Jacksboro Gazette. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1896 Page: 2 of 4
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of the two. metals has been pro-
duced by the pernicious legisla-
tion which began 23 years ago and
which has not yet satisfied itself
with the monstrous results that
porridge as with a spoon ?
“Among the methods as it
seems to me by which the govern-
ment is to be recovered by the
people is, first of all, as the mat- j
ter now stands, the restoration of i
our currency. We want our cur-
rency system put back precisely
where it was under the statute j
and constitution for the first 81 j
years of our existence as a nation.;
Our statutory bimetallic system
of currency was taken from us in ■
1873 by a process which I do not
care to characterize in fitting
terms. Now we propose to have
it back again. The restoration of
our silver money to the place it
held before is the pleople’s cause,
and the people in this contest are
going to triumph. They are going
to triumph in the open light of
day under the clear gleam of light
and truth.
SILVER DOLLAR UNIT.
“ The silver dollar was from of
old the unit of money and account
in the United States. That dol-
lar to this hour has never been
altered by the fraction of a graip
in the quantity of pure metal com-
posing it. Every other coin,
impression that the events of last
Monday were due to real appre-
hensions and distrusts aincng
holders of securities at large. The
transactions of that day were a
blow to public confidence as dam-
aging as the conclusions of‘the
Chicago convention. Fortunate-
ly, the banks and the foreign
bankers have done all that was
possible to repair the mischief
inflicted. But both here and in
Europe there is a large mass of
investors whom no explanations
about the conspiracy will reach,
and there is little possibility of
restoring the shaken confidence
of that class.”
The Journal of Commerce has
so described these men that sus-
picion will fall on at least one or
two well-known public men, but
the Journal owes it to the
public that the names of all
who are known to have been in
this conspiracy should be made
ptfblic. Of what avail will all ef-
forts for a settlement of the un-
certainty as to our currency be
when confronted by such gigantic
swindling operations, bringing
misery to thousands, carried on
by men who pose as pubjic-spir-
ited, high-minded statesmen and'
business' men i Nothing ever
aside and
ticket being placed m the field by
the Democratic party. In ex-
plaining his position he said:
“ There are hosts of gold men in
Georgia who, before the Chicago
convention, talked
would not support
in such a peculiarly sus-
picious manner.
It is the purpose of the democ-
racy now to re-enactlaw tfter
having arranged that ancient pre-
cedents of the court of last resort
shall be respected. There could
be no more just enactment by
congress and it is folly to say
that what the people in their sov-
ereign capacity desire to do for
their own protection can not be
donj*. It would be despotism to
prevent the popular will from en-
joying free exercise when it was
Reeking to give expression to the
Inalienable right of the sovereign
people to govern themselves as
they saw proper.
as though they
any silver
nominee, but now. most of these
are, one by one, deciding to vote
the nominees of my party. I have
been asked to take the stomp in
Georgia for Bryan and Sewall,
and I may make a few speeches
in their behalf.”
Democrats, Attention !
Governor C. A. Culberson has
an appointment to be in Jacks-
boro on Saturday, August 29th,
to address the people* of .Tack
county, and the Gazette deems
it a timely suggestion that there,
be a meeting of the Democrats
and citizens of Jacks boro and vi-
cinity on Saturday the'loth instant
to take steps to make the neces-
sary arrangements to give the
governor of the state a cordial
welcome and also to extend a
special invitation to all citizens
of the county to be present, and
have a grand ratification meeting
on that day.
There should be appointed at
least one Democrat from each
voting precinct to act with a com-
mittee of the citizens of Jacks
77‘ and Tax Collector, dioro to make the occasioirall that
Jranville M. Jinking. it should be./^EiSt the people of
ict Clerk, Jaeksboro a^d Jack county act
the part of enterprising and hos-
pitable citizens.
“ What do we propose to atP"
complish by free coinage ? We
propose to do just the thing, viz :
to break the corner on gold and
reduce the exaggerated purchas-
ing power of that metal to its
normal standard. Be assured
there will be no further talk of a
50-cent dollar when the commer-
cial parity of the two money met-
als shall be reached. Every well-
informed person must know that
the present disparity of the two
nncoined metals is but the index
of the extent to which gold has
been bulled in the markets of the
world. It is not an index of the
extent to which raw silver has
declined in its purchasing power
in the markets of the world, for
raw silver has not declined in its
purchasing power as compared
with the average of other com-
modities in any civilized market
place of the whole globe. No
man shallsay.lhe contrary -sad
speak the trnth. This great ques-
tion is hot upon us. It can be
kept back no longer. It is a tre-
mendous economic question that
ought to be decided iu the court
of right, reason and of fact. My
judgment is that the American
people in spite of all opposition
are going to reclaim the right of
transacting their business, and in
particular of paying their debts
according to a standard unit
worth a hundred cents to the
dollar, neither more nor less, and
that they will not accept the in-
tolerable programme which de-
clares in fact if not in w;ords that
they shall henceforth transact
their business and in particular
discharge their debts with a cor-
nered gold dollar worth almost
two for one.”
