Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12
Free Silver Will Absorb
All Others.
THE GOVERNORS OPINION
He Believes That All Other Questions
Must Yield to That of
Currency.


Dallns, Tex; nave th9uBh OF Mrit'ns !
you LOT sc.cTal uNS " w ~, -, vs.
Democrats ut Dallns on the, 18Th OF june
but business mas preNchtIu unVt hoM.
G s'1u" IN inuio" 10, M IL IN rentas IA
sihtc ourets natluhul issues WIZ uu'lii-
Hle, hhu tnht me currency WIZ ~ 'ne ,, ~ |
snfhlhG, one hH9hs MySe' mus r6osulaS |
from the fact that while state officers
IN the ulsehafg" OF tnelr onclnl uutits
cannot AFFECT the question, yet the lhuu-
ence of public opinion Is such lh9t oppps-
Ing forces VIII seek 10 enlist IL. II Is
therefore gratifying lhat me i5eilioeihSy oi
In our tinnnclnl system now threatened,
by which gold shall be made the sole stanu-
ard Of value, perceive the danger Of the
proposition aud have the courage TO COM
bat II. The resolutions adopted AZ the
meeting referred TO state Tue QUESTION
clearly and suggest appropriate means 10
express Democratic opinion upon II. Though
there will he important state issues In the
coming campaign 1t Is probable, as stated,
tbnt national uucstious WIN present matter
of more intense Interest. and II seems to
! me Tint umuug those that should receive
tie thoughtful attention Of the party are
| these
| l. The annual expenditures OF the ma
! tInnnl Government urr enormous Exclus-
| i've nf The nostnI service which In Il meas.
| rre ia s,atninCI by tic sale OF stamps 1t
| Is snid Hint the cNucuscs for 1897 were
s,2S ~, ~. az tStai thcv were SgIO i;y5.
| Cgi nni for lspI they we're S3iT, 2ai 7NJ |
| OF this we appropriate annually about
| M, frn,n nIi snnrrrs fnr 1871 wns SyIp. |
| ~ oig I.nvIn,, -" L.nrit of $40 5tyn IsO for |
t year E3r iHc HS"f ir crag I wv IT,
49, ~ t ,n,,V'' t. M inst tr,os,,r, stair.
ment thc outstanding interest bearing ma.
lip" 4in "vp, t VI, ~, imiy ISM il Was sIiU
9gii,1' ~, n,ir',.. NJ sl3i lti7 500 mis-
I"I,WH, an Nv , tt,,,,,, ,,,,,r SYonr
pelteNr, 2pea Xxi ti, ~, 1,, ss,,"i i,,,t
w 81 no 'nrus WITH ", ,h, gn,,srs FOR tlis
nor urllNvrrd' MRlG tmS v1NStS Lit, iHl 81" t
increase are well known II a. pam 20
every Intelligent person Wnp MS i. WtvSti,
suted t'e suu5f 'vt HIM ~ d,iinrs SnnmSl
may De Ituucru mliilolN VI uVVt.ulS "lhu,i
| ~ and In view ut ihls eouuitl"h 81 10
treasury u Is me uuly Oh 'ho pir, 20
Insist, ~ IN inc losl '1H-rCsI, uPun MI
reasonable AMI pruetlcnhc reluctlon, MS
must De done "lse lhS truuvlt1n VI arm
aNailon WIZ IgUs@ 1m ,rre .ff apS o iix,
upon us. ,,,.,.., .,,,,,,,
:, lhe great question OF thrlh IuIotin suVu ~,
be rCsOlutcy pressed. The taxes levied by
this system should be limited to the &C
tual needs OF government ec0nomlcally AZ
minlstered. and within these Limitations the
interests Of Texas and her ineHhaustiple raw
material should be cared Tor. No goou can re-
suit to the people Of IeNas oy Gonitlhuim5
nigh duties on mhhuIaHtutru htuJlys , allu
putting our raw material. from NHlCn 'hvy
arc made on me Iree LILY aHa oi,uS NM
alruG.NC Eo'IpyuTg t m,ts InsnufSTtursrs
NIign vuly ngilgi.a 49, T. Ia rg.ai, Ia ,,,a,,,,
lntll IeAas ehEaEos lnure atsv' ~ t'' nen
lGItutes man a. pvse,1 INA IN tb tntersst az
onr}ions aIreody enriched by protection. H.
" w Sa,,J ,,yis, or incxncdent to
sn nn uo p,rthcr general revision in the
On oh AMID ~ adjusted by
: ~, ia,es
'p5S I'LL" an Indications arc misleading the
o rrcat issue Win he that OF tho currency As
ynn know my uersonal opiuion is that tho
iInitcI states can safely pursue the policy
= ~ tbr free and unlimited coinage Of gold and
: silver at the present ratio and that the In
\ terrsts OF the industrial masses demand 1t.
q nut as stated IN the resolutions adopted at
tho Dallas meeting the issue has broad
cned Heretofore the issue among demo-
n Gratis has been how much silver could be
y wisely coined into legal tender dollars, some
y insisting upon limiting the coinage, while
Is others urged unlluited coinage. as is the
i case with gold. II Is now whether any SILVER
Is dollars shall ever again be coined. Most o.
those who advocated the poneE OF hulieu
coinage are now openly demAhalns the SIN
gle gold standard, 10 mat researches o. me
less important question oI I uIi,v' ~ s.ne,Ie
ye friends OF SILVER are neccsIaIy tnioM" so
gethcr as opposing lorves. ~ ~ et,uvns u,II
the uluh9te pIrposs VI nv ~ w y, a., W So
e. rs the 9hy ie1 M pii tsnI.rd sbnWn
L. man oAl Sni Uv , a,s I've y"hst is termed
m ~ Its.lu t r,P W Ncy,, Work renresent.
e. inv s,ute ue,' ,o,,or ~ tbnt grent INV 1,
~ Jug wy 1i'91C' m fnrtber Than 6cretofore in
n ~ pngpriSroS ~ the existing system OF nm.
Sc Srp ThcSr resolutIons denounce The sys.
n ~, under which mo ropublic has grown 10
o. ~ nrtsent nrop0Tti0ns demand the retirement
Is Of the sac 400 900 legal tender treasury notes
he The stoppage OF silver coinage and the estab.