Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-02
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have worked in Longview, but wanted to
take it to mother"
The same Horace Chiffon is here before
YOU to night fCheers.l Here in our grand
state we are glad TO say that the senator is
elected by the voice of the people instead OF
being bought rs in California. If the gov
eminent is ever TO be set Alright it will be
done bv the Democratic party and
not by such men as Macune, Tracy, Sledge,
in their sub-treasury scheme. We hope to
see the day when the murderous Malta VIII
not be imported to our shores, with their
rendetta and Stiletto. Cheers.
EX-GOVERNOR 3. L. HUBBARD
was next introduced amid great applause
He re-echoed the sentiment of the other
yeutlemen aud thought any one standing IN
The way of the advancement Of manhood
ought TO be sat down on by one. ike NM
sell for instance. Of 300 rounds avoirdupols
He had known Chiffon since poyhood. II
he possessed the one great principle OF
lighting for the truth, no matter what the
consequences, success was sure As
Cleveland asserts, what are your honest
convictions even If you 1crlfjce yourSeLi on
the altar of the grand old party. Cheers
He congratulated Chiffon in fine little
talk.
HON. &. C. sELMAN
was the next speaker. He believed that IN
the selection of Chiffon, Governor Hogg
had made a grand and wise selection: lie
was Z Democrat and did not thlnk the
Democratic party could afford to cut loose
from Cleveland Just because there was
little difference in opinion on the silver
question. Cleveland is the man to lead the
party to victory in 1892.
Senator Chiffon was introduced amid roar
after roar Of applause.
Gibbons SPEECH.
The following is the speech Of response
b. Horace Chiffon;
Nj Finley. Ladies and Fellow Citizens:
The plaujits of my neighbors is dearer to
me than the honor OF any Office. A creden-
tal IS United States senator signed BY our
present governor, and bearing the impress
OF his confidence. viii be cherished by me
more proudly than d soldier Of Europe
would prize the highest title Of nobility.
In the county Of Smith the labors OF my
past life have been cxcrted, and TO the un-
ceasing favor OF her people / am indebted
for whatever Of material and political sue
cess my efforts have received. ! take
Jos therefore, in the unbounded cordially,
with which my elevation has been received
b home.
In the short time which has elapsed since
tue appointment was rendered me / have
had no time 10 outline any special plans OF
political activity, in the new relations
which nope TO assume, and therefore IN
response 10 Your Generalization l shall de-
cote myself 10 general lines OF thought
ouly.
In the first place | may say generally that
Curing the time which | Shal! occupy the
qigh post OF 4 senator from Texas. 1 expect
- follow 4 rule 10 which 1 have been ac-
custolned eyer since | was twcnty-one
gears old-that is to vote the Democratic
ticket The last Democratic platform is
ny Democratic ticket. Beyond that / shall
Faithfully eudeavor to live up to the princl-
pcs upon which this government was
founded Whenever we get back 10 these
principles and administer this government
upon them we have done all that true
craftsmanship can do 10 make people
prosperous and happy.
The beautiful system of our republic
the system which our fathers left US
presents in politics the idea which has so
long veXed the dreamer in the world of
physics. Il perpetual motion of free gov
rrnment and industrial progression. The
great Federal machine which the patriots
III the revolution constructed carries
rrrtain weight. no more. Every wheel Is
fashioned 10 an adjusted size. Only inter
ruption can effect its simple AMI onward
movement When one wheel is taken out
we have arrangement When another
wheel Of different size Is put in its place, or
a new and unnecessary wheel added, we
have friction, impeded motion, confusion.
The political philosopher who can point
out q missing wheel that ought TO be put
in. or an unnecessary wheel that ought to
be taken out, viii need no trumpeter to
carry his name among the people. If he
can show Us a badly adjusted wheel and
explain TO US how much too little or too
large il is. or if he will help US TO restore
The equilibrium of those whose unequal
motion we already feel, his reward of
public appreciation will be speedy and am
pie. If indeed beyond all this, tits devel-
0ped that he has made Z real discovery in
politics, shows US something which has eS-
taped the notice of the acknowledged
statesman of his time, he viii not long
liuger in the obscurity of third party,
hut he viii be welcomed, as of right, TO u
place of CeuCraiShip il the van of the al
ready waiting and
ORGANIZED ARMIES CFREFORM.
Every man can see that the machine of
our Federal government IS out of order at
I he present time, and that its operation IS
defective. partial. sectional and oppressive.
/ Ell Us examine some Of its parts. Take
for example the tariff wheel There was
StatesmanlilIc purpose and proportion in the
tariff as originally designed. On account
al its liability to perverSion, | sometimes
doubt the value of the plan, even rs u
method OF taxation, still ii was clearly in
tended to hold useful place and if reduced
Ia its rightful dimensions il would not be so
certainly Il future danger, and SO ruinOuSly
4 present burden This is not the occasion |
"a enter into any comprehensive description |
OF the evil effects Of the tariff, as now ad- |
in the affairs of the Federal gov |
ernmcnt No part of our system has been |
lncndcd and repaired so often, and every |
revision. SINCE lS46 has made it worse. |
Commencing in 1889 when the first tariff |
fixed the highest duty on neccssarieS at : :, |
per cent. and an average all around of about |
] ! per cent, it was first higher, then lower, |
from time 10 time, until 1916, when |
under the touch of the genius |
of Robert J. Walker. secretary of |
the treasury under President Polk. tariff |
law was enacted upon an I'D valorcm basis |
purely This act was in force for over ten |
Years. and this period furnishes the only |
fair test of the Democratic policy upon the
tariff which has been Afforded since our
| Mon was founded. Agriculture, COM
merce. navigation, manufactures and every
Industry of our people tiuurished in I'M
abundance during this great era
Of Democratic aSeendeucy and low tariff.
Ne next turn, fellow citizens, 10 a record |
tie Republican party entered upon power
" tn the tariff gradually but surely max
ug il higher and higher, until il is now
r ekiug with eXtortion nj an average of
over - per cent. The comparison is simple
from IL per cent average IN the infancy |
81 this country 10 & per cent in its prime !
And now rs this great wheel makes its |
rounds. carrying faNorS TO the few and op- |
preston 10 the many, we see bla2eued on |
is band Is the measure OF It's size and func- |
lion, the settled maxim OF the Republican
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