Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12
THE TARIFF.
That g Bill has Not Parsed and Become a
Law, Not the Fault of tie Damocrnrs.

That Bill Bss Not Parsed and Become a
Law, Not the Fault of tie Damocrars.
ABILENE, Ten, oct. 10 1885
To the Gazette.
It's fact thSt less talking and more
thinkiusis being done by the masses otthe
people st this time thsn st any time in
the past. The people are s;uiJirg the
great nstionsl problem, the tariff, and
the mist that has been thrown On the
question oy unscrupuious politicians is
being cared away. The sopAistry that
has oeen used bY protecttoIists SO
effectively in unloading the people ha,
lost its force with the t.rmer aid Ieborer
who have borne the burden CT this pro.
It ctive tariff all alone. The light thrown
on by Investigation has awakened them
TO realization Of the enormitV and una
business Of this protective tariff robbery,
and while they are not fully agreed As to
the best plsn to follow, all are sgreed
taat the protective system must be
abolished. These Investigations by the
yeomanry OF the land account for the new
parties now in existence. Not properly
sppreciating the fact that Republican
Senate have successfully obstructed
the passage OF all tariff reform laws.
Many Of the people are. ur justly charging
the Democratic party with the perpetus.
tion Of this protective tariff system. The
record shows tina. not session of Con-
gress has passed since the Democratic
party gained ascendency In the Lower
House but an effort las been made to re-
move the tariff. The Mills bill, which
passed the House By the unanimous vote
OF the Democratic Representatives, Is
long stride In the right direction, though
itdoes not reduce the tar # to basis OF
revenue only. The object Of these new
pstties, the Non ParlisAns, etc ia to
effect needful reform. Without giving
the Democratic record fair examination
they conclude tha. the work Is not pro-
crossing fast enough, snd hence the new
parties. The lack of craftsmanship
among the leaders Of these aew parties
has led them sstrsy. Agitators, unscru-
pulous politicians, demsgoguss, dis
sipated place hunters from the two
grea. parties have assumed the
leadership in thsse new parties and while
the motives advocating msj ority OF the
new parties sre of the oes.-ihe leaders
are full Of corruption and their motives
sre fer SELF elevatIen. The Republican
party is pronounced for protection and
their only hope for success is 10 the
money bsgs of protected corporations
In the organization OF new parties the
and Knights OF Lsbor, the
Efforts Of these people whose motives are
OF the purest will all tend to strengthen
the Republican party. Why? Because
the Democratic party is the peoples party
and always hiss been, sud any organiz2-
ton that tends to estraDga sny class Of
the people from the party wenkens it ths.
much, and In this way strengthens the
Republicans. In other words, to cast
vote for Non.Partisan or Knights Of
Labor candidate. is to throw your sup
port to the Republican party. Can the
n o1t Psrtisans and labor people az
tarN to hazard this risk2 OF sill
times in the history Of our country now
is the time for the farmers, mechanics,
and laborers to stand shoulder to