Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24

passage Of the act of congress of 1869, which de-
MED to the people the right to pay the national
Indebtedness in the kind OF money QegaI tender
notes. for which the government ponas were
sold; and the passage of the act OF 1873, sus-
pending the coinage OF silver dollars, ana max
ing the gold dollar the unit Of value, which in
ficted such great misfortunes on the country,
caused the people to revolt against theipolcy OF
the Republican party. And then, II the people
had acted wisely. that policy OF run.
of bondholders. money sharks and corpo-
rations would have been reversed, an the
people of this country would nave Deen saved
policy eatsiled on them. But unfortunately for
the country the Republicans, who disapproved
fused to join the Democrats, who had opposed
that policy, and sought to form new political
party to rescue the country from the unfortu-
nate condition into which it had been plunged
by the policy of the Republican party. Some
discontinued and ambitious Democrats Joined
them. A number of new political parties were
started, which were finally merged into what
was known as the Greenback Labor party. This
new party proved to be utterly powerle to Sc
cure the desired reforms. But by its form alton.
instead of its members uniting with the Demo-
Gratis who had opposed the Republican policy,
prevented the Democracy from securing to the
people the relief the Republican policy had rem
dered necessary. And since that many
of the very men whose unwise course
prevented the Democracy from restoring good
government to the people have been saying to
the people from time to time that neither of the
old parties were friendly to their interests.
Now again the public mind is thoroughly
aroused to the necessity of change OF policy.
And If those who desire it would unite with the
Democracy the people would be relieved. And
now again, misguided men, instead OF acting
with the Democracy and securing relief for
the country, are forming new organizations
which will be dragged, 1 fear, into opposition
to the Democratic party, and again defeat the
hopes Of the country. I know that the great
body Of men OF the Alliances and oranges of
Texas are good Democrats. know, too, that
the Z have shrewd men among them who are
looking to the formation Of q new political
party, and to the defeat OF the Democracy. 1t
remains to be seen whether they will succeed.
We may by this means lose some Of the Southern
states and fail to recover the house OF repre-
sentatives, and fail to secure the much needed
relief OF the people. While this is the peril of
the Southern states, we saw, in the elections OF
1858, the farmers of the West voting TO sustain
the Republican party, which is taxing the life
blood out of them to keep up high protective
tariff for the benefit Of the manufacturers, in
stead Of uniting with the Democracy to relieve
themselves Of the burdens now being imposed on
them by the Republican party.
viii The people never be wise enough to take
care Of their own rights and interestsf
I renew the expression of my sincere regret
that cannot, as to these bills and their policy,
act in harmony with the people have tried, as
I think faithfully, earnestly and laboriously to
serve.
in order to avoid the necessity Of writing an
swers to other resolutions and letters like those
you sent me, I will give this letter to the press.
Very truly and respectfully, -,