Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-12

ally understood, no matter which poliu
cal party won in 1892, there would be
a boom tariff revision necessary ana
inevitably 80, because the Mckinley
law had broken down and had coli
lapsed and had proven utterly made
uuate to meet the necessities of the
government TO furnish It's required
revenues. The Mckinley tariff duties
had been represented. as TO be largely
prohibltory IN their effect and the
necessary revenues were not forth
coming and upon the advent of the
present national administration TO
power. we were confronted with
virtually bankrupt treasury and the
deficit was daily increasing. When
a Democratic administration, after four
years time retired in March. 1889 IL
left to Its Republican successor an am
pie surplus and q reasonable prosperous
country But when sat Democratic
administration returned to power in
1898 II found that the United States had
been stranded under Republican admin
istrntion. The opposition to that
salutary policy came solely from our
Republican friends whose present inter-
esta have been subAeryed by Interior
cnce In the local affairsscf Democrats.
believe In honest government. In ma
tlon, in state. city and in town, and
ruption anywhere. / pledge my best
effort to uproot rascality wherever II
may exist In our state and to puniHh
the offenders wherever II may be found.
II the nomination which has been re-
luctantly accepted under circumstances
with which you are familiar, shall be
ratified by the people, i ehallassume the
office under no obligation to any ring,
machine or present clique and free from
any entagling alliances whatever. and
with the sole desire to discharge my
duty to the whole people according to
the best OF my ability. To party
friends, 1 have only to say that party
differences shall be forgotten and that
all sections ana factions shall
be treated fairly and alike. have con-
scented to make the race, not 10 crafty
any personal ambition but 10 assist IN
aiding the Democratic cause which Is
near and dear to my heart and with
which have been Identified all my
life.
81 cannot too severely denouncc
those men in any other party who
identify themselves for personal or pc
cuniary advantages, but 1 welcome to
the ranks all honest and sincere men.
men Of integrity, ambitious between
the desire to promote the right to aid
the cause OF good government and 20
elevate standards. regret that GER
tain very eHtimabia gentlemen In New
York and Brooklyn have announced
their unwlllinguess to give me their
support at the election and express n
desire to advocate a third ticket
deplore such action, not on account OF
Injustice 10 myself, personally, but for
the Democratic cause which their UNI
wise action tends 10 lmpcrll. They
know as we'll az do that this nomua-
tion was not OF my own seeking.
beg only to suggest and hope that II
- a. IL.
clear 10 give mo their support, that
they will Loyalty support my honorable
associates upon this ticket, Daniel
lockwood and Charles II. Brown, and
trust they will consent to the use Of
their names as candidates on the third
ticket. am willing 70 make any sac
rlhce Of pride or advantage which viii
aid the Democratic cause or any OF its
candidates In any respect,
"A united Democratic party In this
state Will give us the victory. 4 ma
1ority OF the people believe In Demo-
cratic principles and desire their tri-
umph. with no false or unloading
issues 90 distract us, with honest and
vigorous efforts 10 poll our full vote,
with firm reliance upon the Justice
Of our GAUGE, let us enter the contest
with determination that we can nud
shall place the Democratic party in the
Victorious column where 81 stood for
seven years straight during my former
administration, and where II belongs
today,
~ repeat what said IN opening the
campaign in brooklyn In September.
1892. IN behalf Of our national standard
bearers, Cleveland and Stevenson, TO
secure The victory which awaits US, We
must organize, organize"
AZ the conclusion Of tho speech there
was tumultuous applause had after
the speaking many people remained 10
route.