Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-29
-,rxn II THE DARK.

rop- active enemy In the hcld,
~ ,ocato that enemy, and how
y strength, has been quite O
p 4 tor granted ia order 70
as.tol light with our enemy
.r % measure his strength,
c''a .sau. knowing this we may
much diligence is abso-
10 overcome him. But
censpy,o,tance than this IL the
gle ~ "A the enemy, for without
LhA nAs. % are ilghting, we may an
WY ,yho. under the peculiar
lDpfh iny tances that surround us,
Rvnli cIVns our allies and friends.
hm~H,iy estimate the strength
'''A qflsI M' u ve,.led against our ranks, we
~. VIZ NJ friends in this contest
~ son 4 ~ eh,aln. and any policy that
hfpaf s,l ~ ron, ,,s those who might be
WI. 4 1.N ee'onera.e with us, win be
''s'sii III aar success .4 a.n.nt,.,tooa
e.e rsnt county, namely; The
m plnacra,s, the Republicans, the
II p,s.,cc and the knights OF la.
ssne 10 all rules known " ms
10y Neolo and interpreting Ian.
#lpR !, these bodies are strictly
hrtr nature. know the
llldm. p,rlsnce and the knights
4 donv this, but such
III II #ilf.V 90 they advance are
A v ,ds and amount 10 nothing,
q r,gaan marty is composed OF
fFa'ss o smaller of the two are
ltftiD. iS.'' ,innder. and will assume
~ Az heaven, or adopt any get
~ ~. AZ ear IN that will offer an In
Vses snoIls. The larger and more
= aaht !. e,s elass of Republicans are men
NV 4, The distinctive principles
n nhllean party because they have
H1N p.s. nm under its teachings.
llN Huust ~ nuch OF this doctrine that
- ho opposed by the Democratic
s.st can show why oil respect
VVos,, sh,lcans I'm the coming contest
l,",de hv aide with their former
Y, tbe Democrats, ana light
Cannon enemy, which, as re-
W ma beginning, Is abroad In our
INA which / will endeayor TO
rfnt The satisfaction Of our party.
,.apo the Republican party In
~ waa hopelessly overthrown,
4. ~ an immense horde from the
IN 10 shift for themselves, and
I'm crew, finding their supplies
Fere ready TO 80 INTO any party
! IN HAM any get OF principles That
I'm them O faint hope OF public
IA When the Greenback party was
.,1d though holding principles
,opposlte To the class OF which |
- 4. Msskinp. they became rank Green
~ N Two years ago they felt, /
Wdt ne true Greenbackers, that |
ilh, XII hi Doctrine would not over
,..-..ss mo Democrats, so one more venture |
nase An Independent party was
HaehIpp. free-and- easy-go-as-you-l
IA was indorsed by them, and |
#roi nparty LASH was preached to |
4 nv l#kmocrats for all II was worth, but |
4 N M IA win. The Democrats submit
III. VI aihe so.called lash and the lnde-
: AN I'M went overheard II IL said In |
NJ w.lt. that where the carcass Is,
wl the eagles be gathered TO-
Ghus ~ or vice versa where the eagles
,-s-.s. lsre win be found the carcass. To
s.sYn1 thn n we want TO find the head
~ "a sfs Of our enemy, locate these p0'
M,lyultufes and we can open our bat
ii there Will be our enemy. To
HI Wkus who have been here for ten
~ 8A these Republican vultures are
Essn, and we can trail them from shat
10 the present. First, Republican
IL NH, Greenbackers; third, lndepend-
n ll iOurth, whatY Where are they
iltlils They are not In the stralght-Dem-
" ranks. They are not among
+. stable Republicans. They deserted
IN W leh years ago. They are not |
ss-. he alliance, save as spies
N misAarles There Is but one other
IN nliaton, and there these gutures
IN and they hope tho carcass
| Nh. be there. That place IL IN
FL mnks Of the Knights OF
a. Ri " Look up the agitators, the men
II nave troubled US Tor ysars under all
AVl Platforms and names, and In the
eol the Knights you will find them
loiably resting, waiting once more
LIZA chance at public pap The very
= nrl VIC have freed our old enemies
xaf qpen TO throw suspicion on this
s~ssi. y 0At 10 be certain that we are right,
examine some Of the doctrine that
hhBhts would have made into law.
HN Of their platform IL good, and
Y nom the Democratic platforms OF
N III PAST But mixed with the good are
N HeN items we should examine and
IJi),M sylerutlnize. In Labor Siftinga OF
%, under head Of "I<nights
l@Oor,' Article NIL, reads
agraduated income tax be levied"
V % reality denying the right Of the
fos 70 acquire property over acertain
gsa. And bear in mind this amount
" limit and may by degrees be made
.lAll that II will bean equal divide.
A assumption that the government can
y meale property under pretense OF
llon Tor all tax must be equal and
IA pAuuated) is not only In direct VIC
n sa % the constitution OF the United
X ,ss and Of the state OF Texas, but IL
'''sli Itself, for all property must be
~ enjoyed by society In an lndi-
eapacity, and when money Is taken
ngae class It is takon from the indi-
Aoi That class, and when II Is given
y ,lpsher class, under any pretense
9er, II Is received and enjoyed by
Y an Individual capacity and
..sN 10 reality 10 public division Of
ne XVIII srhat the government
ge1aln possession by purchase, UNI
ae right Of eminent domain, OF all
s'aphs, telephones and railroads, and
seIeailer no character OF license be |