Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-23


ident had occupied the Executive Man
sion, but with an abiding faith in tn,
! final triumph of the great principles upoI
which the psrty was founded, the Demo
Gratis OF the Nation had entered the con
| test as each Presidential yesr rolled
around, with as much hopeful courage 81
ifvictorY had crowned their latest efforts
The leaders of the Republican party hac
endesvored to instill into the minds Of
the people Of the north the idea that the
| constitutional changes made during and
since the war had not been accepted In
good faith by the people OF the south,
and that the government would not be
safe IN the hands OF the Democrats; but
the conservative craftsmanship displayed
by the representatives of the south about
the capital of the nstiors and the
marked growth and prosperity in the
southern states under Democratic
rule gradually dispelled this suspicion
and caused the revolution that elected
Grover Cleveland to be the chief magis
trate of the nation. Thanks be to Al
mighty God and to the conservative pst-
riotism OF the people at large, and Mr..
Cleveland in particular, that Republican
subterfuge has been unmasked. The
scare is over, and the people, with one
accord, demand that war issues and war
talk, as well IS war taxes, shall give place
to the more pleasing and profitable
methods of peace. No administration
since the foundation of the government
has been more practical,
BUsINKss-LlKE AND PATRIOTIC
than Mr.. Cleveland's; and the GROWING
act Of that administration Is his forcible
ard sensible message to Congress, in
which he reminds that body that the peo-
pie demand that the tariff shall be reduced
to q revenue basis. The cry for relief
from this unequal and unnecessary bur-
den is sweeping scross the country like
mighty whirlwind. 1t comes from the
north, from the south, from the east,
from the wesr, from the mountains to the
sea, in one resistless current, and am
glad to say that or great stale, through
her representatives in Congress, sup
ported by the united sentiment OF
her people, does no mean bat
tie for this cause. I ccngratu ate
you, fellow.citiz ms Of Texas, upon the
prosperous condition Of our state--upon
the honest and capable administration of
affairs about its capitol. I believe that
no brighter year ever dawned upon
Texas. Our crop prospect is the best
in the history Of the state. Our vote will
be the largest ever cast. Our victory for
tariff reform, grand one.
May this convention be equal to the
responsibilities ofthe hour, and wisdom
snc patriotism dictate its utterances and
control its deliberations.
Al the conclusion of his remarks Gel
onel ExslI introduced DR.. a. S. Brojles,
mayor of Fort Worth, who welcomed the
on the part Of the city.
Mayor Broiles said:
MAYOR BROILKs' SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of the Democratic state
CT the Lone Stsr state, Is
mayor Of The city of Fort Worth I have
the honor OF extending to you . formal
welcome in behalf Of all her people. We
throw wide open our gates to you. We
sre proud to welcome such c representa-
tive body to our Inequalities. We ex-
tend to you q most hearty welcome. We
are to be congratulated that political o.
tracism is almost thing Of the past, and
men are now permitted to fearlessiy
stand up and "be counted" on what
ever side they choose. We
IRE glsd to see such an
Intelligent body Of representative men O.
, "grsnd old party" which has dons56
much to make up the history Of hs<
yrsndest nation on earth. II Is clain
hat this s'grand old party" in its ed
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