Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29

try than the Democratic policy Of loanint
| government money without interest Il
| "pet banks"
/ FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The conduct of foreign affairs by the
present administration has been distin-
guished by its inefficiency and it:
| cowardice. Having Withdrawn from The
Senate all pending treaties enacted by
the Republican administration for the
removal of foreign burdens and ressric-
tions upon our commerce end for its ex
tension into better markets, 1t has
neither effected nor proposed
any others in their stead, profess.
ing adherence to the Monroe doctrine
it has seen with Idle complacency the ex
tension Of foreign influence in Contra
America, and OF foreign trade everywhere
q nong our neighbors. II hiss refused to
charter, sanction or encourage any Amer
ican organizati n for toe constructing OF
the Nic.reugs canal, s work Of vital i'm
portsnce to the maintenance OF the Mon
roe doctrine and OF our nationai influence
in Genital and South America, and neces-
ssry for the development OF trade with
our Pac'tic territory, with South America
and with the islands and further coasts
of the Pacific ocean.
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
We srraign the preseDt Democratic ad-
minietration for its weak ard uupitri-
otto treatment CT the fisheries question
and its pusillanimous surrender OF the
essential privileges to which our fishing
vessels are entitled in Canadian ports
under the treaty OF 1918, the
reciprocal maritime legislation Of
1889, and the comfy Of nations
and which Canadian fishing vessels re
ceiVe in ports CT the U0ited States. We
condemn The policy OF the present ad-
ministration and the D 3mocrstic ma j0rity
IN Congress toward the fisheries a. IN
friendly and coIspicuously unpstriotic,
aud as tending TO destroy vElus Die Ms
tlonsl industry aud al indispenea2le re-
source CT defense against foreign
enemy. The name Of American applies
alike to all citizsns VI this republic,
sud impresses upon all alike the
game obligation OF obedience
to the laws At the same
time that cItiz spship is aud must be the
psnoply aud safeguard Of him who wears
it and pTo.ec him whether high or low,
rich or poor, il all his right. 1t should
and must s # Jrd him protection st home
end follow snd protect him abroad, II
whatever land be may be, on lawful
errsnd.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The men who abandoned the publ
can party in 1884 ard continued TO adhere
to the Democratic party have
deserted not only the csuse OF honest
government and sound finance, Of the
freedom and security Of the ballot, but
especially have deserted the cause OF
reform in civil service. We will not fail
TO keep our pledges because they have
broken theirs, or because their candidate
has broken his. We, therefore, repeat
our declaration of 1884, town: "The
reform of civil service auspi-
ciously begun under the Republic
can administration should be com
pleted by a further extension Of
the reform system as already established
by law 10 all grades of the service to
which 1t is applicable. The spirit and
purpose Of reform should De observed in
sll executive appointments, and all laws
at variance with the object Of existing
reform of the civil service should be re-
pealed, to the end that the dangers tc
free institutions which lurb in the power
OF official patronage may De wisely and
effectively avoided"
PENSION LEGISLATION.
The gratitude OF the Eztion to the
defenders of the nation cannot be meas
ured by laws. The legislation OF Con-
gross should conform to the pledges
made By loyal people, sni be SO enlarged
and extended as to provide agsinst the
possibility that any man who honorahlY
wore the federal uniform snail become
an inmate Of the sImshouse or Z depend
ent upon private charity. In the presence
of sn overlooking treasury it would be
public scandal to dc less for those whose
vAlorous service preseryedthe governmeo It.
We depounce the hostile spirit shown by
President Cleveland in his numerous We
toes OF measures for pension relief, and
R presentstives IN refusing even consid-
eration OF general pension legislation.
AMEN.
Ia support of the principles herewith |
we Invite the cooperation of |
the patriotic men of all parties, especially |
Of ell working men whose property is so |
threatened by the free trade |
policy Of the presen. administration.
WHERE THEY CHERRED.
As Mckinley read the declaration Of
Republican principles and as re men,
Toned the names OF the deso leaders Of
.he republican party, cheer after cheer
,scended and hls allusiol to the living }
hero, Philip Fl. Sheridan, was received
with loud applause, but these bursts OF
wers as nothing to the storm :
Of applause sud cheers Which broke out
when Mckinley enunciated The principle
Of the Republican party in regard to pro-
section. Every member of the conven
lion rose to his feet and m2ny spectators
their example. Fans were
waved, hsndkerchiets were futtered,
cheers were given and shouts of approval
.ound noisy vent. For fully minute
Mckinley was unable to continue on SC
count Of the demonstration which broke
1ut afresh when denunciation of the
Mills bill found eI oression in the plat.
orm.
When the reading of the report hsd
been completed Marine OF MARYLAND
moved that it be adopted by rising vote.
Horr of Michigan on behalf of his state
seconded the motion and the report of
he committee WAS adopted unanimously
~ standing vote and amid great en-
husiasm.
CONVENTION CT TRADERS.
special to the Gazette.
CHICAGO, ILL June 90 The very at
nosphere seems fraught with politics and