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DAIUMETROPOLITAN.
DBV ED To ¡HE T AUG I TUuKSTS OF THIS FECTIOM AMD THE PUBL OPTION OF THE DAILY NEWS,
VOLUME I.
BROWNSVILLE, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 1893.
NUMBER 10.
Force 1118 Parity of
A Proposed Plan to secure the
Parity of Quid and Silver.
An A t oerwre * «ingle tand r>l f go'd-
«¡vr money f the U i • (1 Sute ; t es-
t b'ieh it# v.ue «ml tn"ke i a t> «l i in
paym< (>t of <l"b:¡<; t p <>*> l<* 'lie binis
f National ltd t te li..nk
ire latiou; -to p">vi fo the
retutíJie t cf th-' present and
hilver eciiií, a d <o pnvide for ihf r •
tiremeat • i ail «utstau' ing gold and #U-
Tt-r c< rtiflc i tea an greenbacks:
SECTION 1. Be it 1-ract-U by tbe Uniten
l tutea of Amur 0' i. C -ngugs Aweipbled,
.Ik: aft'!' tb pa8-" g<) f 'liis a t, ^40 :¿r ius
,.f line silver *n ■ 11-tl g uit'.s x fit '.* t¿o d
<vhen coined b b* r< iniit't. r provided, *l¡nil
L'oi'Stifiie • -1 "i * wti s u 1 b.* ho
unit ut'Vtt.Ue, mid d a • o k r. a be
Sand.rd M.uey if the lui.ed S at s ol
Am«ric .
ECTio-N' 2. Coi age shal "ommence, v
Bvjoc as t-OHsiUe, i th. miuta i tbe United
Siat 8, by t;ie making of two, three and five
d liar pi ce to b. m tie >f two, tbie* or flvf
uaitSufvuU. ie p.ctiv y in th** following
mvner, tbe Silver after beinji p'-o| er'y
fjrn-ed with -• bo>e in the ceit r in whi> h
ghuli b^ inserte the gi> d mad thin er than
t e i v r, a d thai t e im.ir •"< n ot the
c ng ii a ah >1 pr uuc tb - eff ci of the
gold b iug ua;. el ed into be piece of b !v •
iad wu-n x ti g «1 > dod-.iv b ▼ • be o
eafflcinx y re <red t!i u may comme ce the
coiaag of do lar pieces oacii to contain one
anit ot value. Tho flanea of the gi ld m i;
be reduced with part if the silver if de.-ir -
be.
Sscti k s; All eXis' inir * * f *od
and ai ver cuica -f ihe 1'ni'ed -tates si.ail
in K uis urb d b. h.« AC,nor shad ■ xst
ing . oatracta for the p«vm t f debts b
thereby inte, fered w>h but, !tt nr. ■-« —
• tracts tor the payma.ttof m tfy will b
nnderotood to be made in the atandtni
auney here'n contemplated, but the right t
cancel nil cosí iáer .tio! in gold b il not
be Unpaired, ai> i until the gor rnme.it aa
pro*i'!t'd a Bufflcl ncy of a andard nune.
all fu -t e d bt ?ha'lb pa'.d oi.e-ln'f in gold
and one-half in al.tror of 'h - * s ing -oina ol
the Unit-'d state or th ir iepre enUtiT'
*d uo.>, be it certiflcat«a of g Id or silver or
greenb t oka.
Skoiion 4. All e*l*ti' g gold and "lvr
coins of tbe United Stit-^a or certificate*
tuerefor aawel! aa gr enb wka when re-
deemed shall not bo re-iasned in *n> mann'-r
ez ept to cancel exi tlr g obligations as m< n-
tioned in tbe contract.
See no 5. As a«on as all gold con-
tracts of the United .-bites h been c .ncell-
ed then the farther coin g«> of ex s ing m n-
ev sbi 11 teaae, and all out* and.ng Co ns
When redeemed suuli be used for re. t liuge
inte the stoml.'rd money herein provide'!.
Whenever it ia necessary to i niclm e gold
bul n to nse w tb the silver bttúion now ii-
the treasury coin fit niia d money it
may be do e by paying (or the g Id bn ii n
in standard m ney, provid. d no more
•bail be purchased than to eqnal the s lv. i
vi'ues in the treasury.
Section 6. Borrowing of money b> tbe
government shall cease, e*c pt it be in ttie
standard money h«rein provided and fc. be
Payable in standard money.
SicrtoN 7. The co nage of tii^ standard
money herein provided sh .il be free a d n.i-
limited to any pera n or persons ol the
world, he or tlrej always prtsenting gold
and silver in tbé proportion herein prove-
ed.
