Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-03

Populists may, therefore. be dismissed
is utterly iinprActicable.
The policy BY which u Is pro-
posed for the government 20 take care
Of the people BY supplying them with
money would tend to create n race of
uninaniy dependents. while our theory
OF government Ia that the people should
support tho government which pro-
tects them. and should support them
selves by the ordinary industfies, and
thus make race OF sturdy. indie
pendent frecmen. II the Populists are
In earnest In their desire 20 promote
the welfare of the country and the
prosperity OF the people. they can DO
much 20 that end by abandoning what
Is wrong aud impracticahle IN their
platform and by uniting with the DEM
ocrnta on the policies on which they
agree. and In that way pushing forward
70 success great measures which are
practicable They might well do
this. ms there are many times as many
Democrats with whom they agree on
these practicable questions as there
are PopulistB."
! have nothing TO add to this or to
take from II. My object was to try to
convince Democrats that 1t was better
for them to remnin than to 30 out Of
the Democratic party; and that Demo-
Gratis who had gone out Of II would
better serve the country by coming
back 10 II. That and nothing more.
Ii has tecn charged that ! was for
The Undue Imitation
OF the currency. ] am now aud always
have been in favor Of currency COM
poged OF gold and silver coin and OF
paper money convertible into those
metals.
&. she'll | answer seriously the charge
that am not a Demecratf Possibly
there may be very young men, and
possibly persons who have .ivcd In
this state but short time, who might
be misled by such charge. i repeat
what 1 said In my announcement as u
candidates II was member OF the iirst
state Democratic convention which was
ever held In Texas, I'm the Cass CAM
paign OF 1913. have always regarded
myself as Democrat Of the Jefferaon
school and Of the gtraightest sect, All
my political honors have been con-
ferrcd on me by that party. ! have
never failed 20 adhere 10 Its principles,
to fght It's battles, and TO sustain its
organized action. whether in defcnt md
disaster or In the trlumphs OF victory.
Every puiHation Of my heart beats for
the success Of It's principles ana for Its
unity"
In tho year 1857 took up the ban
ner Of Democracy for the FIRST congress
Democratic convention and redeemed
the district from know-nothnglsm, In
competition with n very able man. In
1859 defeated another able and elo-
qucnt man who boltcd
The Democratic Convention.
In all was nine times nominated
by the Democracy OF the district in
which lived. and nine times elected
to congress. besides filling number
OF other positions Of responsibility on
nomination and election by the De-
mocracy. For nine years after the
war while a private citizen and dis.
franchlsed. years OF gloom and disas.
ter, and Of oppression and outrage
to our people, IN every contest and
at all times, gave my services as ac-
lively and MS earnestly and gave my
time and my money as freely to the
Democracy OF Texas aa " ! had been
capable OF holding office and candi.
date. And II / could have forgotten
duty and abandoned principle an OPP
portunity was offered me which would
have taken me from the plow handleH
10 an important Office.
These things were either never known
or else they have been forgotten by
my trnducera; or II they knew OF them
they are trying to deceive others.
owe all the political honors I have ever
received to the Democratic party, ]
have tried for long time ana some.
times In places of peril to be faithful
to principle and to duty. | Will try 10
close my life with fidelity to these
II nominated and elected to the Office
1 OF governor my past life is the gunrnn.
tee | give for the faithful performance
| OF the duties OF the office.