Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21
is FOR FREE SILVER.
Ex-Gow Hogg Grants an
Interview.
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HIS OPINION UNCHANGED.
70 Is Now and Always HAS Been
Strongly In Favor of Fros
Coinage of Silver.
HIS OPINION UNCHANGED.


Tue newspaper boys down her. sevn IA, "a,
"REMINISCENCES bold attempts -rscently st
son James stephen uogg, OF e5,rne 4, S s,as
ny Hher question they wanted the alNnVs
,ait S'SauhS ana oofpulrnt ex-governor 10
tie REPRESENTATIVES nred IN thslr ! nnss,1
SSionyl h9gge mind was far from nv rilvsf
o ovv'ey'. me fact IL believe his liver was
IVY ~ p.upr, ana he Ia not TO be blamed IL
mood, ' So h"PpS
,, Colonel ilosg's li,er was working all right
,, ..s morning ana no favored me With an
lnteiNiew. l found him under one a, thc
electric fans in tho nrst ROOM after lie
Steps arc assembled leading TO the nTm'a suite
by gatllrs young man. this weather 70.
1lhuh inn OF the days when was runninv
ior soyernof. IL was hot enough IN those
colors and dad blamed if tho tharmomslSr
wouldn't lust about be that hlgh today n
Ne had ll,ilo state politics mixed w with
the weather." the cx-goycrnor Informed me,
as ! TOOK a seat close tu him.
well ,goyernor. what about an Interview
Interview Why, young man. I'm out OF
politics now, tell you I'm praoticinE law"
was gi tho reply nrst given mo.
Hut, governor" | continued, II want an
expression frCm you on question that the
people desire to hear from YOU on"
We'll by gatllns. ia like 10 know what It
81 he said and then told him tho silver
wei II ,hata It. YOU can Just toll them
young man, that am now, "a ! have always
boon, for the unlimited free coinage Of both
silver and gold at the ratio OF I'd to / by
the United States independent OF all other
governments,
Now listen young man. and I'll tell you
something for your paper. The Federal gov.
eminent ewes over 100000, 600 IN bonds that
viii fall due in less than twelve years. They
are payable In coin meaning silver and
gold or either NJ the statutory ratio 0f 10 TO l.
They can be legally paid IN the present no.
called cheap, dishonest ntty-oent silver dol. |
laNN ft.a
intent Of tho contract. Got that down.
THE question IA, Will the government do ~ |
She cannot by the sale OF bonds to Enelish |
syndicat's even keep one seventh enough gold |
Ia tho treasury TO settle those ohligationa but |
she always has over iho0,0 N,OO0 Of silver on |
hand, which, without much trouble, can DO
uaOd for this purpose, II IN truo that the
utstandlnR treasury silver purchase Notes
and other kinds Of currency ure demands
scented for redemption the secretary Of the
treasury rays them OF In gold aud pfoeoedp ~
apologize 70 the public for II. " these bonds
wera payable In coon sklna ! should favor
ntioking to tho contract. Lot the govern
ment vet good Example by paylng them on
In tho kind Of money u egtood 70, ana ihe
Of ratio nariy, han.si menny
double standard. bi'olauiltm. nAtfin, inier
national regulation and other gompAtnpn
terms 10 10 obscure this sale question, which
now should DO settled
''shall tho government pay her bond debt
10 contfacti And want emphasis
I
onalble bankers and business men make
to meet their obligations a llule
n advance of their maturity. The United
;tates Eovornment ~ not doing TINS, but
hr1urh Inc authorities at Warrington, IL
rylnf TO obscure the question, and thoy
ire concentrating all their great powers
n the one EFFORT TO change the KIND on money
n which these bonds may DO PAID. 10 thln
hey arc committing ain against the
eople-the tRNphyefu, and for one, l am
gninst thom In the crime
''Dld | understand YOU 10 say, governor,
hat these honda are payable In colin OF
liver and gold at 10 TO - hers In
uircd.
rnor replied and then no continued, ~
az this because tho act under which they ,
roro iaaued expressly declares that they are
ayable in coin. Of tho volght and nnenasn
cAsou that tho bondn on their face aubAtAn-
ally 10 state. Aud again. because OF tho
blowing resolution. adopted BY congress on !
he gsth OF January, 1873
q Resolved that all the bonds OF the I
nited States, issued or authorized TO DO
sued under the said acts Of congress here. &
before roclicd, arc payable. principal and ,
ltorost at tho option Of the government OF I
ie United States, IN silver dollars Of tho :
,lnage ~ the United States containing ;
2 ~ graing each Of standard silver, and !
restore to It's coinage such silver coins az 2
legal tender In payment OF said honda, y
-ineipal and interest II not In violation =
tho public faith nor IN derogatlon OF the :
ghtn Of the public creditor. g
"FOr reference. young man, Just toll =
m look at tho Congressional Record, 50 !,
ngress, second session. volume z, part 1, y
ne 627." Then the governor continued \
Keep sight OF tho question. WIN tho
nlted States pay these honda according to
Here's what say. young man;
I'd, no self respecting American citizen 1,
oud oppose H. Now. why IL II that all q
sudden pay dag y approaching this new a
tHa of political philosophers " trying 10 q
oh mamie that n Ia llHluu0ut | NJ