. Section 8 The E^pretavy of tho'! reara y
may cause to be coined standard mo t y, io
anob shape as he may aeloet« to be of th
v.ilne of a th >ú*aod or more unite of v u ,
each piece to be numbers and to be onij/
tnunferabie by endoraement In an acoon
panying book numbered e rreapondingl .
Section 9. Any of tlo National Bantu of
tbe lTnlted 8titea, when depu it d b< nd.
are redeemed may ase atand rd money to
depoalt of the am* Talve of the bouda re
étm¡eá ax a aeenrity for their "IrcuUtiog
(Mlbmi altfl iaaaive full vilae therefon-.
«to mm liaiagi Mf a ja
a* *
Section 10. The S eretary of the 'I'reaan
rv may adopt i-nc'i de ign«, complying here
with as may b<* de.'lr tbie and d^tinguialia
bl- m the present coinage and an I
standard money aba 1 onl\ be.tr the Coat o
A1 ma f the United Stat"a on «.ne Kide, ..ii.
on the other i le a f male head represent!' g
ib rtv. wi h the woids "L'nitad 8tates • i
Amerion," ind the v tiu« of the coin.
8e. tior 11. Certifl.Mtes for a andar.! mon
ey m iy b i<s' ed to any one depositing go o
and silver bullion far U- full units of va.u<
d liars, provid d the qu ntity of each metui
•b I b.' in tb • proportion herein required
fur stunoard money, and certificate in larg>
-.iima nMV beiiHied and on i trauaferabl
by • n i ra. ment and said c< rtificat shall b
a tend' r for their face v:tl e in payment ol
ad ebts the Si me aa stau ard money hliali
b . C'ertific tef w y be issued for all tht
goM and ci v *r bull! n in the treuaury, foi
tbe value of > ach metal purportioned a
h'Uiiin cent mpiat^d.
Section it. S.ib^idiary silyer co n
when redeemed a' al b • r< placo i with silv r
coin go "u t u ating 4¿0 grajos i fine siiv.r
to make one unit of va ue which ah .11 b«
t nder in pa\ m< nt of' ebts to tbe valne of
ten do a1 , and snob quant ty of subsidiary
c in* aha 1 be ' uiued <>ut of t lasting silver
bul ion aa may be required.
Sectiou 13. Ai¡ lawa requiring the montii-
y pur base of si ver a. d all laws or parts
of laws Cnntrav ning thia act are he.eby
r-pealod.
Reasons for Proposing the
Forgoing Plsn.
Iht. Th rati'> of silver to gold would
i-ecure t e t nit'd ^tat a fr m lo s in tbe
purch« e- of stiver heretofore m de, and at
the Name time be a fair Valuat on to tbe
mili ra of that ra tal The qutntity though
,a not intended to be arbitrary.
2d. I. has been tt ted that gold and ail*
ver cannot be mix d in the qu atitiee propos-
ed so as to affect the color of ihe silve , or
t.. insert tbe gold ie the center of the aitver.
so as to maker# coins easily di tinguiaha-
b e fr >ra 'ber c ins but that point can be
gained by p <nnelin^ Wi.- gold i to the cen
•r f the si ver, aimi;:.r t> the pannel ol
a loor, which w uld make tbe | annel
of gold. l>aving an indentation on both
si ea and protecting the more precióos me-
tal from abr<isi*>u,a id beaidea it would make
a coin almoat i npossible to couute feit.
3d • olna of larg r value than on* dollar
a>esnggea'edso aa not tobe cp foundeo
with ext tin coiua either in aise or value.
4,h. kiig all fu ure >iebta payable in
atai.dard m ney.or, payab e in gold, or,
elae, payable one-ha.f in go d and
one-half in ilv-r or greenbacks,
and the clau e to purchase gold wilt
l rov de tbe gold w.th which t cancel all ol
oe obligatio a of the gi.ver meat, and al u
,.roTide the gold t use i h the ai.ver bul-
lion now in the treaaury iu ita coinage.
5th. The right gr intel Nati m^ Banks,
rovides a desirubie way in wbieh they can
coiitiuue busi ess, after their de osited
bonds are red -emed, ind. also, seourea a
Míe clruuLtting medium to tbe e untry. Th.
same privil<g ■ gr nwd to State nanka.
6th. Under this proposed plan the great-
er p rt of tbe c'rcu ating medium woulo b<
in certificatea or Btok notes, for ui.
one at thia day wiahea to carry gold, even,
upon hie per on, to any extent. The cer-
tifioatea will be tbe deairable m ney, lately
by 8 por cent premium.
