Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-27

heLetter from Robt.
Charlton.
h. srrrr TO rnn ADDRESS OF
nos. }. W. nLANn.
DOLSTERlNG GOLD
|.sr.ny KENNEDY OF STATE
l. .oon.rIc DIMErALLro En-
rcurlyn COMMITTEE
an interview ON the Topic
am, interests the Masses
Of the People.

N. TEX. Sept. ,-(special) |
Es.v secretary Kennedy of the
n nemccratic blmetallic executive
Cm,,,ee said to the Gazette re-
I'm In an address issued by MIR.
III, charlton, secretary OF the al
I. sound money executive commit
!, T.xas. a iabored effort IL made
ssvar the recent address Issued by
n J. W. Blake, chairman OF the oi-
fsns,s. Mr.. Charlton. like all OF
~ who seek to bolster the cause OF
/ .OIa standard and cuckoo crowd
M in vague generalties. evasions
|, sxuer, lodging. His effort to an
- Mr.. Blake Is n most abortlve
IN his rush to get into print he
! y,A the plain propositions laid
Nm BY Mr. Blake.
IN plake's propositions were:
That the position OF the sound
kn,y people are clearly antagonistic
ne national Democratic platform OF
That he abundantly proved this
L,,sstion was so clear to MIR, Charl-
that no dared not challenge Its
,ertness. He passed II unnoticed
the very good reason that 1t was
Ianswerable. The Waco conference,
which the sound money machinery
hi in motion, declared In uin-
,tc terms that this country shall
no backward step. but TO the
H,rafy that the gold standard OF
IN he maintained inviolate.' This.
shown By Mr. Blake, was dinmetri-
m opposed TO the national platform
kIch declared in plain words for the
Ne Of both gold and silver as the
kndard money OF the country and for
coinage OF both gold and silver
Akoat discrimination against either
&al or charge for mintaBe," etc.
N was So plain that Mr.. Charlton
rsd not to insult the intelligence of
masses by attempting to controyert
That the resolutions adopted AT
|rt Worth, by the blmetallists. We're
thorough accord and harmonious
IN the resolutions of the platform In
\. Mr.. Blake stated that the national
Inform pointed out and authorized
2fee methods OF securing the use OF
"a and silver as the standard money
4 the country and that without dis
9snnatlon against either metal, The
!-lfi plan was that the ratio be fiNed
legislation through congress with
d. safeguards as will maint1ln the
&rlly OF the two dollars n. ] give
m Equal debt-payi g and purchas-
"A power" That the advocates OF
"a. blmetalllsm had adopted the last
ID and that they are earnestly seek
70 secure the enforcement of the
Fn1ates OF the platform, Mr.. Blake
,eeded TO demonstrate that this
F'hod was the Democratic method .
tln Mr.. Charlton dared not attack
opposition The milk In the cocoa
n 4 that Mr., Charlton knew full well
useleesness In attempting to fur
N Insult the Intelligence OF the Dem
als OF Texas by disputing the truth
thla position. Instead OF making q
etrt Issue with Mr.. Blakcn he talks
ply about Sound money" a "depre-
Ned currency" and other EiitterinR
Penalties. all for the purpose OF d.
f'lnk attention from the damaging
'aighment by Mr. Blake OF the sound
Elcy propaganda.
ifk Ingenious attempt TO hoodwlnk
delude the people Will not win.
crowd cannot fool the people any
Y Charlton appeals TO Blackstone
Mslaln the untenahe position L,
~ Mr. Blake has driven the SOUND
nsy committee. He says that the
,ent' Of the lawmnker or platform
Wv should govern the construction
: law or platform whose conteN'
Arue or words to that effect. by
same rule the free silver mef
abundant evidence that the fam
nnacial plank In the platform o
means the free and unlimitec
.are OF silver. why? When th'
tofm was adopted gold was beini
a.1 free and In unlimited quantities
w nnd IL YET legal tender for al
whether public or private.
standard of value. II Is yet
PLATFORM states in plain word
hiver should have the same priv
IN. restored to II. All OF this, MI
~ made plain and MIR. Charlton
W not attack the position. More
Nul Charles IA. Jones. ex-edito
nq y. Louis Republic. was chair
" The committee which wrote IN
svlm, and he states positively thn
~ understood aud agreed ina
fHAk meant the free and infinite
tr OF silver. but that easter
0srs OF the committee begged tina
10Y put there In so many word
,.sroI the fear that II would hay
W eastern states the Dem,
y. heket, This contention ha
X psen denied, so far as hav
~ole 10 learn, by any one of III
1913 from the eastern states VIII
Ns'eu the platform to mean fire
IN we majority OF those who see
',S tne role OF Moses and lead III
mo the gold standard cam
tAh,.,,Nito couldn't close his lett,
~ challenging the Democracy
1aIi. iNho advocate the free and III
~ solhhKe OF silver In acOrdans
l.f ny mandiNcs of the Chlcap
"a N. anu consistent with the vot'
I'm, representatives OF the Dom
N pu.y In the national congrel
m, w inception OF the party uni
- 800 gay, with now and then
3sr Mr.. Charlton seeks to h,i
s,', ~ such men as Reagan. Col
6,he utatave Cook and ihousini
ne, Just as patriotic he shcu
.s,,sr ~ ne glass house IN which !
N ,sfu'h Of the entire natter
f,.e w only advocates Of hone
s,., Texas are those who fsvl
ka'n,efation OF silver TO the pvsiti,
h tln occupied prior to 1873
.os ~'s'e are boilers. Il Is The sJ,i.
NH. peuple whom MIR. Chasiton r.,
AR Charlton belongs 10 Il