Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-19

gJ IN on the result OF the 9Th OF
M r. E.S : November. after few
AA zzIgs3 - preliminary remarks re-
EkZ1A - gardiDg the stsie election,
the ex-senator turned to the national con-
test and the position President Cleveland
occupied therein.
The defeat CT the Democratic party in
the recent presidential election, said the
senato.. is unfortunate. It's platform was
bold, outspoken and Gemonssreoly right.
The PRECEDENT in December last, rising
above sll selfish ends, looking alone TO
the good Of the country, gent TO congress
his annual message, saying that the enor-
NOUS surplus then in the treasury ia
creased monthly many millions, was
douoly oppressive; list, in that the
uloley was not needed Cor gcv-
ornamental purposes; and, second, that
it's unnecessary withdrawal from cirGuls@
ton WIS serious injury 70 every il
dusry, snd unless some mesrs were
adopted to prevent the flow out Of circu-
lAtiou snd into the treasury, bankruptcy
would be the inevitable result. UIqIes-
tonsbly, lie wss right. This money re-
llted :roln tax On the people too nigh,
as shown by the facts above stated. Hg
declared unnecessary taxation 10 De uns
lust ts1sti Il, and therefore recommended
8 reduction Of taxation to the leeds Ct
tle government economically admiIis-
tered The prophets o. the past have
turned their batteries level up0n him for
telling She trrib, sad for recommending
a lawful and hcnesE remedy suggested by
the truth told.
Was the president right? If 50 the
Democrats from principle Will stand by
him.
That message met the hearty and uni
versal appreciation OF every Democrat
throughout the union. Beginning with
the primaries, running through county
and state conventions TO the national con-
Vention, such unsnimi5y Of sentiment vas
never before displayed on disputed
question of public policy. Ii is true that
there was an element IN the committee on
platform and resolutions (and to some
extent in the national convention) pro-
fessinglto believe in tax reduction, which
favored an ambiguous platform,
platform which might be construed one
way In one section and another way in
another section; in short Q platform Of
policy and not OF principle, and policy
LOOHlAES III GuCA IMAM W WIG 4SAtOo eA3N
Hshes. Possibly such policy might have
won, but 1t would have been . victory
barren of benifcent results to hepeople,
and profitable only 70 ottl:e seekers, and
only to such OF them ss were successful.
Hkppily the convention looked to the
good CT the people and promulgated
sound, honest Democratic principles az
basis of free government, snd an honest
policy based on those principles. o.
that platform we went betors the
people and were defeated.
would Infinitely prefer defeat CT
that platform, than success on platform
Of hypocrisy, framed only to catch Yotes,
snd TO feather the nests CT such men,
claiming to be Democrats, IS would sac
riflce the principles OF an Honorable party
to the success Of the only principles, such
time servers ara capable Of comprehend
ing the "ssVel principles" SO happily
described By John Randolph as "The Five
L 1aves and Two Fishes"
Now we have lamentations from that
crowd loud and deep, walls over the &C
ton Of the president, the national con-
Ventiop, End the leaders OF the Demo-
cratic party who sre charged with the
loss Of the election because they per.
ferred Truth to hypocracy. The Demo-
cratic party slways has been, and SO long
As 1t deserves the name, sl1sys will be
in favor Of an economical administre-
ton Of the government, and the collec-
ton OF no more taxes tERn are necessary
for that purpose. they said SO, and were
beaten, and that is sli there is 10 it. They
have GlTsys opposed moEopoliss,
slWays favored equal and eX.
act Justice to sill, exclusive
privileges to none. They have always
declared that the government had no
right to build up the manufacturing in>
tere-t by levying tolls on ell others. All
this they said in the platform and told
The truth and go. beaten. 1t 10 not the
irst time that right has gone down before
might. 1t Is not the first time that the
na1oritY has been mlsled to its Injury.
Is there any good reason to be disheart.
,ned? None whatever. We were beaten
n 1924, 1910, l84S, 1860, and from 1860 10
1874 had no control over the sdmisistra-
ion. Still the old party lives and the old
guard Is as firm in the faith as 1t was in |
he first year Of the century. 1t is we'll |
o understand, ana the indictments had |
10 well not forget 1t that the Democratic |
'arty fight for principle, that it believes
IS principles essential to fsir government
nd will renew the gght in 1892 on ex-
city the same line as the fight
Il 1884 was ade one. S-m3 matters of
)olicy will DOUBTLESS be revised. The |
Democratic party must tRRe care OF It.
elf and let the pivotal state business
eyerely alone. The fight for the next
our years should be kept up aggressive.
y. The tim'dity which character I'd
ONE parts Of the line, especially IN the
forth and Esst, must yield 10 courage
nd brsveness. II We are right, the
ruth should be told with the same plains
ess One plsce as another, and no spoil
gv is needed for telling IL.
l en- rtjoiced that the Democracy from
ne president all the wsy through, is 8
nit in principle and policy. Some Of the
Dawes ard FISHES tribe will doubtless
Tough of. Let them go. TIE people
re honest aud Intelligent, snd kre in
uirirg for themselves into the
uestion Of tsxation, and their
ober FOUND thought will be right
lad Mr.. Cleveland been successipEssn
be line he marked out, the saHa MD
rho criticige him would hsvsySken i
rst ones in praise OF his stsSsemans~p,
is unselfsh patriotism and s3gsciti
The RESULT does not shame ths&sinci-
lie. He believed that the pecx7g were