyal to his Kingdom and crown.
because they elected to worship at tho
shrno where conscience babe them
hecl. But In all the wild,
reckless nnd remoraeless brutalities
ihat have marked the footprints OF
reslstess power, thcrc " some extern
uatlng circumstance that mitlgates tho
severity OF the punishment due TO tho
crime. hut the crime that
il now sought TO be perpetuated on
anorc than NIFTY millions of people
comes neither from the camp OF con-
qucrer tho home OF the foreigner, nor
the altar OF an idolnter; but II comes
from those In whose veins courses tho
blood Of common ancestry. Who were
norm under the same Hkles, speak tho
snmc language. reared In the same In
StitutiOns, and nurtured In the princl-
pies OF the same rellgloua faith. II
comes from tho cold phlegmatic mar
bic hcnrt OF avarice that
SEEKS no pAItALYzE LABOR,
increase the burden OF debt and MI
the land with doatitutlon and suffering,
TO crafty the lust OF gold. (ApplauaeD
With forehead that refuses
TO be ashamed, II demands OF congress
an act that Will paralygc all the forces
of production. shut out labor from all
employment, increase tho burden OF
debts md taxation and rond deaolntion
and suffering Into NIL the homes OF the
poor. In this hour fraught with peril
10 the whole country, / appeal 10 tho
Impoverished representatives OF the
American people TO meet this bold and
inRolent demand like men. Let uu
stand In the breach and call tho battle
on, and never leave the field until the
peoples money shall be restored TO the
mlnts on equal terms with gold as Il
was years ago" prolonged nppiause)
HOT SHOT FOR MILLS.
cannot understand how yon can
now charge Democratic congress and
president with dcmonetizing silver.
and assert that the gold standard "a
the best for the people, and especially
the laborlng man,
II tho laboror receives higher wages
and purcharea more OF the necesBnrles
OF life with his wages under the gold
stFndard. why has there been so much
unrest ana dissatisfaction amongst the
laborlnR classes for the last twenty
years, eliminating In strikes and riots
almost yeurlyY And what In the cause
for the vast number OF idle men In our
great cities since 1873, who tramp tho
country over bnelSinR employment? I
am sure the Texas farmer win mob
agree with you that he receives more
for his work under the gold standard
than he did under the bimetalllc stand
ard. This IN question Affecting every
interest. We are all Democrats, mem
bers OF one political party. We must
Iuct tnt lfNut hluuI'iy 'hH wv nhN'
done on all the great duestions), settle
it among ourselves within our own
party lines upon the principle OF tho
greatest good to the greatest NUM-
her" and march on TO higher des,inies.
Never In the history of our party was
more expected OF Democrats, The
hopes, the aspirations and the hnppi-
ness OF seventy millions OF people arc
depending upon the wisdom and pa
trlotIsm OF Democracy. They can look
nowhere else for relief May the splr-
It's OF our illustrious forefathers, who
In the infancy OF the republic left the
piow standing In the field. the iron In
the forge, ana rushed TO their conn
try's call. who lighted the fires Of lib
eriy at Concord and Bunker Hill, at
Valley Forge and yorktown, and who
handed down 20 us the principles OF
Democracy. guide ana direct u.s. that
we may settle this question Alright.
Very truly yourr,
JAMES q. DUDLEY,
Chairman OF Democratic Executive
Committee OF Texas.