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

plutocratic dailies in Texas were by some
mistake to publish the straight truth
throughout in one issue it would kill the
whole force, from the editor-in-chief down.
So the whole corps of Wall street tools
press, bankers and mercenary politicians
are leagued together, marching shoulder to
shoulder in the battle against the people.
Why, even that rotten radical sheet, the
ST. Louis Globe Democrat, is now support
ing Roger @. Mills for speaker, and avow-
edly because he opposes the sub-treasury.
Inc Southern Observation-Disclosures
aristocrats, rather-object that the meas
ure is paternalistic aud that it is class leg
lslation. Are not your public school laws,
your road laws and many others paternal-
lstic to certain degreea And class legis-
lation is that which benefits only one class.
But if you benefit the farmer, the pro-
directly or Indirectly, benefit all classesl
Its opponents claim, also, that it is un-
constitutional 1t is as constitutional as
the loan TO the Philadelphia centennial, to
the Pacific railroad, or the proposed guar
antee of the Nicaragua canal bonds. Then
they urge that it is unwise and mex
pedient. Yes, any measure Of relief for
the long-suffering masses is unwise and in
expedient in their eyes.
He continued in this strain at some
length, attempting to demonstrate the
wisdom and expediency of his pet hobby,
but carefully avoided details, dealing en-
tirely in glittering seneralities, and saying
that he now proposed to discuss principles
only; that the details would come after
wards He closed for dinner, amid a round
of applause from his henchmen.
MIR. Coleman is certainly an able and en-
Pertaining speaker, and possesses the art OF
presenting a bad cause in the most attract
i've light possible He attempted at one
time to apotheosize Macune, Tracy & Co.,
but it fell very fiat. He was generally tenn
perate in his language, and courteous to his
opponents.
After dinner and some excellent music by
the Thornton brass band, Hon. ]. w. Blake
of Mexia, chairman of the Democratic exc
cutive committee of Limestone county, an
swered Mr.. Coleman in a speech of an hour
and half, and literally wiped up the earth
with him. His speech was clear, able and
logical throughout, and elected great APP
plause from the straight goods'' part of
the audience. His arrangement of Macune
and his gang was so terrific that thin
skinned local agit3tor Of third party pro-
clivities rose and interrupted him, saying
that Macune was not on trial; but squirm
as they might and did, Blake continued to
pour hot shot into them. Every mention of
the name of Roger Q. Mills was greeted
with hearty cheers, showing that the Corsi-
cana sage has not yet lost his grip upon the
popular affection.
He acknowledged the existence of wide
spread industrial. commercial and financial
depression, and agreed that some remedy
was most pressingly and absolutely neces-
sary. He was with the people in their
fight for relief; the whole Democratic
party was with them, as it always had been;
but that remedy was not to be found in
such wild and visionary schemes as the
Sub-treasury and similar vagaries begotten
in the brain of perhaps honest but mis-
guided enthusiasts.
The cause of this depression was to be
found in the reckless and vicious legislation
of the Republican party. No part of it was
ch2rgeable to the Democrats as at no time
since the war had they ever had control of
all three of the coordinate branches of
government Only give them the reins, and
the needed relief would soon be forthcom-
ing.
The oppressive robber war tariff should
be reformed SO that taxation should be for
revenue only and this the Democratic
party would do if in power. Public ex-
penditures should be reduced, especially in
the matter of pension plumber, and the gov
eminent should be economically and
honestly administered. This the Demo-
cratic party was pledged to do, and its past
glorious history afforded guarantee that
that pledge would be kept And lastly, the
national banks should be abolished. OF
course this was impossible for the next
twelve years, as their present charters did
not expire until then; but a campaign of
education should be increasingly main
tanned. and when the time came, they
should and would be choked to death if the
Democratic party held the government
Money should be issued BY the govern
ment alone, without the intervention of COR
porations. There was no necessity for such
u medium, and this class Of middlemen,
bloodsuckers. fattening upon the vitals of
the people, should be abolished. But the
talk of fat money was sheer nonsense. 1t
was an exploded theory: too dead and putrid
a corpse 10 resurrect before sensible au-
dience. All paper money should be, and
constitutionaly could be, only governments
promise TO pay, based upon and redeemable
by coin. The speaker then proceeded to
puncture several of Mr.. ColemanS state
mentS as regards fiat money.
He then handled the sub-treasury scheme
without gloves. His friend, Coleman, had
said that he was a Democrat. Viewed
from Democratic standpoint and tested
by Democratic doctrine it was clearly IN
constitutional a cardinal tenet of Demo-
cratic faith had always been strict con-
struction of the constitution, and the eXer-
else of only such powers by government as
were expressly delegated therein. Could
anyone point out any sanction for such
scheme in the Federal organic lawl Mr..
Coleman had said that it was just as consti-
tutional as the centennial loan, the Pacific
railway loan, the proposed Nicaragua bond
guarantee and other similar measures. He
thanked the gentleman for the comparison.