Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08

the Democratic party to represent this
district in Congress.
1 regard it as an honorable thing to
aspire to the confidence, good will and
SURFACES of free, intelligent and noble
single reason why spy one who intends to
use only open end fair means should be
ashamed Of, apologize for or seek to con-
cesl such aspirations. We all know that
as 6 matter of fact men will work to &C.
complish that VIII CHI they desire. Some
attempt to accomplish their purposes by
intrigue; others use open and fair means.
So far as / an concerned, II cannot
secure this nomination and election
in an open and honorable con-
test, if the price OF success is to be in
trigue, collision, silence, conceGlment or
evasion, or il l must cover and cringe
before any msu or clsss of men like be-
labored hound beneath his masters lssh,
then l say plainly that | do not want and
would not have the Cflce. II would be
valuable to me only as an expression OF
the confidence and good will of the peo-
pie. As l understand 1t, Democracy
teaches that the people are the source OF
power, and thst all rightful government
springs from and rests upon the consent
ofthe governed. Public II ;e holding then
is nothing but employment by the people
TO attend to their business and execute
their will. Employers have the right
TO know as 10 whether those who repre-
sent them are in sympathy with their
pans &nd purposes. The man who is
not in sympathy with the people cannot
truly represent them. Therefore, the
people, who are the employers, have the
right to see and hear the candidates for
nomination, as well as the candidates for
election. The candidate who is afraid to
face the people csnnot be depended upon
to face the enemies OF the people. The
principles Of Democracy never charge.
But there are 80 many different
kinds Of persons clsiming to
dste for O political Cffice should be
forced to give full expression to his
views, 30 that the people, with whom all
power lies, can judge as 10 the genuine
ness of his Democracy. Entertaining
these views, have announced thus e. rly
in order thst l msy make CANVASS OF
the entire district before the primaries
meet. [ want 10 Aecome acquainted
with the people AMI TO fsarn their needs
and their wishes, SO that II nomi ated
and elected to Congress can represent
them in truth as well as in name. II this
CANVASS l shall depend for success solely
upon my merits, whatever they ,msy be,
upon the principles OF Democracy and
the people. Is.
1t is to the public interest that political
races should be fairly and openly made.
The candidate who will resort to unWor+5
thy means TO defeat an opponent will
pursue the same course toward the peo-
pie if placed In power. Candidates If
nominated by g combination of q few
men and by means OF intrigue, will serve
the machine which elevated them to Office.
Candidates nominated and elected by the
free, untrAmm led voice OF the
people will serve the people.
Upon every principle CT reason, justice
and Democracy The rank and file Of the
party, the people who bear the heat and
burden CT the day, who do the voting
and gain the victories, have the tight TO
choose their standard bearers. The can
diA,te who is unwilling for The people to
make choice In the primaries, or who
would In the least attempt to defeat their
expressed will when the convention
meets, has no right TO call himself Dem
ocrat. FE
WHAT T5DEM5 C2ACY7
The immortal JEFF rson IN that sacred
instrument, ths Declaration Of InGe- |
perdence," which is the best Democratic |
document ever written, says; "All men |
are endowed by their Creator |
with certain unaliensble rights; that |
among these are life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness; that to secure these |
rights governments are instituted among |
men, deriving their just powers fromI.he !
consent of the governed" According to |
the Declaration of Independence human
ity, and not class interests, is the
basis of our government and
constitutes American citizenship.
Therefore The man who would
degrade cur government from It's high
and holy mission of securing to the peo-
pie the enjoyment Of life, liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness; the msu who would
place class interests in the scales and +
weigh them against human flesh, bone,
blood and soul, or the man who By in
trigue would attempt to defeat the will Of
the people and impose upon them gov
eminent contrary to their consent, Is a
trsitor TO the Declaration Of Iudepen-
derce, the principles Of Democracy and
the cause of common humanity Democ-
rscY teaches that The constitution of the
Uaited States is bond Of union,
chsrter or power Of attorney from
the states to the Federal
government. That the federal govern
ment YES created for certain general pur-
poses of common interest to all, which
the states, acting in their individual
capacity, could not accomplish. That in
SO far IS the constitution confers power
upon the federal government, the states
h.ve delegated or surrendered their
sovereignty, and the federal government
is supreme. That outside of the con-
stitution the states are supreme. That
the constitution should be strictly con-
strued. The the federal government
Shall be limited TO the exercise :
Of those powers granted 1t In the
constitution, and that ill powers not '
granted by the constitution to the .
federal government, or prohibited to the l
states, are reserved to the states respec- I
lively, and to the people. believe that
these principles are absolutely necessary
to the preservation Of our government
and the maintenance of the liberties of
the people. Therefore l sm Democrat {
and will fight any party thst throws down
the gauntlet OF battle 10 or fires upon the
flag Of Democracy. TIE fact that some
pIo!essed Democrats hSve acted contrary
to these principles does not affect their
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