Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-27
NO TIME TO REST.
Texas Democrats Idle---They
Ought to be Fighting
THE SUB-TREASURY HUMBUG.
Apostles of Macune, Polk and Company Can
vassing the Country OF Stil-Hunt.
The Oratorical Walking Delegates Headed
by Senator Peffer-Chilton the
Only Democrat Combat
ting the Enemy.
Movements of the Enemy.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, July July 26-The feeling
Is quite strong here that the Democrats of
Texas, OF the leaders of the party, are making
great mistake IN lying On their oars and do
ing nothing when they ought to be combat
ting the foolish and mischievous Sub-treas-
ury humbug. There is entirely too much
apathy on this subject The apostles of
Macune, Polk Il Co. are hard at work
They are not going about with brass bands
either, but are making a still-hunt. The
mysteries of the order enable them to
gather large assemblies of farmers to their
cross-road meetings, where they are
being. nightly and daily harangued
by the tiippant-tongued gob-mouches
who have learned their lessons
FROM COMMON SOURCE.
The literary bureau of the sub-treasury
faction has furnished the orators and har-
anguers with certain alleged facts and
figures which they have all got by heart.
Hear one, and you will hear them all. The
speeches are all stereotyped, but, of course,
the farmers don't know that, or ii they do
they look on their sameness rs the best evil
dence of their accuracy and truthfulneSS.
These facts" sound as well in the mouth
of an impoStor, as of an honest man, and it
is as hard to make Granger converts to Ma
cuniSm believe that Macune or any other
shining light OF third partytism is an
arrant humbug rs it is to make the Waco
Day believe that Hogg is a model governor.
When those Ephraims become welded to
their idols it is well-nigh useless to attempt
discussion. That the sub-treasury ranks
have been augmented considerably since
the Waco meeting, when Macune was given
such an ovation, can hardly be doubted.
And it is all due TO the perniciouS activity
of the
ORATORICAL WALKING DELEGATES
Of h. +l,N ,Sa,.o
inactivity of the Democrats, who seem to
be placing their main reliance on Provi-
dence or good fortune. Judge Lit Moore
of LAGRANGE was here a night or two ago
and discussing the Sub-tfeasurY, said that
it was far more formidable than people
imagined who had not mixed with the
farmers. He was hitting it whenever he
had an opportunity, and wondered why
others were not doing the same. Only one
man, Senator Chiffon, is doing effective
work in combating the preposterous
heresy. He stated yesterday while in this
city that he made it the leading topic of his
stump speeches, and did so simply because
he recognized the hold which it was gain
ing among the farmers He stated also
that they accept 1t, not because they under
stand it, or fully believe in it, but because
1t affords a change from present conditions,
which they imagine cannot be made. any
worse, and may be improved by it. 1t is
therefore received and swallowed as a des-
perate remedy Senator PETER of Kansas
was brought down here by the Macuneites
to assist in the work of eyangeliZing, and is
going about like the rest of them in quiet
way, but talking as he goes. II was given
out that he would speak here last Thursday
night, but he failed to materialize, and some
few dozen citizens that gathered at the
courthouse to hear the great man were dis
appointed