Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-21
ROASTS
With Words That Are
Burning Hot
MAJOR KIRK WILLIAM AFTER
JACK LEmMoNs AND OTHER
GoLDDUGs.
HE TALKS PLAINLY
AND TELLS HOW THE PEOPLE ARE
THINNING
The sophistries of Gold Men That
VIII Prove Intellectual US ArEu-
mentA In EIeeuon Time.
HE TALKS PLAINLY
AND TELLS HOW THE PEOPLE ARE
THINKING

reporter for the Gazette aslSe
Major Kirk Williams. one of the lead
Ing Populists of Oak Cliff, what he
thought of the letter OF Mr.. Jack Lem
mons, gold bug Democrat. to Judge
Gray. free coinage Democrat, and
candidate for Congress from this dis
trict
lie said that 1t was in keeping with
the Cleveland Carlisle combination,
whose treachery to Senator Blackburn
will never he forgotten by honest. pa
trlotlc American citizens, regardless of
party.
II know of no word In our language
strong enough to express wfat l
would like 70 say. The above trust
had better make hay while the sun
shines. | want to say To ycu THAI The
laboring people are aroused, ana de-
termined to bury iat crowd SO deep
with ballots at the November election,
that the sound of GabrlePs trumphet
Will never reach them.
How any man can write as Mr.. Jack
Lennon, who has been n citizen of
proud, chlvalrous Texas for fifty years,
Is beyond my comprehension, unless
lie Is u national banker, corporation
lawyer, has money loaned ut big In
terest, some ltirtolks feastlng at the
"pie counter, or wants labor for less
money than would keep b)iy and soul
together He writes like man that
has been doing a great de'l of deceiv-
iLg about election times, ana Is now
paving the way to continue his old
road. He viii find this year that maxi
Ing cut the boy5' tickets and telling
them to ask no questions, but vote
'er straight" is a thing of the past.
Men who had 70 take their wives
and little children half clad and barc-
footed Into the field to labor FOR a
salnty living are now reading our
daily papers They are able now to
tell Why it was few years back they
could have hired help, dress their
children five mornings out of the week
to SO to school. their wives ut home
keeping everything In order with
smile to greet him and Il good sub
stautial meal to satisfy their hunger
When you ind man of this expert
ence ne don't want any one to make
out his ticket to vote. Some of them
win say to you that when suit of
clothes cost thirty dollars they had
the money TO buy II. Now yon cam
buy the same suit for ten dollars. but
where. oh. where, Is the ten dollars
to pay for 1t. This may he no argu-
ment, but the laboring man will un-
derstand 1t. 1t will be a sledge- hmm
mer argument to gold-bugism In Tex
as in November. 1t will reveal tho
fact that Texans have not forgotten
the teachings Of Jefferson. Jackson.
Houston and n host OF others. I might
mention the names, who II living to-
day would place you where you belong.
In the 'Hamhtonian party
he sheds many crocodile tears for
those who believe the silver mine own
ers should have the same privileges at
the mints Us the gold bug mine own
ers nave, but he forgets to tell the
people thnt Cleveland Carlisle and
sherman ARE working in the Interest,"
OF gold mines because It pays them
better If Mr. Lennon did not take
advantage Of Judge Gray's letter again
ject? '' W.
II venture the assertion that s,oula
ne and l agree TO go to the wild and
woody west In search Of the precious
metal and he should he fortunate
enough to strike n rich layer OF silver
ana good paying gold strata. that
ne would work no longer at HIS find
t,t1n ne could realize enough to nav
MS expenses TO Washington. His 1rs,
place would be in the lobby with All
the assistance he could command
worklng for the repeal Of the law or
lsl5,demonetizing silver and CRYING
aloud FOR the free and uulirnitod coin9
age or silver at tho ratio OF 10 To T.
nave been in Texas twenty-eiebt
srr I'm one OF those unfortunate
,,m ~, mat have felt the nnfrlend-
" grasp of poverty most OF nv liz
mt rothing that would compare ,yitb
QUE present condition. In concIusion
VII s'.y that Mr.. Lennon and Other
k9.d-bugs who are rushing to the fron,
WIN Their nonsenslcal ilcns will have
~ Us much influence on the labor
lns element In the November eIn,,Inn
Us the melting OF the snow on the ~,
i ner go Grande Will have In matt
out OF the year" '''o'''''s