Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-18
THE FORUM.
Pointed Queries Touching the sub
feet OF Free silver.

Deutche zeitung Of La Grange, Oh
November %. 1885, reads very well, and
gives many readers something to think
about, and | think II is well thai the
people should gel a few bits OF the sill
yer question occasionally, but to make
the thing little more interesting there
should appear a pro and con, 50 That
Inc much-hated silver, which in the
minds Of gold-bugs Is threatening
10 overflow the whole world with
money, Is not entirely trodden under
our feet.
u the worthy Texas Deutehc Zeltung
VIII permit me. 1 VIII Try 70 defend the
poor. mistrcatcd stcp-sister OF gold. and
me southwestern states little.
The North American Review, from
which ydu took an anti-5llver article Is
a representative Of the North. and IS
for cheap cotton. wool. wheat and su-
EAR, which are the main nccess1rles OF
He, and are principally raised In the
southwest. from where. also the silver
comes. She Is also Tor high protective
tariff for the Northeastern manufac-
turers and capitalists. and to make
money as scarce as possible for the
southwest. and seems 10 have great
fear that the world sill be Hooded with
silver. ana the great power Of the gold
buga be diminished to some extent
The article about the American and
Mexican dollar Ia Mexico, ana that
reporter paid an American dollar for
meal In Mexico, and IN turn received
n much heavier Mexican dollar as
change is an old story and the best
invention In the world to sot innocent
people against silver. II must be add
mitted that the silver question stands
very bad in Mexico. but have not the
gold-bug politicians and spectators
the same power In Mexico as here?
Also the foreign gOld-bugs work
against Mexican silver az well as
against that OF the United States OF
America, and keep both countries down
10 4 considerable extent In wealth. The
United States alone suffer to the extent
of over $500OO,00 annually since the
unconditional repeal Of the Mckinley
bill II Is not only the great amount OF
money suppressed, but also It's clrcula-
ton that we are deprived of that hurts
us 80 much, especially all producing
classes of the Southwest, where the
silver Is at home.
A total unlimited free coinage VI all
yer all at once may not work very well
In the United States under present con-
ditions. but It cannot remain as II now
Is. Either ruin or eventual free coinage
viii have 10 come
An International agreement for free
coinage would be the best, but the
foreign gold.buEs know very well that
the Southwestern portion OF the United
States and Mexico would be greatly
and ihe gold-bug power and
wealth diminished a little. and, there
fore win do all they can to prevent
moo coinage
Az present there II only a very small
nf silver coined presumably rs
% Kind OF rOuthing syrup for the people,.
Wa purchase none at all; most OF our
mines and miners are baukrupted and
closed up. and the people around Them
are poverty-strlcken only a few mines
are working for export
The Rold-bugs ask. Why shah we en-
rich the silver llngsY / ask, what shall
we extermlnate them and ourselves TO
enrich the already too rich and power
Jul god-bugs2
Gold advocates ask, how can an
ounce OF silver, which is only worth 90
cents make a 100 cents dollar? l ask.
how can raw silver rise In price when
the governments or the main silver
countries forbid Its use or
coinagcY Can We expect foreign coun-
tries to raise their silver when we, the
heaviest allver-pruduclnE countries
force our own silver down To ftr below
that Of any other country
How far would gold IAN in price If
It's coinage and purchase was prohib-
ited2 We are In danger about our sill
yer dollar getting his 100 cents Nat
value knocked out BY our own govern.
mcut. and our pu0r-man's dollar Will
ran To about 90 cents. and cause one OF
the greatest crashes thnt eyer occurred
in the whole world. ana All The pro-
dueing classes would lay conquered.
helpless and In poverty under the feet
n our rold.bugs In a few years
How do Things look In our government
Already another she 900 900 borrovve1
at Z per cent How lsng Will they Last
Remember the original OF mi. was
written November 20. lsg4l How long
viii these SD. 900 900 lnst? Nat lonpi
The gold-bugs will take silver certi6-
Gates and greenbacits and haul Inc
gold OH until n is all gone again and
more gold Will be borrowed again.
Where viii IL end. and who must sum
Of and foot the hill by and byP And
All this is going on during the best
d peace. good health ana ABUNDANT
,ropaP
While ! am Just now at question ask |
Ing aud expect to be answered ~
much batter ana ADLER pen thaa mi-,r
who will give your worthy renders NH l
and correct answers ON All OF my cues |
ions for my own and gepr,al lfiforn,1- |
lion about the suppressed surplua OF |
silver and the great DANCE. NJ loo much |
money?
/. What waa tho eire ret N of 9th /
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