Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-26

but he not only failed TO appoint him
chairman, hut ignored him entirely,
not even placing him on the cotumit-
tee. When the committee reported
that they had discovered large frauds,
but did not have time 10 investigate
thoroughly and asked for more time,
why did he not take steps to secure the
time for them No, he refused abso-
lutely after being requested by several
members OF both bodies of the lcgis-
lature TO do 80 ;he was nsked by the
comptroller to embody II In his procln-
nation calling an extra session,
but he refused, Gov. Roberts left US
with So00,0O0 In our treasury. tits
CONC, aud more with IL. Why, here !
We are loaning counties money on their
own bonds, taxing the orphan and
widow to let the counties hive
ten years the legislature will shy,
We'll, you improved the state with
the money, here are your bonds
Why, sir, Il Is outrageous.
ireland fell 30, 900 behind the ticket
last election, and ] believe IL they
force him on US we are ,gDRr. He
cannot carry the state"
There Is also acknowledgements
10 be elected, senator. Are you doing
any work o nights on the Gibbs
boomer
"Oh, Barney is great friend OF
mine, but II he In under the Ireland
wing Will oppose hun. Why, |
would oppose my own daddy II he
were alive, and took shelter under the
wing OF one IA corrnp. and with nv
little brain ns Ireland, But | have a
number OF facts that Will open the
eyes of the people, and ] intend giving
them to the pnplic. Why, the set Ire
land has Around him would corrupt nm
angel.ii
"Do you know of any angels who
have been corrupted lately ~
Barney Gibbs told me that Ireland
was compelled To make those appoint-
ments, aud he ~ the nain cause OF my
| leaving ireland. He came To me and
told me we must defeat Terrell's bill.
on being asked why, he replied If they
did not, the administration, a. well ns
himself personally, would 20 ruined.
! Now, for man sent there by his OOH
stitLents IN say they must do q thing,
not for their benefit, but for his own!
tell you we want aud must have
different men In our Offices or We arc
lost.n
Don't you think II is about time,
senator, to boost the two-thirds rule
out the back window and give the ma
jority n chance?'
I" Oh, yes. am In favor of.thc ma
jority rule. think tho minority
should be protected but / don't think
u few who are Ia the ring should be al
lowed 10 dictate who the people should
have. II isa great Injustice, FOR have
been In politics long enough 10 know
that patronage aud money will tell.N
Senator, how do you stand on the
tarifl? DO you believe with some that
Sammy Randall has been practicing
with II long-range rifle and the Demo-
cratic party for u taiget?p
Tariff, OH am u ireC-trade man
through and through. Why sir, we
built up all the North; NIL their manu-
features were built with our money.
We bought and pnid them for our
slaves, we brought them South 10
make money out OF their labor; the
North.took our money and built up
manufactures, then they come and
steal our slaves, made paupers Of us,
and now say we must tax the widow
aud the orphap-for what? Why To
build colleges Ia educate the Niger 10
put him where God never intended he
should be- while the orphans of their
former masters must content theni-
selves with what little education they
can gain by attending common
school n few months IN
the year. II was "A great shame TO de-
feat the Morr son bill, and has lost VS.
the next president. Sam Randall " a
disgrace 10 our party. Our next pres
idential race Will be on free-irade
PLATFORM
who, In your opinion, will be the
next nominee OF the Democratic
party2n
We'll, II IL hard to cay, but know
who should be. Morrison Is the man,
but then Blaine will be the next pres
ident beyond u doabt, unless our party
agrees ut Washington, and gives the
people that which they have been
promising and the people demanding
for yenrs--free trade. That is oil that
will save us.
| --see-s-s sr-r---.-s
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