Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-21
Special TO the Gazette.

- & 's'f ST.! s 4 e:
dressed tn e
crowd. BE spoke shout az follows:
FELLOW CITIzENs-I am here In re-
quest to tie Invitation of the Garland
Democratic Cub, because l feel tn..
there is 70 truer demo crscy than tbst
which bnilds It's ctmp fres on both sides
OF Duck creek I Cm lis sourca to It's
mouth. II IS an intelligent Democracy
which fZnts fJr itB views ard its favcrites
in the primaries by the psrty and yields
gracefully TO tie viii r. tbs msloIity. The
recorded vote CT this ls!se precinct
in TIE late exciting Congressional race
and msGy other elcctlcIs, nag proved TO
the world tbst TIE Duck c.e6k Dsnccra.
is cne that can lei Ter be read OF fooled
o1s Ct th.t party which he believes viii
best suheeLve INC iateTeaLS OF bis country
BE gets sIsy Catered in conventions both
On bis f,vcrite candidates ard pcliciea,
yet On election day "a loySl to the pr!nci
PIE TIC. the Esj Nrity should rule.
/ glory in this brand of
Democracy, Tor bsve myself made some
health; fights in the party and been fire.
quentiy Ie&d out sld stlieG aud buried by
newspapers aud GEe- horse political
bosses, but still live sId have ny first
ticket to scratch CT ny first hcul's sleep
to lose IN the face Of defeat. l believe
tonight as firmly es L ever believed in
my life, that the bee. interests
OF the people are involved In
The success Of the Democratic
party in the approaching election.
II there was anything in the Platform, the
history or the makeup Of any other po-
lticsl party thst would justify me IN the
belief, merits success, CT even progress
toward SUCCESS, would be more benehcial
to the country, 1 would change my poll
tics before sulrige. l take it for granted
that ia this intelligent audience, COM
posed mostly Of farmers who read
as well as plow, thai there is
no man who Is Democrat
because he has sufficient political
ambition to mike him prostitute his
political views merely TO be with the
stronger party, or who considers past
affiliations sufficiently sacred to hold him
loyal. My appeal shall be TO the iuig
ment CT those who despair or who sre
honestly wavsring In their nth to De-
mocraCy.
.. Shall contend that the platform and
the nominations Of the Democratic party
are the best guarantee offered the people
At this election Of an honest,
etlicien! and economical i'd
Kinis:rstion OF public Affairs.
II this be true, and can SO convince you,
then hold it to be the solemn duty OF
every good citizen entertaining this con-
vict,ou TO vote the ticket, no matter
which side he fought on 10 the last war
or the other wars, and no matter in what
shape he takes his liquor, or BY what
mek 1s he earns his bread. OF course, II
he Is looking for an Office In some other
psrty don't expect his CONVERSION, or
that be should even cest glance
up towsrds the mourners' bench.
/ have Tot come here to night to talk to
you about dead issues, or to eouss those
who Differ with me, or to read anybody
out CT the party. em not one Of thoee
w5o believe that the smaller the party's
ma )rity is the eagier manipulated, snd
therefore, the better. l would like to
see tvery voter in Texas Democrat, If
his honest convictions brought him to
the party. Trusting in the eound iudg
neIs OF the people l have no fears OF
the defeat Of the Democratic
par y in this election. 1. hiss been said
seriously threatens Demo crazy, and that
the laooring men sad farmers have set up
Udlon Labor party which will Smash
the Democrsc7. Some people are always
on the eve OF every election predicting
going TO ruin the party either from
when the returns come 10, tte
farming precincts and labor wares
show The Democra strength. The
Democratic party never has and never
will WIN C victory except with q large
majority CT the IsbCr eod farming vote.
Its strength and victory this year will be
from the same source, because It's plat
form and nominations are in the interest
of these who ssk nothing from govern
ment except honesty, economy and low
tsxes. Taere will be throughout the
United States one hundred labor ant
farmer votes cast for the Democratic
ticket where there is one cast for the
Union Labor ticket. This will be, not
because they believe or have been told by
hot-headed politicians that ths nUnion
LIbor" people are fools CT scalawage,
but because their judgment is that they
have more TO hope for In Democratic
success.
TIE farmer or laborer who understands
anything about government, knows full
well that the more government there
is and the g.ester number Of
ofi:ers there are, The greater will
be the murder Of taxation on him. aud
the less chance he viii hsve for correc-
ticn Of his grievances or change CT sd-
ministration. You can take ten average
citizsns and put the m in appoiDt.vs flies
and line Of them Will become tyrsnts and
political bosses eud biad scherhnts OF
"ths powers that be-"
Lat this party appeal to the farmer and
lsborer to support it on 9 platform that
"a huudredfold increase |
in the number Of federal
c tficials BY making every one from sec |
ton boss to general manager OF rail-
road, . federal official. There are enough |
officers In this country now eating the
peoples substance and manipulating their |
conventions without having any more.
sm just this much Of q Democrat thst
wish there were even less government,
fewer cffi :isls and all Of these elective. |
No assumption BY or grant 10 government
Of extraordinary powers In time OF
peace ss ever yet resulted IN good
10 the masses. Any man who hssIei.her
read history or observed recent political
Knows full we'll that every np
poin;ive officer is q "thick and thin"
supporter OF the administration under
which be is holding and expects to con-
.inue to mold office. The administration
hat was in power when the ownership OF
he railroads went Into effsct would con-