Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-03

/ a parity with gold, whereas there Is no
country with the free and unlimited
coinage of silver which does or can
maintain or utilize gold as money at
country on the globe where the wages
OF labor are sufficient to sustain the
working CLASSIC respectfully, and
wherever there Is the free and unlimit-
ed coinage OF silver. as In Mexico and
Chinn, the laborers are poems Because
under the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the ratio OF 16 10 1, the gov
eminent could not. as II now does.
maintain the value Of silver coin at n
parity with gold. The 5Q-cent dollar
and the i0O-cent dollar would not cir
culatc side by side; the cheaper would
drive the other out of circulation and
our circulating medium would he con-
tracted one-half and we would be ours
ed with silver mnnometallism. Because
the establishment OF the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver NJ the ratio
Of 10 TO / would destroy public and pri-
yate confidence; would enable the dis
honest to repudiate their just oblga-
lions, would involve the country in
such panic. confusion and distress a.
nancinlly that the products OF agricul-
ture and the wages OF labor would be
unremunerative, and our people en-
gagged therein would be thrown out OF
employment.
2. We condemn the action of the ma
nipulated free silver majority of the
Democratic state executive committee,
whereby they. IN violation OF all Demo-
cratic usage and against every princl-
pie or fair dealing, have undertaken to
arbitrarily force upon the Democratic
voters OF Texas an issue which has no
Issue In fact, but designedly go frarnei
as 70 prevent the sound money Demo-
Gratis from voting In the primaries up
on the issue OF sound money and
against ruinous heresy OF free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver at the ratio of
1G to /, which. Instead Of being blmetai-
lism. Is silver recommendation We call
attention 10 the fact that while here
tofore silver Democrats have advocat-.
cd the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the ratio OF 16 TO 1, they have
lately deserted their faith and now nd
vocate "bimetallism" 10, while In fact
what they advocate win result in silver
recommendation.
3. We are. as before stated, In favor
OF bimetallIafn. and believe that the
only way TO effectusly secure Il Is by
maintaining the existing standard
measure OF value and the coinage
and nse OF silver as current mon
ey TO the freatest extent possible. corr
sistent with preserving the parity.
4. That on account of the action OF
the forced silver maturity Of the Demo-
tfAAic HNtteI executive committee In rec
ommending the manner and form for
the submission Of tho finnnclaI Issue
In the primaries called for the 9Th day
or June. 1928. md the action or the
committee of this and many other
counties in the state in adopting and
carrying into execution such recon-
mendations, large number OF sound
money Democrats have thereby been
effectually disfranchised and cannot
and will not participate In said nrirnar-
les, as snid issue is now submitted. We
declare, however, II said committee will
promptly. take such official action as
VIII be an cffectual pledge that ballots
of sound money Democrats, substan-
TALLY: Against the free and unlimit-
ed coinage OF silver as standard money
at the ratio OF 10 to L." will be received
and counted. and make such provisions
as win give the sound money Democrats
fair representation upon the election
and counting boards holding snid prI-
prmhrieF
g. We favor general conference at
an early date OF all Democrats In Tex
as who will abide by the action OF the
approaching national Democrats com
vention, and support the nominees
70 consider and take such nc
ton as the emergency demands. and TO
that end We respectfully suggest that
the Hon. Rufus Hardy. chairman Of
tHc hounu money Democracy, call such
general conference at such time and
place as may be designated by him.
And also earnestly request the sound
money Democrats of each and every
county In the state to cooperate with
US In securing such general conference.
9, We endorse the national Demo
cratic platform OF 1899, and the bust
ness-lke administration Of Grover
Cleveland, and the Texas Democratic
state platform Of 1894
2. We recommend that public meet
ings should al once be held and an or
Ranization should be perfected OF sound
money Democrats in every precinct in
Dallas county and we recommend that
such meetings should be held through
out this conversational district
:. We earnestly Invite the cc-opera-
tion Of all loyal Democrats in Texas
who will agree with US TO abide by the |
action OF the national Democratic con.
eentlon az Chicago and support its
nominees. and we declare that no per- I
son who viii rot agrec 10 support the
national Democratic platform l. bA ,
adopted at cht2aso IN 1895, and the I