Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-30
AN APPEAL.
This Dtnscrais If P,nnsylv,nis Urged
10 oIganz' Into bscsl sscissfesto
Pfepsga;e Their Principles,
The Cannes of tho Lsts Defe.t Explained
Inc Pcl'o,es Cf the zwo GREAT
Parties OutlineC,

1e5t N CeteDee OF lS-, equitable, epQ
necessary principle Oh free government.
1t corSended that unnecessary tax
alton was unjust tsx9tion; that
the federal government had no right
to take more money from the people than
might DO necessary for IS owa support
economically 4cnlDiEtefFc; And thst It
had NO right TO take money from the mass
Of men 70 coCier II, IS = mere ls'gess
upon class. This doctrine has s'en
held by the Democratic party from the
adoption OF the constitution to the pres
ert d1y. 1. WAS the doctrine OF Jeffer-
son, and CT every Democratic statesman
10 cur history. But since the civil war,
the Federalists' scheme OF strong govern.
meut, taking from the people whatever
these in power msy think useful, or de.
sirsb,a, building up . few industries at
the expense Of others, and comforting
up1n tSvored enterprises crest annual
bou titles far in excess Of the pubic reve.
nues, has been incorporated i the policy
Of the general government, aud for row
more than quarter Of century has
been steadily maintained bY our legigla,
ton spd administration.
Toe conflict between these two pFia-
irrepressiole. II must CONTINUE until the
industrial people Of the United States are
sill free or al slave. Inc Democratic
party BIS no thought of abandoning The
fight. On the contrary, it has but Just De-
gun Il. Considering that the president SIRE
form message, regarded by mkny IS &
perilous new departure in favor Ct indus
Trial freedom, was given to congress only
In D cember lasr, and that the ensuing
populsr debate has been in progress
less thSn q year. the results OF the
voting On November furnish the
friends OF tariff reform the most aouo-
dant encouragement. II So muCH mas
been won in SO short time; II all heresy
upon this vital question hiss been
crushed within, CT tinslly cast out Of,
Que Of tae great political parties Of the
United States 10 tnis brief period, what
mag not be accomplished by fearless,
resolutf, persistent agitation in the years
to conner Rising from this momentary
cteck, strengthened by the con-
seriousness that it csrries the srk
OF public safety, that 1t las in
its kss ping sScreG principle upon the
fu'ure success of which depends the in
dustrlal Snd political freedom OF the peo-
pie Of the United States, the Democratic
psrty viii go on with this contest until 1t
is gIoriously won. We have met the
special interests. the monopolies and the
trusts, stimulated to their utmost exertion
by the new danger which confronted
them we have met their millions, e1-
torted from the labor Of the country,
poured out in any qusLtities demanded
0y their INSCRIPTIONS political managers,
and, Notwithstanding Gil their advantages
of position, power and means, snd the
mesger time allowed for the mpmentous
stu ggie, We hGGe fairly divided the SUI
frsges CT the people with them; and IL will
be weeks o come before 1t can even be
told upon which side ths actual popular
ms lrity has fallen.
1lere are now about 1000 Democratic
clubs and Democratic societies In the
United States. The convention which
b:ought these together and formed the
national association WAS hed only on the
4!h Of July last, and the Democratic
society Of Pennsylvania was formed
but few weeks previous. Con-
siaering the great work done, and
the important results accomplished in the
ts1 intervening months, 1t must cow be
kppirent TO every Intelligent observer
that hsd this campaign of Organization
snd !uformstion"-thi vast republican
propaganda, formally founded upon the
iudlspussole and. immortal principles OF
Jefferson had been undertaken ct sn ear
lier date, snd prosecuted with Intelligent
vigor, The presidential election Of 1888
would have had t&r din rent termfns
tioH. Nothing Was required to insure
the success of the Democratic candidates
bat thst the issue should be clearly IN
derstocd. This is made only too mani
fest oy comparison OF the results 10 the
manufacturing csnters with those in tue
agricultural regions. In the former the
"tariE sc&ra" appears to have had no
effect Whatever upon the minds OF intelli-
gen. operatives, for whose alleged benefit
9 fraudulent and Celusive Hprotection"
is inv oKed, while in the agricultural re
gions, whose people are the almos! con-
fessed victims of the faderalist system OF
sp0IiGtIon, the fedeTElist N. )rities seem
70 nsve been maintained aud even in
creased. II other works. where the debate
ragged, where the conflict WAS fslcest,
where the truth WAS most
struck out between the con-
LenQluE phEll6Ey kueI 9 VIC u u'u LOO pre-
vailed 1t must, therefore, be plain that
had the discussion been carried home to
the agricultural people Of the country to
the ssne extent ana with the same in
teusi:y, We should have made the same
strong impression upon that class IS upon
the other. Let there be Democratic So
ciety II every neigboorhood, and let that
society boldly, constantly and energelc-
ally continue the discussion OF the tariff
question as 1t relates to the material
interests of the people themselves, and
the Democratic party OF the United
States wi. nevsr lose another general
election during the existence OF this gen.
Grafton. Had the Democratic Society OF
Pennsylvania been four yesrs old instead
of i've months, with its primary societies
in every election district, IS they should
have beer, the electoral votes Of Penn
sslvGnis would have gone to Grover
Cleveland, where the best interests Of the
large majority OF her people required thst
tEGt they should 60. Had the National
Association of Dam 3cratic clubs soeeu
even one yesr old, instead OF four
Nav York aud Indians, and the
whole agricultural West would hsve been
for Democratic revenue reform, instead
Of Republican or Fsderslist monopoly.
We respectfully urge that every Demo-
cratic society in Pennsylvania shall con.