Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-02
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Each side Wen Pleased with the
Way the Principals HnndIcd Poo
Iiiicai subIects--se,erai Popu-
Its, Convention. Held.



most enthusiastic political gatherings
took place here TINT has been Wit
messed In years. The Joint de-,
bate between Judge wood nopulls)
and Senator Yoakum ODemocrap Of
Greenwlle. was satisfactory to their
respective political sides. Senator
YoalSum opened with m appeal to the
reason. and not prejudice. OF the au-
dionce. He appealed 10 the record TO
sustain his every assertion. lie said
that the cause Of the parties RESTLESS
ness. was due TO the legislation inau-
gurated by the Republican party thirty
years ngo. by which special privileges
hud been granted to the wealthy clas-
res. That tho law or the issuance OF
national bonds exempted them from
state and municipal taxation. and tnnt
the legal tender treasury notes were
likewlpe freed from taxation; that the
aggregate OF their property was near
two billions OF dollars owned exclusive
~ by the wealth NJ the country, md
that the present Democratic conRress
had reported a bill to tax the legal
treasury notes. as the cattle. horses
and farms OF The common peoplo
We're and that the Popullst press, ana
their leaders In congress had de-
hounced the Democrats for such pro-
posed legislation, and he cited several
Populist papers, and quoted from
their leaders IN congress, 10 prove his
statements. and especially Senator
PETER who Haid on the floor OF the
senator II believe aud I would 80
ordalu II. had | the power, that no
public agency OF any character should
be taxed. Neither money, nor bonds.
nor anything that the government
uses In it's communication with the
people. Let private property be taxed
that which the people Themselves use
and that by which they acquire "A livell.
hood"
AZ this point the senator took
vote Of the crowd to see how many
agreed with Peror. and not "A man
responded. So PETER was without a
friend In the crowd. He then said Tint
one cause Of our present strlngoncv
In money was due TO nm unpouni dis.
trihution OF moncy-that all leeistn-
tion FOR thirty yenrs had a tendency 10
rob and impoverlsh the south. and
transfer It's wealth to the North. That
this policy was begun by the Repub-
llCang. and supported by the populists
In that they PROPOSE to send ali our
money north, Then he proceeded to re.
view their national policies. He said that
Poffer introduced Il bin TO loan money
to the farmers of Indiana AT a time
when we We're compelled to sell gold
bonds to meet the extravaganza OF the
Republican party That Davis.
Populist, had nlso introduced hill
TO turn all the eN-Federnl soldiers.
without regard to disability or de-
crcpitudc Into the national treasury.
and other proposed laws OF the lead
ers that would amount to nothing
more than Il promiscuous plundering
OF the national treasury
That spirit OF paterualism had
seized upon different clements OF the
people and that PETER had proposed
an appropriation Of $65. OOO, 600 for the
unemployed in the Union. and that
CoNey's army OF conrmonwonlera bad
gone up To get II, The senator then
turned to the money question ana anita
that the Democratic party had nj.
ways oontended for honest money
and that no Democrat could constrne
the national platform to authorize tho
issuance OF one silver dollar moro
than sould be noated at pnr Win go,a
and that n Mr C,a,.,n,, s''u
thas the Injection Of s55 ooo ooo mo avn
present volume OF silver ,you,a ,n
pair our credit abroad. or dsnree,a,o
cur money at home, his pn,rlo,,c ANN
was 10 veto tho selgniornee nm
Judge Wood then was intrnd,c.,
and made an argument In favor n, hIs
pet money theory, ana ouo,ed s,ah
orntely from supreme oour, doo,s,na,
sustaining the legal tender nc,s 80
1869. lie then declared TINT ho nros
ent hard times were produced h,. 40
decentralization OF silver. ana mo Coo,
that the alnElo V,ld standard nna
been produced by legislation I'm the In.
terest OF wan street. ana TINT ,ho
countrv N,aa noo,,,, -. $50
bo"''
~ uines the Populists would cheer
and applaud In heroic ,nnnnar
which was th,,,h, ,,,,,......... Il.