Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-28
DEMOCRATTC ADDnrss


,Woahil tton. Feb. ~. The following
address was issued today by the Nation
al Association of Democratic clubs
The address of the National Associa.
tion Of Democratic clubs issued April
last outlined the issues upon which the
contest oflSl2 must M Il then appeared
inevitably bee conducted We were not
mistaken in the views then expressed
The great battle was pitched ut uVery
point upon the lines Indicated. The We
tai principle uf strict construction was
pat at issue aud it was deliberately ap-
proved hy great majority of the votes
cast. The tnrin question resolved and
settled by the applications of the rule en-
bodied In the tenth amendment Is a
question no longer " the overwhelming
Judgment of the people expressed al the
polls Is 10 be respected and ohcycd by
their representatives. Tho details of
tnrln reform or system Of taxation
looking only 20 the largest returns of
revenue consistent with the widest lib
erty of trade remain To be adjusted by
a Democratic cOrgrcss with The aid Of
an enlightened executive chosen 10 serve
alike the interest of all ulussess of
American citizens.
In the address cbove mentioned we
declare: Congress may under the CON
sututOn tax the people 60 sustain their
own government IL has, however, just
as much right 10 take their lives or sell
their children into bondage AK ID has TO
take a dollar from them for any other
purpose. But the Fcderallsi party, the
party 10 create monopoly pp0n which Il
may rely for political support and T.
further enrich lis wealthy favontes.
boldly assumes the mcmnied and for
hidden power 20 levy tnxes with no view
whatever to public revenue hut with
the sole and nvOwed view 20 transfer uu.
told millions Of morley annually from
the pockets Of the muny who have earn
cd H. 20 the Golfers OF the few who are
licensed to seize Il IN virtue Of their
unconstitutional monopoles IL this
can be done there Is nm end OF liberty.
our federal government rs utterly per-
vcrted. II s not merely q fraud but a
despotism. aill theN Is nothing left
worth the struggle. The power 10 take
aud appropriate 10 others the proceeds
Of the peoples labor Is power % en-
slave the people.
None such can be found In tho federal
cOnsb tuition aud the question whether Il
shall be exercised though ungranted and
therefore forbidden N n question, M Nh
Jefferson stated Il, between a limited and
unlimited government, between self gov
eminent mud corrupt Capitalization be-.
tween popular liberty and grasplng
the classes between the fedoralist (Re-
pnhlicanl and the Democratic parties
With great dClibemtiOn and solemn ems
phusis the Chicago convention took the
same position. Hut while power steals
readily and almost impcrceptbly from
tha many 90 tie few tie process OF re-
clamatlon II even painful and slow
Enormously rich benehcinries Of The
folerllist policy OF taxing The many for
the benefit Of few. circumscEbing the
Industries Of the mass ~ enlarge Tho H.
cense Of the class are still IN power"
us they have been for m0rc than quar-
ter Of n century, They are IN full pos
session Of the monopoly which has ON.
riched them as 40 privileged class was
ever before enriched Ia the same length
OF time and enabled them 10 protect tie
party protecting them They win rrmu n
IN power until just revision Of The tax
laws in the lines OF the constitution as
dpcrced by the people in the late eec.
ton Hl.all lOp OF their undue profits aud
restore io the common people thnf pro-
portion Of thar own earnings which the
federal government does MOI plainly ne.
qiire for objects legitiinHte aud sDociGc
They are banded SIN as heretofore in
defense Of thcir unconstitutional priyi.
legcs They will resist stubbOrnly at
every point aud stage Tariff reform Ina
it8 whole Wdo hpneicpnt scnpe as cou-
tempated by the Democratic party
(the majority Of people, viii boz accom-.
pllHlifN Only dfief n Nclcf ana nrulUu yrU
struggle. Tie people, Il is true, have
selected their Instruments, an executive
and a congress- 10 make this battle for
them but me battle rs yet 10 be- nnde
aud yet 10 boz won Everything gubefait.
Hal remnine 10 this hour with the enemy
including The vast wealth Of monopoly
aud combination, increased every DAY
Monopoly laws stand unrepealel.
The object Of this address is 10 urge
the Democratic people aud those who
united with them al the election in No.
Yeinber last TO mountain, perfect and ex-
tend the system Of affiliated
Democratic success. whose receut
service 20 the great cause was
SO conspicuous aud which must
until the fruits Of the late victory are
gathered, be required 10 uphold tho
hands of our official representatives M
the long aud desperate struggle with
private interests. which u still before
them. A Democratic president aud q Dem
ocruiic congress will IN the next few years
more than ever before need the sup.
port Of yigilant party aud an nroused
people represented in o perfect organiga-
ton, whose principles and purposes arc
beyond any possible question A mis-.
carriage In the elections 10 lSDi. a fail
ure 20 return another large tariff reform
majority would b. q calamity az crush.
ing magnitude. Against ia we can have
40 ASSURANCE except Ia the system of
Democratic duhs well organized active
aud aggressive iu every state and dis-
tict whore "a contest n 10 lie made. md
their uniOu Ia national and STAGE nsae-