Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-27
BRAVE, TRUE WORDS.
Hearken, Ye Honest Men of
Texas Democrats, All.
A DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT
Views as to the Extraordinary At
lacks on David B. Hill
OF SENATOR JOHN W. DANIEL,
One of virginia's Greatest Orators and Mos
Distinguished Statesmen.
"LET. US HAVE FAIR PLAY. "
Would You Stab Ono of Your Great Gen
erals ia the Back in the Hour of
Victory-We Love Hill for the
Enemies he has Conquered.
wAsn1Neros. MARCH Il. lggg.

Enemies he has Conquered
WASHINGTON, March II. 1892
To the Editor OF the Richmond (Ya) Dispatch.
At the first opportunity reply TO your
stecific request that l give my opinion as to
tide extraordinary attacks made on Senator
David 3. Hill This request has been rein
forced by letters of similar nature from q
Number of my constituents, and one Of
them, a distinguished citizen, has Justly re-
marked ''No good Democrat has been
treated as harshly as some Democrats are
treating him." My Democratic brethren are
entitled to have my views for what they
may be worth, and give them candldly
ATTACKS on HILL ORIGINATE WITH REPUB-
LICASs.
1 have no interest in the matter save that
of citizen who believes Democratic sue
cess necessary to the country's welfare and
the South's safety. Nothing out the con-
viction that the attacks on Senator Hill are
grossly unjust-that the people are being
misled by them and that they imperil our
success, could induce me to take part to re-
pei them.
They originate from Republican sources.
They are encouraged in New York by
boilers and others, who would rule or ruin.
They are repeated by those VINO are either
infected by Republican publications or
blinded by momentarY zeal for other can
didates.
UNGRAcIoUs FOR THE SOUTH TO ATTACK HILL.
..ss7hsS are most ungracious and ungrate-
nj when taken up by Southern men. About
year ago Senator Evarts of New York,
was clamoring for the force bill in the
senate Hill was in Albany begirt by foes,
but working to help US, and we in Wash
iugton were begirt by foes, but working for
deIiyerance. The South was trembling.
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is gene; the force fbill is gone. Exon
federates put in Office by Northern Hill
Democrats, and Hill here with US, our
champion, friend, land defender, attest
their sympathy and their victory and our
deliverance. For shame that a Southern
man or a Democratic man should turn to
smite with hands that smote the hand that
helped them
WHERE WERE THE BoLTERs DURING THE
FoKCE-BILL AGIrATIoNR
While the Democrats were beleaguered
in Washington and Hill beleaguered in AL
bauy fighting the force bill, where were the
sbelters2 Led by Hon. c. S. Fairchild,
tlIeir chief, they were in combination with
Republicans to overturn New York Democ-
racy and destroy its citadel
y They had no time to organize or mahe
proclamations against the force bill. And
vet they had full time to organize against
the Democracy of New York city and to or
ganize in favor of the gold rings OF Wall
Street, and were so ill-timed and selfish as
to denounce the silver men, constituting
nine-tenths of the Democrats in congress,
at the crisis of their battle against the
force bill, when they were rescuing the
country from pandemonium! Are such
men fit to be our leadersl
LIKE DENUNCIATIoNs AGAINST CLEVELAND
EIGHT YEARS AGO
Eight years ago, when Cleveland was a
Ja4a Of %ba aYna iO1Ir a1c IUh1
now denounce Hill assaulted his personal
and private character with equal venom
and mendacity. They transfer their vo-
cabularies of abuse TO Hill now because he
is in the lead, and I shudder for the future
of Democracy when l see Democratic pens
and tongues copying these denunciations
za7.d& passing their counterfeit coin as
nmoney of the realm"
What has Senator Hill done to be de-
nounced7 Any one may make wholesale
and vague charges against another. There
is no index of mauliuess or purity or good
intent in circulating vague rumors and
scandals, and men who value their own
good names are slow to do 1t.
SPECIFICATIONS AGAINST HILL REFUTED.
In SO far as specification has been made
against Senator Hill it has been promptly
Safsted. They specified that he was trick
lstef when he proclaimed against an appro-
priation for the Worlds fair if the force
bill was passed, but the country rejoiced
that he thus assisted in defeating it. They
specified that he was q trickster when he
refused TO turn over his governors office to
observation-disclosures Jones. The latter
voted the Republican ticket last fall and
democrats were glad that the key OF the
citadel had not been put in his hands. They
specified that he was a trickster when he
declared that 4 Democratic legislature was
elected in November last The supreme
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impartial, indorsed his opinion and then the
land rang with his plaudits. And with these
exploded ISLANDERS against Governor Hill
upon the lips of their Republican authors
some yet say ''trickster." Have we not
right to ask wherein9 He reduced taxes
and. paid the debt as governor Of New
York He declared for the restoration of
and plenty. Do not our Taxpayers aud our
disordered finances need that some such
tlicks as these be played on larger scalel
THE SILVER QUESTION.
8 fSome say Hill should speak now and
hore specifically on the silver question.
let US judge him by the same standard that
others are Judged by. The silver question
has been live issue since the free coinage
bill was passed in 1878 and vetoed by Presi-
dent Hayes. Cleveland never spoke on it
until after he was elected president. He
does not now speak to the boilers. Why be
so patient to one and so impatient TO the
other?
WHAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER CONCERNING
HILL
1t is due in all fairness that we should
recall respecting Senator Hill. That his
long public career and his private life have
been uncontaminated by any charge of vice
or corruption. He is a clean man and a
stout fighter 2. That all outcries made
against Senator Hill now were made against
him before his own people in New York
last fall and repulsed and sileneed by enor-
nous majoritieS. 3. Hill vas twice gov
ernor of New IorK; before that lieutenaft-
governor, state senator. and twice presi-
dent of the New York Bar association-a
position open only to learning, intellect and
honor He was under fire for over decade
from enemies who had every opportunity In
Republican legislature to investigate his
every act, and his pluck, probity and fidel-
ity have been thoroughly indicated before
his own state by a succession of honors
such as it never before conferred upon any
of its great leaders. 1. Hills administra-
sion for two terms as governor was wise,
able and successful.
HILL. OPPOSED Ell a POWERFUL REPUBLICAN
MACHINE.
We shouid remember also that Senator