Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-29

ms character, Whlcn mas constantly
been exposed during the last four years.
Instead Of encountering opposition from
/ the press and educated and wealthy
classes of his state. he might have
reconclled them to many Of his policies
IL he had shown tact, conservatism
and discretion. But he has invariably
I yielded to the temptations OF declama-
tion aud abuse. and repulsed those
whom he might easily have conclliated
The senator spoke IN detail OF his
! fight over rccelyerships In South Caro-
lima. and asserted that President Cleve-
7 land in zone passage OF the last mes
/ sage had adopted his views After
eondemnlng the practice OF having the
/ Federal or state courts run railways
for indefinite periods by relationships
I he asserted that while he did not be-
lleye In government ownership Of rail-
roads he thought that the time was
coming when the farmers would have
! TO be allowed some measures OF relief
| against corporations. There would have
I 20 be some system of regulating rail-
! ways and preventing dismrimlnations
which were rulnous to special locali-
! ties. Then he enlarged with an eNclt-
ed manner. as II he were addressing an
audience. upon the awful sufferinss
and impoverishment of Southern farm
ers under 5cent cotton.
| The senator was appearing in his ia
vorite attitude OF the blunt. honest
friend of the plain farmer, and his
manner unconsciously became theatre
cal. Even nS he was speaking, Two
rusty looking planters came In to shake
hands with him and TO express the
hope that he would soon set matters
right at Washington. II shall do all
that one man can do" he remarked,
with a stern, rcsoute look and clmoh-
ing OF his hand. and the two rustics
ma NOV hot rrsfsl
est Ben Tillman" In Washington there
was some hope for farming interests,
even with cent cotton.
The senator spoke of the various
reforms Introduced under his admin
istraticn, his warfare upon monoplles,
the compulsory assessment OF taxes
on railroads on equitable rates, the
refundlng OF the state debt, the In
stitutiJn of Clemson college, the en-
larscment Of educational facilities, and
the inaugir 4 On Of the primary sys-
tenn OF party nominations, which he
considered great victory for Demo-
cratic institutions, lnsuring selection
of candidates by the people He also
referred In detail to the operation OF
the dlspanslry system.
we have removed" said he "in
this state 50 per cent OF the drunken
ness. Everybody admits that II Is
great moral reform, although It has
not been aH marked q financial sue
cess as was anticipated but tben n
has hardly yet had n fair chnnee in
that reBpect. Don't believe me In mis-
matter Go about and INDIE fo,, vo,,r-
self. Find out for yoursplf vtbetbsr
the law Is enforced. co ana esif tba
ministers OF this town They ,yut ton
the truth about lt-aii but ono ar tvya
pnrtisans-and whom n minietor 10
partisan he Is bigot and can't teIl
the truth, even K he tries"
There Is the aggresslyaross ,ybicb 4,
popular in political audiences a,3
leaves the imuregsion MAJ 0rto'a..
Ben" cannot be- beaten H. a., 80,
ment on his face wns HE sta.,n Of
sincerity, and bia voice y,ibr,t,d ~,
fcrvor II h eas,- Ia ur,is5.s,,,'l, Nm Nm
he mas OBTAINED cor5n,ote ,,sstS,,.,, nov
Ills audiencns aud bIs no,.i,, ,r NJ
believe IN him bccaugs he eeen,s -
terribly In earnest and dotvnrisst,.
oerc. 's"' 'ii-
II Senator Ultima, no t,,,a,,. a.. 81.
manner mud serinus ~ sn "a ms
solamnitv bis urnnro,ts -. F1'itt ~
in earnest 4, de,n,,noIr1, NJ, eQualy
ar fho n,ostr to',,.,..,.- nun as one
t ton S W poiS'r IN ihe south Charles
erneraIIvl AK soiISi,. 'ns larger towns
f,ita ~ Us W sUtuIy arrayed against
nna, ,i iah ~ ms opponents seem
Illlmonism p their daily bread. ana ii
lh eAAnn with bitter hpYlu u,i.,.