Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-16
GLORIOUS WORDS.
Wayne Macveagh Shows Him
self a Patriot Indeed.
MIGHTY TRUTHS PROCLAIMED.
The Government as Planned by The Fathers
Must Fail-Pensions, Free Silver, Rob.
Der Tariffs, Thicdnu Trusts, Cor.
ruplion Of the volers.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. I5-One OF the
largest political meetings OF the campaiRn
was held in the Academy Of Music 10.
night, under the auspices OF tho Young
Mems Democratic association OF this city.
which invited Wayne MacVeagh, formerly
Encouragement under President Carfeldis
administration 10 address the public In re-
ply 10 senator Sherman's recent speech ard
explain his reasons for abandoning the Re-
publican party, suggested in recent letter
announcing he would vote for Grover Cleve-
land.
, The great auditorium was filed and many
were turned away, Tho audience was de
cidediy Democratic In It's sympathies and
greeted the speaker with great enthusiasm.
The orator Of the evening was introduced
by Samuel Gustine Thompson, president OF
the Young Mems Democratic association,
who in brief address attacked the Repub-
lican system Of protection.
BY way of beginning MacVeagh referred
to the fact that he attained his majority
the day the Republican party was born /;
that he had never voted for "A Democrat and
four years ago he
VOTED FoR HARRISON
Until now he had not felt at liberty to
vote for any but Republican candidates,
In 1876 he believed Tilden Twas entitled to
the electoral vote OF louisiana President
Grant. Secretary Chandler and General
| Sherman, IN command of troops in the
state and Secretary Robson with gunboats
| in its waters were all interested in
that election. United States Marshal
| Packard was seeking the governorship
| with hosts OF deputies at his command and
/ yet When the polls closed Tilden bad zoo
more votes than Hayes. The speaker OBJ
| iected to this sort Of a thing. He watched
with pain athe steady growth Of the cor
rupt use OF money In politics. He hoped
that the Republican party would turn IL
self against congressional bountles
and diminish that trafic In votes,
| His hopes had been disappointed
and he was convinced unless the Republi-
| can party was checked, IL would make the
| poor poorer and tn o rich richer, become
| more corrupt and selfish and less patriotic.
| He demanded that the rich shall not de
| stroy the source of national life. There
| was too much truth Ia the rumors that the
| election Of 1855 had been bought. Promi
nent Republican manufacturers had said
"the Mckinley bill Is ours, we bought 1t y
| There was no way Of account
ing for the action OF the Republican party,
for the last four years than the bargain
| and sale of legislation. He did not know
| how any man in his senses thought II wise
to inflict upon the poor burdens OF the Me
| Kinley bill, or debauch voters by Offering
them pensions, or TO impoverish Taxpayers
TO buy vast masses OF silver for which
there was no use, or to insult small veal
sister republic like Chill by sending such
diplomat as Patrick Egan or threaten he
with war without waiting TO translate her
apology for the wrong done.
Referring TO Senator Sherman's speecl
| on the Mckinley bill he said no one knew
better than tho senator that the coruag
trust was an illegal monopoly,
PLuEDERIEG THE People
in utter contempt OF law. He took Sena
tor Sherman 10 task for the tand he tool
on the silver question to-day which ver'
opposite TO the views he expressed II
ISL.
On the tariff question Maeveagh said les
than 1e per cent Of the laborers OF Peuusyl
vanih could secure employment In pro
tected Industries, while the other u Pc
cent had TO pay bounty on Hmoat every
thing they ate and wore Tho rich pAi'
substantially nothing but on the coptraT,
realized immense privileges out o
the prevailing system Of taxation
The price Of the necessities of life ver
frightfully increased 70 those who couiC
purchase only In small quantities. Owing
10 the cOrdage trust and similar evils IN
hard working farmer found himself grow
iIg poorer until now, in Ohio and Penn
syIvania, land is worth less than bali VIVA
IL was twenty years ago The depreciation
In the value Of farms Of this countr,
since 1870 was greater, in the speakers
Judgment, than the cost OF any manufao
fury IN II. The farmer had TO sell hii
Wheat for a price Fixed by tho pool, anC
loss than Il cost him. The farmer wa
forced TO pay big bounty TO the cordag'
trust for Irvine owing 10 the Mckinley bill
The farmer found his poverty Increased b!
the tax he had TO pay on almost everything
he had 10 buy. Laboring men were obligc'
10 pay artificial prices for sugar on account
Of the sugar trust kept alive BY tho Nc
| Kinlcy bill,