Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-23
OLD BRAINS TALKS POLITICS
HE is STILL INTERESTED IN run
LILO AFFkIRs.
Cleveland Refuses to he Interviewed
HxnrdIng Lamonfa Candidacy.
cuIberson Meets woods at sulphur
springs--Generni Political News.

iEeeiy upon pNHANNi eiAAiia anu eNN4'
tions. both state and national. with
The Gazette correspondent. while
am about TO retire from active political
life" he remarked. Il still feel and
will continue to feel a deep interest
In the party affairs. both In the ma
tion and In Texas. my home. where
have been honored by her people, and
where the remainder Of my days will
be spent"
Speaking Of the record Of the party
since It assumed complete control OF
all branches OF the government, he
declared It had fulfilled the party
pledges and promises In great degree
and ihnt while much yet remained TO
be accomplished much had been
done. The legislation and policy OF the
government for more than quarter
OF a century was n matter which could
not be changed in a day and the re-
forms must be brought about IN the
face Of n strong, powerful, constant
and vigllant opposition. He pointed out
the repeal OF the federal election laws,
the reduction Of governmental eN-
penses, the passage OF a tariff bill and
other measures, all In the line of party
pledges. and the interest and welfare
of the people while the tariff bill
Is not what many OF US wished and
desired It is stlll a long step In that
direction and defeat OF the danger
Gus doctrine Of the protectlOnists. Some
OF us wanted n more radical measure,
but the present is the best we could
get and II Ia good one l do not
believe any further tariff legislation
atgIt1 L.. I. 4 L.. sfs.ga gV.
the next congress, The sentiment Will
probably favor trial OF the law pass
ed by this congress and "a thorough
test Of H. or course, the prevailing
idea IN the party is to 90 on until the
Democratic doctrine is fully reached,
but this viii probably be held in check
by tho minority. AZ for silver legis-
latlon. It is highly Improbable that
any will be attempted at the short
session. The rules OF tho SENATE are
such that the opponents OF silver could
easily talk a BIZ on that subject to
death during this session / am con-
ident that the friends OF silver VIII
bring the question up In the next
congress. ] firmly believe In the ulti-
mate triumph Of silver and it's use
as money and recognition as such
equally with gold, Il s certain 10 win
| and wero 1 IN the senate would vote
| Tor the free and unlimited coinage OF
] NtiNNA az NNt IhNlN OF 10 10 j. De-
lleve legislation can ne had which,
with free conaEe win preserve the
| parity OF the metals My ideas on this
question have not changed IN the
| slightest degree, and you can say for
| me that / have always stood I'm favor
OF the free and unlimited coinage OF
| silver at the ratio of 16 to l." Concern
ing tho outlook for the party In the
| next congress senator Coke saId he be-
| lieVed the Democrats would control the
! next Gouse by largely reduced but
| noSerthele5s working majority. Speak-
! ing\f the senate. he thought 1t DIM
CUT " venture an opinion. Three
| states, Washington, Wyoming and one
| OF inc pakot<a were represented IN the
present sen/o by but one senator from
| each STATED and the chances seemed
] 70 FAVOR the Republicans in the So
| lection OF the fun representation from
lheae states lie thinks Senator Nc
| fherson IN New Jersey win have a
/ hafd race for reelection and referred
| 10 the likelihood that senator Martin
Democrat of Kansas, VIII be succeed.
ed by n Populist or Republican. An
ms mado the complexion OF the next
} senale matter of very serious doubt.
no IL not inclined TO believe that
TIE break In Louisiana by the sugar
planters VIII seriously damnpe Inc
| party IN that state, and declared he
| dld not believe the protection senti-
ment In the south was growing. but
ON the contrary was comparatively
growing weaker
When | left Washington" he said.
vice Prcaidcnt Stevenson was enjoy
ing something OF IA presidential boom.
but the time for nominations Is so far
distant that this can not be counted
on with much slgnincance, stevenson
" an able man and his sentiment leans
much TO the south. Ia fact, he is south.
ern In many Of his Ideas ana opinions.
! believe the south viii favor west
ern man IA the next presidential candi.
date; that Is, IN my opinion, II viii
lean that way, All this, however, Is
largely idle, and II Is impossible TO mr..
rive at anything like a satisfactory
opinion on the presidential question
IT Is too distant"
Referring TO state politics. Senator
Coke declared that the Dallas conyen.
ton sent the party on the silver oues.
ton back TO tho Democratic national
platform of 1892, with It's double con.
siruution, leaving everybody free tc
eonstruc the silver plank as he saw ut
Judge Reagan. he said. had explained
fully his (Coke'B IDEAS on this subject
and they had also been FUZZY covered
by an editorial In the Houston Posi-
last Thursday, With which he fully
agreed,
Tho state ticket is mn admlrabi,
one, composed OF strong and able mer
from top 10 bottom" He believed the
ticket would receive an old time ma,
iorlty, and will take the stump for n
making a pumbor Of speeches. III
gave Il ms hts opinion that the Popu
lists had shown their greatest strength
not only in Texas, but In the nation
aud that they would not poll "a many
votes this year as two years ago. Al
the signs We're to this effect and indi
Gated little fear from that party.
81 believe there will be no break II
the Texas delegation In the next con
gress. and that Il will he solidly Demo
cratic" was his reply TO an inquiry
concerning the ROpullst congresSionR
claims In speaking OF the plntforn
declaration on silver. he said: ~ iirml,
believe that the Democrats Of TsNa,
by three 70 one are in favor Ut III
free and unlimited coinage OF silver a
the ratio OF 10 TO l."
Senator Coke paid a high tribute I,
JudTe Reagan and Governor Hogg, re
ferring TO the time when the forme
was his colleague IN the senate. Will
considerable satisfaction Judge Rea
gan is n man OF great capacity 10
work. and 10 this IS due much OF tn
success he had attained, I remembe
him we'll In the senate when ne woul,
tire out many n man OF half his age
our rotations were always re mos
pleasant, and can say this for Judg
Reagan; Whenever his colleague wa
entitled to any credit. Judge Reagan