Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-28
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GAiNHsvILLE, Tx, Oct. 27,- Senator
Richard Coke, the old wheel.horse Of
Democracy, made a magnificent speech
here this afternoon The distinguished
speaker was loudly spplauded when nc
entered the courthouse, and was intro
duced 10y Judge c. @. Potter. The sena-
tor said that under our form Of govern
ment the source Of oil power was with
the people, aud that & cd government
was the desire OF all parties. He De-
iieved there was as much patriotism In
one party, on the average, as the other
The time was near at hand when the peo-
pie were to choose their servants for the
next two years, aud Singular condition
OF affairs was presented. That there were
ORGANIZATIONS wnlch were political, aud
ORGANIZATIONS which ought 20 be nOn-
politicai, hut were seeking 10 carry ont
platform Of principles by toe ballot. the
public mind Is confused aud II becomes
necessary so review the principles OF the
different parties There are two ideas
which AT the foundation u every govern
ment have met and combated eacn other
at the thresnoid-one that the people
should bG supreme, the other That the
government should have the power, which
is 20 be shOrn from the people. One OF
these Id as was championed from the be-
ginning by Alexander Hamiltoni the
otner by Thomas j, Il Tson. The speaker
here dwelt at some length In an analysis
Of the different ideas, and declared
that the republican party of
10 day was the descendent OF
the party IL which Hamilton was
the champion, while the Democratic party
,.tsrs IA, .,,.a t.shfch adfnhutad fhs, fdaa NJ
centralized power, aud was founded upon
the understandable principles Of human
liberty and equq. rights, aud strict con
structlon Il the written constitution.
The Republican party Of to-day holds the
same relation to the Democratic pa "
that the Federal party OF 1900 did to the
ID mocratic OF hat day. The one holds
that the constitution is supreme, while
the other overiides the constitution and
encroaches upon the liberties of the peo-
pie.
The senator then touched upon the
present tafiff aud contrasted the prosper
ity OF the country under It's influence with
the magni1e, NJ prosperity under the Dem
ocratlc tariff of 1876.
The senator again referred TO the his
tory Of the Democratic party, and said
every page Of its history was illdmlned
with brilliant achievements; spoke OF
other partl that have arisen, whose OBJ
lect was the destruction OF the Demo-
cratic party and whose bones lie bleacn-
ing along the wayside Of time. Among
ell these deaths the Democratic party
still marches on, the safeguard OF the
rights and liberties Of the people, and as
long as the coDstltution lives Democracy
is immortal The speaker said that but
two parties could live under one govern
ment, and the whole ground was now
covered by the Republican party and De.
mocracy.
The speaker then said that whenever
the people send man to congress who is
not member OF either OF the great par
tics, the district was simply mlsTepre.
scented, for such man, however able
aud homes: he may be, must either join
one or other of the parties, or else re.
maui without Influence. The history Of
the Democratic party since the war was
revived, and the distinguished speaker
showed how the members had brought
about the Coinage Of silver over the veto
OF a Republican president, and how the
majority OF the Democrats had stfiven for
reduction OF the tariff SO far as monop-
olies were concerned, he said, the Dem
ocratic party as an Autobiography party
was COED enough for anybody The
speaker then showed what the Demo
cratic party had done in the way Of for
ieitlng gigantic land grants to railroads
He spoke Of the Reagan bill and how the
Democratic party had twice passed it, OF
the Beck railroad attorney bill, and how
Republican senate had defeated It. The
Democratic party had never had entir,
control, but wait until we do, and w
will surprise you. The foe TO Democracy
is strong and well organized, anC
hard TO overcome entire, but il th'
people would be patient, the party woul,
succeed, and getting control Of the gov
eminent would work out its patriotic pur
poses. The senator's speech vas an abl
argument and synopsis would hard
do him justice. 1t was well received b.
the large audience, and the distingulshe
speaker was frequently interrupted wit
hearty applause. His speech will reviv
the faith of many of the discontinued /
this county.