Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-23
DUDLEY
| Democracy Of the
| State Of Texas.
,,oRY OF THE coNsrrRAncY
[,psr THE WHITE METAL
PLAINLY TOLD.
lYlNEN7 HISTORY
lYlNENT HISTORY
u,s An IMPORTANT BEAR
he on THE PRESENT.

lurowing address to the Dem
party OF the state. is issued
| dudley, chairman of the state
kdc executive committee:
b DEMOCRACY OF TEXAS:
satest question ever presented
huercan people since the close
MI war is now before the De-
" Texas, and will be submit-
Aelr calm and dispassionate
h Of the primary election on
d June next. The great cardi-
aple and foundation stone OF
ny h the voice and Will of the
Al the very dawn OF civiliza-
voice Of the freeman clustered
root-hill or sacred tree where
rlnity met from time to time
10 own Industry and TO frame
hvs, was absolutely supreme.
uideneed their assent or dis
l opposition by emphasizing
Etisof approval or disapproval
,lriking OF their shields and
ltas Of their spears.
~ before the American people
prtsented to the Democracy
b the battle OF the stand
lrk for q blmetallic standard
ritsls gold standard-a battle
enstallism and gold mono
4 From 1872 to 1873 we had in
~ I birnetallic standard or
y During this time and
ne Democratic party was
M half century. During
hu vast possessions were
ny Alaska. The little re-
Nh this Western world,
sSl1ace had been achieved
70 courage, herolsm and
aM patriots upon every
tflntton and Concord to
~ and Yorktown, had dur
~ 'seome the gem and the
Ne earth. The wealth Of
W pretty equally distrlbut-
Y we're no colossal fortunes
laalhg to hundreds of mil
.44's In the hands of a few
v al the expense or the
~ we're no national banks
Shdlcates then who die
~ government its financial
iseeived millions of dollars
ne toiling people for ma
'onu DEALS and maintaining
uslit Tor u few months.
uese years It never ou-
Y, !. plesldents and statesmen
v ,neeessary to ask England
nv a.a'cnllds what the financial
:. usat government should
~. - never thought necessary
.asnt and secretary of the
sser into n contract with
" !oieign and home capt.
!. II, mr,a'n a gold reserve of
. million dollars to preserve
!" NE nation. The act of
\ provided Tor the free and
A.. ase OF both gold and sill
!, poth coins should he a
~, y payment Of all debts.
,,' "os' 1T shall be lawful
NM =, persons to bring to
soid and silver bullion
III being coined. and that
x brought shall be assayed
~ OF expense" Section
ls ss,..,hined the legal tender
XII. me coins of both metals
N. me fractional silver
,ender. a dollar In gold
~ IN this act contained
told and the silver dol
i ], y, nne silver. The sub
N !. .d isSi and 1887 changed
toid In a dollar. but did
~ mount Of pure silver
aver dollar, the stand
uuSoiiar was reduced from
y ~ grains, thus maxi
Tween the two metals
nelng i5,es to /.
ssa M, LOT the coinage of the
ih@,'1r These two acts were
H. ~ ne coined upon the
IA ~ act OF 1887 provides
y. silver bullion brought
otInes yHoinage shall he Ge-
,.ft 4, y me proper officers
|. \ IN I'M me deposltor." I'm
n, N silver dollar took The
: 'on i',lar OF The Daddies,"
soa y l-2 per cent pre-
\ denoa rom that time on
4, srs,uooinetlzed in 1873 The
q lsSanS me people of the
4 b, s,,, against the people's
h nary u ,sl. back than the
y b,ueS isis, In july. Is61
leg,i',y' 1862, congress
4 ss,I ts, in greenbacks were
Z sno,Ss ~ ems; in July az TIE
sl,mSs. slO0. 900, 600 OF legaI
sssSSai In March. 1853. sui
htsrs.,' then Congress- ia
bea,4sos Fearing 5-2O bonds.
= ssaf ~ ~ bonds. treas.
!. more es, ; per cent.
], hiaso', until abom, anu
!. I ,.nn dollars 5.Snu ' Two ,wo
I had These SEQ ems ours
y p, snd .pecui atorssS ~ y
], .s ~ q one dollar IL, on IN, the
"a order to dops,l IN cur, cur
'iaiy ' " the Chains chat sHe ar
ele. ,hs..he necks OF the
\ knowsHpifes. whose in.
b icDsm lsss decIarJluusre a an. the
rsyss,r ,,deemable only si IN
Asn,lpy, =, law was ~ pas an,s