Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-24


re,epa,e urin,iples to the background
and push policy and expediency 'o,oe
front. This, while wrong per Sc n"s
been the means OF perpetua'ihg W.
publican misrulc. In every n"''' ,"",
canvass fur the presidency since ioot
men have invariably been chosen not
for the principles they advocated W.
for the platforms Of eli,ierlng gele' ,,
iti,s NJ on which they stood as mucu
~ for their personal popularity anu
from the locality whence they n"'',"'
The true and time honored prihc'p''s
upon which the party has deserved
the thanks of the country, those OF !"
cal selfgoverment, of continihg 'ne
legislation OF the government "''u'"
the purview of the authority thaV c'
a,ed the confederacy, making the nH
tiopal government supreme III It's W."
stituted power, and reserving 10 Tue
states and people all rights not utie
gated by the organic laws of conieder
alton, have been lost sight OIL upon
this platform and in conformity WIN
these principles, the De'iioc'"'',
,srtv. led by Jefferson, Jackson ana
their Democratic success RS, starting
with an empty treasury and only thir'
teen thinly-settled poverty-slricken
states on the Atlantic coast, scaieu liie
Alleghanies and planted prosperous
states as far west as the Mississippi
river. They went beyond TINS ana
built up vast empire south ana west
Of the Father of Waters" For nearly
sixty years, in peace and prosperity,
under ID. mocratic rule, the united
States increased from thirteen
TO more than thirty popn'
lous and wealthy states her
ships sailed on ev,ry sea; her COM
merce extended over every part of the
civilized world. a change CAME
War with its baleful fires destroyed
much of the wealth and grandeur,
growth and prosperity OF our country
AT its close the Democratic ship with
it, precious cargo, frelghted.as II we're,
with the principles never dying, un-
changing and eternal, upon which
mans hopes for constitutions liberty
were embarked, met with breakers.
The Republican ship had in
1860 reached the channel
of public popularity, and at
the close OF the war in 1865 had So
strengthended il, sea-going qualities,
that though laden to the guarcs
with corruption and misrule it still
sailed trunphantly over the sen of ma
tional politics, aud bearing the con-
quering hero, General Grant, IA COM
mander, landed her cargo ut Washing
ton. Since Grants advent into the
presidential chair in 1868 TO the pres
ent hour, the Democratic party has
been ruled by policy, with the eXcep-
ton of the can paign OF 1875, when
il was bold enough b. strike out from
the shoulder on principle and succeed
ed in clecting, but failed in seating,
TiIden in the presidential chair. This
fight was made and won on principle
1t was Il war waged against special pro.
lection and class legislation. 1t was
fought in the interests of the MASSES
and against protection. The plank of
tariff for revenue only" won the
masses. This plank is pure Democra-
cy. 1t is in unison with the principles
upon which cur government was
founded; that il, a government of the
people, made by the people and for
the people. 1t took ground against
protecting the few ut the expense Of
the many. 1t opposed our oppressive
subsidy tariff system; and now if we
would win in the coming canvas, we
must stand boldly upon that princi-
pie of 1876 The unjust tariff. ostensi-
bly, for revenue but in reality paying n
royalty TO manufacturers out of the
pockets of producers of raw material
and OF consumers, must be changed,
and so readjusted as to produce reven-
tie for current expenses and no duty
placed on any foreign production that
will prevent It's reaching our markets.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, has organ
lied stock company to Guild IA s. 900 thea