Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-15
HE WILL BE INVITED
TO TAKE THE STUMP AND MAKE A
FIGHT FOR THE GoLDBuG
DEMOCRACY.
Free silver Democrats win Demand
Division of Time and Have
Man Meet Him.
The Gazette Bureau.

/ Avenue Hotel,
Austin, Tex, Sept. 14,-It may be
that Hon. John Griffin Carlisle does
not think it advisable to go outside
of his state and turn loose his bat
terry for the administration. The sec
rotary Of the treasury has probably
concluded from his long political eN-
perlence that It is not good politics
to jump in and attempt to do mission
airy work to the extent OF making eff
forts to convert to the single gold stand
ard belief the free silver Democrats of
Texas. Yet. / have no doubt but what
the matter of having the Kentucky
statesman and national political figure
come into Texas and try to deliver the
state In the national convention 70 the
gold bug idea Is being discussed. The
single gold standard advocates look at
II this way: They know that Texas
contains numbers of Kentucklans who
have n high regard for the eX-congress-
man and ex-senator These Kentuck-
ians knew him in the "Blue Grass"
country, and they admire him for the
honor he has reflected on the state.
These single gold standard advocates
further think that the present secre-
tary Of the treasury could and would
crystallZe public opinion to greater
degree and cause Il stronger following
and support to the single gold stand
ard idea than any political speaker
who could be brought into the Lone
star state There are many OF the
sympnthizers OF the gold bug Idea,
however who do not believe that the
nble Kentucklan and national official
can be induced 10 take the stump in
the state They think that the secre-
tary OF the treasury would be OF opin..
ion that Texans are sufficiently well
informed to discuss the question, and
they do not believe that lie would un.
der any circumstances give his assent
TO become tangled UP In Texas politics.
Especially now In view of the fact
that the long desired utterance from
Senator Mills was given through the
Texas press this week, and he places
himself clearly on record as against
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the 16 to / ratio. Some of these
anti free silver sympathizers 30 50 far
as to state that Judge George N. AID
ridge of Dallas should take the stump
In Texas for the single gold standard
and that Judge Seth Shepard should re-
sign his judicial position and come to
Texas and allow the opponents OF the
pale metal to nominate him for COVER
nor and then make the fight on the sill
Yer issue and call to the secretary OF
the treasury for his support. II Mr.
will probably be brought to bear ON
him to give his consent and make
canvass of the state he win be met,
so prominent free silver Democrat
told me today, by n prominent adj
vocate OF the white metal. That Is n
demand will be made by the free silver
Democrats for division OF time and
II the secretary of the treasury sees
at to accept, as many appointments
Will be mnde In the state as Will meet
with his pleasure. and the question
will receive a thorough discussion.
There In one thing noticeable so far
as regards the Joint discussion on the
silver question, and that Is that the
single gold standard whoopers are con-
tinually exclaiming that their repre-
sentative was not sufficiently posted.
They have said It OF their Texas rep
resentatives who have met the adyo-
Gates OF free silver, and II was even
said of Congressman Horr, who had n
series OF loint debates with MIR. Har-
vey OF Coins Financial School" fame.
II cannot be said OF Mr., Carlisle that
he is not sufficiently posted. It is con-
coded on every hand that he IN thor
oughly familiar with the question. The
fallacies and misstatements OF some
OF his arguments. however. may be
shown up IL lie ever comes into Texas
for series OF Joint discussions,
inc kOlu Duk lftllpfIAtN OF ItN0A
IL doing a great deal of wind jammlng
at the present time. Their papers are
full of predictions \ regard to the
future policy of ~ tate Democracy,
but there Ia nm u crlying strain OF
uneaslness running all through their
assertions. II is evident that they
feel that the silver hosts are united
In belief and action and something
must be done to break the comblna-
tion II the hard money element is to
win in the next campaign. with this
end In view an effort was made to
boom Judge Reagan. but that gentle
man promptly nlpped the scheme in
the bud by q fiat refusal to listen to
their Establishments. Now another
scheme has been started. but by whom
Is not known, as the origin Is yelled in
mystery.
Not long ago blank petitions were
| mailed TO a large number OF the post
masters OF the state requesting them
to secure slgners to them The petl.
| tions appeal TO Judge Aldredge OF Dali
| las TO make the race for governor, IL
has been ascertalned that the letters
We're mailed from the state capital.
and with other evidence OF a convince
| ing nature leads to the belief that the
| whole scheme emanates from the brain
OF an able politician, recently annexed
| TO Texas, who II at present making his
headquarters at Austin,
This man, whose attachments are not
OF the lowest order by any manner Of
means fancies that he has Just cause
OF enmlty against Governor Culberson
| and is endeaV oring to agitate a boom
! Tor some other person besides the gov-
| ernor ana thus detfact attention from
| his candidacy. The scheme il a plaus-
| ihle one. but II IL hardly probable that
| the postmasters of the state win fali
INTO the trap ana aid this astute and
TO the public. unknown wire worker
In his eifurts to seek revenge