Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Public Debt a Pablo Blessing for
Banks aud 0fllce- Holders,
Touching Upon Tariff Enrichiug tho
Few AT the Expense Of the Many.
Mahonc's Retirement From the Race
Riddlcbcgerr TO the Front.
Nv Man and rclorrnnh.


position To distribute surplus federal
revenues among the statss will DO ari-
lated during this congress. The theory
y that public debt is d public bless
mg. IL centralizes the empire. 1t
maintains banking system. II EN-
riches those who collect and those
VINO eNpend money for
the government, Ii inultiplies
offices and sinecures, Ii takes money
from the people TO give to the states.
| IL robs labor To- aggrandiyc caplMl. IL
plumbers the many to enrich the few.
IL creates n fund to corrupt plnce.mcn
here, and placc-men In the states. Ii
| perpetuates the robberies practlced hy
high tariffs Why not use tho surplus
we nave IN eNtingnshing the public
debt, and thusin lessening the interest
account and burdensof taxation? Each
individual can use his money more
proiitably for himself thauthe govern
ment can use 1t for him, Therefore
sums taken by taxation should be the
least possible and for the reason that
the richer the government becomes
the poorer the people.
ANOTHER QUESTION no M pE-
TkitM,SED.
The federal banking system costs
the people, aside from sums paid on
loans by the people, about twenty mill
lions annually. Why perpctuatc the
existence of these banks when IL would
cost tbepeopletwcnty millions less II pa-
per currency We're issued directly by Tho
treasury instead OF Indirectly through
the intervention of the banks? Thp
coming OF bankers and of their repre-
sentatives from all the states prcsages
the coming OF desperate struggle.
during this session of congress. Rep
resentatlvcs OF the people nrc not rep
resentatives OF the banks, and yet II IL
possible that these bankers viii con
troll the action OF congress.
SHIPS,
Johnny Roach, the ship.builder, IL
here. He has his retainers employed
upon the press. He Is rich, very rich.
He would have tariff rates such ns
affect all ship-building materials, re.
duccd And yet Roach Is n high tariff
advocate and dcvuut protoctionist: but
protection ~ TO he approved only when
IL protects Johnny Roach, and many
congressman would legislate in his be-
half who never dream of serving the
whole people as they would this In
dlvidual. lie can pay for service; the
people cannot, They hire men to
come 10 Washington To guard
their interests. These agents
of the people afterwards 90
into the service OF johnny Roach. II
quasi free-trade would enrich Roach
and American foreign commerce.
would II not be equally beneiicent II
everything that enters into inland
trade We're relieved OF extrayagmt
burdens. Would II not be wiser TO
give cheaper blankets, coats, hats and
shoes TO the many than cheap ship
building materials to this oiie maiie
Were IL not juster TO give this twenty
millions we were talking about To the
tax-paying Loiling many than to the
overnment-cnriched bankers
THE NEW PARTY.
Blaine, Gonklng and Edmunds, moi
long ago, were the grcnt leaders and
eNponcnts of the Republican party.
To-day Malone, Gorlnn and Hatton
are Its masters and platform makers.
These three great men shape and d.
rect the pnriy's policy and action, and
define It's creed for 1884.
DOING GOOD.
Leading Republican citizens of yir.
yinia and those who have adhered 10
Malone In every, political contest In
which he has been engaged are pub.
isbing letters asserting the falsehood
If his recent pronnnclamento. This
paper was evidently written by some
1egio enthuslast--s0ne crank whose
like Ingcraollis, Involves
he idea that there Is but one God, and
his a black deity, .ith woolly head,
and gizzard-footed. Ma
Ione's interests are not developed In
his portrayal of the supposed Vices Of
he white people of Virginia. But
ach Republican property-holder in
he state, seeing that these mRddened
arty leaders would destroy their
wealth by making the world believe
hat white men hated and would de-
troy and rob and wrong the negro
nee, aud how IL was proposed by Ma
one and his co-consplratOrs 10 In
ugurnte n war of races,
rites and publishes the truth.
of Mabonc's state
tents appear from these SOURCES la
lany papers Of Virginia. and peace
nd order aud kindlier intcr-race rela-
ons, | am told by VirgIninns, nre
yolvcd from the very daigers which
'cre recently impending oycrtbe peo-
le. The magnitude Of calimltica
by the recent compact or
tuiIaltOH bi Uihehh AguliihI lfe
bites became 40 pnlpablo that the
'ore intelligent negroes declare their
lrrose 10 abandon Malionc's lead
siiip and cooperate hereafter
it'll those whose Interests and for
mes are Identical with tbeirow
The caucus meets tonight, which
ids the contest between the candi-
,,cs for the speakership. After the
ruggle and loud assertions and empty
aud infinite confusion
ID uproar OF last night aInoug this
II pnrtlsans of the candidates, the
n rose this morning In gorgeous
Dry upon the guietest, most peaceful
~ beautiful city In the worid-~fhe
merlcan capital.
HiDDLEEAHGEH.
a friend Of Kiddlbnrger tells iae
vt he was present at tile interview
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