Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-29

years rulnous. a reduction Of the tar
IN in this country or Q failure Of crops
abroad might Temporarily arrest this
tendency Ia ita relations 10 the Amer
lean people. but the law OF contraction
would finally prove superior to these
incidents.
Let Us not take these chances. Let
us turn our fnccs In the other dirrc-
ton aud strike vigorously TO put an
cnd to financial policies, which mean
further hazard TO merchants. lower
prices 20 farmers and diminished OPP
porttmltlcs - labor. Let us lift up ali.
yer. not cast Il down. Let as give Il a
trial. not condemn Il IN advance. For
ono. ] record myself here and now az
sllveita friend. NOT such friend az
ausp6-ts 1nd doubts md grudges every
attempt Which iH made TO give II place,
but one Nvho BELIEVES ita ample and eN-
pindlnE use necessary 10 gave civilized
mankind from Increasing poverty, hard
ship and gloom.
The New Political Party.
The people are now offered new
party. third party, the Populist
party. with loud professions Of Us en-
paclty to work financial reform. The
triumph OF the central doctrines Of
this party would undermine ouf insti-
tutlons. So fur ns " represents pro-
test against bad Federal legislation it
IS a mere leap from disappointment to
desperation for any man TO quit the
Democratic and Join the Third party,
Unless ] am totally blind 90 the strong
points or political warfare, us existence
now serves no other purpose than To de
vide efforts which should be concen-
trated, delay results which have been
already too long delayed, and aid the
plana Of those who would misuse the
Democratic organization IN this great
crisis
lta leaders assume that no great re-
form was cV4r accomplished without
the organization of n new party, when
the fact that come OF the greatest po-
litical achievements Of this century
have been made by Congratulated
and long-divided parties
They assume again That the Demo-
cratic party 10 now under the full do
mlnion Of Eastern influence. when IN
the present congress we have seen an
income tax clause fixed on the
house tarlm bill Ia the fucc
Of the negative vote Of East
crn Democrats. and the sriEnior-
age silver biz passed In the house ana
senate though II encountered the same
Eastern opposition.
They assume again that combine
tion between the South and West can
be effected under the Third party or
gunizntiou How blind and shallow are
such calculations. Instead Of Ruinlng
ground IN the Western states, II les
losing ground The municipal elections
IN Kansas indicate that IT. IN almost
dlRlutegruted In that state, In COL
oradn rs prospects are nearly
as bad. IN Nebraska, II is badly
demornll2ed, There rs no probability
that at the fan election the Third party
win be able to carry n single couEreB-
glDnal district In the United States now
represented by Democrat who voted
"a mH1rrWHnuufrn hint H.
hlned vote for Weaver IN tho States OF
Maine. New Hampshire Vermont, Mas
snchuHctts. Rhode island. Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, prunHylVuuiu.
Delaware, Maryland, ohio, Michigan,
Illinois, Indiana Winconeln and
Iowa was only iA3 600 vet
these states constitute ma
lority OF the electoral college. n
We could Imagine II possible for the
PopulistH 10 carry all the balance Of
the Union which OF the above states
could they hOpe 10 dotuch from the old
parties and array under their unmo2
WIN II be lown, where at the last cioc-
tion Weaver received less than per
cent Of the total vote2 WIN II be IL
llnois, whore the Third party failed to
elect even one member OF the lcglaln-
turc In the entire statc2 WIN 4 be In
diana or Michigan or Wisconsin or
Ohio, whore they met the same futc2
~ W fAHF ~ tltlh OF thiFaNhHhNl EAluh
at the next election. but what w. the
foundation Tor these clnima2 1t Is only
In the South that the Third party exc
hihits the fnintest signs ~ vitality.
What o poor petty triumph II would
be to defeat "a few Southern Democrats
who have had the stondfnst courage to
stand by the people against every
pressure.
Tie People Must Awaken.
..NHN
Judgment rather than your resent.
mcut DO not deceive yourselves on a
matter 80 vital u the people NJ thia
country cannot reach the Just reforms
they seek by controlling the Demo
cratic party they will never reach them
ut all what the country needs. is
not a change OF parties, hut am nwal-
ening OF the people Whenever tho
people set their minds mndc up, Il ia
ehey enough TO use the present party
machinery The Democrats In TeXaR
are represented in Washington BY
eleven members Of the lower house
who voted Tor the 8elguioragc bill The
Democrats In Wisconsin are repre-
scented by RlN members who voted
ngalnHt a. hut whenever the Demo
crnts OF Wisconsin are convinced that
silver SHAH be coined. they win be rep
rcnrntCd by Democratic members who
Will vote FOR H. Here the people
hfo awakened, ana their representatives
respond, There they are unfaVornbls
or dormant, aud their representatives
vote accordingly, N constitutional
majority 81 the people OF the
United states want the free
and unlimited oolnngo of sn.
vcr, they can take the Democratic
party In hand and do The work In -four
years, We need no new parties. but
that mon who vote like they talk, and
talk like they thlnk, should push tho
battle OF Democracy across overv hin
| and valley, and that the people should
hold up the arms OF those who will
vote FOR low tarir and restoration OF
rlN or, and vote against judicial usurpn.
ton government extravaganza and
government bonds
Fellow cltiseug those OF us who think
these things do not intend 20 give M
! the Democratic party. We are az homo
| IN II, II was founded by men whc
| thought the same way. We cannot ht
tempted or driven from It. We kuoy,
that gold money means scarce money
| We know that scarce woney means
/ fallinE prices, business embarrassment
! and hardHhipa 10 ourselves and ON
| children. We have no companionshit
with those who are anarchists AZ henri
or trampa by preference, but there 1,
an opportunity and "A welcome IN on
/ organization for every man, however
poor and friendleas, who hclipvss In {
simple government. stable institution
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