7th. Bepeal of tbe purchasing clause in
the ¡sherman act, «o-cal ed, withou t any sub
tnute. meai.a no lesa than the dumonitiz
ii g o1 silver with ita long train of attendant
. Vila; and it mea' a tbe desiruc ion oi every
iuteieet in ihe silver states «.f thia Uuioii.
Their welfaiel f mors importaucs to these
United atatea t ian all of r.urope to.'t ther.
and for the gov rumont to nnd rtake to
maintain Ihe present ailver coinage after
d< munitiaing It wornd constitute a frauu
upon the people.
8tn. In Mexioo tho depreciation of ailver
baa not aflbcted pric a only on importation^.
Landa and house- , the products of tbe aoll
labor, fkrea and freight* on railroada, th ex
pensea of the republic, exoept aa above tot-
ed, remain unchanged in pries and ars ail
paid in silvdr coin, go d coins not being In
irculation Tbe proposed plan would bri. g
nut tbe gold and silver to be coined in nw
mints aud the money therefrom be need in
purchasing our manufactured ar iclea. tbe
.tepreoiaiion of silver, reported from Wall
street if pot general' UroUg$n t tbe Ame-
9th. 1 he clause requriii;.' gold an l sii
ver to be present-d in equal value for coin-
tge into atnndard money will prevent, effect-
'itlv he dumping of the cheaper metal into
the treasury, be It ailver or gold; and iu-
«tea of an. sucb event happening, an
q ii ibrium of the two metals ill be estab-
ti hed. It will also pieveut the over pro
tin tion < I either metal. If Eilrop aends t.t-r
silver h re for coinage she will have .0 send
tn equal vain in g ild.
10th. 1 be act will have ao detriments
effect on gold standard count les. They can
t>.ty i s gold for "ur produce without preju-
dice and take standard money for their
mi u acture , our ma kot fo m.nufactur s
.ust be in the Americas, a <d this Act will
«ecu e it beyond all peradventure.
11. It will prevent any crate for Ameri-
can (¡old fcr exportation, and should it
e<.mi>, gold can then only bo "ha l outside of
tb ■ tr«a u y of the Uuited States.
Whit the Plan Will
Accoaipliih.
It will establish a fixed standard of money
md entirely do away with discriminations
i fav.>r of either white or yellow metal.
It will eatab'isb a fixed value of both
g • d and silver, aud from which there can be
no dt'V.ation.
I wii. give the gov mmsnt a flash Trea-
sury of a billion of dollara iaatead ufa de-
puted one.
II will 1 eatore the silver mining industry
oi eght states, without which, desolation,
and poverty with a long traiu of rnin will
i levitubly follow.
It will aecure to the people of the United
Statee the entire trade of North and South
America.
it will be better than any tariff law to
foster and protect Amor can labor and
industries.
It wi.l defeat fue acheme of Eng'and by
boping t. r the United States to adopt the
gold standard and thereby securing the
trade of this Continent, because on a gold
ston lard the United ¡States eannet compete
with England iu tho trades.
It will bring all the oountriss of America
t" the samo standard, bring gold as wsll aa
ailver into circulation and create an interna-
tional money lor these Americas, with no
poaaibility of a disappreciation, and will
eventually force European ceuntriea to the
same atandard.
It will make a transition from bimetal-
lism o a atandard money without a jar or
mn estati .n in the affairs of this country.
U will open all of our indaatriea and
make ua auccea-tul competitors for the
tañe of the world.
It wi I give us a a'andard money, which,
by the uae of standard money certificates,
will be far more convenient in kandieing
than gold itaelf.
It wi 1 give a a'andard money by coining
in sums <if large value or certificatea there-
fore, transferable by endorsement only,
which will prevent in a great mannsr suc-
cessful robbery.
It will create a money wh;sh secures the
parity of wold and silver and which can
never be secured with |>i metalliam.
It will fulfll all the requirements of the
last natonal platfo m of th* democratic
party.
It will provide the money, "gold and sil-
ver coin," [1 ot gold or liver coin,] for the
states; th" only money, the Constitutional-
l"WB St 1 tea to make a tender in payment tf
debts.
It will prevent asers of gold or ailver
frcm melting c iins for manufacturing purpo-
ses ac well as prevent tbe hoarding of one
metal to the exclusion of tbe other.
It will save to the government the tall
value of all ailver bullion heretofore pur
cbaaed and make it a desirabl* medin
exchange.
