Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-25

in which the old fsg has oeen upheld.
| The representatives Of Texas have min
gled in the fray with zsal aud chiyalry,
with IN energy and eloquence, verify of
the great state which they 80 honorably
represent. We have Just cause TO be
proud OF them, and by our, action and
conduct here to-day we should encourage
snd sustain them.
UNDER JEFFERSON
the Democracy took hold Ct the govern
ment, drove back centrslism and launched
the ship Of state upon fair seas, and run
it in accord with the constitution. For
period Of fifty years, while an almost I'M
broken line OF Democratic rule prevailed,
our country and government were the
wonder and admiration Of the people Of
the world; our country was the beacon
star and hope of the oppressed of every
land.
Another party arose that decIa red
there was higher law than the constitu-
ton. That that sacred instrument, the
work OF Washington and his compeers,
was covenant with death snd 3 lesgue
with hell. The old Democratic ship went
down amid the shoals and breakers Of the
Civil War. During that ably conflict
the Democratic banner was upheld by
few gallant spirits and faithful hearts
that did not despair. When
the conflict was over, and
the southern people had been invited to
reorgsuizs their state governments In
accordance with the results of the war;
when they had done so in good faith, sud
begun to rebuild their institutions, thst
same h'gher-lsw psrty, in violation OF the
constitution and the power conferred by
that instrument upon the President to
pardon the people of the south, over
turned the state governments, deprived
the people OF their vested rights, and
placed them under the rule Of military
despotisms, and delivered them as prey
to an army OF adventurers and camp fol-
lowers who gloated over our miseries
and fattened upon our misfortunes.
During these days and years Of gloom
the darkest in our country's history
there were faithful few in the
north who still adhered to the teachings
OF the constitution. They stood as break
water between violated organic law and
the rights Of an outraged people. When
the south was PROSTATE and bleeding and
her people bound with the shackles Of
deepotism that faithful few erected anew
the Democratic standard and bsttled for
our eufrsnchisement. Then it was that
SEYMOUR AND TILDKN,
Hancock aud Slocum, Hendricks and
Voorhees,, Cox and Randall and Morrison
and theil followers were faithful to the
teachings of the fathers and fought our
battles. By slow and painful processes
By their IF )rts our shnckles were une
loosed and we were restored to our rights
20 free men. All hail to their immortal
-ecord! All honor to them, snd to each
jne OF them! Their memories should be
cherished forever By the Democracy of
tie nation, and should live in our hearts,
and there remain iDlperishable and never
to be forgotten.
We should be sdmonished il q differ
ence Of opinion exists between any OF
these gallant spirits and the great body
Of our party, that that difference should
be met with spirit Of manly forbeersnce,
Erd generous concession that will |
strengthen the ties that bind Democratic |
hearts together. And that spirit should
prevail here among ourselves, and ad- |
monish us that however DEVOTED we are
to principle, that 1t is not In the nature
OF things, though we are enlisted under |
the same banner and striving to achieve |
the same crest end, for US all to thiIk !
alike. To insure success, to perpe.uate |
our principles, to achieve great results, |
minor dlfferen ces must be buried, |
and mutual concession and forbear- |
ance is alike demanded of all. |
We have common enemy to fight. The |
struggle Is between the higher law party, |
and party Of the constitution. The one |
is the party of Capitalization, forming
strong parental government, party Of !
high taxes and legislation that favors and
promotes the eggrandiZement OF capital.
whose whole career has been to build up |
nonopolies, to create trusts and foster |
pools, to favor the few q, the expense Of |
the many. When
THEIR WAR TAXES
we're levied they declared that they should |
cease when the exlgency that called them !
forth should no longer exist. Have they |
compiled with that promise? The bur- !
dens under which the people now groaR, |
the sccumulating urplus 10 the Treasury, |
Notwithstanding the excessive and waste
full appropriations, ana their avowed dec
lsrations In favor Of protection for pro-
tection's sake, proclsim to tie American
people t1at the success Of the Rspu 5l.csni
party means greater burdens and contin-
ued legislation to benefit the favored few.
General Jackson declared that ns-
tionsl bank with q capital Of only $780,
600, 900 was o meesce to our institutions.
II Biddle's bank endangered the liberties
Of the people in how much greater danger
are we now from the 5000 national banks
and their 500, 900, 600 Of capital thst exist
In every nook and corner of the republic
The great war debt Of, S2, 300, 00e, 900
originally was payable in the coin OF the
government, the gold and silver money Of
the constitution, and much Of it the green.
back currency OF the COVE rnment. That
was the issue ofSour party in 1868. The
said 1t should be paid in gold
--then demohetizsd silver and struck
The money OF the constitution and
The people. They enacted law
tbs. the debt should be paid in gold. By
this one measure they enhanced the value
Of bonds and gold more than $500, 0o0, 900
and imposed q corresponding burden
upon the taxpayers who have neither
gold or bonds. The record Of the Demo- :,
cratic party shows that our leaders fought
against these iniquities. When we OBJ
aimed power in the lower house OF Con-
yress we remonet;zsd silver, made 1t .
egal tender; by our action in endeavor-
ng to have greenbacks received for all
government dues, we forced greenbacksI
% nearly par with gold; we have reclaim
I'D to the government many
MILLIONS OF ACRES ii
If the public domain that has been locked j