Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-22
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upon Texas, but upon the whole South.
we had to compete felluw-cltlzens,
with Democratic bosssm. We had 10
compete with tho wealth. the culture
ana the serial influence OF the state.
and yet, gentlemen, before that cam
pnign was over We had 100000 Of as
solidly organized reformers as ever
marched TO the music OF reform. (ap.
pluuse) and we have not lost them.
Thank God Almighty. they are here
set ana there are q heap moro OF them
here besides. We are not going 10 lose
them. An The apeculntlons that our
Democratic blothvrg may Indulge with
respect TO Reagan and Culberaon, or
~ they call him over In tho Wcat.
Alphabet Lanham, take away amy
part OF our vote, assure them that as
far as that 100000 are concerned they
nre going to stand US iminoyablc as
the eternal hills.
II have known some az these reform.
err FOR many years. Old stump here
many yenrr ago was my pastor. You
did not know that | was q member
Of the church that he prealded over
uaed to hear stump preach. Used TO
pay qunrternge to help support him
aud stump was always regarded at
lcCst ns mn honest man. though he was
always very poor one. 1 once heard
him say he could not remumber the
time whom he waa out OF debt, but,
'tNA f't8 AANN Nfh NNNAi III NlfAAt vi AANitr
ocratio talk. we arc going to create
money for stump aud all Of the ball
ance OF un. lApplauAcl, Because we
are going to bring prosperity and
peace TO all oLr people with respect
TO class by freeing natural resources
and giving free play to legitimate In
dustry ana skill. PIN that 10 tho lapel
OF your coat. gentlemen. Put Il in
your heart. Write Il down as frontlet
upon your forefront that we are going
20 FREQ these pecplo by freeing natural
resources aud turning over to the
masses o. the people that which nntur-
ally bclongH to thcm. You poor old
ruush-loolSing farmers YOU have not
had any power In tile past.
you have been dominated and rlddeu
and trodden under foot BY lot OF Old
political bosses TINT have not got one-
half az muth sense or honesty as YOU
have. and because you Inherited the
name OF Democrat, and because
your daddy was q Democrat you keep
voting for mon that are inferior to
yourselves. That has been the condl-
ton of things to my certain knowl-
edge for thirty years.
II tell you, gentlemen, this IL the
frat starting OF q mighty movement
In behalf OF individual freedom that
Will neyer stop untll 1t IL full COM
plete, triumphant success. Give the
government what 3ustly belongs to the
government compel your government,
In obedience. to do everything of a
strictly public and social character To
assume strictly public and social fune-
lions, 10 turn over and remit TO the
individual man everything that be-
longs TO his private concerns Zap
plause) and these old roformcrs who
have been 80 poor for SO many years
nnd who have been Working IN the
lead and In the harneas, 30 far as we
are concerned ii not through my hum
BILE self. at least through some noble
leader that viii Rise hereafter viii
realize for yourselves and your children
and your children's children the ex-
pectationH which we now indulge. and
which we hope 10 realize Ia the future.
II y 20 time for speaking. You are
here and want 20 80 away 70 your
fanlhes You have got some more
rcre thing let, us not lose sight Of
Nhis ininot a movement simply TO elect
q governor, A governor can do you no