San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-10-25

| dream, Out my prayer huu H"po 10 'ua'
shall live to see it realized.
Current PolItIcs-A W0rklngman on the
situation.
SAN MARCOS, Oct. 81, 1888.
For tho FREE Pass:
/ had the pleasure OF hearing both Mr..
Ashby and Mr.. Lockhart, non-partisans, In
their recent speeches at tho court
house. l admire their zeal and ability,
their manly, straightforward way of discus
sion and their freedom from abuse. I'D
NIT the grievances they complain of, tho
octopus of class legislation, but I differ
from them ~ to which particular act oracts
in such legislation Is the ovorshadowing
evil. l also believe in o diiforont way OF
proceeding to correct those abuses.
Since tho foundation of this government
tho democratic idea, government by the
people, has been tho main mast, the sheet
anchor, the hope of the nation. The i'm
mortal Jefferson set forth this doctrine as
an exact science. The democratic party,
fixed by him on the eternal principles of
truth and justice, has always been the par
ty of the people, Against this party has
aIways been arrayed the agents of tyranny,
the tools of tricksters and all that class who
believe that tho te,o are born to rule the
many, that the people are incapable OF self
government We know that bad men have
been elected by the democratic party to fill
high offices, that many bad laws have had
democratic sanction, These things 60
without saying. What is the remedy? "Etor-
nal Vigilance" Don't turn the govern
ment over to the politicians and go to work
and to sleep" Send your representative
to the legislature and to congress, then keep
your eye on him, recollect how he votes on
all questions and require lin to uote on all
important questions; then If he goes wrong,
wilfully wrong, or weakly suffers himself
led astray, see to it that he is not nomina-
ted for any Office again. Don't wait until
he has secured the nomination IN. B. They
always want to 60 back) aud then, set up an
independent man to beat him. Your reg
ular nominee" most always gets there, hence
the importance of attending the primaries;
that is tie gloce for true reform. Let these
representatives know that you will hold
them to strict accountability for every Off
cial act and they viii consult you IN impor-
tant measures before voting. Suppose you
do elect an independent, what have you got
in the way of roformP Unless he be an in
telleotual giant he is utterly without influ-
enoe among his fellows, neither party will
trust him, and he must vote with one side
or the other, either the democratic or the
opposition, not once in o life time 10 there
any middle ground. Certainly there is no
middle ground now, it ia either Cleveland
who does represent s0ms reform, or for
Harrison who represents all that is utterly
bad In American politics. Harrison, man
who by the sworn testm ,ny of Knight of
Labor, did say in public sproch that Zone
dollar day was enough for q laboring man,
and that such laboring man had no right to
strike, but should be forced to his duty by
the military power Of the government
speech made during the labor troubles OF
1873 and '7S-who in o recent speech re-
ferred to "our laboring class" to distinguish
the men who earn their daily bread by hon
est toll from the rich who toll not, whose
special mission it Is to govern and take care
of tour laboring class"
The republican party is responsible for
all of the Legislation during the most cor
rupt period of our history from 1865 to ~.
seThe credit strength act" Of 1869 was the
most impudent as it was the most colossal
fraud ever enacted by the American con-
gross This party made possible the whole
sale iobbery in the Naval Department un-
der Secor Robinson, the Star Route frauds
under Brady, Steve Elkins, ct al, to say
nothing of such matters as the freodman's
bank, the railroad land grants, the demoni-
tization of silver, tho refunding of the M
tional debt, otc.-this party is the father Of
the whole brood.
In practical politics It is necessary to go
slow, to use some policy. Mr., Mills recog-
nized this ia forming the tariff bill lately
passed by tho House. He did not attempt
to oorrrct all of the inequality aud injus-
tics of our present unjust tariff law, it
would do to arouse the opposition Of oil Of
the few whom the tariff benefits, so he mere
ly struck out the keystone Of the arch
woodland some minor matters, leaving the
balance for the future when the good effects
Of this shall havo been shown. In this he
shows the wisdom Of the statesman, well
knowing that proposition 70 reduce OF one
stroke to a revenue basis woulc produce
such opposition AS would defeat ali reform,
besides if i; was possible to enact suca a
Law it would probably not be best 20 do so,
a. all Of oar business relations are adjusted
to or present system aud the change should
be gradual.
! As compared with the national banks,
With all Of tue ills attributed to them by
/ Mr. I.ookhart, the rsiles.on Of the tsr.G j.
OF lLlAllilll Msie ia 70 l-.l+--s y. - I'LL
importance that tie prs=eai national con
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