Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-31
W. P. MC0MB'S PLATFORM.
In Aspiring to Congress He Comes
Out Squarely
STAUNCH BELIEVER IN BIMETALLIsM
Opposed to Mopomc,aiiism aud Unlimited
Coinage. Hut Fa~ors Gcid, silver
and Currency.

Houston Post.
Couroe. ToSas. January 20. 1890.
l bog to acknowledge rcceip. Of your
generous favor noting my eahdldaey 'or
congress, subject to the Will OF the Aemoo.
iaoy OF the First congrt ssiennl district,
and Inviting an expression. through tho
columns OF The Post, OF my views on the
financial and other prominent isyien be-
iere the people, and to thank you Tor tho
courtesy thus extended me.
regret that owing 10 present and OK
nciing professional engagements. can
np' now DO more than ciidely outline my
! views or the financial and other questions
CT National ocncern, and barely suggest
come unes OF thought on cominercial ana
Industrial topics which Will belong to a
contain OF study md energy FOR tho con-
rrcsslonal representatives OF the South
west, end especially those or ToSas, aud
sun moro particularly for the rApresonta.
tive OF the First congressional district
VINO may he ambitious 10 do his district.
state and section valuable and enduring
service.
Conservation, iiorcvNr unmprnetir ma
uninsplring It may appear to be in tho tu-
mutt OF these piping tlmeR. has now. M
| always ia the affairs OF reason.
saving element OF virtue, aud.
whatever the political penalty.
cotfcss 10 being. In some sensc
! ana measure, q conservative democrat. 4
| ON loyal TO tho principles und organization
| m the party. | am loyal 10 democratic
| organization because individual loyalty n
| an essential condition Of organization. AND
| dc" ocrouc organization believe TO be AZ
| thse1 tial to the preservation OF the nundu-
| rlcntal PRINCIPLES of liberty IN this Vow
efLuunt rs those principles are to the nta
| OF tnUs OrUauly0tinW.
| tho individual must yield to tho aggregate
| intelligence as In the constitution oi civll
society tho unit surrendcrs something TO
| the sum.
ON questions of expedicncy and policy
| lying In the domains OF general guveIn-
mcnt action and not involving the vital
elements or political faith, individual DOM
| ocrats should urge their differing views
within party Ines. but ultimately abide the
| aggregate judgment and action, on those
| Issues OF tho great National party with
| which they affiliate. md to which they
owe allegiance. rcscrvinE. OF course the
! right to renew their several contentious In
n subsequent convention CT the party. II,
however the party should abandon or
forget tia cardinal doctrines which rest IN
the natural and equal rights of all mcu
and CLASSES and constitute the imperHh-
able basis OF It's Ito. II would at one, and
thereby cease to be the party OF the
constitution and would no longer he the
| democratic party, except In name. nnd no
democrat would owe II loyalty or allie
glance. But the democrats Of the present
day are not differing about principles,
| Unity OF sentiment among them MS to the
paramount and Fundamental principles of
free government will, | sincerely believe.
prove TO be a magic solvent OF all the
difficulties bcsotting their organization as
II was in Texas In 1891 and rs II mas been
In all times past, when differences OF opn-
I a. -.
have distracted It's ranks and apparently
threatened the democratic party with diq-
solution.
while Its Individual members were wide.
" differing bbou; the tarin question, tho
democratic party remained Intact, fought
semc of It's mlghtiest battles and accom-
| plishcd somo OF It's most glorious achieve
nHntA for the liberty OF the citizen una the
rights Of the people OF the Stotos And
that question afforded priuc'rle about
which stalwHrt democrats earnestly OIL
fercd. while the currency Issue involves ma
print'p UPON which democrats here ana
everywhere are not perfectly agreed II
involves two principles unly--thc princiri'
OF bimotnllism and the principle OF parity
THESE two principles the democratic fac
lions are with each other IN nNowirg
There is. however. theory abiding, aH vet
In the realm OF speculation ind lndlscrin'
lratcly fpstered or fought by men OF all
| IhfiCNs huuuA Which lIf ufltAbNiaAnf I'M
the rest, are differing,
THAT theory In this. namely; that The
rarity and equal purchasing power OF the
metal dollars would be maintained. under
present conditions, by the free and an
limited coinage, by this government alone
! OF both gold and silver, at the present iega
ratio OF / OF gold 10 IL OF silver phal
theory. believe VIII he solved by test anc
In favor Of bmctallism, and tho country
viii wltncrs revival OF tho mints, oil
Industry and dcmocracy-a splendid re-
rgissance OF JrnerHonin nism-bofore any
boiling democrat could become accllmhtef
to porullstlc or republican atmosphere
Now, barring tho word unlimited" for tho
rruson that there IL neither constitutional
: OF rational warrant for pledge OF I'M
goN eminent 10 coin the product OF an,
, man or mine. or mountain IN pnnniiet
quantities, believe that theory though
do moi know II TO he true. Nor do believ
; ,hnt any one At this momtnt know
! yhsther that theory II correct or other
wise Its proper test and solution rsgarf
MS a duty and task Of supreme and vita
In pertance confronting the conservative
, and thoughtfIl stat asmanshir Of the nour
! The error of the Harrison administration
I'm undertaking. without the practical ties
, of eXperlence to solve that theory Ia faVo
of the contention of the owners OF goit
! and OF n class Interested In the issuance o
= bonds was an invitation to financial dis
I, | aHter, and tho chief vice OF tine huhinlh
4 tratlon OF President Cleveland, whnm
regard as a patriot and mighty ombodi
: nent of democratic principles. is TO By
found, believe, IN the failure OF HI
secretary OF tho treasury 10 reverse IN
. policy OF his predecessor and pay pape
(, certificates, when presented. In gold o
silver coin, Ia accordance with conttae
I and tile law. II he certificates had theI
been presented for redemption gold am
silver currency would have taken thei
: place In the circulation. For a quarter OF
century the ssls.ooo.oco In treasury note
had been performing In this country IN
! conyeni.nt Offices OF money, the function
: and duties OF a circulating medium ans
u mad never constituted q menace 10 IN
treasury. The policy and practice or pay
: ing eeid at the option OF holders OF Ger
? tIfeatea. al ,rce made manifest 10 soecll
Z latorN In money and those interested III "
J, issuance OF bonds an inductment 10 WIN
draw them from circulation Tor ute IN w
! exhaustion OF the gold reserve. Ihht POL
! lev was the Irether OF "the endless thnln
I can not, however. enter here upon
dIsorasion OF this phase OF the subject
To two things I am unalternbly oppoa
!. "a nsmetv; Tintsm and inonomrialllBin
and OF two things am an uncomprornls
: ING advocate, namely; Bimetnllixm and
u snind and ample currently. II tho fin,lsti
i theorv OF an irredsemabIe currency with
an, intrinaIc value had not been explode
/. Inv modern thought. NJ Will Ms by the ioei
OF events. yet National blmetalltsm, I