Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-27

It was, indeed, Just as constitutional /;
neither more nor less. The measure of in
fanny was the same in each case; all were
alike unconstitutional. But it did not fol-
yiously acted unwisely and wrongly 1t
! should therefore proceed to commit another
heinous wrong.
The sub-treasuryites invariably refused
to discuss the details of their wonderful
scheme; they wanted to talk ssprinciple, +"
they said; the details could be attended to
later on. 1t was unfair, uncandid, to thus
leave the people in the dark as to its pxacti-
cal working. II there was anything in a
theory, if it was worthy of serious consider
alton, it certainly ought to be able to bear
the light of the most searching investiga-
ton. Nothing should be left to be taken on
faith.
1t was paternalistic in its every ramiica-
ton. Mr.. Coleman had enormously alluded
The Northern system, with compulsory ed
ucation as its basic cornerstone, was pater-
nalistic, but there was nothing Of the kind
in ours
The gentleman had said it was not class
legislation, because anything tending to bet
ter the condition of the farmer was benefi-
cial, either directly or indirectly, to the
whole people. This was absurd it was the
most pitiful begging OF the question he had
ever heard used. The same thing might be
said with equal truth of any class, trade q
occupation. If such privileges were to De
extended to the products of the farmers
toll, they should be extended those Of all
citizens alike. The shoemaker had just as
much right to store his surplus unstable
stock, the merchant his, the woodworkman
and blacksmith his wagons-and so on to
the end of the chapter-and draw SO per
cent of value thereon, as the farmer had.
All We're alike citizens, and special privil-
eyes should be given to none. No one class
should be allowed to dominate the govern
ment; the combined intelligence and hon
esty of the whole should be called into re-
QUESTION.
He then proceeded to demonstrate the
utter impracticability of making the gov
eminent cotton broker, grain merchant
and general huckster. He pointed out the
enormous cost the scheme would necessi-
tate, and the evils attendant upon the main
tenance of such a standing army of Federal
officials as would be required.
He defended the opponents of the sub
treasury from the charges of corruption,
and the press especially from the imputa-
ton of venality, paying fine tribute to
the general, nay, almost universal, honesty
of the newspapers, and remarked that the
leaders Of the third party were all of
them broken-down political hacks and DIS
gruntled Office seekers.
The Democratic party was the hope of
the people 1t had always been the party of
the people, the bulwark and mainstay of
their liberties. 1t was the only party with
which self-respecting Southern man could
consistently act. He warned his hearers
against deserving it to follow after
'-the-wisp, an ignis fatuus of isms.
With the exception of the sub-treasury
project, the Democratic platform embodied
all the demands OF the Alliance. Alliance
l1t, re rhnr
and if they would stand firm to the party
and help to secure such needed measures
OF relief as tariff reform, free coinage of
silver, reduction Of governmental expendi-
lures and the abolition of national banks,
the dark clouds now lowering upon the So
cial and political horizon would lift and an
era of unexampled prosperity would take
the place of the present congeSted condition
Of affairs.
Here the speaker closed, being saiuted
with loud and continued applause, and every
Democrat present felt that his party had
been represented in the most able and forci-
Bile manner possible.
Mr. Coleman than had fifteen minutes re-
joiner, but made no new points worth mem
tioning.
Mr. W. H. D. Murray of .Cade, Navarro
county, then addressed the audience. He
was member of the Alliance, and de-
Tended his stand as an anti-Sub-treasury
man, and supporter of the Austin mani
festo. He and others had been denounced
as traitors because of their opposition to
this thing, and threats of expulsion from
the order had been made against them. I'm
der its constitution the Alliance was non
political, and he had a right to shape his
course as ne deemed best on all political
questions. He believed in the Alliance and
did not propose to be driven out of it by any
such set of schemers as Macune and his
vassasl. But he was Democrat, and would
never desert the old party at the bidding of
a horde of unprincipled office-seekers. He
presented an array Of incontrovertible facts
and statistics, and made a clear, acute and
forcible argument.
He was followed the Rev Berry Sowders,
a Greenback independent Non Partisan
Union Labor politician of long standing.
Mr.. Sowders has felt the weight of the
Democratic party on more than one occ;-
sion in his periodical raids for office, and
naturally hates 1t. His whole speech
was merely violent diatribe against DEM
ocrats and Democratic doctrine. Any man
who would follow the Democratic parts
with its black and dirty record, was sub
Sidized tool and a subiugated fool" The
whole press was subsidized by Wall street.
The GAZETTE, especially, received several
marks of consideration from
the politico-reverend gentleman. 1t was
the vileSt, baSest newspaper in Texas; it
was bought and owned by, and was the
plant tool of Wall street; it was a vile,
dirty sheet, ETC., etc, ad nauseam. Nor
did he leave sound bone in the Dallas
News and one or two other papers.
After paving the air and believing like a