Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-04

people by supplying tnenf WV" "0N'
would tend to create a race OF uninnn-
~ appendicitis, while our theory OF gov
eminent * that the people should sup
MORT the government which protects
them. and should support themselves
py the ordinary Industries, ana thus
make n raco OF sturdy, Independent
srceincn. II the Populists are In car
aest in their desire to promote The well
faro Of the country and the prosperity
Of the people, they eau do much to mat
end by Abandoning what Is wrong and
lmpracticablo ia their platform and by
uniting with the Democrats on the
policies on which they agree and In
that way pushing forward TO success
great measures which nre practicable.
They might wen do this. M there are
many times bs many Democrats with
whom they agree on these practicable
questions as thore are Populists.'
Some Pointed Interr"gnf"ricr'
This is the language on which Judge
Clark based his charge. | said the
Popullsts agreed With the Democratic
party on the questions of coinage the
tarifr. the tax on incomes. ard as TO the
necessity for an Increase Of the volume
Of the currency. That they had bor-
rowed those policies from the Demo-
cratic party. and that there was moth
ing In these questions TO prevent them
from uniting with the Democracy. Does
that language mean that ] Invited
marty demanding 'contlscation OF pfi-
vate lands, nntism In money, and the
robbing OF private property In the
ahape OF railroad investmeutsY' Does
Judge clark mean that men who agree
with the Democratic party on the dues-
tlons OF coinage, the tarln, tax on
Incomes. and the neceHsiiy for an in
crease Of the volume OF the currency
must be excluded from the Democratic
party? Does he desire TO be understood
ns branding such men as robbers ana
aatists? What shall we think OF man
who has been a candidate for governor
u the state, making such churge,
with the foregoing facts before MIN?
After saying what Is above written.
{ added that the pOpuilsta, Advocate
some other policies which Democrats
believe to be yiolative OF the constitu-
lion of the United States. dangerously
patornaiistic. and utterly improctica-
Ole" and ] said. "on these they cannot
trrrr. refer 10 their advocacy OF
he issue OF money by the government,
20 be loaned TO people on land mort
cages and on the deposit u farm prod
lets In public warehouses, and their
proposal that the government shall buy
ind own the railroads, telegraphr and
ielephones." and / said further that
'thone who framed aud adopted the
constitution OF the United states GER
,ainly never contemplated that the
United states should become n lender
of money Tor private use, or "a broker IN
'arm products or the owner Of farms
% be obtained by the foreclosure of
nortgngea Il this nm Invitation ,C
people who believe IN Wild schemes
% come into the Democratic party
And such il the language on whiol
fudge Clark deliberately. before lorg'
audience. charged me with invitln,
nto the Democratic party robbers au'
iatists. Can any honest mans reputa
don be safe Ia the hands OF sucn I
nnna
2 The second charge made by him II
he paragraph nrst iuotod Va that
invited robbers ana nntlHta 10 come tat
The Democratic party TO drive out oti 1
Democrats who did not agree with me
have disposed OF the question as {
SMOTHER / invited such men as Judg
Stark describes into the Democrat
party. In nnFwer 30 this charge.
iny that never NJ any tmc nor j
my way proposed 20 drive any perro
,ut Of the Democrats, party RccUis
~ the dlaarrocments between p,mC
rats on tho question ~ coinage an
sther financial questions. and beeaus
The fact that the policy being purgue
By the president und some other ben
oerats was causing some Demncrni
to lose faith IN the party and to loi
the Populistg I used the following lar
gunge; I'VE cannot abandon the prli
ciplca OF the Democratic party an
sacrifice the beat interests OF our pc,
Pile and OF the country. We must pr,
serve our principles aud take care
our interests, mud we must hold on
the organization OF the party, If an,
body has to leave let 1t be the pres
dent aud those who. like him, ngr,
with the Republican party on the
great questions"
judge RcnEnn's Democracy.
NV appeal was to onli back TO Il
party such aH had Lost faith In It M
10 keep others from leaving It; ard
urge Democrats not To surrender Il
organization OF the party TO those wi
disagreed with thom on these question
did not say that anybody ahou
leave tho party, or ought 10 leave
but thnt II anybody chose TO no o,
3 II had better be those who had adopt,
the Republican policy and agreed wi
The Republican party on the question
Of difference. No one more earnest
desirea the unity OF the Democrat
party or would make greater sacrinc
TO secure lts unity than 1, and | on
life long devotion TO les prlncipl
and organization, whether In defe
aud disaster, or in the trlnmphs OF vi
tory. As evidence OF that devotion,
have taken my part In the diseussl
OF all tho great questions OF my tin,
Ny political record for nearly half
'entury u open TO all. aud ! defy an
sne 10 point 10 a single Instance
which have ever failed to sustain I
principles and RuDpart tho nra.s,, Il.