Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-19
Are Governed by the Solid South, Ar
raigning the Democratic House
Of representatives,
Oharactorizing the Republican Party as
Dead Corpse, Badly Blcated
With Monopoly, and
Advocating the Organization ola Peoples
Party With Benjamin F. Butler
to Lead it to -?
To my constl tuents:

1
Hostility to all monopoies in
commerce, industries and lands.
.. The preservation of the national
legal tender currency of the people,
constitutionally issued by congress.
3. The needs of all men and wo
men who labor in the production of
wealth, to be protected against the en-.
! Gro Clements of those who absorb and
consume without producing.
| 4. The meet ssity for reform and cor
rection of abuses in government, so
that its pressure on the people would
| be made rs light as possible; its adj
ministration effective, to guard the
rights of American citizens at home
aud abroad; to make public servants
individual or incorporate, subservieDt
to the use and WI OF the people only
50 as TO restore the prosperity of the
country, with equal rights, equal bur
dens equal pow, rs, anu equal privileges
of all people.
These latter were especially con
fided to me by the Democratic masses
of Massachusetts. to whom alone i
owe grateful du'y for high considers
/ ton and support nring years of effort
| in the Reform OF government, nut 10 no
! Democratic organization whatever,
| They w,re 10 be presented to the
national Democratic convention for
! it, acce ptauce aud adoption as the
aXioms of Democra ic rule rs prpctised
| by our fathers.
| had intended if these great princi-
pies of government, 10y the people ana
| for the people only, had been cordially
received, and earnestly and honestly
adopted by that convention as the po-
| litical chart of the Democratic party,
TO have permitted my name To be pre-
sented TO the convention for the sui-
| frages OF the people ny chief executive
TO administer and carry forward the
necessary measures; in which case
should have been bound by its action
to support both its platform and nom
inees
That I should be placed in that high
position | knew WAS the will of 15U, coo
voters of that C immOnwealth, who
had expressed their couiide ice by
their votes so unanimously that no
man from that state could have been
q delegate To that convention If he had
| dared to breathe aloud that he was
opposed either 10 the poincipl, i rep
resented or to my personal caudi-
dature.
In thus doing the will of those who
sent me, / sought none of the honor
of the convention, and interfered with
none OF its proceedings, save to serve
as member OF its committee on what
should have been platform Of
principles, and not OF expedicuts.
| Owing TO an accident without fault of
anyone, | reached that committee only
after 1t bad been some hours ia session,
and then found by solemn vDte twice
over, that IL was equally div led upon
the question whether in raising the
moneys necessary for an honest and
economical carrying on Of the govern
ment the Democratic party would
| pledge itself 10 tax the reopie In such
manner only as would best promote
American enterprise and A nerican
industry, and foster and cherish
American labor. This division was
shown by repeated votes of eighteen,
states to eighteen states in
the choice rs charm an, one WIN
should represent the atlirnla.
tive or negative of that vital proposi
ton. The committee falling TO elect a.
chairman, remained under its tenn =
rary chairman during he remainder
OF It's deliberations with the under.
standing that after tariff plank should
be agrt ed upon, either Que or the OF her
oil The TWO candidates, Messrs. Con
verse nj OHIO, or Morrison of Illinois.
should be elected permanent charm at,
and present platform to The conv, H.
ton, the tariff plank of which should
most nearly accord with his views.
10 hnd myself holding tire coutroll-
ing vnte in committee on resolution
OF "A Dsmocr tic national convention
was not new or untried. position. i
had held that position twenty -four
years before in the Charleston couyep-
ton OF 1850; and there WAS
ooiisei by my convictions to differ
from both sides. then presented a
second minority report of one which
was adopted by the convention.
| Az Chicago subcommittee of eight
was chosen and directed to prepare a
tarii plank and submit it to the com
mittee. La that subcommittee | pr
sebteu series of resolutions which
may be thus summarlzed:
l. Ihat 20 more revenue shonld b.
raised by any form of taxation than
40 oiuteiy necessary for the expensrs
OF Inc government.
inat such revenue should bt
raised by tariff on imp ,rts. y
lnat all material used in arts and
manufactured, and the necessaries OF
NE not produced in this country
should come In free; but luxuri, s
point ''ltFl % r's'
4. That the internal revenue tax
upon liquors, distilled and fermented
h ha .ooaeco, being war tax. should
De sacredly devoted to relieving tn.
people from the remaining burdens o
the war, to wit, tue care and comforl
VI rsief OF soldiers disabled in the wars
oi the republic, and paying such pen
sions US congress should from time, To
Mslr 'ail9w such, soldiers, and paid into
aiuno Tor That purpose, a like funu
having been provided for our sailors.
o. That the laws imposing duti.s for
revenue should be so adjusted No besi
a pranote American enterprise and
ferican industry, to cherish and
,os.er american labor, aud not create
On submitting these resolutions To
ehe subcommittee, the first four
articles We're agreed to without a
division, but the fifth, declaring the
uuty OF the government to SO Law taxes
best TO promote American enter
prise and american Industry and
cherish and foster American labor.
tuur.
From that hour any candidature OF
nIne IN tnat convention became 10 me