San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-27
J. B. SCHMITZ TALKS
TO A GOOD CROWD AT MISSION
GARDEN.
One of the Best Speeches and Sound
est Arguments Yet Made in
This Campaign.

| Hon. j. Is SchmltZ, the REFORM RGpuD-
| lican candidate for governor, spoke to an
intelligent audience Of about 500 people
at Mission Garden hall last night; there
were about fifty ladies in the audience.
The speaker was introduced to the au-
| dience by Mr.. James p. Newcemb, Of
this city, in few remarks as follows:
I'VE are here to welcome an hon
| ored citizen of North Texas, Mr.. ].
b. Schmitz, OF Denton, Republican
| candidate for Governor. Many Re-
publicaus and Others cannot under
stand why there should be two Repub-
lican State tickets IN Texas. The move
| ment headed by Mr.. Schmitz is tor the
purpose of lifting the Republican party
| I'm Texas out of its present condition.
The movement headed by Mr.. Schmtz
| Is called in dersion the Lily White
| ticket. while the ticket headed by Judge
Makemson is called the Black aud Tau
These terms are used more in deriSion
than otherwise. While division of the
| Republican party In Texas may appear
| like a sign of weakness | regard it as
sign of latent strength, as we may be able
to bring out the full voting strength of
the Republicans Of Texas. | wish to say
that Mr.. Schmitz had proposed to cancel
his date here for fear that his presence
harmony of the Republicans in this dis
trict upon Judge NOonan, but we assured
him of the liberality of our people and
that our people would not be disturbed by
his presence, but welcome him to our
midst: take pleasure in introducing Mr..
Schmit2 "
Mr.. Schmitz spoke for about an hour
and half His delivery was clear and
distinct, and at times forcibIe and
eloquent. and commanded the
closest attention of his hearers. For lack
of space In our paper today we are only
able to publish a short synopsis of this
great speech. Mr.. Schmitz said:
Fellow citizens, Ladies and Gentlemen
i am glad to appear before so large and
intelligent an audience tonight | will
not attempt to make you long speech;
l am going to make you short talk,
from business standpoint, on the issues
that confront us today.
He began by explaining in brief the
| causes and reasons for the organization
of the Reform Republican movement,
| that 1t was for the purpose OF trying to
| build up the grand old Republican party
In Texas. The state of Texas had in
| creased in population in the last
| ten years million of people.
| This increase coming mostly from
| Republican States. yet the Republican
| party had dwindled in numbers instead
/ Ol luCTbdSl0R, SuUWIuR IudI
1 was radically wrong in the Republican
| organization in the state. He said it was
| for the purpose of correcting that wrong
| tn at the Reform Republican party was
| org anized and established, adopting the
i census plan of representation. He re-
viewed the history of the Republican
/ party from its organization to the end OF
| the Harrison administration, contending
| that great prosperity had been attained
| during that long period, claiming that
| the Republican party had done more for
/ the country than all other parties known
| in the history of the nation. He review.
| ed the last nineteen months OF absolute
| Democratic rule. assuming to show by
i statistics the disastrous effect of Demo-
/ cratic misTule brought on by the free
| trade tendencies of the Democratic par
| ty.
The new tariff law-the Wilson German
| bill, was sharply criticised. He claimed
| that 1t was a protection document in
| every sense of the word in that it gives
| more protection to the trusts than any
| tariff bill ever passed by congress. He
| showed up the Inconsistencies of the DEM
| ocratic party as to platforms and per-
| fOrmanceS, state and national. He said:
| They legislated about one hundred mil
| lion dollars into the pockets of the trusts
| and they had to do this to pay their cam
paign debts of 1892. For 100000 con-
| tribuCed by Havemeyer, the sugar king,
| the Senate tariff bill gives him about
| A0,0O0,0O0 in return. The whisky trust
| comes in for about the same profits, and
| the other trusts and com Zines come in for
| equally good returns on their investment.
| They put raw wool on the free list to let
| other countries dump their wool on these
| shores, and compete with local wool
| growers, which virtually means the ruin
alton OF that industry in this country.
T.. 4 To- rgNN
wooden goods free raw material. This
was done for the benefit OF close and
doubtful states. 1t will result in en-
riching one class and In impoveriShing
the farmer and stockraiser. He also re-
ferred to the great loss of trade and
money to Texas by putting wool, cattle
and horses on the free list.
On state issues Mr.. SchmitZ said he did
not propose to criticse every reform move
ment simply because they were advocated
by Democrats, because he favored some
OF the planks in the Democratic PLATFORM
particularly the plank on law and order
and the money plank, which were good
Republican doctrines; but referred to the
deficit in the state treasury, and the
shortneSs of the state school fund Of
about a million dollars. He suggested
measures OF reform and retrenchment
that would restore the state treasury to
sound basis. The multiplication of courts,
the vicious system OF criminal procedure,
is causing a heavy burden to the state
On the money question Mr.. Schmitz de-
clared absolutely in favor of honest
money aud against 16 to l free silver
heresy. Mr.. Schmitz was strong in his
argument upon sthis question, eliciting
applause from the audience.
He said that he was emphatically in
favor of honest money, both gold and sill
yer with plenty of currency based on both
metals and regulated In such a way by
law so that dollar Of one would be Just
as good as every other at all times in ex-
chsngeable value, and stated that as long
as the coinage and issue of money was
regulated In a safe and hnslnasS like man.