The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-14

chief causes Vi ulSaS cohhcNN
policies pertaining to state affairs
These issues are now settled; they
have been transplanted from the
forum of debate to the statute books
of the state. The silver question
was also ugged in for share in the
controversy, but neither the ranks
of Go, ernor Hogg nor Judge CLARK
ere in perfect accord n 1t; silver
men and anti.sllver men were found
lighting together for Governor
Hogg, and silver and nti-silver men
fought side by side with Judge Clark.
The silver question was an issue
holding secondary position in the
presidential campaign, the question
of whether this government should
levy tariff tax for the benefit of
special classes, or for the malnten.
ance Of the government alone being
the paramount, overshadowing is
sue, both before the convention and
afterwards. The Chicago platform
deals with this question in terms not
entirely free from ambiguity; it is
susceptible of more than one con.
structlon; 1t, at best, but suggests a
fiscal policy and does not attempt
to Jay down cardinal principal of
government. If men cannot differ
upon this question in its present
status and still be Democrats, then
those who belong TO any political
organization must not differ from
each other in tie least, not even as
the leaves differ in appearance upon
a single tree. l felt that the best
interests of Texas could be sub.
served through an establishment of
good feeling among Democrats, and
| favored it.
In the early days of this republic
one Of the most terrific, bitter and
intolerable civic struggles was
fought that has found record in the
history of the world. The pattern.
alistic.aristocratic idea of govern
ment had crept down through gen
Grafton after generation of the hu-
man family from all the ages of the
past and enveloped this Land of the
free and home of the brave" but the
calcium light of intelligence and the
sword of freedom, of liberty and of
equeal and exact justice to all-the
Alpha and Omega of Democracy
engaged in combat, and out of the
struggle emerged Thomas Jefferson.
president of the United States Of
America. And while anger still
lowered, like a storm cloud, ovel
the earth this grand tribune of thu
people, in his inaugural address
advised harmony. He said:
. "Let us then, fellow citizens
unite with one heart and one mind
| let us restore the social intercourse
3 that harmony and affection withou
which liberty, and even life itself
are but dreary things. During tn
throes and commissions of the An
cient world, during the agon;ze
spasms of Infatuated man seeking
through blood and slaughter, hi
> long lost liberty, it was not wondt I
s full that the agitation of the biilow
should reach this distant end peace
J full shore; that they should be NOR
. felt ard feared by some ard less b,
? others, and should divide opinion
Y as to measures of safety but every
! difference of opinion is not differ
| ence of principle. We have calle'
l by different names brethren of tn
: same principle"
hope that the spirit that spok
these words into existence then i
abroad in Texas now and will an
. mate every man who in 1892 vote
D for either Hogg or Clark and 70
9 Grover Cleveland.
i | know that the enemies o
Democracy have attributed sue
motives as sordid desire for tn
spoils to the Democrat for exchaue
ing contentious and personal AM
mosities for harmony, good feilov
ship and good feeling. If there is
= privilege that our enemies enjoy tt
; the full it is to heap abuse upo
those who differ with them. NJ
t. friends, let them press this hatter
ing JUNCTION to their bosoms, for
g is the only poor pittance left them
With or without harmony Texas ha
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