Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-16

st"sis u.SSnn'seu ruiuier ana sM'or OIL
tho United States." unlsr which every
soldier and sailor who had srved Ia
the army or navy OF the rniscd stn,ts.
however short the service Or rresp,c-
tive OF injury or need o. Sssiatancc.
would be paid pension. In 1897 lie
endorsed the Ocala demands far gus
ornment ownership Of railroads. this
sub.trensury hat mopsy Ind a vcnAo
tarin. In that II was declared that
all national revenues shall be limited
20 the necessary expenses OF the gov
eminent economically and honestly ad-
ministerial" He was the candidate OF
the Peoples party Tor governor Ia 1892.
which reiterated thc5e demands IN the
niate or national platform. The candi-
date OF tho Popullsts now. he has en-
dorAed the Omaha platform OF 1892 and
the state platform Of shirty-four planks
adopted by the convention which nom
mated him. These demands embrace
government ownership Of all lines Of
transportation and communication, and
nat money, Claiming to ve tie leader
OF the only true followers OF jefferson.
he Is the advocate OF the hRseicss
money Of The state Platform consisting
OF "full legal tender paper money"
though that iliuEtrious man declared
that All paper money must be bot
toned on coin. The Omahs pn tform.
endorsed by the Poppllst state e9nvcu-
tho demand that national revenues
shall be limited 20 the necessary tx-
pcnscs Of the EuVernmcut economically
and honestly administered whne the
state platform OF that parry fJr 1854
denounres that policy and fnvors Inc
doctrine OF protection In tile esclsrs-
ton that the doctrine u 4 tarin Tor
revenue !s wrong " prrioiplel"
Endorsing these contradictory de-
clarations, by implication nt least. In
his Grnndvlew speech on August 70,
-end afterwards seemingly not content
with the platform variety OF tariff,
Judge Nueent IN speeeh az Austin
on the ID Instant proclaimed himself
~ free trader II 10 common declar-
alton OF the Populists ana their leader
that they are the friends of labor and
believe In equal and eXact Justice 10
all men, In their plgtform OF 1899 they
insisted upon declaring eight hours
legal day for all workinen, but thuir
present platform is q marked depart-
ure nom their professions OF friend-
ship and equality. In demanding the
enactment OF law declaring eight
hours a legal days work except In DO
nestle and agricultural nfnira,H they
discriminate againnt both rural aud
urban worltinen and disclose their real
purpose. Are the thousands engaged
by She day or month or year ON farms,
IN the hotels and In private homes leAs
ueacNing than other workmen In the
ontimntion Of this yarty? IL invested
with power does this pretended cham
ilon OF tabor and equal rights propose
favored clnsa OF worltmeng Tho
false prelonac OF this party on the
notable measures of the present state
administration Is equally evident one
Of their APOSTLES han publicly asserted
that the railroad commission Is not
4. a = 4. a.
purity ~ opposed to the commission IL
manifest. IN the Popuilat book entitled
"a Political Ilsvelatiom." published the
present year. after reviewing the quts-
tons of government ownership and
regulation, Il " Aaid: by this means
II 10 seen how futile. how worthless.
hopeless II ia to try TO regulate Mkt
10 the commission the mast important
OF these measures IN the railway stock
and bond law and every member OF
this party In the legislature voted
against this law
These measures, consisting Of the
allen land law, Tho anti.iand inonop-
oily net, the act regulating the ISSUE
OF bonds by municipalities and the
issue Of stock and bonds ~ railway
companies. and the railroad comfula-
sion law. having been misrcprescntel.
Governor Hogg visited some OF the
Eastern states. and easily and satls-
fnctorily explained them TO those de-
string TO MAKE Investments here. The
Pcpull9t state convention soon after
ward assembled and In secdndlns hia
nomination for governor, iIpn. Iohn
NJ Moore, his fellow-townsman and
confidential friend A. reported By The
press at the slmr, paid a glowing
tribute to Judge Nugsnt and said Il
he was elected governor It would not
be necessary for lin TO make a tour
o. the statss and oxylaln away the
mistakes Of his administration The
roel animuH OF The I'Opulists toward
the more important o. these measured
Is thus plainly shown aud !, not
altered by the Subsequent polific1l
~ temcnt OF fudge Nugcnt IN his
Grandvlcw speech. supposedly rendered
expedlent by friction In Democratic
rpnks' thr' they are Wise and Just.
- canno' but cindp ~ - the welfare,
tho happiness and the prosperity OF
the people, The pressure must have
been great to have extorted this re-
buke Of his trusted friend and denun-
citation OF the unanimous vote OF his
party In the legislature. In 1890 and
1899 this party and Its candidates were
silent as 10 the Confederate home In
1894 the party 10 again significantly
silent upon this subject.
Forgetting the cx-Confederates IL
saw proper In 1892 and 1885, In the
Omaha platform. TO pledge our sup
port 10 fair and liberal penslons TO
ox-union soldiers and sniIors." Feeling
the lash OF public sentiment and CON
tinuing his vaclllstins course. Judge
Nugent IN his Grnndview speech,
pledges his personal efforts 10 maintain
the home for chose defenders OF tho
South in her heroic struggle" not
withstnnding the fact that In 1892 he
Endorsed and supported James n.
Weaver for president, who as late rs
1855 denounced Mr. Cleveland for cali
ing ex-Contederate soldiers into lila
cabinet. and who is reported 10 have
declared In n public speech that year.
In view OF these appointments, thpt
"thc roins Of the government at wash
ngton have been given over TO the re-
bellious South. and n this state OF
things is permitted TO 10 on for an
other four years. you will see the re-
bells. who ought really to have been
hung or shot. drawing pensions from
the government they tried 10 hard to
break up aud destroy"
From this brief resume II may be
safely said that HIS political convictions
and those OF his party are us "1ex-
ible" as the money they would give us