Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-05
FORM OF BALLOT
The nnIIot ON him etaiIism So plain
That No Democrat should
Refuse TO Vote It.

by a Gazette reporter. and said
While | have no desire to intrude
my Views upon the reading public OF
TO take up any OF your valuable space
In order TO appear in print, neverthe-
less, l believe 1t the duty OF all Demo-
Gratis. and especially those OF US
charged with the duty OF looking after
the party's interest, to correct any err
roneous impression thar may. in ever
so small degree, tend to promote dis
cord In our ranks. | therefore ask that
you publish this statement
l shall refer chiefly to the form of
ballot prescribed by the state Demo-
cratic executive committee for the lsri-
marles upon the financial question.
which primary is called for June 6
next.
/ quote from the fifth section OF the
resolutions passed by the committee:
IAN ballots shall be written or printed
on plain white paper OF any description,
| without anything thereon except the
writing or printing In black in or black
pencil. the following; For Bimetalllsm:'
that Is, for the free coinage OF both
| gold and silver metal or charge for
mntagc, upon the same terms and
subject to like limitations as to the
right OF coinage and legal tender quail
! tiles at the established rate OF 10 to
l.. Or Against bimetalllsm and FOR the
| single gold standard that IL, against
| the free coinage Of silver into standard
! money without discriminating against
| 1t or charge for mlntaEe, upon the
same terms and subject only TO like
limitations as to the right of coinage
and legal tender qualities as Is given
TO gold at the ratio OF 10 to l."
occasionally hear It said by men
who have usually voted the Democratic
ticket and affiliated With the party
that they believe 1t proper and right,
n ~ ga IA f,ri npf tlp
OF Democracy, to submit the issue to
the people, the source Of all power, di-
iect-that Is, 10 II vote In prmnrips.
but that because of the form OF the
ticket, they will be forced to stay out
OF the primaries. / have taken pains
to Inquire OF such parties whether they
have read the resolutions adopted by
the committee, and usually nnd that
they either have not read them or did
so cafelessly, and have cotton their
Views from criticisms IN public print
Are there any sound reasons why any
Democrat cannot conaclcntiously go
into the primaries and vote his com
victions? The reason usually given IL.
that 81 am n bmet0llist. but cannot
vote for free silver, and by the form OF
ballot ] would have to vote for free
silver at 10 to or against bimetalllsm,
and can do neither"
1t is known that there are various
maps as there are theories OF finance, |
the representative Of each theory con- |
STRUNG the word TO embrace his pecu- |
liar views.
sherman of Ohio Teller Of Colorado.
stewart OF Nevada. Bland OF Missouri, |
ana mn OF New York, each claim to
be bimetallsts, and each term Them
selves the true bimetalllst
suppose the question had been sub
mltted, For Bimetalllsm" or Against
Bimetallism,' and that bimetallisIn.
mus submitted, carried. nothing prscti-
eal would be determined, for each party
Would cain the victory and In ac-
the word, To avoid amy uncnrtalntv
and to put the matter beyond cavIl. the
committee. as / understand #. do1nns
the term ana puts the definition ON tho
ilcket so that every voter may know,
what KIND OF bimetalllsm he Is votjnp.
IN or agalhst' ana he who votes the
ticket votes 1t with the explanatIon
gwen; IN other words, he explains The
KIND OF bimetallism he is votlnT nm
nhu When the result Is declared some.
lhlhg VIII have been Determined Sun
pose u man Is In favor Of the free coin
s liz. vi the American product only Of
SILVER, at the present colnmerrini r,ta
oil silver TO gold. and IL opposed IA IN
lTee coinage of silver at is to / ana
n'aiins 10 be blmetalllst, what shoiiid
le 40 In my judgment. he should 20
mo the primaries and vote mo ncgo
~ !, ., me question, ana would thereby
VI no possible way stuitlfy himself, for
40 o,J ~ ms vote explains itself to
pc ana 10 mean. Against the rrpn cniuy
~ oi SILVER into standard money win.
,ut discrimination against or chnran
,Ui Hihtdse, upon the same terms ana
'tauJsGt ohly to like limitations as IN
n,,a,it5iomi' VI coinage and legal tender
- Se . US rs given to gold at the rntIn
u 10 TO /, and to that he is nerassarii,'
opposed. That Is the kind OF bi,neto,lis,
,e " voting against, and tho kin1 os
iilg'e Eoid standard he Is voting ron
md nothing else. ''''"s iof'
ne terms being fully explained nj,
=, r'e o'ehet, py an rules Of construetIon
ho IaG,I,,u 'l1erehces as to meaning
% ,u ~, ",n.iIluh given must control ,rha
dHie applies equally To Others cinir,,ttsr {
pe blmetalllsts but opnoaed ~ X I
ileaallish as defined on the ttci,ot
'nna.,. ste ticket SO plain that all thar 10
80 ior a Democrat TO unde,a
nina Ianr :" 10 read 1t. in fact. TO nv
nioi""s "o5e could hardly have made J
is made definite. 's eohiuslng'
yec,,, 10 also peen claimed that tbo
MtyuliVe committee has excnn1n, 'ie s
minority BY attempting n A. ',s S
,c,to nounsies should manage their se. o
ou,t,, -, SApress their ChoIra fnr =
o oeaas ana district officers. n is o .H p
,eoessary TO read the resolution oiliy o
ms 70 this TO expose the faiiac,' te tg q
on' .h' After stating thn ~, w, 'his b
ne ticket, etc, section 4 ia ne III, or n
NJ, 10y o Iueu, that II the Demoorany q
a NY ;,a Gounty shall desire to instrTct ,oa
an for any state or iIstr,ot, lor s.
/, ny haine or names OF such nn,,,, g
u.es may be placed upon sat5 ,",iu,- r.
~ ~ is not only no attemnt p9i- "
W out no recommendation 70 uic- y
, ,' IN me Resolution as 20 eten !.
1uhty executive comn,it,"s 70 what Il
"a 'e en., 20 county affairs. So ~ 40 .
,o,. VUultnittee's action IL conaa ~ Us
riT Ri, ny untrammeled, and nna,, i
,,'i,'liies or conventions ID saIsy hold
.rs os Tor office. and such otbor can
,ieotts '"ey See proper. save n1i, nut
,.ectlon of delegates ~ ony the
on sI,Sn, Is and passing upon the a,, ase
,nailS ' ! iI by the committee pe I
t ~ l indorse tho recon- rnan; FER
me chairman In subet1rnae a ,ns
'r,,tifs hold primaries 10 Ial the
n ~, eanuidtes on the SIMS d3 al.
4 as ' na .es called for eleetio,, ~ WIN
1.vn 20 the state cohventIonSh ~ dele
tenton 'aat theIoregoing NAV cou 81
it,ee On 70 me reaIfsction a. tHag Sah
ho wa uisabusefthe mind eoll-
s so, nave accepted eritIesir,a VI any
nc,1,,3in Tor the resolution =, me
.'tuily submitted IN ~ rs re-