Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-29
NO NEW PATTY NEEDED.

Starting o new party is like starting a
nsuupaper. II 10 usually done TO ''flll a
long felt want" but the promoters are
mot long In discovering that keeping the
party or the paper going Is harder than
siarting II.
The present Torment In politics Is favor
able to the propa cation of new parties.
The belief II widely held that party
lines must be broken up and reformed On
new issues, and that Il Is no longer TO he
the North against the South, but the
East against the West in coutestinE
for partisan supremacy In government.
Out Of this feTineni have been gcnerat-
ell new alignmeHts In the Wcs,, and
as " 10 offer challenge. here comes u new
party Orsaniza Jon from the East The
name given to 1t is the Columbian party.
A pOstal-card appeal issued from It's head
quarters 10 Boston announces the follow
Ing declaration OF principles.
Nov. 10. 1871 leveandism aud Democ.
racy are two distinct thlngs. The tenden.
cy of the h-pt IL In the right direction,
that OF the second was shown in the Kind
ration.
Dec 10. iSi-pcolaratIoh or principles.
We the Undersigned citi1ens, believe lhat
every paper dollar Issued hy the United
States government should he redeelnahle IN
gold a. the option OF tho holder; we believe
n tarr Tor revenue only; We demand
the abolition x che spoils system. Finding
no existing party which advocates these
principles, We hereby enroll ourselves u
nelnbeF, OF Tie New Party, 49, 49,
Jan. 4, 1bM-We believe that the new
laisy rests upon solid foundation OF COM
mon sense. Upon ctr ehillty TO prove this
eiaAm our success or failure largely de
ponds, There IL one fact which II the stuh-
bOrncSt of the stubborn, you come up TO
- Us against dead wall and you cannot
EeI around n % oyer ~ 9r through 4;
party. the man who believes in honest
money, q low tariff and the abolition or
the spoils system, would be man without
ST.. ID. is,s-ws maintain that tho logic
Of events has fully Justified Us In the posi-.
han We have taken.
We believe that a. this tlme the patience
OF the American voter inay we'll give place
20 feeling OF evaporation.
We again Invite VOTERS In all parts OF
the country. who assent 70 our declaration
OF phniples, 10 send ~ their names and
addresses.
Out Of all this use Of words but two
plain Declarations Of creed are TO be
discovered. One l. that the gold standard
should prevail, che other that q tariff
should be lowed for revenue only
Inc DemocrN 10 whom this appeal Is
made will test 1t by the substance of
cheese two enundations. The Columbian
party will Ind precious few recruits in
the Democratic party who will subscribe
10 ia fnaneiul creed.
A. TO the tArin. all Democrats except
few IN Pennsylvaiia pre for a tar0
for revenue only, ind they cannot see
the wisdom of abandoning u party that
hoIds out 90 them the promise Of such
reform and go on to a new party for
the sake Of the same promise.
So, after thanking the matter over. the
Columbian party is respectfully advised
thai its Invitation 10 Democrats Is de-
clined with thanks. We are NOT with Il
on iis gold demands, and cannot come
In, We have held it, tariff views long
before i was created, and are In no
need OF going TO Il for help in securing
reform that We can bring about ourselves.
and We will therefore keep on our way,
doing the BEET we can for the cause Of
good government aud firmly hoping 60
reach that end.