Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-01

COuuIIyu ltH w IL iIuuCc lLcll W IcSI llClI
hopes of success upon the ad-
vocacy of wholesome principles and
measures which are truly Democratic as
well as upon thorough party organization
which this association of Democratic clubs
is so well calculated to subserve. The vim
dications of our principles can be safely left
to the plain people OF the land when they
are aroused to thoughtfulness and patriotic
action. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Inc following was read from
HON. DAVID 3. HILL.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
ALBANY, Sept. IS, 1891. J
To Hon. Henry Drum, President; George Haz-
Zard. Secretary, Of the Democratic Society Of
Washington:
DEAR Shiny engagements here prevent
my acceptance of your kind invitation to
attend the second annual meeting of the
Democratic society at Washington in Spo-
kane, on Septem Der % a d q, but | can ut
least offer pour society by letter the assur-
ance of my hearty interest in Its attempt to
organize the Democracy of Washington
upon solid and success-bringipg basis
The great Northwest is particularly in
terested in the success of the Democratic
party 1t possesses wonderful resources,
now rapidly developing, and progressive,
liberal and patriotic people. including an
unusually large proportion Of intelligent
and active young men. Such conditions re-
quire, for the best development, the broad
est liberty consistent with public welfare,
and the least interference of government
with the natural laws of trade and indus
try. The aims and principle of the
Democratic party supply these re-
quirements. Whatever principles the Re
publican party may once have had, it seems
to be sadly at sea now, drifting about with
out q rudder and without pilot. Its
''great mission has degenerated into 4
struggle to retain political power. To ac
compiish this purpose it is willing
TO sell itself to the enrichment of
a comparatively small band of Eastern
manufacturers who blindly think that
their interests lie in the maintenance of
Wa tariffs. 1t stands ready to pervert the
character Of our government in its relations
to the sovelei gn states by the enactment OF
a force bill which would enable the party
in power TO ignore and set aside the ex-
pressed viii of q majority of the people.
1t lends its aid to the imposition OF ex-
orbitant taxes, in order that the prodi-
gal expenditures OF its own billion con-
gress may be concealed. 1t is too hardened
in political inouity to blush at the scandals
which have tainted the atmosphere of its
Federal administration, or to rebuke the
participators by RELOCATING them to private
life. 1t tightens its hands upon the govern
ment and restricts the rights of the states
and the liberties OF the citizens
by It's movements towards centrali-
zation. And frightened by the en-
phatic protest of the people last Novem-
Der against high tariffs and subsidies and
force bills and eXtravagant appropriations,
and desiring q new issue in 1892, it is vainly
seeking to divide the Eastern Democracy
from the Western by false and hypocritical
professions in behalf Of an honest cur
rency, blindly trusting that it can deceive
by It's professions while by its acts it con-
tinues to permit the debasement of large
part Of our currency and refuses TO take the
manly stand in favor of the only honest
currency-the currency of our fathers aud
of the constitution.
kind which offers the best opportunities
and insures the greatest prosperity and
fullest liberty to the masses Of the people
to the people whose energies
are so wakeful and whose ambitions are so
high as are those of the citizens of the
Northwest. For such q people, and for
the great majority of people in every sec
ton of our land, the principles of JEFF
ferSon and Jackson and Iilden are best.
The establishment of those principles in
the Federal government and in our state
governments means no taxation, except for
public purposes, no legislative benefactions
to individuals or class interests. 10 debaSe-
ment or contraction of our money, no I'M
sumptuary laws, but an honest,
pure, simple and economical admins
tration, jealous regard for the well
fare of the whole people, and the strictest
observance of the liberties of the individual
citizens. Such conditions are conditions of
freedom in its broadcast sense, and those are
the conditions which bring the greatest
general prosperity and happiness. To
realize them is the hope and purpose Of the
Democratic party. l remain your fellow
citizen, DAVID B. HILL.
The following letter was read from
SENATOR JOHN II. REAGAN, OF TEXAS.
PALESTINE. Sept 6, 1891.
To Hon. Henry Drum. President; George Haz-
zard, Secretary; OF the Democratic society Of
Washington.
DEAR SIRs-Your letter Of september 1
is before me, in which you honor me with
an invitation to meet the Democratic society
Of Washington, on the 23rd and 24th of this
month at Spokane.
Important duties here, which require all
my time, and the great distance to your
place of meeting. will deny me the pleasure
Of mingling with the Democracy of Wash
ington, and of personal exchange of views
with them on that interesting occasion.
But will avail myself of your alternative
suggestion that l write, so far as to con-
graduate the Democracy of Washington on
having compact organization based on
ihe doctrines of the constitution OF the
United States, and on the principles Of Mr..
Jefferson, upon which the Federal govern
ment was administered, with out little ex-
ception, from 1901 to 1861.
A failure to return to these principles,
and the logical carrying out of the doc
triues of the Republican party, will, in my
Judgment, result in the consolidation of
all political power in the Federal govern
ment. That would be the Inauguration of
q despotism of majorities. which would
surely bring in its train either monarchy
or anarchy,
To guard against such contingency the
Democracy should:
/. Insist on the preservation Of the
relative constitutional rights, powers and
luties of the state and Federal governments;
seeing that neither shall enroach on or usurp
he powers and duties of the other.
q To this end the Democracy should
insist on the repeal of existing class legisla-
ion, and guard against such legislation n
he future.
3. The Democracy should demand the re-
peal of the present protective tariff law and
he enactment of law providing for tar
Fl for revenue only.
1. We should provide by state and Fed
,ral legislation, within their respective
spheres, to subordinate the great corpora
ions of the country, and especially the rail-
Dad corporations, to the political auth ority.
Either the people or the corporations will
% the master, and the American people