Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-28


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tdate for public ,Gcs urislI 'ctytl1n
Of the charge is male clItnrals In 4 con.
apicuors manner at lo-at Ten days befetc tho
election. These provisions appeal D, plainly
TO common sense and 10 iu'tlsa tia; Il cx-
cites wonder that ans iegillailr Fhou'd have
opposed them either q llllaoii CT in Tc'as.
The trltii about Kentucky is that the plat
form was sacrificed for the candidates and
to prevent an anticipated bolt. The gold
leaders gave II out straight that they would
nominate a ticket OF their own unless the
platform Endorsed the national administration.
They presented NJ candidates for oflco be-
cause a candidate representing tho gold
standard would have had no chance before
tho people. They did not dare to ask the
convention for an Endorsement Of tho gold
standard preached by Carlisle at Memphis.
but they insisted as condition precedent
70 their support Of the ticket on a declaration
OF ''our undimltished confidence In the De
mocn,y and patriotism Of President Grover
Cleveland and his distinguished coadylsor
and secretary, J. O. Carlisle. Of Kentucky"
There is nothing about finance In the plat.
forn. Il was obviously inten6ed to please
all factions. and II IA not crediiable to either
that Il approved tho so-callod compromise.
There ought to be enough Of Virtue In every
fohventlon to produce well.deaned eonylc-
lions on live questions and enough Of energy
% declare thcm, II Kentucky Democracy
iadursea the geld standard views Of cleyo-
land and Carlisle 1t should have had the
neurasc TO say 30. and II It opposes. as we
belieso II does, that doctrine IT should have
thus DECLARED In unmisiakablO terms.
The Kentucky Etraddlo viii not contribute
IN any degree to solution Of the financial
question.
Tho New York financial Chrsniclc has dis
covered "A sure Way TO Dcfea. Tree s,l.
YER The plan Is very airaplc ono. ana
speaits for iisoli. Here 1t is, "Therc arc
Elections In many states this fall,' says the
Financial Chronicle "ln witch free silver
roinAEe viii be the prominent issue. II can.
naates or Nominations made faycrlnE that
view could be defeated It would have a mate.
raj and very saluiary effect on public opIn.
lon The seats Of several United state
senators in the South are being contested
paA' might possibly DO gained for advocates
o. q staple currency by little judiclous as-
-'4'-nee on the part OF the North. We cannot
so's there. hat WE CAN SEND MONEY!.
The question we want to ask is.
Wy should not the sound money candidate
y each state, the one who appears 10 oiror
,ne best pFonlse Of success DE FURNISH
~ THE MEANS ron CONDUCTING ma
TIE present Indications are that tho a,.,
e'al plank Of tho next Republican n.,,ona,
platform VIII reach from the aurora ho,rs,l,
% Cape Cod, but az The presidential mn, NH,
cane VIII be on the aane ne,t .vr,,r.. I'M ~
.m III s'tuc platform viii present less sIooi
ssr'aee and more depth. ~