Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-05

I n the situation" The evil OF hhot
/ loans was shown up. "Our mVnty =
| kept out Of useful avenues OF employ
ment." E,xtracts from j. g. calhoun
were read to show how far we hnu
wandered from Democratic principles.
He dwelt upon the grta. ems OF
the present railroad strike AS q means
OF augn1entlng starvation IN the COM
ing winter
1--WE may have bioodshed and revo-
luton from such conditions The Dem
ocratic party should have PASSED Jaws
! fnrcstalling thcFe evils istead OF De-
nouncing Car Reed and crying, NO
quorum a Texas crowd ought 10
go up there and pitch the whole gang
out Of the window
Sam Jones' description Of congress
read. This brought much cheering A
good story was told TO Illustrate how
j. O.. Carlisle and others have for
saken the people.
"They are intoxicated with tho
wealth and gian.or Of Washington.
II would have about 1000 government
banks established all over this country,
where the masses can borrow on low
rates Of interest This would give all
fair chance In the race OF life.
Paid "a Tribute to Monopoly.
"The land question may be treated
In the same way. Rent is the tribute
we pay TO monopoly for the privilege
OF using H. There is no reason why
a man should own u tract Of land
because Of the deed he has. Land Is
the heritage OF the people, to be used,
not Ia be kept from use. This general
principle was well Illustrated, Taxes
should be paid on unused land equal
10 that paid on the land that Is used.
This Is not coniiscatlon. but simply JUS
tice and right All we propose Is to
Compel Justice In the rtate govern
ment and the nation as soon as we
can get control of it.
Free silver, Coke and Reagan were
quoted against the Democratic party,
led by Cleveland. He was under the
control OF the monled classes. They
predicted that there was no hope for
the white metal under him" Clcve-
lands letter. were quoted to prove that
he WIS opposed to silver before his
last election. 'Ho has done his best
also. to destroy the greeuback circu-
lation. II Is base ingratitude to de-
nounce Cleveland, because he had told
the people plainly his Views.
The Democratic platform was not
Intended TO mean the reconciliation
Of silver. The Democratic platform.
ever since the May convention, has
been fun OF hypocrisy. The only hon
est free silver party Is the Populist
party.
"The party means no sectlonnlism.
Even the black man shall have JUS
tice from us"
Chcercd Judge NuEent.
Tlge Robinson, just as the Judge was
closing. proposed three cheers Tor
Judge Nugent the next governor OF
Texas. They were given with good
Will
The Judge spoke over two hours.
and hts deep and logical discussion
was listened to with the best atten>
tlon by the vast audience.
Marion Martin Of Corslcaua. the nom
inec for lieutCnant-governor YVES in
troducCd by Col Ashby.
This Is not the land OF the free"
he said, when n man Is arrested for
trcadlng on the grass. on this Fourth
I OF July. once glorious day with us.
we ure not ns free as VIZ once were.
/ The danger that rs beofre US today Is
i greater thRn 1t was when Fort Sump-
| ter was fired upon Not a man can
I be found In Texas TO run for governor
I on the national Democratic platform.
| None Of the candidates viii accept
/ Clovclnnd and defend him. We should
I look at these questions az American
! citizens, not az partisans.
Lnbor md Capital
1.-THE question today IL labor ana
capital. Capital is not above labor,
/ but the EFFORT Is made to place 1t there
In the gided pcws Of your churches
there IL capital, 1t is everywhere
/ Labor IL first. Fourteen Of the largest
/ states Of this union are under arms
aud blood flows. Everywhere men are
armed TO shoot duwn their fellow
l iucn, u Is condition that we have
] 10 settle, ana we must not be led 10y
/ dfmagogueH
They say labor is in the wrong