Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-14
FROM JUDGE ROBERTSON.
He Corrects Recent Interview Rel
atiyc To the Presidents Message.

Editor Gazette.
Your correspondent from Dallas re-
ports surpassed Interview with nae on
the subject Of the presidents message,
which appeared day or two since In
the Times-lIcrald. and which Is incnr-
rect and misleading. There was no in
terylew hut casual conversation ineor-
rcctly given by the Timcs-Herald re-
porter. In that conversation | uttered
nothing that could suggest wavering In
my fidelity to the Democratic party. nor
did | denounce the Chicago platform
as ''fold-bug PLATFORM | did say that
the stand taken by Mr.. Cleveland might
prccipiiatc The Issue long pending grow
ing ont Of autlgOhistic interests of diiier-
ent sections " the country and syste-
matte class legislation for the benefit Of
Eastern Institutions and capital. did
state that this message might result IN
the reorganization Of parties on these
sectional lines. and that no party ear or
ought 10 survive the championship of the
policy outlined In his message. II there
be such reorganization | hope and expect
to see Il trhnbilitated Democracy no long
or manacled with chains of gold, walk
ing bnrefooted IN the tiumphal procession
of money kings, hut free TO wave her
protecting wand oyer her poor and rich
alike, processing and teaching the princi-
pos of the true faith and holding 20 the
winds the old iiag. under the old name
As 10 the platform upon which Mr.
Cleveland was nominated, SO far from
stigmntizing II with epithets. lapprOye its
provisions 50 far as l understand them.
anl the fault | find with the message is
that 1t repudutes that platform. II does
declare against the sherman act, but Mr..
Cleveland has failed to observe as part
of the same section and the same SEN
telirr the emphatic declaration IN favor
of bimctallsm. Taken as whole. his
message is rs direct reputation OF
the timetable idea embodied in the plat
form as Language can make IT,, 0nd II he
ever saw or heard of the provision for
Repeating the state bank tax, which Is q
part aud parcel Of tue same inahcial
policy, 1t is not discernible In his mes
sage.
Mr. Cleveland is an able, courageous
and honest man. so was Webster when
he yielded to the demand of New England
that he rppudiate his record as free
trader So was Calhoun when he made
sOmersuult the other way. ann so was
the gallant, generous aud patriotic Kan
Dali when he sided with Pennsylvania
on the tariff issue. 1t may crush our
idea of Il civic hero and statesman TO
say it, but there is no doubt but public
men never grow great enough TO oppose
thu interests of their immediate section
and constituency. Mr.. Cleveland has
persuaded himself that ne Is right uNh
being honest the weight of his Slrrllng
character nud strong Will, assisted with his
veto power. all thrown in the scale
| against free coinage makes It's accom-
plishment more than doubtful, The
Democratic party being responsible, i9r
the situation, makes its fate tremble IN
the balances, for sooner or later the
great South aud West intend to have free
silver. ave. and tariff REFORM and some
other legislation. IN spite of Eastern or-
position and party alignment. 1t Is an
| issue between Mr.. Cleveland and his
Eastern nclghbors on the other hand ana
The great agricultural MASSES OF. the
South and West ON the other. II IS an
an more issues than the currency, ana
M. sooner the fact is realized and we
conform TO It the better. ,,.r,c,>,
II. G. ROBERTSON.
Dallas. Aug. II.