Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-23
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
Democratic Nominations and Democratic
Principles.

I
Principles.
FoRr Worm, May 2O.--Editor Ga
zETTE In yesterday mornings Issue Of
your journal the announcement is made
by our talented Young standard-bearer,
| Hon. Geo w. Finger Of Arlington, that
on the nth OF July next the Democracy
\ OF Tarrant county meet at the courthouse
70 determine whether or not county nomi-
nations shall be made, as well as for
other purposes 1t is true that he says,
( In the call, that the call is
ito nominate candidates for the
various Offices in Tarrant county"
vet | apprehend he did not mean to be
understood as determining beforehand
what the people would do as to nomi-
nations, for | think II democratic Tor
them TO determine the question
Of nominations after q general conference
| as the policy is new and unprecedented
| for many years But as far as the result
/ Is concerned Il will, II mistake not, be
all the same, and candidates will be nomi-
mated and called upon TO represent the
will Of the party, and by them questions
OF most vital interests TO the country are
to he formulated and discussed. These
are, In the opinion Of the writer, partial
" embraced IN the following points;
/. Capital and labor should be made to
feel secure In the hands OF the party by
declaring on the one hand that 1t IS to the
best interests OF the country that our
present system Of banking is the most
feasible and secure that is offered to the
consideration Of the people, and no
change should be made unless 1t be that
the government should bear the tax it
places upon the banks to do the business
1t does with the governments this would
reduce the rate OF interest considerably,
which the banks must Of course got back
from the people, as IL now Is conducted,
We know Of no organized party that OPP
poses the national banking system. 1t IL
true that the Knights of Labor do say in
their formula OF principles that they are
In favor Of the government taking hold of
the currency and issuing all the money
necessary, bit their leaders ay this
order is not political in design, and II
they become so we apprehend that IL will
require but small amount of experience
TO show that men must manage money
on the part OF the government Just the
same as they do now, and that the new
men are just as liable 10 get wrong as
they say the present system is. Besides,
the present mode only calls into exist
ence bank when the necessity Of local
commerce demands 1t, and the best
criterion Is first to ascertain what the
demand is before the supply is attempted.
.. The neXtquestion that we should set
tie Is that we favor American labor to
The exclusion of foreign imported labor;
therefore let us say that we are opposed
to importing foreign labor by any kind of
contract, so that we shall not put in the
power OF any set OF men, corporate or in
corporate, to Cypress labor by cheap COM
petition on the part Of those who have
not the same interest in society as those
who are here bearing It's burdens and
rearing the coming generation
j. We should say that we are further in
favor OF protecting American labor and
American capital by tariff on luxuries,
the non-essentials of life, and thus allow
our manufactures that are lust springing
up IN the South to compete with foreign
goods. And whyp Because labor is lust
100 per cent. cheaper in Europe than in
this country, and SO is capital, aud would
destroy both labor aud capital here il
permitted. Nowyou may ask the authority
Tor this assertion as To tariff for the
protection of labor? | will tell YOU that
u comes from the very best source posi-
Die, which is this: In 1883 Il commission
was appointed by congress TO investigate
the labor troubles and ascertain if posi-
Ole what remedies should be applied TO
existing evils. Mr.. Blair, senator from
New hampshire, was chairman. Sen
ators George of Mississippi aud Pugh OF
AlaOama were members. They visited
every section east of the Misslssip /,
North and South. The chief points In
the South were Augusta, Ca, and Column
BUS OF that state and Birmingham, Ala
all manufacturing centers Just struggling
INTO existence. The leading manufac.
turers OF these points were placed on the
stand and examined under oath, and
wherever there was found one who man.
niactured then there was found one who
advocated protection as before stated, be-
cause 1t would shut out cheap capital and
labor. Enoeh Ensley, large manufac.
turer In Birmingham in iron, etc, went
so far as TO arraign the Democratic
party for being behind in these measures
ana old iogy in not moving up with the
march OF modern events. This ELECTED
q spirited reply from Senator Puph of
Alabama, sLaunch Democrat, who an
nounctd the principle Of this text-that
tne democratic party (whateyer it may
nave oeen IN the pasD was in favor of so
protecting American labor and capital, |
ana referred to the platforms of recent
lucky.
:: We should declare in favor of
, se bureau OF labor statistics and
tne appointment of a permanent commits |
sion TO investigate ali labor troubles and |
report the result OF the information gath. |
sreu TO congress for their guidance.
rms VIII lind out the causes, and then
LEGISLATION can ploylde remedy.
o. a TAX ON incomes beyond a certain
amount TO reach large class who other
wise escape taxation.
o. ConIne within the penltentiarv
bounds the oonvicts, and sell the product
Vi tnelr labor on the market at ordinary
market prices. '''is
MAKE corporations liable for the
ueatn OF an employe the same as II The
injury were done to stranger, bnt 70.
striCt the amount OF recovery In the event
ol death TO, FAY, $4,000, as In Michirsn
Auu IN the state OF Georgia. These two
states IN the Union have this law aud All
sue civilized world, except the United
, England has 1t, France has Il
Germany and Italy. And the earlier
leclsions In this country bore that way
before corporations became so powerful
. Legislate so as to prevent cornora.
ions from being persons under tho
ac OF congress referring to nonresident
pelsonsi so as 10 drag citizens from their
lVme Is into distant federal courts.
encourage as far as practicable the
. .,2 system of labor, IN corporate
suu government employees and indoor
J, ,,, such as factories and other works
y nae character, so that the man NAV he
!, from the machine long epousb