Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-10

people. ms meaning nothing of the
kind. II will no doubt be pig or pup
nv, as occasion demands. The posi-
tion of the Republicans on this ques-
ton Ia equally bad. They dodge the
issue In their platform by saying moth
ing, but their candidates are on record
in public letters of recent date evil
IDENTIFY bidding for the liquor influence.
Mr.. Blaine proposes to continue the
liduor traffic, with all its evils, as a
source of revenue to be divided among
the states to pay taNes-that Is, sell
the right to commit murder and other
crimes i'm consideration of blood money
to pay the expenses and cost of the
crimes so caused and committed. Mr..
Logan improves on Blaine's PROPOSE
ton IA little by proposing to use this
blood money for educational purposes.
The positions of these so-called states
men rival in atrociiy the action of
Judas IsCaTiot, who sold tile Savior OF
Men for thirty pieces of silver,
With the two great parties of the
country siding with the Liquor crime,
what else could the people do but TO
organize a Prohibition party in de-
Tense of their homes and families?
The truth is that both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties have
long outlived their usefulness, and
there Is no Longer any real issue be-
tween them except as to who shall get
the offices. They are simply tools In
the hands of the monopolies now rul-
ing and running the people, and both
are manipulated through the medium
of intoxicating liquor and money.
Let us look briefly to
the record, see what are the
issues If any exist, between these two
parties. After the war the first issue
the Democrats made. was that
the l4th and 18th amend
ments to the constitution OF
the United States should be repealed.
They were willing the negro should be
free, but not willing for him to have
his civil rights and political privileges.
But when in their hunger for the fed
eral offices they concluded to swallow
Samuel j. Tilden in order to succeed
he made hem insert in the platform
upon which he was nominated an in,
dorsement of these very amendments
and he further required the platform
to be made as nearly like the Republi
can platform as possible, He required
them to abandon the Greenback posi-
ton assumed ia the platform of 1865
and TO declare for hard money. AnC
although the Democratic leaders, In
order TO prevent the formation of tn,
Greenback party, have since thai tim
pretended to be in favor of repeating
the resumption act, and opposed l.
national banks; and although as late a
three years ago Senators Beck of Ken
lucky, Morgan of Alabama, and Cox
of Texas, violently opposed nationa
banks, and made as good Greenbacl
speeches az the GreenbHckers them
selves, now all the Democratic lead
ers have abandoned these fin0ncin
issues, conceded everything to the Re
publicans, and even assisted them I
refund the public debt, and perpetual
the national banking system. Eve
Senator Beck admitted In the last cor
gress that the financial question wa
settled, and that the national bank
were necessary part OF the busines
Of The country.
BY common consent the Democrat
leaders agreed that the tariff was th
only issue between them and tn
Republicans, and they declared tina
the presidential conflict OF 1854 Shout
turn on that issue. The fight wa
made in the party, and Mr., Carlisl
was elected speaker on that issue. tn
Morrison bill was introduced, an
when the test came the part
divided on that issue.
caucus was called, and Randall an
his adherents We're to be kicked ou
of the party because they voted wit
the Republicans ON the Morrison bill
But Randall somehow convinced theI
that If they kicked all the protection
/ lists out of the party they could NJ
elect a president. So the caucu
| backed down, and the leaders sal
? they would fix it in the platform whe
q the convention met. Well, Randa
: aud the proteetlonists and Carlisle an
) the free traders all went up to Chicag
} and Watterson of Kentucky was pI
| on the platform TO represent the fire.
: traders and Converse of Ohio TO repr,
: sent the proteotIonists. Ben Butle
} who was ON the same committee, say
: IL took them thirty-slx hours 20 max
} a tariff plank that is perfectly satisfa,
tory both to Randall and Carlisle, bL
: which TO the average American vote
means nothing Mt all. and can be II
: terpreted any way to anybody
: But the Republicans are about 1
+ badly divided ON the tariff question !
e the Democrats. The leaders OF bot