Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-18

Party Prospects Fine--The Tarin DIGESTION
Exit RandsiI-No Chance for
the Old Ticket

a tall, ~ ire, rather gaunt looking
gentlemen pacing slowly back and
forth, and leaning now and then on "a
heavy gold-heafed cane, was the most
prominent person In the corridor of
the Southern to-day. He bore himself
IN dignified and distinguished man
ner, and would be put down as SUI
pcfior man. IL was Senator Maxey of
Texas. The senator was dressed lin a
neat-fitting broadcloth suit, his long
dark hair was brushed smoothly over
his temples and his beard tineed with
gray Is worn full. except on his upper
iip, which Is clean shaven and is the
distinctive feature of his face. b,ing
unusually long, and giving to other
wise Kindly features n determined and
severe expression. Taken all i'm all.
the senator ~ in personal appearance
an excellent type of the Southern gem
tleman. When the reporter accosted
the senator, the latter led the way TO
the breezy front portito and, lighting
n cigar, seated himself comfortably for
chat.
tusr FROM rExAs, SENATOR ~
Yes, as straight as ! could come
Ny wire and niece are with me, Meth.
or % them Ia very cd health. and
we are going To try the climate oi Wis
consin. The weather has been com
parsliNely comfortable, however, In
ieHas, with the exception Of Il few
hoi days. ] have tried the North sew
eiat suuiners, and ! liud Il about as
pleasant u home
Here ihe reporter remarked that
Texas WAS tinc state anyhow, and IL
acted as IL usually does ON Texan.
O., IL IL replied the senator with
emphasis. III has Il splendid prospect
before it. In the decade from 1870 to
1850 our population Increased from
500 700 to jD1,O nearsy double, and
that decade included two wears OF
Quarantine against yellow fever and
the big pane. In this decade
haven't the slightest doubt but that ii
VIII double again and probably more
Texas aus splendid advantages. /
have computed thar, with the same
ratio OF population as Massachus tits.
we VIII have J0050,636 within our
borders. Besides, we have better adj
Nantages for supporting such popula-
ton than Massachusetts. In the !
production of food the two states can !
not he compared, and we have greater |
facilities for manufacturing, as our
water power is superior and IL open |
.
nave the wool, hides and other raw I
materials without the cost of tIanspor- /
tatlon. Texas is a splendid state
Don't you think it is too big for
one staten
mo, | do not. There was n time i
when this question was agitaled and |
many influential men favored a divis. /
ION, but with the building of railroads /
All over the state the regson of IL has
passed away"
THE GROWTH or ST. LOUIS
aud its close railroad connection with |
Texas, which should add greatly to
us commercial prosperity, aud he also
chatted pleasantly about tile great
change which had come over the
South with the advent of Transports
ton from the old plan of running nc.
counts with commission merchants
for the years crop To that ofbuyiug on
thirty days time all of which had |
been advantageous to the Southern |
people.
Is there anything interesting in
Texas politics at present?n
No, this Is an Off year with us, and
everything ispquiet. We send IA solid
delegation TO congress with the excep-
ton OF oneCol Tom Ochllree."
win the Ohio election effect the !
next presidential campaign"
NO, | don't think IL will. There |
are too many local issues in the cam
paign. OF course the moral effect
Will amount to something. and il
would be of advantage to either party
TO have Ohio. | think the Democrats /
stand good chance of success there.r
!, What i the prospect for Democrat
ic success In 1Ssl?n
Excellent II the party acts Mt all |
wisely, and think it Will. The tariff |
j. the important Issue. Both parties |
may bid II down, but it will not down |
uhtll II Is settled. The people have it |
IN their heads now and 1t will STAY UNI
I'll the proper conclusion is reached |
ana that conclusion in my opinion is
when we have Il tariff for revenue. !
lhat i in accordance with the princi- I
pies OF our government and in accord. |
ance with Democratic principles. ri
the Democratic party has not this |
prime pie 10. IL, there is no need for IL 20 |
iive.' The issue is the same as that |
stated by Clay in his speech ON the
tariff compromise bill OF 1888, when he |
sud the free traders are the advc- |
Gates of
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ALONE,
And the protectionists recognize more |
that tariff should be levied for the !
protection o. home industries. With |
our present debt 1t is folly to talk of !
absolute free trade, Just as il Is folly to |
talk OF abolishing the internal revenue.
as the Virginia and Pennsylvania Plat
forms favor. The tax on tobacco and |
WHISKY Is voluntary; no man need buy
them unless he wants to. and they
must bear the burden of the debt y
Then you think the tarifI.fnr-ra
enue-only plank will be in the NEXT
Democratic platform?n
II can't say that Ii will Int son,n.
thing like that will be there. y
isn't the party too mucn divided
on this question:
NO; don't think il is, | think
most Democrats are united on the prin
ciple.n
''Do you think 1t will command
strong support from the people?n
res; IL the operatives and employees |
OF the country will only comprehend
hat the profits from protection go into
the pockets of the capitalists and do
NOT benefit the laborers, and they will |
come To that In time. Ii il bound TO
come. All that is needed is
FiRMNEss AND COURAGE
On the part OF the Democrats such as
Morrison displayed when he went into