Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15
Mr.. Watterson Explains the Little
Platform Difference Bsiwsen HIM
self and Senator German.
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LOUISVILLE, M D gne y. WENT
son Democratic Clubs headed b7 band
Of musicians and followed by ccrcourse
Of citizens serenGded Henry W.tterson a.
his home in this city this evening on his
return from 81. Louis. He spoke re-,
vie wing the work CT the convention, the
platform, the ticket aud go on. the fol
lowing are the more notable passages In
his remarks eboat the tariff sod the plat.
form: l went to the St. Louis convention
with the siagle purpose to urge toat
he line OF bsttle enould be draSn
on the message CT the President aud the
position OF our friends IN Congress,
met there q formidable array il Isvcr OF
limiting cur plan OF csmpsign to sim
ole resfiFmktiol Of TIE platform ot 1884,
sud a general endorsement OF tue admin
l5trstion. There wss from first 10 last
no other Issue raised. l. is true tAsr
helpeG to MIKE the platform of1Se4, it il
true that spoke for it ia the national
convention OF inst year, 1t is true that
for four gears have put upon it con
struction which oughI to De justified by
ne plsin letter OF its meaning but il is
also true inst the country accepted il as
4 strsddle.
IcouA not consent to this, but 1t is not
true that proposed sBy advance. On
tne contrary agreed to take the platform
submitted by Scott and GoIman, word for
word, II they would agree TO strike out
toe itss clause, which, without any quail
dca.ion whatever, resfhcmed the plat
form ol 1884. There was no other differ
ence between u, none at all, End While
they made their argument with extra
ordinary eernestness, plausiblity and
power, an Bound TO say they
disc osed 10 spirit that was not
mat OF honest d -mocrats seeking
the good CT the coUl,r2 end psrty, and
WEN we fGsly reached the conclusion
embodied in the platform IS perfected we
-tYod as one maA. and not IS three men.
But, fellow CitlZ us, to rescue them from
ne perils that oef=lt poor Trsy, an ascriP
uoE 60 dangerous in their part OF the
country ii would seem, Of being caught In
my company, Leu ne basteD to suggest
tina. there may be some mistake about my
opinions anC purposes. l have certainly
done sll ! could to fx the attention Of tbs
people upon the ruinous 6x$c,ioGs
Uf tsrsf, the most unscientif csliy
lai1 Ia ell tne world. | have ssught To
force upon the authors CT th&t tsrif re.
demp.ior CT TIE pledge they made wnen
they enacted Il that II should Iot outIast
the eElSeIcies tia. called it into being,
and IL may be that In the course o: tie
agitation / have not always baen very
sqUeRmish about the terms used to DE-
CIi5e Whst the Supreme court Of the
United States Itself has de-
scribed as "legaliZed robbe1ysA
But never have / proposed snks
.n!ng extreme or destrGctiM
aE builder by preference, conservstks
BIZ nature, and No more than toe PfeH
dent, no more thsr Csrlisle, 70 more t9&
my friends German ana Scott, BoqM d
proceed in the work o. reform 1E any
rash precipitation. l SIN the frieEA snd
not the enemy Of manufacturers ,pyWin-
ing sud industrial developments, n fHeaE
in the sense Of honest work for 'hondss
wages, and ia the Democrats of New
York, New Jefssy and Connecticut would
SAke what i link from my own lips and
I6eset sec69d hard from lips pucksred
to h6sstNSa consideration, they would
hear nothing to brighten OF to
ipjure them. / want 20 reduce the war
t.xess and my objective point is arevenue
t.ri9, but in the nature OF the case we are
bound to 60 slow. Rome was not built IN
d day. The protective system csnnot b.
got rid OF for years TO come. The Mills
Oiih which support, Is protection, not
q FREE trade measure. As for free trade,
it Is d wise 81 s.tke and never will be
realized, II 1t IL ever realized, until the
manufacturers put themselves at the head
of the movement snd put 1t through.