Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-04
The General Submits to
an Interview
(aRY INTERESTING TALK.
permanent Chairman of Last
state Democratic Conven-
ton Expresses Himself.
The Gazette Bureau.

The Gazette Bureau,
Avenue Hotel.
..,,n Tex, August 3.-General
MAN r. Handy Of Austin has given
sIi~er question much study. He is
..sn who has made much research
he financial question, and what
~ he may have to say may be read
E,h interest by the reading public.
ssked the permanent chairman OF
n last state Democratic convention
~ nuestlons following the other day,
d he gave me the answers toilowlns,
III drst question ] asked was how he
&~srded the silver question. He said:
Wa uublic question in recent years
been OF greater magnitude, nor
II received more earnest ana
EouVhtfui attention, than the res
E,stion OF silver 10 the place II O.
MED in the coinage of this country
ftnr Ia 1879. and the Indications are
viii be the leading issue in the
+esjdeutial campaign Of 1896. Presi-
I'M Cleyelund's letter Of the 18TH OF
nril marked the beginning of an
4 rresslve effort" in behalf of the
Ihgle gold standard. II is a question
m which men OF the highest pa
Foism and of the greatest learning
differ. Let us hope II will he
campaign of education by appeal
n 10 the wisdom and the intelligence
a the people. There has been too
Iieh ridlcule and abuse on both sides.
Mere is no more reason to assert the
Hends of silver want fifty cent dol
u than that our gold standard friends
ant two hundred cent dollar. The
Utempt to load the question with sus-
Hrlon and TO excite against 1t pOpu-
y Indignation instead of an open ana
bunk discussion Of It's merits looks
Hpre like suhing discussion than en-
*uaging investigation"
When ] asked him the questions here
II en-:
blow do you construe the declnra-
~ in the last national Democratic
Hltf0rm on the silver question:
fThe constitution OF the United
Mates conferred upon congress the
Hwer TO coin money and TO regulate
N value thereof, independent of in
enatlonal negotiation, but no power
fs given h make anything a legal
flder In payment OF debts, except gold
Fd silver. The constitution recog-
Ees gold and silver as the standard
Fney Of the country and the Demo-
*atic party does not recognize any
y gher law than the constitution
fThe national Democratic platform
1854, which was endorsed and re-
%rmed by the platform of 1883, de-
red in favor Of honest money, the
j and silver constitution and cir
ating medium convertible into gold
~ silver without loss. The national
<uorm of 1899 said: I'VE hold 10
use OF both gold and silver as the
Rauard money OF the country, and
the coinage Of both gold ana silver
hout discriminating against either
tal or charge for mintage. but the
lar unit Of coinage Of both metals
st be OF equal intrinsic and eX-
4lhgeable value, or be adjusted
fough International agreement, or
such safeguards of legislation as
~ insure the maintenance Of the
Ivy Oh the Two metals. and the
ial power or every dollar at all
Mes IN the markets and in the pay
mt OF debts, and we demand that all
ter currency shall be kept at par
Nv ana redeemable In such coin"
Il Nelther me constitution. nor the
Emocratlc platform bestows upon
~ single power or attribute of
fney that Is not conferred upon sill
n However much gentlemen may
Ner about the wlsdam of free and
alnlted coinage there can be no
suoh about the meaning Of the
tuase OF the platform the coinage
uoIl god and silver without dis
lla,iig against either metal, or
re Ior mintage' While the word
Hilo' Is not mentioned, the DECLARE
OF the platform is as clear and
qulVocal for free and unlimited
nase or silver and gold and for the
VI Ooth coins as money of re-
&ptlon as language can express.
lNeIhatlonal negotiation having
1u uieu ana failed since the plat
OF isv2 was adopted tho faith,
HI ana credit Of the Democratic
*g pledged for such legislation
~ MAKE the silver dollar and the
uuilar OF equal commercial and
naiue In the markets and In the
ra,,n 49, VI debts and prevent the
4 depreciatin, 'asue Oh one metal or
the advocates of single gold
nusrd contend, they say. for honest
~ understand by honest money
H., sounu currency?
trade and commerce, and the
usulaI enterprises of this great
a demand honest money and a
Nv currency but the first currency
II NJ honest money is that currency
sNes the greatest stability to
XXX our agricultural and COM
,al interests cannot be upon a
u ana healthy basis unless our
EY Is sound and stable 1t Is not
notes, checks and bills of ex-
wv tnal make honest money and a
n r ,H currency. because they are not
uaIas OF value. That function is
&vtnsd alone by the money OF
"a exemption. AS trade and popu-
Fl |" Increases the standard by which
n siues are measured must grow