Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-22

the first time 1t was enn,''
Republican secretarr ~ Y
that the notes would x.
gold IL demanded. M ,' IS,
ruinotls policy Is shown t.
ing from the assistant ,,s
United States In Boston,
"Subtreasury limited q.
Mass, Oct. 81. ls9i-Dasy N.
have the pleasure Of r.o,.,
note Of the 26th instnn, 'y ~
the incident referred ID y,
1891 not 1890 as your no,e N.
] returned to this oo,c, 4
1891, ] found the treas,rs \,
current circulation. ana .,s
Instructions they were i,,'.,
cepted on all sides as tsl.
tiyes OF silver rather 49, (,
otherwlae advised, ana h N.
OF the law redeemed A h
erection OF the secretary
No specific instructlon.
received as to their redsm,,.
nor had the question e,rr "
The notes, It was tacltlv 4:
had inherited their silr.,
from the act OF Gomez.
created them and which ~,
rected the secretary OF IA. I.
purchase the silver bullIcr x
to time" land to Issue III.
payment for such purchssll
October 10. 1891, there wa. <
officer In town that ernr I.
the Idea OF receiving eoli |,
for these notes. Ny prsic.
Aldrlch. confirms thlx n,
sentiment was that they =
mately supercede the Silver 4.
tthe secretary controlln< \,
natlveD and this office was h
supplied with both wlthou.
Gold notes were then !;
available for all rcqulfs.h,,,I
ways rendered for gold ",
friction.
The exigency for the les, ~
bearing OF those notes had n.
TIL mlschievously forced hy 3
mental bank, the presidsn, n
subsequently informed me M
been present 1t would na
CURED. n
There was then a publlc I'D
as to the government cold M,
banks saw this and that 4.
ton OF those notes in gold n
doors to nearly sixty millI,,
In circulation. That derrI
Continental bank was 80 mil
the well informed chief teIs
office. of more than twenl,.,
service, came to my dtak m
lions, and as there waa 10
and In the absence Of any ia
from the department. l dM!
no rlGht to redeem such note, /,
until further advised. On u
was instructed by the TIA
wire to redeem treasury ndta
If presented and a demand d
such redemption
This was the first .ntima,i
office from the treasurer NJ
treasury coin notes sh19l
treated. Faithfully yours.
HON. c. S. HAMIiN.
washington. D.
BY Republican constructed
and not by express Is ". It IS
FIX the gold standard tipon d,
and against 1t the voice Of y
should be raised In protest ~
STRANGE. The remedy Is hN
the $500. 100000 greenbacks a.
notes with interest bearing ~
increasing annual EXPENSE
besides the principal. and q
the volume Of money half y
lars. as proposed, but to pay
II presented In gold or ll,a
condition of the treasury ma
Justify. And Democratic actin
not stop with this. The p9s1
nan to issue interest bears
of the government without
whatever emergency, az
upon under existing law ~
no place among q free peopl
peril Is such that future re
should be promptly prohihi:S
ly except upon specific and
raneous authority OF congress
THE SILVER ouEsTle|
As presented now. the qurI
finance is probably the m
nomic issue yet submitted %
lean people. In its far-reacMl
1t intimately concerns ouI
and happiness, and the wv
preaching when the Demos',
must declare Its purpose w
plalnness and directness y
Differences OF opinion on w
have long existed amonB ~
Texas, but, as heretofore u
be adjusted within party W.
passion or prejudice. In huva
obtain n full and fair eSp.'
electors at the primaries vw
ton in issue, and by ivya Ivy
in the viii OF the majonv
these differences have ~
widened. From ostenslb'e Vp,
The free coinage OF silsal ~,
adyersaries have openly pe Xxx
vocates OF the single Ell
and would commit the Ply
cial principles II has vse'
Unquestionabiy there are y
doubtless other states tna~ n.
OF unlimited silver coinAt1
ent conditions, now follow'w'..
ership, who are sincere WIZ |
opposed 10 the gold stan.o,
are being deceived In w
from pride OF opinion W. " XII
aroused In discussion tnss .trI
ceptibly and eventually II
ents Of the single stan2m 4.
at evasion Is still at wp't ,,..,
Is known TO undecelve -sl.
Gratis and show that W. Ia
Sound money" In orl,,a ma
OF the leaders, mean inc ',,.t
ard OF gold. Secretary N'l.e.i
entire cabinet have neS'slaiI
gold standard, and tne ~ AZ u
the president can nave nd
niticance. An organizs''<,e
the state Democracy 2. ,,nt
sympathy with the plslsss ID !.
posed a distinct reyolu'',1ht n,
cial system by when X N
and treasury notes Fly ~ ~
silver degraded % XII ~ ma 4,
currency and gold e " Amp,
standard OF value ana set,al
ey. Speaking Of tht nnssi,nil
cratic convention, the ,sl,1'k
organlza tion, who - NJ Il n.
sound currency coniillh nl1..
which admits thai u ,mri4'
the past year In VIZ ,4it y
gold standard, said ~ ,,lui
Der Is, 1895, 10 an onsn sdyre
was in favor or w w. ,iaiIff
positive platform ,a,,H
coinage o. silver az Xxx Xxx lQ11
pledging the party 70 tl,ssl ~
aotd otardnrd. Witr r-f-