The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-16

"TO YOUR TENTS, O1 1ShALL
If there ever was time when true
and genuine Democrats should rally
around the standards of their party,
now is the accepted time; now is the
day and hour. The Democracy OF the
state of Texas has its most power
ful enemies in its own camp.
There are those masqueradinga 70 Dem
ocrats who are the Legitimate camp
follow ers of the Third party. The
first time that the Democracy has
bad every branch of the government
in its control; the first time the DEM
ocracy has had full opportunity to
relieve the masses o. the people from
the great burden Of wsr tariff,
tariff that for 80 years has been max
ing the rich man richer and the poor
man poorer, just 1T time when the
party was in condition to charge the
government from partial parent to
the servant OF the people, in such a
glorious time as this that we have been
fighting for through defeat after de-
feat, oh shame, we find traitors in
the party in its highest places, the
senate of the United States.
If, when the vi tory OF 1892 was
won, we had had united
party on the well known
and settled principles of the
Democratic party, the fruits of cur
victory would now have been ripe for
the enjoyment of the whole people,
but the very men whoswore so loudly
allegiance to the party, for the sake
of miserable pelf, will destroy if they
can all the glorious results OF thai VIC
tory. The reduction and reformation
of the tariff is threatened with death
in the house of its friends and for the
lack of the loyalty of German, Hill
and two other Democrats, we endan-
ger the whole reformation OF the
tariff.
More than that. The Democratic
party in national convention marked
out distinctly line of policy for the
re establishment of che coinage cur
rency of the country upon an intrin
sic worth and interchangeable value
with gold, and Mr.. Cleveland hes re-
ligiously obeyed that method for the
rehabilitation of silver, and because of
that howl was raised against MIN in
Texas that introduced another ele.
ment of discord and split the DEM
ocracy of the state in twain, and this
was done by the very men Mr..
Cleveland had u right to expect,
would hold up his handg. Traitors
in the senate, traitors at hOme, have
assaulted the integrity of the party,
hut in Texas peace was made, and
hopes have been entertained that
such a peace was permanent, but
| threats are heard from the same men,
| and on that account it is important
that the genuine and true Demo Gratis
OF Texas, whether delegates or not,
appear al Dallas ready to defend
the party from the insiduous assaults
OF men who wear the iion.skin OF
Democracy, but who bray PopuIistic
principles from every stump,
Beware OF them! Mr.. CleN Gland and
the house of representatives at Wash
iugton are fighting your tariff battle
TO a finish Let him and our congress.
LAen see that the Texas Democracy
are true and answering in their
loyalty to the whole organi-
cation of the party and that
internal foes are easily exposed and
defeated. Let every man who goes to
Dallas be animated by the feeling that
the integrity and future and final sue.
cess OF Democratic principles rest with
him; that the responsibility is upon