It will provide a eertaia mod* for the
government to pay all existing debts accord-
ing to coutract, without any possibis neces-
sity to borrow gold.
It will retire all outstanding silver dollars,
greenbacks, silver certificates gold csitlft-
cates and prevent their re-issue.
It will pnt a standard money and a vaina-
ble one in placo of all outstanding credits
•tad keep tb m so.
It will givo a basis for national rr Sute
banl'e with a positive security for their
circu'aiio . ' * .
It w 11 prevent tbe boarding of gold ap all
dntiea and taxoa due tb* United SlagpaJjere-
after wltt bars tf be psM s-aMf fap«M
of
value. Th* lnc*utlv* to hoard gold will
soon disappear as gold buga can no longer
manipulate It to cr*at* a scarcity of money.
It will actually fore* th*. parity of gold
and ailver and the minera of both meláis
will soon adjust ita production to tbe re-
quirements of tbe proposed plan.
It will blast tbe hope of tbe lenders o
money, that by forcing the gold atandard
and creating a acarcity of money, that
thereby they will be allowed to ia-ue pro-
mises to pay on a basis of seven to one.
And More Than all Else
It will savi the democtatlo party front
dlslntregratlon and will olose th* mouths of
all gold bugs, an ' their allies forever.
Comunicated.
Hid tig", T.x , Aug. 38, 1893.
Editor Metropolitan.
Tii* iuital number nf your pap<r
io typi'grtply atdanljeot matter it.
«ecy good, ami your su'ot.tory h a
t tras ring uf i> dependence; I nt y< n
a>.Ver,inadvertantly no doubt, all. wed
. our Hti.gu id rorrespouclei.it t< cas*
t refloction nn Hidalgo ci Uuty which
is at U'l Userved aa it ia false, and as
1 toaober in tb* |>«biio schools of
this county 1 caonot l*t it paas unno
iond Y.>ur oorrespoo.isi t iu apeak-
ug of tb* srh'iul axauii't«tiooa "i
starr ccun y a y><: "I It er, that th*
ibuionghuses of the eStaimat on has
"i.'ladtti a tiutubar of ii)*ump*tsnt m|
plicanti who now boast )&«/ frill p
p y fur certittoates io Hidalgo and
X X. ouunr* , wter* tltoy claiu. it
ia not sv*u oecasary iu t^aak tbe
sugltsb iauguaga to obtain tsiiobaia
o rtifiostta."
Tb* abova stiteuent is oaleol i«<i
to creóte tbu )<upr*saioo that teachers
certificatea ara vary commob iu Hidal-
go coubty.or «Isa that «a h >va noauu.
pet nt teachort. wbioh it not true io
itbar nasa. On iba ouutraiy tb'
ayataut wUieli b^a obtamsd iu thts
.{uterumeot of tba pttblio schools m
this c untj luriog tba past tan y*ar-
hss iduiont entirely oblitoralad the
aii n#l and historical prejudice
against tba anglieh langaga which
n¿« for so long ex stad oa thia (r m
tier, sod which baa be* 1 tba aariuUr
drawback to t>vur atlvsuoeiuset, aid
na deveioi siwant of oar ouuniy.
A It w )a ra ago it was impufRibit
to organise school oMumuuities in
tuuuy of ib* moat populous ranobeo
of Una cout'ty owtug to aaitt pre|a
dior, while 11 iba present day ever>
ranch wanta a sobo* I, and tba bam
vid*i.ce timt we bata that our
cbotila ata duiog soma good i to
tiud h laigs i.uiular of Mexican ohil
■rsn iu each ranch able to read
writ)- aad cob versa in the onoa halad
language of the ' Gringo."
Oi l tbe stats uf iffsirs exiat hert-
which th« atatauiant of y> ur correa-
p iiidtnt wmoU l ad your ra<dors
who iio not know tii* ao s to belitf'
• xiated c< n d eaoh issalts have beet)
at e uiplis sdf I tbitk you will at y
most certa.my not.
Iu yt nr salutatory you aay. "When
; Diawl anything 10 these colium
vou can rast as«u d that it is not bare
by permisaion ol th* e«nior of tb
pr^a* but beOans* I have oouaidaad it
to be legitímala newa."
