Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-25
JOE BAILEY
Tells About the Texas
Geldbuass SS
MERELY A MATTER OF TIME UN-
TIL THEY WILL QUIT DE-
hooRAoY.
HARDY CORRECTED,
TAKES TILT Al THE THIRD
TERM MOVEMENT.
American Finances wrecked by
observation-disclosures the Atlanta
HARDY CORRECTED.
TAKES A TILT Al THE THIRD
TERM MOVEMENT.

Washington. Feb. 19.--Last Friday
there was a so-called Sound money
convention down In Galveston.
In that convention Chairman Hardy
delivered speech in which he used
the expression; When men Of the abll-
ity of Bailey win admit OIL the stump
that free and unlimited coinage
has been a failure. certainly we can
educate the people SO that they can
see and study and decide this question
for themselves"
The reference was to Congressman
Joseph Bailey. one of the very ablest
mon in the American congress. Though
but thirty-two years of age, by virtue
OF pure merit, fearlessness and hon
esty he has risen to the front rank Of
statesmen.
When l showed the above statement
to Mr.. Bailey he said
81 have never made any such state
ment as that which is attributed to
me. In joint debate between Judge
Hardy and myself last summer he
eNAbAbAs ll6lHAtu illdl pllleldillEln Iu
never been successful and that no at
tempt to establish 1t had ever main
tained the two metals in concurrent
circulation. In replying 10 this con-
tention / said that his argument that
bimetallism Is impossible because IL
VIII not secure the concurrent circula-
ton Of the two metals revealed the
fact that he neither understood what
constituted bimetallism. nor our pur-
adv ut tYtFT ID Ion Nrfs
bimetallism simply requires that the
mints shall be open to the coinage Of
both god and silver into standard
legal tender money and insisted that
as our whole object In favoring BIZ
metallism is 10 insure stability in the
value of money. 1t made no difference
whether the two metals circulated con-
currently or not. provided only that
stability was preserved,
81 do not imagine that many well in
formed men will dispute this PROPOSE
tiun, nor do / imagine that Il perfectly
candid man would construe II, even II
1t stood alone, into an admission that
bimetallism, wherever tried, has been
a failure; and considered with what
was said before II and after II, such an
inference Is entirely unjustifiablo.
81 have my published speech and I
find that after concluding an effort to
show that the real object OF bimetal-
lism Is to make the value of money
stable, said. But even II we should
yield our right to define our object for
ourselves and consent that our adver-
saries shall define 1t for us, neither
Judge Hardy. nor any one else, can
make good his confident assertion, that
the free coinage of silver VIII imme-
diately expel all OF our gold from cir
culation.'"
What is the political situation in
Texas?' / asked.
at Is difficult TO tell at this dis
lance" he replied. THE Democratic
executive committee of the state has
ordered primary election on the sill
yer question, which the friends of sill
yer feel confident will result In an
overwhelming majority in favor of
what the Democrats of Texas have
understood for twenty years TO be the
true Democratic position. The gold
standard men, however. are denounc,
ing the action of the committee anu
many of them openly declare their
purpose TO totally disregard II. can
see no defense for their position. Tor j
had supposed that vital principle
of Democratic organization " an W.
ouiesence In the disclsion of the partys
duly constituted authorities. Or
course l do not mean that man must
surrender his brain and conscience ana
approve what he condemns or con-
denim what he approves simply because
his party tells him TO do so; but ! 10
think II Incumbent upon every member
OF a party TO yield his Individual opln-
ion In cases which involve only ques-
,inrs Of procedure or organization.
Certainly all real Democrats ought 70
epnroye and encourage every ehort
which II is calculated TO ascertain the
true will of the party. ana when
wan cannot abide by the Will or our
marty fairly and honestly expressed,
he ought to dissolve his connection
with it. .,t.,, an
I'm submitting this question as
.nanlal issue TO the Democrats or rex
az and proyiding for the election OF
delegates to all state convention az the
sanne time our executive committees
80 actIv both Justly and wisely The
object in having only one primary was
ne everybody understood, ana as our
friends frankly ayowed. 10 secure INV
fullest possible attendance Oh Deiio
asaJc voters at the primary, ana the
,,.ho seeks TO prevent or to frus-
,rate such an object impliedly admius
~, a fair expression OF Democratic
sentiment will condemn him:
a,rha truth Is that our dinerent at
,,,rJss on the method OF arriving AZ
decision by the Democratic parry
crows out of another dlisrehcs'
sreat many OF the men who are as,
ss,,ns,nr such superior wisdom ana
stirmatizIng the friends OF silver az
n eitators' and 'cranls' neither feei
nor nrofess much confidence In the ca
,sctty az the people TO determine pup
IL ,,;,estions. and II they were permit
ia Ia have their way they would pre-
ter IN see the nominations and me
Ii. 'Ia ,sorms OF the Democratic party
made By few leading and ihhuenuai
mem .,,. the reverse