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A Disgraceful Episode.
Manufacturers ’ Record.
The New York Journal of Com-
merce of last. Monday, in its lead-
ing editorial, told a tale of rascal-
ity that, had it appeared in any
other less conservative journal,
would have been received with-
out credit. The Journal of Com-
merce states that the threatened
panic of week before last, when
values melted away by millions,
was r ot due to the condition of
the treasury, as many had sup-
posed, nor to the work of profes-
sional “bears,” but to a conspira-
cy of a few men of the highest
reputation and of unlimited wealth,
who purposely brought about the
panic in order to buy in stocks.
As a matter of history it is well
to quote the words of that paper.
It says:
“Tae chief operators were men
who, under the late dubious out-
look, had sold freely of their large
holdings, and wished to. recover
their stock at the lowest possible
prioeu. They were speculative
millionaires, their coadjutors and
friends, stock-dealers of the high-
est grade of potency, and expert
manipulators of the market. Men
controlling large corporations, and
with influential bank connections,
were in the forefront of the as-
sault. Their united wealth and
control of capitol amounted to
millions. To those conversant
with Wall street affairs, it is only
needful to note last Monday’s
transactions in the leading specu-
lative stocks in order to ascertain
the personnel of the operators.
The attack appears to have been
a virtual conspiracy. The plan
of operations bore evidence of a
joint understanding and a com-
mon purpose. How far it was in-
tended tc carry the mischief may
be inferred from the fact that the
attack was pushed to the verge
of desolating panic, and was pre-
vented from going to further
lengths only by the intervention
of the banks with special arrange-
ments to shield the Treasury.
“It is no secret that among the
assailants were citizens accustom-
ed to blend politics with large
speculative operations. Men who
stand high in party councils, who
distiE gipshed themselves at the
late national conventions, and
who have figured conspicuously
befora the country as valiant op-
ponents of the free-coinage here-
sy, are credibly reputed to have
been in the ranks of these million-
aire raideirs, both political parties
having been equally represented.
Herein lies one of the moat inter-
esting phases of this extraordina-
ry feat of buccaneering specula-
tion. The facts reveal a depth
of financial venality which we had
scare fly been prepared to expect
even In the moral slums of Wall
street. We have beard of mem-
bers of Congress-and of high poli-
ticians speculating ou the fate of
sqgar bills and on the mysteries,
of tariff legislation and on the
secrets of administrative depart-
ments ; but it is at least some-
thing new that men who are lead-
ers in protecting our money system
should employ themselves in cre-
ating panics and endangering the
ability of ithe Treasury to maintain
gold payments. How near these
high politicians, with their million-
aire associates, came to succeed-
ing iu their attempts to create a
serious crisis may be inferred
from he fact that, in order to re-
store the confidence they have
destroyed, the banks have deemed
it necessary to contribute $20,-
000,000 to the Treasury gold re-
serve while the foreigu bankers
have intervened to stop gold ex-
ports by issuing, if needs be,
$75,000,000 of bills of exchauge.
These grave precautions are due
almost exclusively to the attempt
of thi,j millionaire combination to
supply themselves with stocks at
panic prices. It is a sorry dis-
couragement to the true and faith-
ful men, who are sacrificing much
to protect our financial interests,
to fiui that even among their col*
laboruteurs iu the cause of sound
money there are those who are
ready to turn a great national
danger into an occasion for in-
creasing their private wealth.
“ II is necessary to call public
attention to these scandalous op-
is in order to correct the
J. Bryan.
Castoria.
hur Sewall.
“ Castoria is the best remedy
_which I aiq-gc<]>
far distant when jfl
real interest of the^^^^^^H
instcr.'i of the vari^B • ■
are destroying
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fcurtfia -r.nl do-H
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The Cei
grace civilization, ana aisgi.*ce
every profession of business mor-
ality that they make, disgrace
their country, and give cause for
much of the discontent through-
out our land, are the accursed
agents for breeding anarchy.
