Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-13

HIS SPEECH NEITHER FISH.
FLESH NOR FOWL.
Bu' Mainly Devoted 10 The State and National
oenoerasY-A Plea Tor
Fiat Money.

Az $50 the Hon. Wash Jones was
introduced by Eg-mayor smith
Mr. Jones said Ladies and Gentlemen;
HOW happy the thought that ours Is a
Tree country. where overy one has
flght loe&press his opinion, prescription
Tor opinions sake Is characteristic OF
lhe barbarian IL is a bad cause indeed
that lnVokes Intimidation In our
country Why're all questions are solved
py tue people differences Of opinion are
sure to arise. These differences give
rise TO ISSUES, and thus tho party is
porn. The parties soon take some pop
ular name to designate the side to
Wiich they are attached. These
names are taken to indicate principles.
have given this in order 10 give my
idea Of the party When a problem Of
state Is prOpounded for solution IL
either become the established policy
Of the people or else 1t is rejected.
Party names are often changed but
new issues arise aud people change
sides, Ola names can serve no good at
all. When a man undertakes the in
vestlgation OF anything for the sake OF
the truth, he does not require great
deal OF intellect to ascertain the truth
Of almost anything, Let Us seek truth
for truths sake and We shall reach the
good. The force Of partyism is the
danger OF all republics TO all free iusti-
buttons. The father OF this country
was oppressed with the fear that party
ism would be the ruin Of this country as
stated In his last inaugural address.
If you are Democrat because your
father was i mucrat you do yourself
an injustice. Men should not pledge
themselves to vote for this or that man.
| My idea As an American is that II have
any reason to change my vote from
one point to another, | should do IL,
| You should vote, as regards the die
tates OF your conscience for the good Of
your country. II / try TO prevent You
thinking / am destroying the founda-
| ton ON which the government rests.
| The freedom obtaining in a community
indicates lis degree OF civilization. In
a country where you can vote without
fear Of ostracism you are anong lib
erty loving people.
Could l. by an act imine, deter the
| humbust voter from casting his vote
according TO his convictions ! would
be traitor to my country. The fol-
lowing words OF John Quincy Adams
has Influenced my whole life: 1.-The
| tenure OF every mans rights is the
respect he observes for the same rights
in others
The colored man should be accorded
the right to cast his vote rs he pleased.
Party is not white or black, or one
side southern folks and the other north.
ern folks on the other; 1t is an assoc.a'
tiOn OF those that are great. II man
agree that certain measure Is good
whether white or black, he should b.
allowed 10 say so.
We may agree on questions OF state
politics but not in national politics
State politics ought not TO be mixed
with national politics. II you want O
Judge why enquire II he is Il Populist
Republican or Democrat. Great ques
tions are invol yed in our state elections
ought we not when we agree TO worl
together. Ought we 10 permit our
selves TO be deferred because our mar
is Democrat and the other Is Repub
lican. We should act for the benefit o
the state and as long as We have goo,
state government we shall hardly
know we have national government
ask mall candor II all parties here have
nota common interest. Then why ial
out,whon, il we console date we can elects
conservative man. / would rather vot'
for a liberal Republican than a narrow
minded bourbon Democrat
our government is divided into three
departments, executive, legislative an,
judicial These three powers shoul'
b. kept separate. We should no longe
bow al the snriue Of any great man.
The legislature may orr but tn
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