San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-23
WASH JONES.

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA.
WASH JONES.
We copy from the San Antonio
Express and Austin Statesman the
following synopsis of a speech OF
Wash Jones, being substantially the
same as he delivered at this place.
The papers quoted from are, like the
FREE PRESS, opposed to Jones for
Governor, and will not be suspected
of coloring their report in his favor.
ED. FREE PRESS.
He commenced by saying that in
republican governments different
parties must be formed, and party
spirit evoked. Parties do not exist
of themselves they are the result of
concurrence of views, and those
agreeing on the same line of govern
mental policy range themselves under
the same banner. But the questions
and issues that give parties their
origin pass away, and with them the
parties themselves. The name ought
not to survive after the burial of the
issues; when the verdict of the peo
pie, who are the ultimate source of all
power, had settled question perma-
nently, the old parties
OUGHT TO DIE.
After the revolutionary war, when the
constitution had been adopted and
our liberties were secure, the funda-
mental ideas of our government were
established and the wings and tories
passed out of existence. Later on in
the historical evolution of our govern
ment's destiny two new parties arose,
the one interpreting the constitution
broadly, the others, known as strict
constructionists, stuck closely to the
letter, but the arbitrament of the
sword settled the differences between
the two, and the Union was preserved
on that plan. There must be
progress. The very fact that his
daddy was a democrat was the rea-
son that he couldn't be. He the
speaker), didn't quit the Democratic
party it died, and he wished not to
disturb the dead. Hewas abused for
saying there was no difference be-
tween the democrats and republicans,
yet in truth there was none. The
personnel Of one party is as good as
the other. But the democrats cry
out reform reform! Is there any
difference? 1t cannot be about the
tariff, for some democrats are in favor
of free trade and some are for protec-
ton, and 80 wit the republicans. On
the subject of banks the same differ
ences exist between those aligned on
the same political side. In 1868
when he was on the democratic cleo
toral ticket, because he said he favor
ed colored suffrage his party gave him
the
COLD SHOULDER,
and he was not invited to barbecue
at LAGRANGE. But perhaps if theo-
etically no difference between these
parties of to-day their might be a diff
erence in practice.
When the National republican con-
vention assembled at Chicago, they
elected temporary chairman, John
Lynch, colored man, thus showing
friendship for the race and an avow-
al of the political rights and priv
leges;of the colored pnople. The
democrats had done this too, for at
the Houston State convention, they
hunted up an aged darkey, Simon,
the sexton, who had always voted the
democratic ticket A committee
brought Simon in and they gave him
a place of honor between Ireland and
Hubbard. Ireland, who is not gen
erally regarded as a demonstrative
man, when Simon sat down, blessed
God that there was no further
danger OF negro uprisings, while
Hubbard fairly
DrBBLED OVEh
with enthusiasm and Joy. prolonged
cheers from the negrOsl- He himself
was called a demagogue, but q
genuine demagogue did not go
with minorities. Brains and talent
were TO be admired, but the iDtui-
tons Of an honest rustic's heart were
worth q bogsheAd Of brains.
Plunging into national politics the
sneaker sad that the democrats had
done nothing in national Legislation
uitbout the nd Of rePabic&n votes
They had settled no question Of 4
nance RenonetzAtion Of silver
cozld not have besn hcco1pESbed Z