Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-17
PENCE, THE GREAT POPUllST,
FORECASTS rliE TuruuE C0uWsE
on ms PARTY



undoubtedly the Hmartoht politician
among tho pupuiat members OF
the late congress ia back
/ from Washington, aud oxprca-
ea great confidence m to the future OF
his party Interviewed on the night In
congress for silver he nid'
"Cun1ldly, I don't think anything has
been done by the Tifiy-thlrd congress
favorable to silver. but 1 do think the
radical position Of the president aud
his Democratic and Republican allies
during the last scaslon han gone a lunR
way towards solldifying allyors rrlcnda
for the night In 1890 when The nght
was on In the house over the Carlisle
bill the eastern Republicans stayed by
the president and Mr Carlisle. aud the
Democratic were divided,
"Ihp next contest uu the question
WAS when the president nude his
private dsnl with Rothsahilds and Nor
kan through hiH own law partner. Mr.
Stotsuu, aud called ON congress TO
ruufy &C. This attempt Ia write the
word gold ON the securities Of the
government brought things to u head
with a number Of aspiring statesmen,
especially vN-Spcnker Reed, lie
showed signs OF growing old very
rapidly during the discussion, IN my
Judgment he reasoned II uut that he
must make stand that would secure
the New England ana Middle HtnteA'
delegations Ia the neAt national re-
publican convention, ana he could not
very well dodge the vote, 800 he not
only voted. but spoke for the president
ana mis- policy The immediate effect
lu Washington ana over the country
WAS noticeable. silver Democrats who
had chung pretty closely to the party
threatened openly To- suyer their purty
connections such mon aH MIR Slbluy
of ionuHy lVnniu aud MI Hatch az
Mlaauuli were uutspokon, although Nh
Hlhlty hHH been ever since the special
session In 1903. silver mon openly con-
drmnrd the action uf Nh Rood aud
early announced that they could aud
would up longer follow hia load Thus
] thuh, while the i'ltN-thirl passed no
measure rAcopt the HoiEnoluEv law.
Nhith WAS Nrtuod, calculated To directly
nuurht IlNor the result has been 10
BRINK matters 10 u uriglH and utiisr
thuu uuub uf silver men To- dprnre their
readiness to follow the cause rather
than thu party and this IN the only
way free COINAGE can bee won,
~ wuH told by General Warner that
the action ot the president aud the
discussion lu OuurrcsH over 1t brought
letters 10y the Thousands nom an parts
of the country, Wgug upon him ana
tho Timetable league that without
further delay some way should be- out
lined 10y which the friends Of silver
could como together ! Imagine mia
ptD sure romlug from an many quarters
was lhr cause OF the conference Of
silver men held lu Wushmgtuu durInp
hu ttT
adjournment nt congress You are
already familiar Win the action OF
ihnt conference IN issuing It's platform
hhu ptupullng the name OF Slbluy for
pruaidunt In 1896 1 thinl, no better man
Tor "a candidate ur FOR president could
bo found, ana ! shall not be Hurprlaed
Ut me national Pnpullst convention
makes nm the nominee. or course /
unly speak for mysulf. but I don't hest
tate 10 Hay thai hope they win take
mat cuufHc. thereby making his rlrg-
ton practically sure
'Ih" iuoia about thr conference
ohuupt state, but Mr. Grufrp Airrrlrlf
WIN Dec home iu TOW days aud he can
give lhnn iu detail Niy understanding
n lh"I iho league expects the people
'N'i whore To mako early rrHpnuHn by
lo.l'r respecting Mr. Slbloy'H nomlpi.
ton Mr. Sihluy stauda ready To br.
gun lhu campaign ana keep II up uutu
November 1890 Tho popinisn every,
whore urv, VI course. unlilhtpd over
lhr platform, us Il IL directly In Ilno
WIN the position of our party ON tho
money question
Ihr vote pf tho Populate npnlnst
the International conference hns Lsnn
hiuoh commented upou Tho rrneou |
WuH plain A. stated by srnntur gt,v, |
art ll % conference iH held thnt dues |
hhNlhlnN that win hr the ond OF m |
to l. senator MOluuttH amendment ia |
INC sundry clyil appropriation I'm am. |
t,ulp'Nnh M international conference |
mat Wlll tlX The ratio No ON, ia, |
Nmorlun can holirvr tint n r,na w.
IAod VIII be- 10 10 t. II Ia more Iil,cIv |
u" De Ha To j. making 10 rpul 90 ra,y |
unllui ana Cruts cotton nul 40 r,rt |
wheat without any hope Of II rnis, r,,,,
generations tn como However u. |
looked upon The proportion Tor ia, |
conference bA a fake, aud II could moi |
d" u"FpW''u ny any one who rpnIlv |
i"t'h 'he cause nf himetHllpm Al I'd ia |
h"tior Than his party. Evorv M"
ln' bllN'r tide rises hlgh nnd there
he'hH To be o. prospect TINT this rnn,
IVY WIN assert Itself indepoudenth, ,,,d
% Wrlnpl silver coinage al ita avn roti'
me sold standard men Invariably w.
Hh To tnlk of the silver movomnnt a.,
1919, ~" ne advantages ~ an inter
1,.t. a., tuTg ~ -, l"H VIII frmom4 |
wr ~ ibiS when the bland hin passed
NC house, u was CHANGED In ito sn,atn
ny Mf, Allison to n silver n,trct,',
liw' President Hayes vetoed ID and 4,
was passed over his veto ana wns thc
issue u the camnalRn but the peonie
wore lnlled TO sleep BY cali Tar ar
international convention and me ngi
ihl,pn HuhNlded temporarily So IL wns
~ ,no cnhtcrrnca OF 1891, ana We can
49, ',, ~ me lalk N the good that
,nn'e ~ lhO2 aud how II was used IA
Keep bartlHnna inHlde their avn llnea
we lelt hH SENATOR Stewurt aid ,vhnn
ne snld conference that Womb dn
anylhlhg would certainly destrov
coinage at The ratio of 10 10 l. ''