The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1894 Page: 3 of 16
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TEXAS^DEMOCRACY INCONSISTENT.
HENRY E. M'CULLOCH.
As Clark, whj is the boes oí the
Clark element of the Texas democracy
and leader of the Cleveland, Carlisle
wing, tries to steer clear of the nation-
al issues; and Judge Reagan, who is the
boss of the Hogg wing, takes issue
openly with the Cleveland, Carlisle
wing, we are to have a Texas democra-
cy independent of the national democ-
racy, or a divided Texas democracy.
It matters not with us which occurs;
for if we have to contend with the
Cleveland, Carlisle national democracy,
they are outrageously corrupt. They
have sold out to the pluDderers of the
people. If we have to contend with
the Hogg democracy, we have less cor-
ruption possibly, but as much or more
extravagance, in the face of all their
declarations of economy. In support
of this I will give one illustration only,
though many others could be given.
Under the head of appropriations for
the governor's office," we find the fol-
lowing: Under Governor Ross' admin-
istration, governor's salary, $8,000, pri-
vate secretary $3,600, additional clerks
$800. Rewards, lawyers' fees, etc.,
$30,000; freight postage, etc., $3.870;
mansion and grounds, $4.200—no reve-
nue agent or pardon board—amounting
to $60,470. Under Governor Hogg's
administration, we paid, salary of gov-
ernor $8,000. private secretary $4,000;
additional clerks $3,000. Rewards,
lawyers' fees' etc, $50,000, postage,
freight, etc., $3,860; mansion and
grounds, $5,430; revenue agent
$5,000; pardon board, $2,000, making
$81,290,00. This shows that the Hogg
economical administration cost us an-
nually $30,820 more than the Ross ad-
ministration. Now we should remem-
ber thaft Ross was a plain farmer who
did not require anv extra funds to
make a show, or lavish upon favorites,
whose private secretary could do very
well on $3,600 a year; while Governor
Hogg's must have $4,000, and Ross
could get along with $800 for addition-
al clerks, while Hogg must have $3,00C
Ross got along with $30,000 for rewards
lawyers' fees, etc., while Hogg must
have $50,000. Ross got along with
$4,200 for the mansion grounds, while
Hogg must have $5,430. Although
the farmer governor had time, by at-
attending to his official duties, to get
along very well without a $5,000 finan-
cial agent, and a $2,000 board of par-
dons, our spread eagle lawyer govern-
or must have this additional help at
this additional expense, to enable him
to have his ease, take his pleasure, and
take especial care of his favorites.
With the above as a fair specimen of
the expenditures of our economical
Hogg democratic administration, there
should be no great surprise at there
being no cash on hand to pay the cur-
rent expenses of the state government
as they become due, and that Its hon-
est creditors have to have their claims
registered and wait for the money to
be collected to pay them. While our
Btate government Is in this condition
monetarily, our federal government
under a democratic administration is
selling gold Interest bearing bonds in
order to raise gold, pretendedly to keep
up the gold reserve In the treasury,
but in fact to furnish safe investments
for the "gold bugs" who rob the poor
to enrich themselves.
They talk about honest money based
on gold, when they know that there is
not one dollar in the United States, be-
longing to the government, banks, or
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private parties, where there is from
five to ten outstanding against it in
promises to pay. This isolearly shown
by reference to statistics, famished by
the ablest and most reliable financial
writers in the country. I take the
broad ground that no dollar that is is-
sued (whether in the shape of a bank
note, treasury warrant, bond or metal)
and made redeemable in either gold or
silver is an honest dollar, unless the
gold or silver is on hand to redeem it.
