Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-09

Tho Democratic party and It's principle,
have always heeu good onough for
me / havo never been shaken Ia tic fuiih
that the party Of jefferson, hudson
ana jackson, tho party Of iilden ana
Cleveland, is the party Of the American
people ana ] challenge Democratic crti-
cism upon my faith. ] love the history aud
traditions OF the party, and cherish the sa-
cred memories ID recalls, and absolutely no.
fuse TO accept or recognize catch-yote slush
for undecided Democratic truth. StdndluR
always by my faith, wayoring not Ia my
fidelity to It's organization, coudouing les
errors and overlooking It's omissions, ! yet
love Texas more. The glorious heritage
from our fathers has ALWAYS be ~ safe In
Democratic hands, with 10 prluccly do
main, its magnificent resources. It's brave
and generous people, It's grand endowment
for public education, II promised the world
that under Democratic government II would
not be long before 1t would be the wealth.
est, the most populOus and most cnllght-
ened of all the galaxy OF states ia the Amer
lean union, but the hlightiuR hand OF the
destroyer was not stayed By the destruction
oftndividual aud corporate enterprise 10
was ruthlessly laid upon the sanctiiy of the
school fund Of the people. The permanent
school fund set apart and provided for by
the founders OF this commonwealth has ever
been named as sucrcd 10 present and future
generations The first Recommendation OF
lllNa EhNAINNI was " ltliA ~ W ANAtt 'iiNA"t
h O eafter TO be built He soon found Tint
oven his widest followers would not permit
such action. Then they pissed he Joster
amendment, taking q percentage from tue
permanent fund AMI making IL u part oil mo
available fund for present expenditure thus
breaking down the barrier and setting Tho
precedent for It's final destruction by me
present or succeeding generation OF polu-
claus.
state banks Of issue Is there a Demo
Graf present who does not know that their
advocacy IL unwise aud undemocraucf II
80, then let him look back Ia the hnnnclal
history Of this country 10 only Il few years
before the war, and lenrn what they really
did In the way Of bur krupung the country.
Did Il ever occur to you that thla
proposition for state banks IS
but the grasping for more pawer
for hhnsofa land his gangi IN the FIRST place
the proposition Is coupled with tho idea Ot
a commission, OF course appoiutlye, 10 sup
crvise Tue banks In the next place with
an implied proposition to lend the pernlR-
nent school fund TO these favored commits
sion.rulcd institutions at low ratio OF IN
terest. DO you goe how the partnership
assets Of the gang would be Increased
They thought they owned the Democratic
party and he state Offices and thor omolu.
ments and honors, that .helr title 10 tho
raili Dads was well nigh established tJudgo
Mccormick has somewhat delayed ~ slncel
anu II liltN thAAAA QAlAN ktN Alln btAhhAhN iAN
passed. establish banks and borrow tho
school fund, they would all bo In clover ana
that Bonner * Bonner business aud the In
ternntiOnal railroad rnceiyorahip would be
quite q picayune affair,
VIII the people Of Texas the farmers
those who work thirteen months Ia the year
for hard earned subsistence, siopto thinkl
VIII the ycOmanry OF the Democratic party
pause and consider how thty are being
cheated, humhugRod and politically de-
fraudedi n they ever do, they will bury
the gang now fatteninb IN the Demo ratio
CRIB too deep for political resnrrccuon 70
ever find them might go on without end
in an arraigHmen. OF such politics, but time
does not sufiice and do not wish TO weary
your patience
/ have not used the same vicious language
IN characterizing tho un-Dcmocratlc
methods OF the governor and MS admins
tration which has boon applied 70 those
WHO think as l do / believe that tho
terms applied to them BY me are only OK
pressiye Of their true political po'ilon be-
fore tho people Of Texas, aud only apply
them in their political Significance ana in
no sense intend 10 reflect personally upon
III 1se who Disagree with mo acfnow-
ledge their right 10 freedom OF thought and
Of speech as a Democratic doctrine, IN THIS,
conCe Hing what demand for myself DO not
think Gov. li0gg Is a traltor and that ho
ought MOTTO live; but believe that his meth
OBS are uW-DeuluifhNlt uNN t4NAiHfg W tlAN
business and political interests OF Ie4Ma,
and that they have been adopted and pur-
sued by him for political purposes In order
10 promote himself and his friends To Of
heial position. ! DO not charge that he Is
even insincere IN his expressions Of opin-
ion and think II altogether probable that
he has argued himself Into the mistaken
but sincere belief, that he Is right in his po-
sitions and his methOds but II he be sin
cere. II makes his administration only the
more dangerous " the welfare VI Texas.
What Is offered you ia the plnoc Of these
methods and these p0ielesi a statement
Of Democratic principles, pure aud simple,
nothing borrowed, nothing amended, with
tho true Democratic ring Of the fathers,
Liberty 10 the citizen protection Of all his
rights, under the law, un endorsement Of
ne iiati0na. platform Ia its entirety and a
pledge 70 the faithful support Of the ma
iional ticket the protection OF the perma-
nent school fund from the inroads Of the
time -ssrYiaE politician; the Droteetio1 Of