Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02
debauched press of both parties work IN
harmony N c-1ll ho ,,aonle

ueDducneo press OF DOth pafueS WORK IN
harmony to gull the people.
he Immediately procured and pCohShed
documentary evidence as 10 the place of his
birth and residence until reaching man S
estate. Did the accomplished liars of the
Texas press correct their falsehoods by
presenting his proofs 10 their readers9 Not
they Ii any one of the four or five great
plutocratic dailies in Texas were by some
mistaHe TO publish the straight truth
throughout in one issue it would k i the
whole force, from the editor-in-chief down.
So the whole corps Of Wall street tools
press, bankers and mercenary politicians
are Ieagued together, marching shoulder to
shoulder in the battle against the people.
way, even that rotten radical sheet, the
St Louis Globe-Democrat, is now support
ing Roger Q. Mills for speaker. and avow
edly because he opposes the sub-treasury.
The Southern Observation-Disclosures
aristocrats, rather-obiect that the meas
ure Is paternalistic and that 1t is class leg
lslation. Are not your public school laws,
your road laws and many others paternal-
istic to 4 certain degrees And class lesis-
l2tion is that which benefits only one class.
But if you bereft the farmer, the pro-
Queer of all wealth, do you not, either
directly or indirectly, benefit all classes
Its opponents claim, also, that it is I'M
constitutional. II is as constitutional rs
the loan TO the Philadelphia centennial, to
the Pacific railroad, or the proposed guar
antee OF tho Nicaragua canal bonds. Then
they urge that it is unwise and mex
pe1ient. Yes, any measure of relief for
the long-suhering masses is unwlse and in
expcdient in their eyes.
He continued in this strain at some
length, attempting to demonstrate the
wisdom and expectancy of his pet hobby,
but carefully avoided details, dealing en-
ttrely IN glittering generalities, and saying
that he now proposed to discuss principles
only; that the details would come after
wards. He closed for dinner, amid round
of applause from his henchmen.
Mr.. Coleman Is certainly an able and en-
tertaining speaker, and possesses the art of
presenting a bad cause in the most attract
i've light possible. He attempted at one
time to apovheosize Macunc, Tracy & Co,
but it fell very fat. He was generally tenn
perate IN his language, and courteous TO nis
opponents.
After dinner and some excellent music by
the Thornton brass band. Hon. j. W. Blake
of MeXia, chairman of tine Democratic exc
cutive committee of Limestone county. an
swered Mir. Coleman in 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 arraignment of Macune
and his gang was so terrific that thin
skinned local agitator 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 mis- grip upon the
popular affection.
He acknowledged the existence of wide
Il AND ttrp al
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 rs the
suh-treasury and similar v.tgaries hegouten
in the brain Of perhaps honest but mis-
guided enthusiasts.
The cause of this depression was TO be
found i'll the reckless and vicious legislation
of the Republican party. No part of it was
charcoal Die to the Democrats, as at 1, 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 he for
revenue only, and this the Democratic
party would do if in power. Public eX-
panditures should be reduced. especially IN
the matter of pension plumber, ana the gov
eminent should be economically and
honestly administered This the Demo
cratic party was pledged to dc, and It's past
glorious history afforded guarantee that
that pledge would he 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 campa On of
education should be increasingly main
shasfd and would be choked to o. ath if the
leemocratic party held tine government
s Money should be issued by the govern
lnent alone, without the Intervention of cor
poratiors.- There was no necessity for such
IA medium, l,and this class of middlemen,
fattening upon the vitals of
the peOples should be abolished. But the
tatk of ,siat money was sheer nonsense 1t
r as m exploded theory; too dead and putrid
eBerpse to res lJrrect before a sensible au-
a4ence. All paper money should be, and
could be only government 5
promise to pay, based upon and redeemable
by coin. The speaker then proceeded to
puncture several of MIR Coeman's state
ments as regards fiat money.
He then handled the sub-treasury scheme
without gloves. His friend, Coleman, had
SAID that he was Democrat. Viewed
from Democratic standpoint and tested
by Democratic doctrine it was clearly un-
4 cardinal tenet of Demo-
cratic faith had always been q 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 d
'cheme in the Federal organic law? Mr. |
Coleman had said that it was just as consti-
,utional as the centennial loan, the Pacific |
railway loan, the proposed Nicaragua bond !
and other similar measures He |
banked the gentleman for the comparison. |
Il was, indeed, Just as constitutional |
neither more nor less. The measure of in |
amy was the same in each case; all were |
like unconstitutional. But it did not fol |
ow that because the legislature had pre- |
7iously acted unwisely and wrongly it |
should therefore proceed TO commit another |
leinous wrong.
The sub-treasuryites invariably refussSst
o discuss the details of their wondsffhl |
scheme; they wanted to talk principle" |
hey said the details could be attended to |
alter on. 1t was unfair, uncandid, to thus |
cave the people in the dark as to its practi- |
al working. If there was anything in |
heory, if it was worthy of serious consider |
tion, it certainly ought to be able to bear |
he light of the most searching investiga-
ion. Nothing should be left to be taken on |
aith.
1t was paternalistic in its every ramifica-
ion. Mr.. Coleman had enormously alluded |
o our free school system as paternalistic.
he Northern system, with compulsory ed !
cation as its basic cornerstone, was pater-