Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-16
A POLITICAL TALK.
h'r. Mills of Texas on the Eieo,ions an.
tariff and the Spcakerst,in

Washington Postl
n fost reporter visited n numho, :.
newly arrived congressman yesterd,,
anu enuenVored TO extinct from tha,.
lions. '"'o eiec
MI. Roger q. Mills, the stalwar
democrat from Texas, was found n
ms residence and responded cheernli,
70 tne reporters jnterrogations.
rom Democratic standpoint A,
ne said, ~ consider the elections vcr,
| satisfactory. think the defeot -
buIier mas only proved what every
nody knew--that Massachusetts ia :,
Republican state. If Butler had cor
rleu IL again the fact would have hee,
no evidence OF Il change in political
opinion by her people; and the result
i tnlnk, viii quiet some of the ren.
erals sanguine friends, if not III,
general himself.u '"'
And what about New York ~,
me election in New York proves
That with good Western man ON .
sound Democratic platform we can car
rly the state. 1t has certainly conveyed
Tue lesson very iorcibly that the
Democracy does not mix well with
prohibition. The Democratic pnrtv
mas always been opposed to sumptuary
laws, or any attempt to interfere by
statute with Il citizens personal
rights.n
what about Pennsylvania"
Icnnsylv8nia went as everybody
our way expected. Besides, there was
no issue there between the Republj-
cans and Democrats that know any
thing about
"of course you are gratifed at the
result in Nirginia:n
"Thoroughly so. 1t was a great tri-
umph, and places the state ut the head
OF the Democratic column. A victory
so sweeping in its effects means per
manency. All over the country its
Importance was recognized. Every
eye was fixed upon Virginia, and a
contest which they knew TO be dead
~ one with Alahoneism. ! have lust
received telegram from Texas saving
That the Democrats of many OF tho
cities nre setting of bonsires and shoot
ing oil cannon i'll honor of the triumph
of the Democracy of the Old Donlin-
ion.n
"Of course your views are as pro-
nounced rs ever upon the taril?p
Certainly. | hold with the Democ-
racy OF Texas in n tariff for revenue
Only, with big O. believe tha,
taxes can only be taken from the PEG.
pie for public purposes, and cling firm
~ tothc old-fashioncd way OF thinking
That property taken from one man and
given TO another by law is robbery
Does the idea of division of races
NJ the Malone programme have many |
followers in TeXas?n
p" should he sorry to believe that |
'nythmg inculcated by Malone could |
Prevail IN Texas, even among the ne |
,roes. There is no such thing, how
yer, as u division or war OF races
bought of The negro is as safe in
Texas as In Vermont; has the same
lights and remedies Us the white man. |,
ud like him he must look TO his local
government for redress of wrong.
)nr people are supporting negro
chools and colleges for the education .
4 their young, and we are going 10 do
ur full duty by them; bat yre are not
DING to change our form of govern i,
hent 10 satisfy race prejudice.n
How do the black voters in Texas /,
land 10 the whites numerically ~ :,
II should say there are four whites 4,
0 one black certainly three to one.n
"How about the speakership?'
I'VE are heartily in favor of reform :
ng the tariff and eliminating its pro-
'ctive features, and think cur rep
esenta;ives will vote that way in the
contest