Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-20

CLEBuRNE, TIN, March 49, 1856.
10 the Editor OF the Gazette
Under the above heading In THE GA.
zErTE OF the lith inst. you say:
IL Is not often that we agree with the St
isoub 1loOe Democrat, but the following has
our hearty indorsoment
will not copy the whole article bnt
extract few sentences showing the scope
and purpose OF the article which Won 40
"heartily indorse." It says;
| Whenever Americans are ready ia ab,ndo,
thelr constitution, their traditions and inetitu.
| lions they VIII begin by destroying the author
| ityahd Tue rigor OF law. And whether they
law h' ss u VA, u minds 70 take such steI
or not, the results will be he same n any set ol
| men are given unbridled license The consti
i tuition OF this country was Intended 10 peeur,
/ the rights OF ali It's citizens
| AS to These abstl act truths, | also in.
dorse them, but dtmur TO their apnllca.
| ton
We are then told that
one OF The highest missions OF law is the pro.
tectlon OF property. In this II tthe lawl MAKES
no discrimination between the poor and Inc
rlch, but holds the possession Of each equally
sacred. i''
II this were true, then the law, as rule.
should and would be respected. But, as a
matter Of fact, so-called law has been
made the means Of plunderng the poor
Abi Nut DtueHt Oh the Flch.
We are then reminded OF the bistory of
the French revolution without advising us
OF the well-known fact that laws robbIpg
the poor for the benefit Of the rich were
the cause which produced It. You then
make your application ad absurdum that
Whenever law becomes a toy aud a MAY
thlhg Tor The populace, anarchy Will terminate
The fayors OF the god head ana the q ,Isfsyce
9i me government. He that Is not for the law
Is against u
Allow me 10 make an application moro
consistent with facts Whenever law il
made means for robbing the poor for
the 6oueiit Of tile rich, respect for Tho
law will cease, and, II not repoaled. will
surely end In anarchy aud revolution. No
one, after +, aiding the article SO oheartlly
lnd0Fsed' by the editor OF THE G ,zRrTF
put viii recognize II as a poorly masked
thrust % the movements oi Knights Of
Labor and other labor organizations nov
cantunding for plttance OF the profits Of
their labor and their equal lights IN prop.
efty 70 which they are entitled 81 ''their
constitution, their traditions aud iustltu.
tons, and Of which they have been and
are set being pluhdeTcd through ne
means OF sO-called law ihave no hesita-
lion ~ declaring myself against all laws
enacted contrary 10 the constitution. the
traditions end Institutions OF ourcountrv
But rs neither yourselfnor The editor Of
me Giope-Dsmocral seem TO have no iust
conception Of our constitution, traditions
ana Institutions under which we i've.
allow me TO state them briefly for your
cdlacstiOu;
In republican, government fas onrs,
based on the eqNal rights and sovereignty
Of the people, the public lands, the public
money, and pubic Highways II commuul.
cation travel and colnmfrce are sovereign
properties which belong to the sovereign
people, and which are manlfessly inallen.
able, except by distribution in equal on
uniform shares or be1efts without DC.