Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-30
CARL SGHuRz TALgsDEhOCRACY
THE nrrvnLrcAs WHO SAT ~
HAYES cADi>Hr.
Talk. About Fraud-He Desouuces
Hole smith. nrice, Murphy aud
MIL, Hut Loves the Cuckoo.
wheeler.

was crS ded tonight with REFORM
Democrats, met TO express their lie
termination to support Il. p. Wheeler.
their nominee for governor.
The audience. a large portion OF
whom were OF Brooklyn, were par,lcu-
larry enthusiasts. Ex-secre,ary Charles
L. Fairchlld, who presided, made u
speech preliminary to his Introduction
OF Mr.. Wheeler. The latter said It
was needless for him to say more than
to thank his friends for their demon
stratlon and to ask them to stand
shoulder TO shoulder FOR the triumph
OF the cause OF Democratic principles
on election day Wheeler IL. Peck
ham made humorous speech. scoring
Grant, whom he characterized as
man who stood well with tho boys, and
who was without exception the only
mayor OF New York who was utterly
devoid OF brains or intelligence.
The Hon. Carl Schurz was the speak
err OF the evening.
| His address was listened 10 with
close attention and WIS frequently
punctuated with applause.
| MIR. Schur2 began by telling his hear
! OTIS no WIS AUti' an "a lAAfNfN NANAaNAAt
| not engaged In active politics TO tell
! them why he thought David u. I'm
| should not be elected governor cf the
state of New York and Everett u.
| Wheeler deserved their support. There
ia In this municipality, said Ar, sehusA,
| u great struggle going On which y 10
| decide whether the city OF New York
shall he owned by tho lnhabitants
thereof or ~ Tdmmany hall. IL has
lorg been popularity believed that Tam
! many hall rs a nest OF raplclnus troe
bcoters, but recent disclosures OF cor
ruption, OF blaekmnil, Of robbery. OF
vice and crime, planted and protected
for revenue, of terrorism, OF cruel prdS.
tees upIu tho poor, the weak aud
hclpless, had gone far beyond popular
expectation. The good ctisoas Of New
York concluded at last that Il was
time to make an eud Of this, The Tam
muny chiefs became alarmed. shoy
saw a day OF Judgment coming, Their
head chief. Dick Croker took u MS
neels. lie ga;hcred up the prlncely
fortune he had saved from his reyennea
~ king OF New York and retired 40 q
Tammany sage" complacpnty com
sclous OF having secured nis harvest
nut the other Tammany chiefs were
not 30 comfortably settled, They had
10 brave the coming storm, rhcy
found themselves put to their Wits and
tried various devices. They sang me
gunu OF harmony n5 HWpptly ~ any
yuck,ng dove. They would for1wear
all selillh deRgns. They would nonli-
nate IA high toned citizen for nlyvr.
They would do anything to make leo-
pie forget the tigers teeth ani claws
until after election. But IL was nli In
win, In their extremity they remem-
bered that In their kind Of t1l'cy tho
shortest way OF one point 10 anVthef
is crooked line.
The salvation they could not eS-
pcct 10 win directly In New YORK
they might secure by flank march to
Albany. They bethought themselves
OF their lifelong friend. David Bennett
nm II they could only make him
governor again they could console them
selves about defeat In the mayor y
election. But would friend lilu be
willing TO accept nomination Tor
governor Hardly Comfortably on
sennced for several years IN the senate,
he would NOT like to take Unnecessary
risks. II aslsod before hand he would
refuse. Tamnany therefore resolved
10 nominate without asking and tho
game succeeled. 1t u universally
known and not cOntradictod That the
stampede In the Democratic state con-
vention which thrust the nomination
upon nil was planned and managed
By rammany. and that iilll had been
committed and virtually accepted ana
found himself harncssed TO the Tanl-
many cart Gro he had time to rub
his eyes.
THAT this eiy fox would he caught by
surprise may seem ludlcrous, but 1t 10
more than Joke II Il the revenge
OF fate; II 10 the SIN Of the evil docr
coming home 10 roosi. II IL the deyll
claiming his own. SO often had Hlll
ridden into places Of power on this
back of Tammany and the state ma
chinory that Tammany and III allies
have the right to jump ON his back
and say Now we will ride you for
our salvation. We have done your
work; now you do ours"
All this ~ perfectly fitting and prop
or. Hin and Tammany are bound to-
gether by natural ties They were Of
one flesh and blood, Their principles
are the same. their methods are the
slmc their aims the same, and they
know, az Benjamin Franklin said. thcy
will have to hang together or they
VIII hang separately. ~ Tammany
has always fought lllrs battles. 10
Hnl now lights the battle OF Tam
many.
Continuing his criticism Of Mr.. Hill,
Mr. Schurz then asked his audience ~
look the situation hquarely IN the lace
"There Is an antl-DemocrQtlc current
sweeping over the land. We all know
Il. Democratic defeats crowd one an
other.
what IL the troublef No doubt the
hard times have something 10 do with
IL. but In spite OF the hard times the
Democracy would have good iight-
ing chance did II stand before the
country with u character commanding
respect and confidence Why does y
notY Because OF Us profoHaed princi-
pies and It's lcading measureal No
II the choice between tile Mckinley
tariff and the Wilson inrin were purely
ON their merits. submitted to u popular
vote. am confident that the Mckinley
tariff would be voted down BY a de-
oislve majority. Even thousands OF
Republicans would vote against Il.
What. then, is the troubiel IL 10
corrupt and trcacherous leadership
II Ia your Tammany, your HIS, your
Germans, your Mlrphys. pour Bricea,
your Smiths. that have disgusted de-
cent men and made them doubtful
whether tho Democratic party ig cana
bic or conducting the government hon
estly aud for the public good. rhht IL
the trouble We are told that Mr..
Cleveland himself may Hupport Iiill.
trust not / should greatly drDiore Il
" Precedent Cleveland were weak
enough TO consider II his duty as the