Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-07


God has dignihed labor by HIS eN-
ample. He rested from His labor upon
the seventh day. The Savior OF man
kind was a wage Garner. The Bloie
declares. "ReiDiee In your labor ior
this is the glft OF Cod The degrada-
ton OF labor is the subyersion OF the
plans of the Creator and the degradn-
lion OF mankind. Government owner
ship OF railroads means the degrada-
tlon OF labor. Therefore / oppose H.
But our POpullst friends attempt TO
avoid the results that now from their
platforms end principles by saying that
they Will only own sufficient num-
Der of railroads to enable the govern
ment to control rates. The fallacy OF
this cowardly makeshift and subter~
fuge Is at once apparent when we re-
fleet that II rates are TO be controlled
by government ownership, then they
| will only be controlled as 20 those
| points to which the government ROADS
may run. The other points may be OPP
! pressed and robbed at pleasure by prl-
| vate roads. This involves the Popu-
| lists I'm contradiction. They declare
/ that they are in favor OF special priv
/ ileges 70 none. equal Justice to AL.
| Yet by only owning some OF the roads
! the government would be granting spe-
4 cial privileges. IN the shape OF re-
| duced rates 10 those points upon the
| line OF the government roads, when
would not be enjoyed by people VINO
were served by private roads. There u
no riddle ground. II the government If
going to control rates by owning the
! roads then all OF the roads must be
I owned by ther 1vernment and the
| government n, supply each COM
/ rnunity with railroad, Just Ms II SUP
plies each community with post OF
fee. or the government VIII be grant,
Ing special privileges to some ana
denying them to others, Which Will
not be equal Justice to all. .
The Democratic doctrine upon inns
question il the correct position, ana
II ia provided for in the constitution,
That sncred instrument declares that
congress shall have power TO regulate
commerce between the states. 10 reg
Mate commerce and 10 conduct COM
merce are two entirely different and
distinct things. 80.
Congress now has the power to throw
all legal safeguards around Interstate
commerce and to protect II from eN-
tortion and unjust eNactlOns. The states
have the constitutional power TO do
tho same for home commerce. Under
the inEuiratlou of Democratic prlncl-
pies the Federal commission and the
state commission are now at work
for these purposes. 80
The Demumratic party stands pledg-
ed 10 support them This legislation IL
yet In It's Infancy II will take time
and experience to perfect It. II X
the only constitutional and rational
solution Of the railroad question. II
says to the owners Of the roads, Keep
YOUR runds, but the government Will
see to II that you deal fairly by the
people. The government Will regulate,
but Il will not conduct commerce.
My fellow citizens, there are many
other thlngs uut ueslIe " h9S AN. an 5,
nut as others are 70 SPtuh, 1 WIZ ~
detnln you longer WIN, a.. so'n SUN
future ums, huuItss SIu 1hn ,,, , 80
VIII then snow you tne uahberous t'hs
d'ney ana ing peihltlVus wa" ,,.' -,
some OF me other uoet'lnes Vl inc 'Pu-
hst party
democracy utnle9 tnut w ~ ~,
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ldnd Or business III GompeuuVh WIN
INC eltlsep' II II Gun laWIvly uV uoile
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done IN auuuef' Int neAt INNS tn Ina
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VIII DC thut tnt BoNeInuleut eS'"uhsn
a store IN eHch community 70 sen sIous
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fronts. Ihcn lhey WIN want u boF-
slhlth' government uoutor, govern
ncht lAW4eH "a government pIeachtr'
government iarmer' ana govern
ment everything, .,.-,.
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Democracy rs opposed 10 Az OF this
nonsense ana phiernnhiislh' anu pelleyfs
80 o,tond "a NOR avn orTairs
Den,ocfaey sfands for an independ.
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unon fbIs stnteq When. owing To- I
2 c6rr,tpt syatem of school taxes devised
only as "A scheme of robbing the peo
) plr' The taNoe In many counties wer,
eyGr three dollars ON the hundred dol
o. lars; when the credit OF the state wa
2 VOL nigh ruined: when her securities
| were hawked upon the streets OF he
/ cities and found slow buyers at CO L.
I cents upon the dollar?
: When armed bands OF cut-throats
- thugs ,assasslns aud eX-convlets rod
e over the state calling themselves stat
police, levying blacimall upon, robbing
/ terrorlzing and numbering our people
+. when you had TO go To the county sea
= to vote and march between hles o
/ armed police TO cast the ballot OF
. freeman ana atter you had voted
= YOU were oruereu nome IKE y Inl,ilo'