When honest business men, man-
ufacturers and others are striving
to build up this country, to in-
crease its prosperity and increase
the demand for labor,and streng th-
en its credit at home and abroad,
these prating hypocrite, who pro-
fess to be much concerned about
our credit, are engaged in sucii a
conspiracy as this? Who are
they* Will the Journal of Com-
merce have the courage to pub-
lish their names !
ries M. Whipp.
Treasurer, '
iam O. Kutch.
of Taxes,
. Underwood.
A New Jail.
It is penny wise and pound
foolish to spend any more money
on repairing the old jail, as there
has already been about one-third
enough money spent in repairs to
build a new one, and the old one
has never at any time been a safe
place to keep prisoners, it was
unhealthy, unsightly, and worth-
less from any point of view, and
has been condemned time and
again.
Judge Nicholson has the cor-
rect idea, which is to build a new
j iil away from the square, and
with ample and neat rooms for
the jailer’s family to live iu on the
first floor, and a safe place to
keep all prisoners committed to
its keeping for any cause, what-
ever, and at the same time built
with regard to sanitary Jaws. To
do this money would be saved
to employ a first-class architect
to tarnish plan and supervise the
erection the of building.
The citizens of the county have
long been ashamed of the old jail,
but as long as it was standing
Quantity th
The Historian, Tells Why He
Is for Bryan, a#d no ling -
er Is a Republican.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aog. 8.—-Or.
John Clark Rid path, the well-
known scholar, historian and
writer, who was unanimously se-
lected by the Democrats of the
Fifth District as tHeir candidate
for Congress at their convention
in Brazil July 29, was visited at
his home in Greencastle yesterr
day and asked for an expression
upon his nomination and the mon-
etary question. He said:
“In^regard to my nomination
for Congress, I strove i» every
way I could to avoid that and
prevent it. My personal affairs
and some public duties that lie
just ahead seemed to preclude
the propriety or possibility of my
being a candidate for any ofl3.ee.
I never sought office in my life
and never expect to do so for the
reasoirthat it seems to me clear
that the people have the absolute
right of initiative in such matters.
I have always contended that the
people should have th© initiative
in chopsing those who should be-
thetr servants in office. The
WATfj
JTatch
WEST S
and it should by all means be off
the square. Almost everyone
has always been dissatisfied with
the present location, and such a
blander should not again be com-
mitted. J
Trip
THE BEi
We have the
Equalization of Burdens.
Houston Post.
The competition of th£ personal
tax list by tbe assessors in New
York City affords the advocates
|OI au focome tax the opportunity
to present to the people an ob-
ject lesson that must have great
weight it* moulding public opin-,
J ion on that particular plank in the
| democratic platform favoriDg
| icik City by the Vanderbilts,
j hut a fraction shows up for tax-
ing taxes on comparatively insig-
nificant- amounts of property.
These are illustration only, but
undoubtedly represent a large
class of the very wealthiest peo-
ple who are shirking their proper
tiouate harden in- the mainten-
ance of government. They look
to government for protection,
however, and are the quickest to
cry “anarchy” when there is a
move on tbe part of the people
not to abolish government but
simply to equalize its burdens.
The failure of the income tax to
become a law cost us some $30,-
a democratic measure.
Mr. Carlisle calculated that under
the Wilson bill, with the income
tax the revenue deficit would dis-
appear. Th^ deficit the past year
was $20,000,000 in round numbers
aud it will therefore be seen that
the secretary’s calculations were
sound. He could not foresee the
juggling in the supreme coart
come
political life is not at all in ray
profession, though I have a pro-
found interest in the public^ wel-
fare. I have always sympathized
with tfie people—:by which I mean
the great mass of our fellow be-
ings engaged iu the hard task of
making a living. I sympathize
with the laborer and do not sym-
pathize with the idler.
“ According to my way of think
iug our government has been
steadily drifting away from the
people and getting into the power
of special interests. The circle
of government has narrowed aud
conclusion. Besid
ies Mr. Goss had
tions, including Ci
counties.
The temporary oj
made permanent, I
tee on resolutions
mending the rad
Chicago Dernoci™
candidates. It flj
*ia;e aununistraHj
Jo. A. P. Dixflj
nominated
was elected hHfBB
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Jacksboro Gazette. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1896, newspaper, August 6, 1896; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth834684/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.