Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
1NroRMAL MnErINd.



BE Done Today
Tho sound money democracy held mn
informal meeting Mt the rooms OF tho
chamber OF commerce. beginning at
O'Clock tonight. Chairman Hnrdy called
u. q. Giddings to the chair. with Lewis
Hancock Of Austin az secretary. About
lo0 delegates were present.
Colonel Glddings said they wero called
together to decide whether they should
repudiate the recent notion OF the party,
and to map out the line OF action which
should I've taken In 20 rebuldng It.
Captain Tarvcr Of Laredo said the nc
tion OF the committee was not approved
by per cent OF tho people OF his county;
that they would hold thor primaries ana
Il county convention 0s usual, md would
send their delegates to the State conveii-
tion, and II such delegates were denied
admission to the convention they would
10 out under n tree and hold convention
OF their own, u no other county In the
State Joins them.
Judge Rufus Hardy said he hoped to
avoid split In the party, hut whenever
the success OF political organization
must be obtained at loss OF its integrity.
ut the loss OF manhood and self-respeeti
whenever II In necessary TO maintain party
to suit my country. l bid farewell TO par
". But It would not be necessary to leave
tho party-"we viii whip Our enemies
without leaving tho party" lie said the
sound money men needed TO win the Same
kind OF victory they did Ia Dallas, and
TO reap the fruits OF tho victory In u DIFF
ferent way. With one hundred good
SPEAKERS IN Texas, who are winIhE 10 e,tcn
eve to cnty days OF their time, and with
lD work In the NOt-
Ing precincts Of Texas at tho pr.maries,
he said ne would wager his political am
bltlo!rs, II he hnd any, that the state coll
yenuon could DO carried for SOUND money.
ha said that Twelve months ngo tao
people aid not uudsi stand tails aliver pues-
lion AS they do today. they had besn de-
celyed by the statement that silver ana
gold had passed slao by side at par under
free aud unlimited coinage. Not many OF
the peorle know oi The acts OF ls3i aud
lass; most OF them knew Of nothing but
the act OF 1913. They did not know that
free silver had been tried IN England for
400 years. Ia France and IN this United
States and had In each Instance proved a
failure. But the people had learned muah
since then about these matters and the
condition was materially oAansed,
Mt. Hardy then paid his respects 9
the state executive committee. lie said
that no had heen asked to call his me l.
Ing before the meeting OF the executive
committee. hut had declln TO do 40 for
two reasons. First becau q he did not
want II to appear that they were IN any
way seeking To influence or lnumidate the
action of the executive conmltteA and
secondly. because ho feared that ulon III
spur Of tho moment the s1und money
men might he led to take some rash sep
lie had. therefore, called the meeting, NJ
lowing two weeks time in which 10 D r.
NIT the advocates OF sound money &c
calmly reflect unon the matter and Il
settle IN their minds what they belicvet
to be belt for the party. The executive
committee had placed the democratic pnr
" upon record ~ a party OF one and onlS
one Idea IL It's directions were oh ,yel
There would he no county convention "A
held; there could he no expression upor
the tarim. npOn the Monroe doctrine, upor
foreign policy. II must he upon The ques
Captain Tnrvcr Interrupted to ask In,
speaker II In his opinion n high tarir
man. who voted for free silver aud VA,
elected q q ler te o the Q n o ton. woult
be Permitted TO ait In It.
Mr. Hairy ropied Tint he supposed h,
would, because the free and uni mil -
coinnge Of silver washeth away pil 81 ~
even mn In the blood OF the lamN' 7.
TINS correction he said we all mad hcnrt
OF . betrayal for thirty pieors Of silver.
ana u scanned that the executive, commit
aee had betrayed the democratic marry OF
TrNns fer a little fees silver ~ Tnv,
noticed that tho chairman an NOT wan
the nconle confuasd nv des r,in,, rne,,
aud II seems In mo Il hoe srs INV a.
sgn'nr men Il Is the members OF tho ex
exusive committee"
A. this tunc'ure Mr.. Hardy ROMA IN,
following r,snlnuors which liz sni5 u,
would submit tomorrow; N'