San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-05-13
A Word to the Third Party

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party claims both by reason Of it.
members AND the character Of it.
members. Many Of the leaders Of
the movement are good farmers
honest men and men who have
long been among the sensible class
who are democrats and who are
personal friends Of true demo racy
Therefore both because they ale
sensible and because they are ou1
friends VIE feel that we can come
to them IN caudor and with them
/ discuss matters of SO great com
mon interest as those which now
confront Us.
We are not blind to our own in
terests. We know that upon the
prosperity of the farmers of this
country must and does inevitably
depend the hope of every institu-
ton which finds home among us.
/ We have no interest that is not the
farmers interest We would be
greater fools than Samson should
we by any act or speech of ours
do anything to detract from the sue
cess of our farming community
and theirs, while aiding to crush
our neighbor, also pull the temple
down upon our own defenseless
heads. We state these suggestions
of the inseperable interest which
democracy holds with all men, and
yet many may differ from us in
a political way, even to the extent
of belonging to the third party.
We state then that we may the
more candidly come to the discus
sion of our common interests, and
we believe that however much we
may differ as to policy, we shall
not fail to be credited with sin
cerity by all sensible gentlemen
with whom we may differ in our
views.
That the farmers and laborers of
the west and south have for
years been Iaboring under condi-
tons which have brought them at
last 70 condition verging upon
vassalage, there can be no doubt
In our short lifetime we have OBJ
served the prices of our farms and
their products 60 down and down,
until in many instances, the prices
have fallen below the cost of pro-
duction. OF the outrages which !
have been perpetrated upon US in
the name of law, there is and can
be no dispute.
Pernicious legislation, dictated
by those to be directly benefited,
has marked with signal uniformity
the conduct of public affairs for
the last twenty years, eliminating,
as can be conceived in the burden
some tariff law known as the Nc
Kinley Bill, which, with its terri
Bile exactions laid upon our cloth
ing, our agricultural implements
and our tin ware, takes millions of
dollars from the farmers to give to
the manufacturers.
For this reason we can under
stand how a republican, observing
the evils which that party has
wrought would be ready to turn
from it to any promise Of relief. |
But for twenty-five years, through |
constant and often overwhelming
defeat, the democrat party has had
its face set sternly against these
evils of which you complain.
There has not been within that
time an hour il which democracy !
has controlled the government.
Confronted by a triumphant
and powerful party which was en-
trenched behind the prejudices
born of the war and furnished
with unlimited wealth by those
whom it was pledged to protect
the democracy has stood for
quarter OF q century fighting back
the encroachments of the republi-
can party, whether they came in
the form IF force bills to strike at
the very root Of our liberty or of
Mckinley TARIFF, to levy tribute
Oh Tie product Of our toll.
At last the people were aroused
and in tie late elections the hosts
Of protection were pat to flight,
economical public service and low
taxes became the battle cry of an
army which was marching on to
certain triumph and victory. But
all at once there is a halt, and part
Of this army turns its guns upon
the other, division ensues, and it
Is encouraged by the republicans
vino see in this united army only
the promise Of certain defeat for
both the democrat and third party
and triumphant victory for them
selves. Democracy has no war to
make upon any party who are de-
a reduction Of our tariff