Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-21


in order to reach the asric or au..
The arttul dcma spsie has son;n n :
invent aad 20 csi-inass ;ir~ f
chievous laws through the advod I
OF which he might gain political h
Ell. lie has been poutilential and H@
worked great hnrdshlps and inn
on the state. He has driven c&r}
frum us and left us with ii horIf>(
OF prohibltory laws, Corporate lifX|
practically extinct or totferinn,
the beacon light OF hope Il not n
Democracy still holds high carni*|
over tho banquet Of depletion. den,
sion and commercial ieihargy. n ~
be u fitting epitaph when The u
comes.
Reference TO our state platform M
show that our policies are broad ~
comprehensive on all questions re&
ting to the development OF tho miU
and the upbuilding and maintennncef
our home interests. never losing sif}.
of the fact that the farmer is the bo>
and slnew OF the country.
Domestic Commerce.
In this day OF rush and hurry. t,e.t
competition and low prices facliltv L
perform constitutes The greatesi q 4
ment OF value. Tor possessine al
competition is met successfully "A
values are maintained. The sickle 81:
not compete with the reaper, nor III
oN-wagon with the fast freight trai1
Inc mounted messenger Is prosy afI
SLOW AS compared with the lghtnifi
uesh over the telegraph wire. aid
spinning wheel at the fresdc o,id
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suprl0ntcd by the hum OF the hurryin
loom driven by steam or electricity
All these things disclose the necessif
OF equivalent fncility.
The FARMER like all others, rtalixe
inc inevitable decision and foresee
mat he must keep abreast Of the lime
IN order TO keep his position In N
onward march ~ progress.
Paramount 10 all others "a the uuo,
ton of public highways. Good road
and bridges constitute tho menns b
which tie low price OF his product
can be largely alleyiated and the ralu
OF his lnnd maintained or enharred
The man living ten miles from marie
On y pad road cannot compete cue
oessfully with n man living the san,
distance ON good road, for the latte
has tho advantage Of being able L
haul double the weight of produce /
market IN much less time. hence IN
percentage OF cost In marketing hi
products ad Valorcm ~ greatly IN hi
favor, increasing his wages In trans
porting the products OF his fnrm-i
other words. reducing the cost OF pro
uuction- which ia the one and allah
Hotblng question in the case, for indee,
II does not cut much figure what yol
get Tor q commodity 40 long aR Il cal
nr produced az PROFIT, Therefore
the farmer producing at the least cos
IL more faNorably sltuntod to meet 10y
prices, hence the question OF highway
farmer.
progress, and whenever II IL In GU
power legislation IL enacted looking /,
the bottermont uf the public highways
ana IL ahnll he the desire and effort O.
our party II elected In TEXAS 10 cnnc
such laws as VIII directly benefit IN,
farmer In this, az IN other particulars
C,.tnn
The sense OF the Republican party o.
Texas today is unnltcrable and unequi
vocal opposition to fusion or entnngllnl
alliance with any allen organization
whatsoever and, Indeed, u Is the onl,
hNf' ~ W.iHNt' HNNNl'"s ~ ipl Ntuil
our pnrty has been the tail Of aom'
other political kite, losing It's Identity
aud nddinp lta strength to the enemy
thereby bringing tho contempt 81 ~
rivals down upon It's own head In 49ii
sequence or ils own weakness ana ap
Ihrcnt iimghihennce. The fallacy o.
thls course ~ obvious
Fnncy inc consistency OF an or ih'
Mothodihth renting nows IN me Freshly
terrain church ana bcing constant at
tondhnA therent. Tha Methodihti
could pirate their doctrines, but INC
Pfespyterian conservation woulu %
numerically strong Nnd what sop'
would derive 10 the MetnouiAt Qrsan
Hhuohf II the Jnpahese army We're I,
fuse with the chinese IN the presen
snngulnafy conflict occurs To- M
the war would soon terminate ana uh
quesuonably IN FAVOR or the Nhineee
but wherein would DC found the beneh
accruing 10 tho JHpaneae2 Theh
armies would suher demoralizau9n
and characterization would De The IN
ovltnhle result. II the English nrmlei
had waited Tor blucher to arrive ant
had then Iused win Nun, Napolsor