Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-26

TO be in love with a banking system tfat
doesn't permit loan ON their land or the
products OF their labor.
AS the people build and maintain
churches to in prove their moral condi-
ton and organize literary and dramatic
will organize Democratic clubs TO add TO
their political knowledge and improve
their political condition.
had the benefits of public schools, owes the
country some of his time for the study
of political questions; if he doesn't pay
this debt he is dishonest.
Permanent Democratic clubs are going to
be organized in every locality, and are COM
ing to stay. They are not campaign affairs,
but will be to the politics of the country
what churches are to religion. and what
social and literary club circles are to society.
The Russians are depressing all the Jews
because Of few usurers. We ought to loan
them our financial system of national banks
and mortgage companies. There are more
men in the United States in proportion to
population making money ont of money
brokerage than in any other country under
the sun.
Both Democrats and Republicans had
just as well make up their minds TO it, that
llc lLeu HOW Tue Will
oppose everything, and propose nothing for
a change. The national banks won't even
take out the circulation permitted them, as
they say, ii is better to loan q little money
at high rate of interest, than more at a low
rate.
Once upon time there was man nomi-
mated and elected governor solely because
he was in favor of some one thing. The
other good men running against him were
opposed to everything in general and in IA
yor Of nothing in particular. Thereby hangs
a tale.
In Russia they lay it on the Jews, but in
the United States it is the Gentiies that by
the help of the government have corner
on the circulating medium and force higher
rates of interest by means OF restricted
banking facilities.
The South and West are practically
unit on tariff reform and free silver, and by
means of Democratic club discussions they
will get together on the banking question.
In fact the young man in politics is very
independent individual and he will go ahead
voting with the party that offers the most
practical and business-like plans for con-
Quoting the public service rather than with
a party that undertakes to discipline him.
The time has gone by when the test of po-
htical patriotism consisted of toting about
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brass band and doing violence to the lungs
in open air meetings. The voter of to-day
Is not swayed by excitement and the blare
of brass horn. On the contrary, the aver
age American voter has become very tired
Of political buncomb and is doing q consid-
cradle thinking.-[W Washington Post.
The influences that now control the gov
eminent think it a Tery wise policy to tax
the many by high tariff and then dis
tribute the money to a few by means OF
pensions and high official salaries. No sys-
TEN can be more demoralizing or more dis
couraging to the industrial classes. The
campaign of education will expose such
policies and will show that the industrious
man hits one lick for the government favor
ties when he hits one for himself and
family.
The Democratic party is what majority
of its voters make it in platforms of the
party. A man that doesn't believe this is
not L Democrat.
DEMOCRATIC OPINION.
Lawrence Gardner, secretary of the Ma
tionol association of Democratic clubs, re-
piled with a smile when asked whether
Democrats looked with any apprehension
upon the third party movement: l do not
think they are losing any sleep over IL 1t
seems to me. as the men composing this
convention are in doubt themselves as to
whom they represent. il might be well to
have that question settled before any seri-
Gus consideration is given the movement.
For myself, / sympathiZe to Il certain eX-
tent with the movement. These men, how
ever, represent extreme views, They rec
ognize, as the Democratic party does, the
ills that exist in the financial system of the
country, but the Democratic party proposes
to cure them by safe. proper and conserva-
tive means, while these men propose eX-
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Democratic party, you know is the peoples
party. These men assembled in Cincinnati
claim to be the people, and as such they
will ind the Democratic party in sympathy
with them in all their Just grievances, and
in all efforts to secure good government.
1t is hardly time to criticise the movement.
1t is not fair to an artist to criticise his
picture before it is completed, nor is it fair
to criticise the work of such gathering
until it has been fully accomplished"
Representative Grain of Texas: 1t will
help the Democrats and hurt the Republ- |
cans st. Louis Republic.
What are Democratic clubs here for If
not to discuss issues and suggest remedies
for political evils? We don't need clubs TO
throw up hats and holler
Politics is q science Ofice-getting is
often the result of tricks, trades and COM |
DIuGllpilS, VI lOTlultDuS circumstances,
therefore there should be political clubs |
and students of politics not after Office |
alone. 1t is in accord with Democratic |
that they should come from all the |
walks of life. Paul was a lawyer and John |
was fisherman, but both made good apos- |
ties.
Where the government retains monop- |
oily of issuing money high rates of interest |
in times Of prolonged peace and plenty |
means that there is something dead up the |
creek
The Democratic party is not so mucn in |
need of leaders to shed tears over the evils |
that are, as to suggest remedies even if they |
are no better than catnip tea. They might
Just as well shed tears in solitude, as they |
have lost their dramatic effect on the peo-
pie. 1t is to be campaign of education.
The fact that the third party was afraid |
to declare for or against the tariff or prohi-
bition, showed it to be drag net concern
1t won't be the first time men went to the
creek to catch all the fish and caught none
If the government will perform its consti-
tutional duty and put money enough in
each individual will look after
getting his share and putting it in a safe
place. 1t is the neglect Of this government
to organize proper financial system that
forces our people to borrow from foreign
companies at high rates of in