Now, joar c.irrs poud pt does not
make iba ata'amnnt ovar bia own aig
natura, end yon admit it to y<>or
00 gmnii, hanoay u are responsible
But the at ataman t ia not news, legit
tu>ta or niharwie*. a« tbera ia .o
foundation >0 fact fr I a av«r u fih-
bté'i wri-iau Wa do uot ea , t j
.it Starr '.o*4t)a" iaaun«|«, uJt ->• | .«I
do va isaad any fwa any pthar Dgjon
at tn> pieeeut lima. F«.r it turra ia
snjihing that Hidt go C<>. ia proud
of it ia ita oorpa of taaahera aud tba
«ark that has b«*n aacompliahel by
t imiu dosing the past ion ynara- Oar
Is ehers wt'h 00a exception ara all
"•i<ten*a of thia county, and ara
iiorough'y iileutijBed with tba mat-
erial interest" ol tba C itinty; and
oust of <iur yonnuer teachers wara
•11 «lid raised berr. Ifaaf ofthaoi
le.rtietl finvhsb aud qualified them-
elvas for teaobars in tba publio
eh«-oln of thie county, and tbara ia
not a aiogle person holding a teaahcra
eit.ficate 111 thia 000 t ty «ho ia not
f .mpetent to taecb tbe branobaa ics
qu red by law.
In may be tura that aoma of tba
disapointei applicant in Starr Oo.
nada tba assariion quc.ted by ytur
correapoadent, bu they did uot pre*
sent tbamaelvea far examination in
Hidalgo, and it wooed bava dona
•hem litt'u good if they bad.
Wii you kindly publish this in n
•pint of fannasa to H dal^o oouuty
and ita School > fficers.
Reapaetfully.
R. A. Marsh.
COWBELLS CHURCH
LAMPS, BIBLES, ETC.
Naaogdoobas, T.x., Aug. 25
\bout a year ago two men and a
■voiuao |witb an infsut in her arma
«pent a we k or two iu thia comity
in a kind of gipsy alyla « f lile, ask-
ing aud awippitig and r<c og hois a,
mostly with negroae. Tb«y bad a
wagon and uatnpiug outfit and wara
• t h ime anywhere Ac -«atable from
Buck oi'Unty cama here in search uf
thwm and a atolsa hur-e. Tba eoust-
• ble gut Deputy Sheriff '. M. Sprad-
ey of this cunty lo go with htm
tod these two officers surprised the
tw<> men >u the vila** of Douglass:
tifieen miles w tt of béta, but failed
inaiiiffirt to arrest tb«m. Titjr
had hot tunea there. 8everal aiiota
ware sxcbaiiged hut nobody waa b irr,
and tbe two mau as :apad on bursa-
oack
The woman with tba babe and
wagon and tsarn w re brought bsra
and sftsr sev ral mouths she weut
10 Qreenvilla, iu Huut county. She
g-ve tbe names of the two men na
Charley McCull ch and John D .vis,
ut« of the: her husband, the ether
•> friend, aud aail they had iivad near
Wolfe City the past year Deputy
¿Its Iff McBrids of this county racaotly
got wiud of th'Se two men «nd tba
WMOtau near Winsboro, where ba baa
a married sinter with whom ttiey had
iaruisd, and now lis has Mct'.ih< ch
in jtii be e, elsiming tl>a alias of Bob
é'juitr, Shariff bhermao of Hnpkioa
eiiouty laiu puauit of Uavia, wno^a
•ii is John Desvare.
'I ba • fleers st Winsboro bad n
longti time 10 arresting fruitt, «a ha
pole t imsili Hi ami hi" wife stood
mem off fur a loug tuue with A inch*
eaters, hut a« last Were arrestati an i
it ia expected that Dtevr.ia w.ll be ar*
reatad
Deputy Sheriff Spradley waa in
doubt aa t tbe identity of Pruitt
whan be waa fir t bro igbt io, but
ssnt out after a< verel u<dlorad man
«bo koaw the ao-c-dleJ ItfoCuilocb
and tbay hnfs identified thia men
Pruitt aa ti'DU UiCv l «ch
Proil thimsclf atout y danfea the
identity and alatma that be kuowa
the man wantea and that bia ooma
la Batea.
a stolen boree waa raeoveiad near
Wiuab >ro where thia man bad traded
it t.ff. For this offenae be U wanted
•n Ellis 0 mnty. He hna also lived
iu Navarro county.
It hi sua tii t ibera ia a gang of
th«w psop'a and one or more women
in 1119 gang and ibat are rofiog
•boot and ate«liog bornea
Seve(el a telen niticiea were found
i.i tba p as a«ion of tbe wuuisn who
w a left here, auch aa oowbatia* n
church lamp. Bibe. «te.
Thx
ouna
•v.-
ti
Metropolitan can be
foun^ for sale at Mr. L. A. Rou-
sett's Tonborial parlor on Elizabc li
street opposite the Wella Faigo
ExpnaeoAce.
, y.
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