Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-15

THE NlgCER IN THE Moobfiht@'
The purposes and methods OF the
Cleveland administration in It's effort TO
control the Democratic national con-
venlon were fully disclosed In leading
editorial printed by the Philadelphia
Ledger In IFS issue Of February &c last
under the heading "a Campaign OF
Education" The Gazette, which has
commodious scrap book, clipped It at
the time, believing that It would he
instructive as the campaign progressed.
The Ledger is mugwump Republican
paper, whose Ideal statesman Is Grover
Cleveland. The editorial from wt.oh
We make the following extract was
printed Just after Secretary carlisie's
visit to New York and his conference
with New York bankers about the cam
Z paign. which was celebrated with the
"Belshazzar feast" We quote from the
Ledger;
"1'he chamber OF commerce OF New
York, which proposes TO inaugurnte \
campaign OF financial education, ~ tho
most powerful IN the country. having
pecuriary resources greater than those
OF any other similar body OF business
men, but 1t Is only one Of a hundred or
hundreds Of trade organizations
throrghout the United States, every
one OF which should unite In the neces-
sary and important work OF educating
tue people 10 an intelligent understand
ing OF the currency question. III all
these organizations should combine In
accordance with n comprehensive plan
OF popular Instruction. they would prove
an Irresistible force In national politics
prior to and during the presidential
campaign There Is nothing political
or partisan In the personnel OF our
chambers OF commerce, huar,is OF trade
and like business associations. Their
members are men OF business, and Re
publicans or Democrats as the case may
ne This financial contention, which Is
now the most important one engaging
the attention OF the country, has moth
Ing political in II: 1t ia purely business
question, and ono tho proper solution
OF which profoundly concerns the In
terests OF every citizen. with regard
TO It Republicans and Democrats can
and should put aside all and every
7 partisan consideration. and. by uniting
In common declaration for sound,
4 safe, honest money. compel the two
chief national conventions to pledge
their respective parties to the support
( or such money.
"The power OF such n body, OF one
: compohed OF the undoubtcd representa-
, lives OF the business OF the whole coan-
try, the Representatives OF finance. conn
! snerce and manufacturers. would UNI
Z qucstionabiy be sufficiently great to
+ shape the currency pianks OF both the
+ leading political orxanizatin Behind
Z II would be- arrnycd az supporting.
< aggressive force the army OF voters
4 educated to the dangers OF dehascd.
+ Dishonest currency and the security OF
! pure. honest one. The non political
character Of the proposed educational
cafnpaienfla made manifest by the fact
I that II was suggested TO the New York
& caambcr of commerce by Secretary Car
4 Hale. himself the possible presidential
h candidate OF the Democratic party. The
Z r9crvtary OF the treasury urged It "a n
business man. Il being business mat
ter. upon those powerful business MS
sOciationr, ignoring the politics OF their
4 members, large proportion OF whom
"A are RenublicnnN"