Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-25
DEPEW DECLARES
THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
WILL NOT CHANGE.
Thai Is It win Not &c RECONSTRUCTED, But viii
sill Be for Prolocilan with
Elasticity

New York, Nov 24.-In an interview
about the future Of the Republican party
Chauncey NJ. Depew says: at viii not
be reconstructed. Since its birth IN
1896 it has been the only aggressive aud
progressive party in the United Stntes
Ii will continue to be the party of pro-
gress Ii may be temporarily defeated.
as 1t was in 1881 and has been in 1892
But reverses will simply stimulate rs
energies to renewed efforts and renewed
triumpls.
1T is the only national party in the
country. 1t ran its electoral ticket In
every state in the Union. The Demo-
cratic party abandoned its party orguni-
Zntion and its electoral ticket in eleven
states and merged its existence into the
Populist party, with an acceptance and
Endorsement OF the yugaries aud absurd
tiles of the Peoples party programme.
There Is no demand within the party
which Is tue only voice Il party hears
for either reconstruction upon other prin-
ciples than ii has heretofore IirDfcssed,
or other leaders than it at present ac-
Rnowlcdges
The Democratic party being the party
of the opposition and for thirty years
the party of negGtion, gathered every Of
eincut hostile to things as they existed.
The Democratic party could get along
with free-tradcrs aud protectionists,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS uAll DllutIullNLS. NlUElN-
tax lunatlcs and conservative investors,
grernbackers, free-coinago-of-silver men
and gold-currency advocates without APP
parently impairing the unity or efficiency
OF its organization Now that ii IL in
power in every branch of the govern
incnt and is compelled to formulate
measures. It Losses the privilege OF being
the oln-pOdridu of principles and the ka-
telescope Of professions.
AnDNTIN TIIHII
"T'he Republican party, by its possess
sion of power for thirty years and the re-
spOnsibility deyolying upon it during
that period of the enactment of or re-
fusal to enact laws upon all economic
and financial questions, has been COM
PEELED TO have national policy which
was the same in every state and ~
every part Of the Union. Every law
which has been passed since 1851 which
enlarges the liberty and promotes the
Prosperity of the people has originated
with the Republican statesmen and been
passed by Republican congressman. The
party is pledged 10 the principles oil
these statutes
'The first plank In the Republican
platform for 1S)G will he q protective
tariff. Ii will not be the Mckinley bill.
One of the difficulties of our position
was that, single congressman having
eodifed into one measure tariff cover
ing every article of production and mn
pOrtatiou, we became, Ia the popular
mind. committed to provisions of the Me
kinlcy bill ns to political bible. The
real policy of the Republican party, ana
the ono which It will be careful to adj
here TO in the future. h that its protee-
tive policy is elastic and progressive IL
Is to impose revenue duties 80 that tue
measure of protection shall diminish ~
any department or for any industry lS
the necessity for 1t decreases. II Is 20
give the largest measure OF freedom 60
articles of common and daily consuml-
ton, especially to articles like sugar,
Tea and coffee, which are NOT produced
"a this country. The protective principle
has been adhered to in the interests OF
labor and not Of capital IL has Deeh
defeated because the country believes |
the reverse. II will again triumph, be-
cause the results Of free trade VIII denlrs
enstrulc that capital can TAKE care q |
itself under any policy, but labor needs
protection against the pnuper compeu-
tion Of foreign lands, Reciprocity, when
mas been declared by the Democralle,
Platform to be Il sham aud a fraud. VIII
and practice.
THE party also favors all laws which
TEND 10 secure the free aud nntiiaidnuN
expression by the voter OF his choice,
and the restrictions abont The balloi,poS
,Wslhceh secure an nnqnestioned count u
'ht votes when cast
billY' W ''''''"
m, no, that does not mean the force niil.
:. \ ne force bill Is u question upon, WliiTiai
.ne republican party may te larry fle
70 be divided. A force bill as now WI
Vsrstood could not pass q Republican epn'