Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-04


asserting that It was shame that the
labor holiday should be desecrated by
I politics when the very essence OF union
organizations precluded politics as an
article OF organized faith.
AT the close OF his talk less than
| fifty auditors remained about the stanu.
He spoke in very low tone and could
be heard but a short distance away.
Half a dozen or more enthusiastic hd-
mirers. including five negroes near me
front. occasionally ciapped their hands
and stamped their feet whom the speak
er said something especially pleasing
to them.
Hon. Ben NJ. Terrell, Democratic
nominee for county attorney was the
next speaker. Upon being introduced,
Mr.. Terrell said he mad been invitud TO
deliver an address suitable to the occa-
sion, with the distinct understanding
that the discussion was to be non-po-
litical. This pledge or agreement, he
said, had not been observed by Judge
Nugent. who had occupied almost the
entire evening in denouncing and abus-
ing the Democratic party, Its policy
and Its president. He was not greatly
surprised, however, for a Populist re-
garded no place too sacred TO spout
Popullstic heresies. He regretted that
his friend. Judge Nugent, had seen
III 10 ignore tuG term VI ms inNiAaAiph
and abuse the courtesy OF the Trades
Assembly. As for himself. he would
respect the wishes Of those whose guest
he was and eschew the discussion of
politics. lie believed In organized la
Dor and the right Of those who toiled
for their living to unite for self-pro-
lection and self-advancement. He de-
clared that he would rely upon his
record rather than mere promises to
prove his friendship for organized Ia
Dor
Mr.. Terrell spoke about ten minutes
and was followed by John NJ. Moore
candidate for county attorney on the
Pouulist ticket.
Mr.. Moore spoke about three quar-
tiers Of an hour, He said II Judge MI
gent had overstepped the bounds of
proprlety and had wounded anybodys
feelings by his speech he (Moore) now
apologi2ed for him. He said Mr. Ter
relrs objection to the discussion Of po-
litical issues was an effort to further
his own candidacy He then discussed
the right of labor to organize. deplored
the Introduction Of labor saving ma
chincry, advocated the eight-hour law,
TO the non-eNistence OF which he at
Hributed much of the intemperance
and dissipation OF laboring people; dis
claimed the idea OF being a laborer
and offered as IL solution OF
all the ills OF the laboring man, the
government ownership Of railroads
and the more extended use of land,
with less of land speculation He said
It was not the money question or the
silver question that was causing all
the distress and poverty In the country,
but that It was land speculation. He
read extensively from books and pa
pers. and at the close Of his address
his crowd. which had Increased TO ros-
sibly two hundred during Terrells
speech and the first part OF his own,
had dwindled down to bout forty or
nifty. He was occasionally cheered,
the five negroes mentioned above join
ing in most voclferously. William
Wehres then made a brief talk at the
conclusion OF which labor union men
shouted for President O'Keefe. There
was indignation in the tone and the
sembly Immediately sized up what It
was about
81 want to say" began Mr., O'<eefe,
that the gentlemen who spoke to you
this afternoon We're invited here to
make pleasant, appropriate addresses,
In keeping with the holiday occasion
and the non-polltlcal body under whose
auspices 1t is given. II any OF them
have gone beyond the limits of this
ihNlAAA4Nllt anu tihAlH aatN HNu pll lbllA-
ical matters and offended you and az
frontcd the occasion. they have done
so on their own hook"
a hearty ringing shout was sent up
at the conclusion Of these words show
Ing that President OKeefe had touch
ed n popular key.
An lrishmon with a brogue as broad
as Limerick and a jag several feet his
superior then addressed Chairman |
Wohres from the edge OF the pavilion |
"Ol want TO sphake on thot infamous |
rock pile ordinnncew shouted the gem |
tleman as a score Of voices cried out |
Room for Patw "Ciet up on the plat .
form" Lets hear from Patw Some .
one on the rostrum pulled him up. His |
wife seized Pats coat tail and pulled |
him down, but Pats love OF speech |
surmounted obstacles and his wlfe's |
practical objection. lie scrambled 70 |
The platform and convulsed the people
by speech that few from Adam to
The present and from tho rock pile or
finance TO President Cleveland
Last night n ball was given on the
pavilion at the park. Its success In
point Of numbers was so great that
dancing room was at premium.