Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-09
COMPLETE
Are the Questions to
Be Submitted
SOME CRITICISM HAS been MADE
IN REGARD TO THE FORM
TO DE USED.
REAGAN EXPLAINS
THE REAL ISSUE CANNOT now DE
AVOIDED.
He Believes That the Democratic
Executive Committee Formulated
the Questions Exactly Right.
REAGAN EXPLAINS
THE REAL ISSUE CANNOT NOW DE
AVOIDED.

Austin, Tex, Feb. 5. - Especially -
Judge Reagan submitted the following
today for publications;
Objection is being made by some per-
sons to the form in which the state
Democratic executive committee has
submitted the questions TO be voted
on at the primary elections in June. for
bimetallism or for a single gold stan
dard. And 1t Is urged that the COM
mittee should have submitted the ques-
ton in this way: For the free coin
age OF silver at the ratio of i6 to IL
and Against the free coinage of silver
at the ration of l6 to J."
! suggest, with due respect, that the
submission Of the question In that
form would have evaded the real issue.
The free coinage of silver at the ratio
of IS to /. without making 1t standard
redeeming money and a lawful tender
for all debts, would have left 1t as
1t is now, credit money only. to be
measured and valued by the standard
of gold. Just as paper money Is. The
question Is not alone whether we shall
( have the free coinage OF silver, and
more silver than we now have, but
whether II shall he standard money
the same as gold. as to the conditions
| of coinage. and as lawful tender for all
debts.
In the method OF submitting this
question by the committee the voters
of the stale will be enabled to decide
the real questions at issue. and no one
will be deceived or cheated by false
| representation OF the question. The
real questions at issue are. shall sill
yer be standard money like gold; shall
| IL be a lawful tender like gold; Will
I free coinage increase the volume Of
money; and will such policy restore
| the values of property, give activity
| to business. and promote the prosperity
OF the people. The most important OF
these questions is as to whether gold
alone or gold and silver shall be the
monetary standard OF this country.
/ copy the language In which this
issue is submitted by the state Demo-
| cratic executive committee to the
voters OF Texas, SO that 1t may be seen
how completely and fairly they meet
this issue, as follows:
"For bimetallism. That Is for the
free coinage of both gold and silver
into standard money without any dis
elimination against either metal or
charges for mintage, upon the same
terms and subject only TO like limita-
lions as to the right of coinage and
legal tender qualities. at the estab-
lished ratio of 10 to L.
And, Against bimetallIsm, and for
the single gold standard. That is
! against the free coinage OF silver Into
standard money without discriminate
ing against 1t or charge for mintage
upon the same terms and subject only
to like limitations as to the right OF
coinage and legal tender qualities AZ
Is given at the ratio OF 10 to l."
a vote of the people on the question
thus presented will be a full and fair
expression of their judgment on the
real questions at issue; and viii leave
no question on this subject open for
future contention. While the voting on
the question alone as to whether W.
shall have, the free coinage of silver
at the ratio OF to to would leave un-
settled the question as to what shall
be standard money and legal tender.
And practically nothing would be set
tied by submitting the question In that
form.