Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-05
WELL TURNED SPEECHES
Il. A. STONE OF DALLAS DELIVERS
THE ADDRESS OF THE MORN
ING SESSION.


The feature OF the morning meeting
yesterday was an able paper on CO.
operation VS.. competition by Mir. II. a.
stone, OF Dallas. The following Is
but meagre outline of his remarks;
A hungry people. he said, is not a
safe element In society, and trouble
and Obstruction is inevitable unless we
get to work in the proper way TO
ameilorate the conditions Of the poor
down-trodden people Of this country
The natural desire OF every person
is to produce the greatest amount OF
pleasure and happiness with given
amount Of energy expended, but as no
man has the right to appropriate to his
own use that which has been produced
by another, it follows that every one
should be producer in some way and
If every one must be a producer he
must huve access to the means Of pro-
duction.
Under a system based upon scientific
principles the individual will be taught
that 10 develop the higher attributes Of
his nature and to try TO excel IN the
use OF those faculties which recognize
the good and elevate and ennoble hu-
manlty is the greatest and lottlest am
bit,oh Of the soul.
Why should we continue to say that
the system cur forefathers gave us IS
the best that can be devised when we
have had one hundred years more eN-
perience than they had?
Are VIC not plagllg q very low egti-
mate upon our own manhood and wo-
manhood when We acknowledge that
we can not go beyond The days Of
1T76 when 1t comes to the science OF
government?
Is there a man whose appreciation
of the good IS 80 small that his sense
of right and justice cannot be touched
by the facts that are occurring every
day in both cities and country?
Natures storehouse Is beautifully
filed with all the good things needed
Tor mans comfort and happiness, only
let him be free and allow him to par
take as he needs and man win cease to
be avarlcious because there viii be no
need of his boarding up wealth when II
can easily be produced as he wants
1t
Voluntary cooperation guarantees
the freedom OF the Individual. does
away with the need OF political gov
eminent. obviates the necessity OF
taxation to keep up such an expensive
institution, eliminates the idea OF pay
Ing rent to another human being for
the use OF the land that Is the natural
heritage Of all the race, takes away
rom the money shark his power TO
demand OF the people interest on their
own tthe peoples) money. takes away
from the commercial gambler his power
TO fleece the people by cornerlng the
products OF labor, gives conditions OF
npnGG md hnFmpmN In which hn fgtl
Yldual may and VIII develop the best
that Is In him which Will secure for
the present and future generations
civilization so far In advance OF the
present that men and women Of the
future will wonder why we ever boast
ed of our nineteenth century clvillza-
ton.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF
this paper II was decided unanimousiy
To have 1t published IN the Fort Worth
Gazette and Dallas News II possible.
The way the paper was received by the
good audience present showed that
most OF them We're In favor OF radical
changes IN our economic system
In line with the economic chnnpes
advocated by Mr.. Stone, Colonel James
Hindman, In his speech In the after
noon, advocated what he called a
scientific money as n money based up
on the natural teachings OF the laws OF
nature. The audience VAS much
larger than that which assembled in
the morning and the speaker was at
ms nest. For thirty years the colonel
hnd studied the political questions Of
this country In all their bearings. For
seventeen years he had lectured con-
htanuy in many states ON these siih
Jecis. Those who have heard him
anany times say he comes nearer going
70 the bottom OF the subjects he han
dies than any man they ever besrd
Christ, Thomas jefferson and John q
talhoun, he declared. were the onlv
three men who, up to their day. ever
understood the money question. In
sne discussion or the question the
speaker said he would leave out The
history Of money because he wished 10
avoid all acknowledgements. Taking ME
ttunu on natural law, he declared that
me universe and everything in II as n
comes from the hand of The Creator.
y subject to law 1. O.. fiat. tho fiat ~
the Almighty. All things were created
we are told, by the will, /. e.. law ar
liht or God. Man, who IL also the 70.
SUIT or his fiat. cannot create anythins,
NC only discovers truths or facts az.
49, ."ISes Or nature, and combines
ynem together for the purpose OF pro.
ducing certain results. Following ont
anu illustia rating In many ways thia Inns
OF argument, he declared THAT onr
u,orey should rest on the same srien-
sD nasis. M money should be iat
n
tIlhsic value, commercial value or
ms'aiiic basis was unscentlfic. unnnt-
urhl and bred confusion In The boi,,
poiflic. Thls'is why We have 70 ,nrsS
poverty To-Day IN country Of bound.
lest natural resources Money is mn
We medlum Of exchange. II "a a neces-
SHY IN our civilization. but the intrin-
" falue theory belonged TO an ace
ot uemi-barharism. a paper money n
the least possible commercial value "a
me money inonRers could not ref n
corner On II, money that was lenat
iSast nkeiy 20 be counferfeltad. Vas
tne pest AS to the baHis or THIS ,ind ~
money. al Il needed was the osnn,o,,
consent Of The people. It needed 10 III
leenier The idea OF redeominr cns
.slna 81 money with another was most
unreasonable Gold and silver innnev
need not be deD'Jnelixed. but sInc.
4 mere was not ecid enough IN existence
pay the interest on ,ilir debts even
= wa salcidal . regard that as the