Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-17
RAKEASON BEGINS WORK.
re DELIVERS MS INArorRAL
SPEECH At TAYLOR.
says Prosperity Has Been Drivea
Away By the Policy Of the Demo-
erafs-Reviesv- the Platform Of His
Party aRa ErtoIs IL. Good Peiats.


Taylor. Tex, oct is--aon. W. ".
Mshemson. candidate Of the regular
Republicans. opened his campaign here
tonight He was wen received and
had = good audience.
he spoke Is follows.
Feiow citizens. come before you
today as the nominee Of the Repubii-
can party Tor governor Of Texas. I
esteem So a great honor 70 be the
chosen standar1.bearcr OF that party
which means progress prosperity and
good government
am not politician b. trade. nor
Kspubuoaa for revenue. an a
Republican because believe the pin.
oipies Of that party are best adapted
- the genius and deslgn OF our free
ifstItutions. believe that II The ad-
ml1istFation Of our government Is con
troiled by the policies Of the Repuo-
llcan party. the bost interests Of the
whole people viii be promoted and the
aiE.,est property Of the country Sc
cared
we are ln the midst Of a great polt-
ical revolution. The signs Of the dimes
indicate that the tide Is turning Ia
our favor We may expect TO hear
" great Republican gains throughout
ihc United States at the November
t'f1tiYnA' Ihere ls a strong probabiii-
" i1at feHAa VIII send one Or TWO
i-spu1ieAns 90 congress. We are more
lhofoushly organized than ever before
and orr State Ticket v-tIf ryu G. la =uu-
VOC man nas been cast by the Re
I4y4lehh party IN many years. The
business HlaEnatlon and hard times
tA-t epmpehced with the election Of
or Cleveland are bringing tine people
% tht!F senses and they are leaving
tne ga Tree trade party BY hundreds.
IHAnH God the day has come lu Texas
Wltn cur and dried nomination by
Denocfa4c convention Is not equlVa-
lent 20 a certificate OIL election
"hetneT our state ticket shall be
elected or not. We hope that q, the end
N this campaign the people OF Texas
"i!I br better acquainted with Ea-
publican doctrlueH. For years they
have heard nothing but Democracy
and Republicans have been r.dicultd,
ui-rcpreHented and denounced TO the
run extent OF the Democratic yOcabu-
lary The result has been general
prejudice against us throughout the
South Grover Cleveland. his Doma-
cfauc congress ana free trade POLL
e.-a have done more t. build up the
Republican party ga Texas and TIE
south, than all the campaign speakers
we have ever had ga tho ncld
Under cur system OK government
more than any other. the prosperity
~ the country and the welfare 1l
me people largely depend upon the
policy which directs the Administrations
pf public affairs n IS the duy of
every voter to study Tor himself tha
different policies advocated by the cau-
tending political parties and 20 support
those who advocate that line Of policy
which 4n his Judgment viii be- most
conducive TO tho true interest or thc
country.
ii was never Intended by tho founders
Of our government that the political
action or the people should DE con-
trolled by q system OF otloe brokerage
and party boasam!
The American system or govern
ment iH founded upon the Intelligence
OK the people, and their expression at
ibc ballot box settles for the time the
lH8uca Joined by the r0Gtending p0it-
zeal partica. This Is an age Of prog
rssa. aud tho administration OF public
nhhirH should keep pace with tho ad-
vAnaemen' % me business interests
OF We country Anticipated political
traditions ana old party landmarks
can not be relied upcn as the unorrlns
rulc OF our political action today.
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