Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-25
THE TEXAS BIMETALLISTS
HOLD A CAUCUS AT THE sTArB
CAPITAL
THEY WANT BOTH GOLD AND Sill
YER AND HOLD cLBvE-
LANDS VIEWS ALSO.
THEY PASS RESOLUTIONS DE-
cLARING FOR HARMONY AND
EDUCATION ON THE suBJDcT.
ONE MEMBER SAYS 10 TO Is
PREFERABLE TO NuGENr.


| AUSTIN, April a.
The caucus OF bimetalllsts called by
Evans of Hunt county was not largely
attended tonight. Those present were
Senator NJ. Laster, and Representatives
Evans, Moore OF Norris Moore OF La
mar Allen or Colorado. Allen OF Dallas.
Orr Fake. Darrooh. Stubs, Smith.
seabury and Burmcister. Tho follow
Ing 10 to 1 mon were present as spec
tators;
Representatives jackson, Carpenter.
Henderson and Gilllland. Buck Walton,
the Popullst. was in attendance, Repre-
sentative Evans was elected chairman
ana Representative Seabury. gold
standard advocate. secretary. Chair
man Evans said he favored gold and
silver, ana stood with President Ceve-
| lAnd. He deprecated the action OF the
10 70 ] men. and said something should
pc done TO bring all factions together
| ana avoid split in the party
Representative Burmeister said he
was Cleveland man. and n ratio of
lb to ] was impossible without inter
national agreement. He represented
seven counties all against 10 to /. and
was able TO discuss finances with any
man In the state, 1.-THE free silver
caucus" said the speaker. Twill not
be able TO tie TcXas 20 free and unllmlt-
ed coinage Mt the ratio OF 16 to l. The
American dollar should be good In
cvirN country IN the world. | am
afraid the road OF the free silver men
lends TO the direction OF the third party.
Let us have Il campaign OF education.
ight II out In the next convention and
submit II We are whipped. Better 10
TO 1 than Judge Nugcnt."
Representative Glililand said he sign
ed both calls lie did not agree with
Clevelands financial Views and never
expected 10. He believed In party dis
eiplinc and IN all men bowling TO the
edict OF the party. He wanted pence
split.
senator Laslter stated that President
Cleveland stood squareiy on the DEM
ocrntlc platforms. Democrats are bic
metallists, and there ~ not bakers
dozen single standard gold Democrats
In the United States. He believed mn
International agreement would restore
silver TO It's proper place the world over.
and predicted that Victory for the BIZ
metalllsts was close Mt hand
Representative Smith said he was n
10 TO ] man, but did not believe that
the people had elected this Legislature
to reaolute on silver, He advocated the
organization OF n state Legislative cam
pAlHn committee to make a Eight for
Democratic principles regardless NJ the
silver issue, However he was op-
posed TO sending men TO national con-
vontions TO botray their party ON COM
mittee on platform and resolutions ana |
aftorward receive n reward In the shape |
OF a fat office
Representative Monroe said that he |
voted for George Clark In 1892 and was |
proud OF that vote. He was in favor
of peace md patience and opposed TO
state platforms In future not In har-
mony with national platforms The
silver Issue should be settled I'm the
convention, and there should be no
split In the party.
After considerable cross firing be-
tween Evans and Lasker tho latter Of
fered the following:
Whereas. number OF the members
OF the house OF representatives OF the
Twenty.fourth legislature have here
tofore inaugur0ted plan by which
they seek to commit the Democratic
party Of Texas TO the policy OF the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at the |
ratio OF 10 to 1, and
Whereas, tho Democratic party both
state and national, exercise an honest
difference of opinion ON the silver quos-
ton, and
Whereas. II has been the custom OF
the Democratic party from the founda-
ton Of the Democratic party TO settle
ri honest differences of opinion in their
,wn ranks by framing proper platforms,
which declare the crystnliged opinion
of the party on all leading questions,
therefore be II
Resolved, that we have the utmost
faith that after proper discussion OF the