It will be remembered that Judge
George Clark said in a letter some time
ago that our people wanted an "honest
dollar bottomed on gold." He went on
to say that an issue of redeemable pa-
per at the rate of three to one w.ts
safe and honest. How any Intelligent
man can expect to maintain this posi-
tion is surprising to me. Say that I
am a banker, and have only $10,000 In
gold in my bank, and issue $30,000 re-
deemable paper dollars, and then loan
them out, and the third man to whom
I loan $10,000 purchases $10,000 worth
of property from one of his neighbors
who comes and demands $10,000 In gold
for this redeemable money, and I pay
It to ham, and the next day another
man who holds $10,000 of this redeem,
able money calls for his $10,000, I hav-
ing already paid out aU the $10,0001
had on hand, it is impossible to redeem
it, and thiB man and some other man or
men hold $20,000 of my redeemable pa-
per that I cannot redeem. Now how
can you make out that redeemable
money is honest money? Well, sup-
pose I was) honest^and intended to do ex-
actly right by all parties that hold this
redeemable paper; and all of them were
to come at the same time and ask me
to redeem this paper! The best I could
possibly do would be to pay each of
them thirty three and one third cents
on his dollar and tell him he roust look
to my assets for the other sixty-six and
two-thirds cents of his claim against
me. This is hardly the worst feature
in the case. If I have actually issued
and put out three dollars of redeemable
money when I have only only one dollar
to redeem it with, I am getting inter-
est on three dollars instead of one; and
as two of these redeemable dollars are
not issued on a sound basis the In-
terest I receive on them is dishonest
gain, and should be made punishable
under the law for obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. Yet all these gold
standard men favor this fraudulent
plan in preference to the government's
issuing money based on the wealth of
the nation, and loaning It to her citi-
zens at two per centón such security as
the best and safest financier of the
country would consider perfectly safe.
For the benefit of that class of our
people who are in debt, say that 1
have purchased a farm for $5,000, paid
$2,000 cash, and owe $3,000, payable in
three annually payments, for which I
have given my notes with ten per cent
interest, payable annually, and I find
from the financial depression and .de-
cline of farm products that I am com-
pelled to lose my farm unless I can
reduce the interest. My creditor holds
my vendor's lien notes, and I must
pay him $150 a year interest or he will
close me out. This with my other ne-
cessary expenses I am unable to pay,
but the government comes to my help
and takes up these notes and lets me
have the money at two per cent which
amounts to $60 per annum, and saves
me $90 per annum, so that I can pay
for my farm by the exercise of reason-
able economy, and yet the money is
perfectly safe or so considered by the
safest financiers of our country, why
should not our government do this as
well as to loan money to national bank-
ers at one per cent, who turn around
and loan it to me at ten or twenty per
cent as my necessities demand? This
great cry of an "honest dollar" raised
by Judge Clark and all gold standard
men, Is Intended to mislead and mys-
tify, in order to enable the gold bugs
to rob the masses with the greater suc-
cess. That "gold is the money of the
world," Is, if possible, the more outra
geous. There is no * 'money of the
world." Every nation makes its own
money, and can compelí its use at home,
but cannot compelí its use abroad.
When gold or silver coin leaves its own
nation it becomes a merchantable com-
modity, and a subject of purchase and
sale. Judge Clark in his Gonza es
speech gives the people a full dose of
democratic harmony, and Judge Rea-
gan a full dose of antl-democratlc har-
mony, and both, the populist or peo-
ple's party, hard blows in order to try
to interrupt their harmony, keep them
from getting into power, by which the
country might be saved, and the stan-
dard gold robbers prevented from de-
stroying the government and beggar-
ing the masses. In all that they have
said or written I can see nothing, that
either of them proposes, to relieve the
country from Its terrible financial con-
dition or provide employment or bread
for the millions of our starving people,
I put them down as spoilsmen who are
fighting for offices and "government
pap."
THE DENVER ARMY.
The commonweal army, unable to
secure rates for hog cars at a price
less than regular passenger rates, and
being determined to violate no law,
have decided to accept our offer of
100 boats and go via the Platte river to
Kansas City, and from there by barge
to St. Louis over the Missouri river.
From St. Louis the army will go to
Pittsburg, by barge up the Ohio, from
which point they will walk over "Good
Roads" (built by the government sev-
enty-five years ago, and which is known
as the nation il turnpike) to join Coxey
at Washington.
One hundred splendid barges are be-
ing built at 3the commonweal camp
and will be so constructed that they
can comfortably carry their passenger
and commissary.
