Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-11
both Sides SATISFIED.
Mr.. Watterson Explains the Little
Platform Difference Between Him.
self and Senator German.
A Special Train Bearing the California
Representatives to Chicago Leaves
San Francisco.
An Igor Boo m Underway at Chissxe- The
osIfdsnes of the MiehiRandsFs on
the Increase.
Watterzon Serezaded,

LoUIsNiLLEJ Az June 9.-The Waiter
son Democratic clubs beaded by q bsnC
OF musicians and followed by concourst
OF citizens serenaded Henry W.tterson al
his home in this city this evening on his
return from ST. Louis. He spoke re.
viewing the work of the conventiC., the
platform, the ticket aud 80 on. The fol
lowing are the more notable passages in
his remarks about the tariff and the plat.
form: | went to the St. Louis convention
with the single purpose to urge this,
the line OF battle should be drawn
on the message of the President and the
position Of our friends in Congress. !
met there formidable stray in favor OF
limiting our plan OF campaign to sim
pie res I'd rmation Of the platform Of 1884,
and general endorsement OF the admin
is.r1tion. There YVES from frs. to last
no other issue raised. L! is true thst |
helped to make the Platform OF 1884, 1t Is
true that spoke for it In the national
convention OF inst year, it Is true that
for four years | haye put upon 1t con-
struction which ought to be Justified by
the plain letter of its meaning; but it is
also true that the country accepted il as
8 straddle.
Icould not consent to this, but 1t Is not
true that l proposed any advance. On
the contrary ssreed TO take the platform
submitted by Scott and German, word for
word, If they would agree to strike out
the first clauSe, which, without any quail.
location whatever, res hfmed the u;a.s-
form OF 1884. There WAS no other differ
ence between us, none st all, aud while
they made their argument with extra
ordinary earnestness, plausibility and
power, l am bound to say they
disclosed NO spirit that was not
that OF honest Democrats seeking
the good OF the country and psrty, and
when we finally reached the conclusion
embodied in the platform as perfected we
stood ss one maa, and not IS three men.
But, fellow citizens, to rescue them from
me perils that befeli poor Tray, an ascrip-
ton so dangerous n their part OF the
country 1t would seen. Of being caught In
my company, let me 'steu to suggest
thaI there may be some mis- AXE about nv
opinions and purposes. have Certainly
done all could TO fix the attention Of the
people upon the ruinous CxIctions
of tariff the most unscientifcslly
aid in all the world. 1 have ssught to
|orce upon the authors of that tariff a re-
Jemptton Of the pledge they made when
hey enacted 1t that 1t should not outl,st
he exigencies that called 1t into being,
ind 1t may be thst In the course of the
'gitstion l have not always been very
aueamish about the terms used to de-
cfioe what the Supreme court OF the
United States itself has de-
cribed as "legalzed robbery.u
3ut never have l proposed any
hing extreme or destructive. |
am builder by preference, conservative
" nature, and no more than the Presi- |
ent, no more than Carlisle, 20 more than
ny friends Gorman and Scott, would l |
roceed In the work OF reform with any |
ash precipitation. l am the friend, and |
OF the enemy Of manufacturers, OF min
ag and Industrial developments, of labor
the sense OF honest work for honest
7ages, and II the Democrats of New
ork, New Jersey and Connecticut would
Ike what think from my own lips and
OF at second hand from lips kered
} lie for consideration, they would
ear nothing to brighten or to
'iure them. 1 want to reduce the war
IIes, and my objective point is reysnue
rim, but In the nature Of the case we are
ound to go slow. Rome was not built IN
day. The protective system cannot be
ot rid OF for years to come. The Mills
u, which support, is protection, not
Tree trade measure. AS for free trade,
Is lot wise at stake and never will be
II 1t Is ever realized, until the
put themselves at the head
the movement and put 1t through.