Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-10
ELECTION ECHOES.
Esw.paper Comments on the Dsfea. Of
CievslEnd-No Backward steps In
the Msrca 10 Tar. fl Refsrm.
Awarding TO the Soutnsrn Democrsts-che
Bloody Shirt Oreditsd with lis Fail
share In the WORK.

Fortunately the way OF cur Guty i
clear and deinite. L. Is TO close ranks
sand firm, and at any hsZSrd and in an
despite TO maintain the integrity and tn
supremacy OF the Democrst party in Ia
south. Lat Us DO This and the essentiA
shings may be saved to US. If ne divid
FTe sEsll lose everything.
Little Rock Gazstte (Dem }: II tt
Democracy should be oester, is hope 70
the future lies not in the policy Of tn
coward or epologist. There is nothing il
| the rear to invite retreat. Oar posilioi
is right, and q sturdy, mSrly fight mus
end in success. The issue will win an
the psrsy must win with 1t. 1t may b
that the hardest part Of the battle is ever
The discussion Of wages, labor, prof.
.Dd the various incidents of protection
will not stop with the announce ment 0
the result Of the Presidential cleo / II
There Is bat one wsy to settle questio
Of right Ike this, once brought promi
nentlY to the attention OF the people, ant
that is by correcting the wrong. Let tn
national D mocrScy, which could mo-
| disconnecE Itself from the issue and evadt
its responsibility if 1t would, tske up the
e ght with renewed energy and courage
and the future will bring It's ample re
ward.
New O:leans Times. Democrat Dem
The causes of the Democratic defeat are
now pa ent 70 hn 1t is quite evident
that the srty has been losing ground for
ftne weeks past. The return Of the
stslwlI 20 the Republican ranks the dis,
sessions within the party ranks in New
York CT y, and the trades that we're made
undoubtedly csused the loss to MI.
Cleveland CT several thousand votes. BdI
theEe were not the sole cause Of our fail
ure. Mr.. ClevelSpd has contributed to
mis- own defe It by the peculiar civi ser
vice policy be puT.u5d snd by MS lar. fl
position. His civil service policy dis
gusted thousands OF Democrats, fer he
continued in tfllce bitter Republicans,
who, although re- aimed by a Democratic
administration, did all in their power to
overthrow it. The tariff message OF the
President caused alarm in the msnufac-
turing districts Of the east, and lost votes
where they were most needed. These
are among the prime causes thst have
driven the triumphant Democracy from
power sf:er short reign Of only four
years. The Democracy now recognize s
k1t LulokAES6 o1O Will AOb E1OOaGLl
maze tlem sgAir.
Memphis Avalanche (Oem J: II is G
condition with which W. now hay4 to
deal, and not theory.
The souta during Clevelaud's admins
tration has been nappy and prosperous
lis growth has been little snort of msr-
velous. Nav industries have sprung Up
every where. Mines have been developed,
railroads built, land opened, immigration
successfully encouraged. conf fence re-
stored and law ald order nave reigbed
supreme. The color line Was beifg
gradually broken down, and all the future
seemed full Of premise.
II remains to De seen whether the re-
turn OF the Republican party to power
Will bring with Il rene Val OF the condi-
ton Of Affairs which existed after the
var. II not, then the enemg must Gem
pletely change front. The utterances G:
its leading men in every walk OF life, pub
hc and private, ilatlfy the Deiicf tina: she
policy OF repression will be revived and
pusheA to the last verge OF liberation
The campaign, 80 far ss the Republicans
ere concerned, hiss been Of q sectional
character. The bloody shirt has been
OA IL
Congress no opportunity to harass
tho south has been neglect
e even when the sur set of tx
Su0n came up for discussiUl. The S5n.
q e, 10 framing iIs tariff bill, took care TO
emphasize lis antagonlsm to the south
and all that concerned it. Il was the de-
l,berate purpose Of the Il pubhcsns to
oppose the solid south win solid north.
IL is natural, then, this: their success
should be largely attributed tc the posi-
ton ttey have taken in regard to the
south, They are justified in concluding
that arguments sgs!nst the south ard
sbuse OF southern people sIe SIS potent
with noIthern voters IS ever, and thy
will, not,be slow to use these weapons
sgafnN whenever occasion offers.
TtWhat course, then, is left ouen to the
Democratic party Of the SOUL?
We must wait and see. II Il is shown
that the policy 81 waicn We have limited is
to be pursued, tie necessity for str.ct Or
ganiZa.ion with the Democrsts OF the
south becomes OF paramount Importance.
II for no other reason than thst of self
protection, 1t is in the highestsdegi ee i'm
portsrt that they should staad together
TO O man, Desertio1 from the ranks
must be made punishable by the severes.
methods known to political organization.
New Orleans States Dem j: The is
sue Of "eq1sl Justice ~ ali" Is as live an
issue now as II WAS erstwhile; it is as
much and IS clearly before the country
to-day SIS it Wss week sgo. The vic
tory CT the Republicans lie victory Of the
plutocracy or money power over the
masses Of the American people. 1t is 8
victory which points TO legislation in ia
vor Of privileged classes, at The expense
Of the general community. II is victory
which promises continuance of unfair
advantage to rich and powerful corpora
lions, trusts, and irdividtals, to the griev-
ous detrimeDt of the ordinary "run" Of
merican citizens. It is the plutocrst's
sInmph over the poor man.
PIT would be farcisl to suppose that the
result of the contest so fsr as this cleo
ton is concerned is to end the Contest
There can be no end to the contest until
he great principle which Is the essence OF
Democracy itself-the principle to-wit,
hat no citizen, NO Glass OF citizens, no
section Of the community, in this free
country, is entitled to the enjoyment Of
my right or privilege, which Is not equally
enjoyed by every other individual, class,
Ind section-uot until that Democratic
principle Of equal justice 70 sill" has
MAN