The boats will be sixteen feet in
length, four feet wide and fourteen
inchos high, and with their cargo will
draw about three Inches of water.
That the trio Is perfectly practicable
at this time (during the June rise) can
not be questioned.
We have nut only succeeded In rais-
ing the money to build the flotilla of
100 barges, but have enough cold cash
In our Inside pocket to stock the boats
with nearly ten day's army rations.
That the people along the river will
help the boys out in every way is now
known, and the trip will become a
memorable one In the history of the
commonweal uprising.
Each boat will fly an American flag
and on the sides of each boat will be
painted a motto. Among the list of
mottos will be the following:
"Keep off the grass."
"More money and less misery."
"Peace on earth, good will toward
men."
"Death to interest-bearing bonds."
"The common people of Christ."
"Down with the paid liars of the big
daily press."
"If you see it in the Sun it's a lie."
"Pass the inoome tax bill."
"Long live General Sanders."
"Train-stealers vs. railroad stealers."
"We violate no laws—bed as they
are."
"We believe in the natural hlgh¿
ways of the nation."
"Plutocracy will build toll gates on
the rivers when people become too
poor to patronize railroads."
"Coxey, keep off the grass."
"God ble98 the Rio Grande people.
They are white."
"Free coinage, free grass, or a free
fight," and many more.
The flotilla, under the command of
Commodore Carter in his flag ship,
Senor Din Korker, will lead the pro-
cession, with General Hlgglnson, Cap-
tain Couch and a well disciplined army
to follow. Bon voyage, boys.—The
Road, Denver.
Wheu You Leave Texas
and contemplate a journey to Memphis,
St. Louis and the East, be sure that
your tickets read via Texarkana and
the great Iron Mountain Route. Pass-
engers thus routed save many hours of
time while thus on the road, and have
at their disposal, elegant Pullman buf-
fet sleeping-cars and reolinlng ohalr
cars, (seats free). For full Information
in regard to this line, address Ticket
Agents of the I. & G. N. R. R., T. &P.
Ry., or J. C. Lewis, Traveling Passen-
ger Agent, Iron Mountain Route, Aus-
tin, Texas.
H. C. Townsend, General Passenger
Agent, St. Louis.
Cheap Railroad Rate
to Little Rock, Ark., Milwaukee, Wis.,
Ashbury Park, N. Y. and Toronto,
Canada, via the "Cotton Belt Route."
On July 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28,
on account of "United Brothers of
Friendship and Sisters of the Mysteri-
ous Ten" meeting, tickets will be sold
to Little Rock, Ark. and return at one
fare for the round trip, good to return
July 30.
On June 17, 18 and 19, account of
T. P. A. meeting, round trip tickets
will be sold to Chicago at on* fare,
limited good to return within fifteen
days from date of sale, tickets tobe
sold at Chicago to Milwaukee and re-
turn at rate of fare and one-third or
$3.40 on the certificate plan.
On July 6 and 7, account of National
Educational Association meeting, tick-
ets will be sold to Ashbury Park, N. Y.
and'return at rate of one fare for the
round trip plus $2.00, limited good to
return July 31.
On July 16 and 17 account of Baptist
Young People's Union meeting, tickets
will be sold to Toronto, Canada, and
return at rate of one fare for the round
trip, good to return July 31 with the
privilege of extension to September 15
by depositing with the joint agent at
Toronto.
For further information address
A. A. Gllsson, S. G. Warner,
T. P. A., Ft. Worth. G. P. A., Tyler.
A $05 SEWING MACHINE FREE.
Our S66 Alvtth Sewing Machine now sold by
118 at 98.25 to SiM.fto will be placed in your
home to use without cost of one cent to you.
Out out this advertisement and .end to-day
to ELY M'F'G CO.. ltaDt.46 0Mcago.IU.
Cheap Rates to the North via the "Kath.M
On June 22nd the "Katy" will sell
from all points in Texas, tickets at one
half the regular one way rate plus 11.00
to St. Louis, Kansas City, Junotion
City and Hannibal. Apply to any tick-
et agent for further information.
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1894, newspaper, June 14, 1894; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185565/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .