Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-24
PARTY CAPITAL.
REPUBLICANS cHuoInrNG OVER
THE DEMOCRATIC FIGHT.
Political Lenders Making Assertions
That WIN be Used Against the Par
ty in the Next Campaign.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-The house
Is just now doing uneommonly well
in the way Of producing campaign lit
erature for the Republicans A great
many very Intelligent Democrats. who
are shrcwd politicians. are saying things
in fhe debate Of this session which they
VIII be very sorry for against the com
ing around ot the next campaign. The
Republicans, except very few Of them
are keeping quiet. The Democrats have
the responsibility Of bettering the situation
on their shoulders. and their two shout
ders do not carry even. Both sides OF
the question at issue are represented
within that party. The absorbing ques-
ton is the winning or the losing Of the
fight now on, and party lines are not
drawn. Each man saws what is neces-
sary to hi side Of the question at this
time, and sight Of the future Is lost TO
them in the cloud Of dust they arc
kicking up. But the hereafter is to
come, though they see it not now, aud
what strange literature will the record
Of this session make for the free and
independent voters Of this country one
year from next November.
The public have probably become sus-
plcious Of party platforms before this,
but the hexihility, the lndla-rubber
siretchincss Of the Chicago platform.
which has been shown by the tests ap-
Piled 20 II In the debates iu the house.
will be a revelation TO the most un-
relcniiug cynic, 10 the old bird who
thinks he has never been deceived by
platform declaration.
Here are the statements that are put
into the record by Democrats In dis
cussion pf their own promises to the
public. One faction, in many voiced
clamOr, says the party Is committed TO
himrtailism by the terms Of tie plank
IN their platform: that the doctrines Of
Tree coinage Of silver were preached by
them In the campaign IN thgir sections
OF the country. aud that. on their pledg-
- 10 that policy, votes were east for
The Democratic party. Proceeding. they
say thar not 10 regard those pledges
would be crime: that the party would
De fraud and an migrate false 80 the
people who gave II their votes and false
10 itself If they passed a measure
through congress- unfriendly TO silver.
that n would prove itself untrue mud
unworthy Of the confidence Of the pco-
plc-alti-ClimnX. be- Il obseryed-nnd
that i would lee rppudiated al every yot.
ing place IN certain localities All those
DECLARATIONS are made Of record, aud
may be- read during the next campaign
IN the other hand the other faction
that representing the alministrltionLtie
clare IN loud'yoiced eloqucnce that the
Platform pledges rho PARTY 10 quite a
different thing. aud that IL Il does not,
tleyelnnd Is quite enough of platform
or himself TO overthrow all other plat
form declarations; that they owe thcir
election and victory Of the Democratic
party IN their section TO the fact that
they assured their people that the plnt.
form meant sound money" nnd That
the election Of a Democratic president
and Democratic congress would mean
the stoppage Of the purchase Of silver.
aud the return 20 q siugle gold standard
They declare that II their Interpretation
OF the platform is not sustnined n the
party ia congress does not keep the pledges
made by their faction, in thcir section Of
the country, the party will bc convicted
Of fraud and false prctcn-cs; TINT It will
be subject to criminal prosecution a. the
polls when the next election comes along
This, TOO, goes In the record. and may
h. rold To every free aud independent
voter a year from next November They
represent their PARTY as liable To be sued
for breach Ut promise whichever one Ii
Is true TO- Moreover. they both agree.
each faction looking AZ the matter from
Us side. that bad faith would render tho
party unworthy Of The confidence Of a
| sclf.respectng constituency.
All this makes q strong enough arg1.
ment Va the present contest, but when
| Mr., Bland goes on the stump at some
| time In the future. and calls upon his
constituents 10 support the rvcr-faithful
md true Democratic party, SOME wicked
| Republican may be mean enough 10 turn
back 10 the records Of this extra session
and read from his remarks or those Of
some Of his colleagues.
| When Mr.. Tracy. Mr. larter or Mr..
| Rayncr Is on the stump some time in the
| future. declaring that the Democratic
| parry always keeps It's pledges aud al.
| ways stands hy the great common people
| 10 their struggles against oppression.
there may be AN ungcnerons Republican
TO draw the record on him, That is
liable TO be little embarrassing.
Now they are lghliag with all their
might among themselves. How proud
ench orator Is Of some sharp thrust at the
other fellow, but, IN a little while, will
conc repentance and rcirhution, and
| they viii stand hand In hand. aud say
~ each other In Borrowing tones: oh
why did we give each other away
Now they are excited and think not OF
| Meanwhile Reed sits by and smiles
AMI Burrows. he smiles, too, and all IN,
rrst Of the Republicans smile and ar,
Silent BY this silence they In q great
measure cover disagreemcnts, and ayuit
makiny Of record conflicting opinions a.
10 their own platform Their silence may
he regarded rs golden. hut II Is less np
10 be offensive 10 their silver constituent
Than some Of the things they might "a,
would be.