Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-09

/ Of the banking system, but Sanstor Rec
gan, in speaking o, tbs different laws
upon The euhiecs, says:
"MY view Ia that al Of these three laws
are open TO the Secretary Of the Treasury
a1d thas ne could uFe them fer the re
demp'ion of The interest bearing bonded
Indebtedness CT the governme1E and for
p1tsirg & large amount Of money into cir
culatiou 80 aid business and to reward
labor"
1t Is this character Of class legislation
that has forced the NonsPsrtissn and
Union Labor party into existence. They
were not willing to abandon the fghs
sgsinst all Il this class legislation and
follow political leaders who Cow tell
, them tia. the tariff is their only curse.
Farmers as class have trusted party
leaders and psrtF orgsns, bell, wing thst
they would warn them Of shy spproach-
log dsnser, but II thy now read the fol-
lowing language Of warning expressed by
the Hon. J In II Reagan in the Senate Of
the Z iised States, who says:
"HstoIy will write it down that the
policy Of the government from 1853 to
now, 30 fsr as the x-cutive department
is concerned, ind so f'r as thu lsws were
concerned up to 1873, has been dis
ttGctly policy in the interests
Of the money lords of this couu-
try aud OF Europe, policy
distinctly Of war with ths best interests
Of the people of this country. know
that the present administration hss taken
up and maintained the policy OF its Rs-
publican predecessors. am e. very good
psrty man, but being q party man does
not require ne 10 sacrifice the Interests
Of uYc untry and be faithless TO tins duty
owe to those who sent me here. Rs
memhering the duty l do owe, 40 tsr as
nay action is concerned, without reference
to what those In other and even higaer
places may dc, 7 propose to stand
By the interests OF thu people
and insist upon their rights, aDd to insist
that this government shall be conducted
IA the interest Of the people who support
1t instead of In the interest o. special
classes who live by robbing both the gov.
ernment and the people. / have msde
these remarks more for the purpose and
with the hope Of calling attention TO these
sets and to their impol!cy than in the
hops Of sny present success IN securing
the adoption Of my amendment. We a-e
all perhaps sometimes led to for
bear actions by the chances OF political
success, which may depend on our
yielding TO the money power. If had TO
acquire SUCCESS by that means think It
would be my duty to retire from my posi-
ton. II had to sacrifice the interests Of
the psOple for the benefit of men VINO
have enjoyed special advantages and
privileges Of legislation. NUT say ths,
cannot consent to follow such policy
My hope Is that the voice of the people
msY he heard, that the interests OF the
people may be considered, and that the
policy which has SO long prevailed
may be reversed. And say, Mr.. Presi-
dent, so tsr IS 1 am concerned as
"a individual, tist would rather be IN
the minority 10 the right, and be :be to
make svig0rous hgh. against the msjoc
ity in the wrong, than to be IN q divided
party between the right and wrong,
a olog'zing for our position all the
Tina"
From the light Of all this evidence End
from the plssioym OF principles made as
the landmarks and guide for them to fol-
low-in which tae tariff WAS msds the
only living aud vital Issue OF
the Democratic psrty-me1 who
had honestly followed the
patty through life snd who hsd trusted 1t
IS refuge from sii political evils, were
forced to res!ize the truth, that the
policy CT Its lesders had become dis
tinctlY q policy IN the interest CT the
money lords Of this country and Of
Europe, and could therefore no longer
make that psTty the rule AMI guide Of
their political faith; and admitting the
tari6 the only issue they now contend FOR,
is great living Issue snd will be for 100
years yet, as JUICE Thurman saye:
"L 1bor unions ard knights of Labor
have done more to secure reasonable
wages for the laboring men than ali the
ta,if Laws that were ever passed in the
world"
Tns tariff Issue can never settle the
chsrscter OF Glass legislation, Of which the
people SO mucl complain, and their only
remedy left Is to protest against 1t at the
ballot box. This is not all the evidenSE
thst has educated the public mind SUD
forced the people to Independent Ie5tlon.
Texss Democratic papers hayf often
warned the people OF Texas agatast parky
leaders, the ring rule and the machine
power used IN our ownt safe. q,
The Austin SMte.msn, in speaS X
the "Teyss Machine" says: IS
"Taks the press OF Texas espsakanthe
Democratic press, and We will plaoe Il
sgsinst the press Of any stste in the
Union for the hearti1ess and JUNCTION OF
its condemnation OF ring measures ard
c!iq7s morals; and yer, strange to say,
there Is no sts!e n ths Union SO thor
oughlY snd completely under ring DOM
nation as Is this blessed Texas Of ours
The papers apparently can not or Will not
see inst there are ten or n
moss twenty-five men in this state
who parcel out It's patronage as abso-
lutely as though they owned the entire
state and people, and from their decision
there is no hope OF euccsssful appeal.
This ring does not contemplate alone tee
Lctual disposal Of patronage, the vuIgsr
c m;es and the like 1t forms, controls
and directs the pulley OF Tsxss. The
makes laws, the Governor
approves or vetoss them, not upon their
Own merit CT his apprehension of them.
but az .he ring difeels."
The NewE, in speaking Of the machine,
esys:
"rae people have been well informed