Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-16
DUDLEY'S WORKS.
The State Chairman Talks
TO Democrats, n
REASON TO BE THANKFUL
That Texas Did Not Do as other
States.
y VICTORY OF The OLD GUARD
/. I, summed Up by Giving cuiberson's
Plurality at oo.ooO and showing
Twelve Democrats Sent to Con-
gress-some omciai Returns From
Different sections.

Paris, Tex, Nov. 15,--Chairman Dud-
ley gave the following to the press
today:
ITO the Democracy Of Texas-After
passing through one OF .he most GILL
cult and trying campaigns in the his
tory of our party in our state. con-
graduate ycu upon the glorious VIC
tory you have achieved. While our
grand party, whose principles shall
survive everything save the wreck of
matter and the crash OF worlds" has
gone down In temporary defeat be-
fore the combined forces CT Republic
anism, Popullsm and all other isms
in other sections of this great country.
yet you. the old guard Of Democracy.
have renulsed, defeated and scattered
the combined forces of Republicans
and Populists, and proclaimed TO Il lib
erty-loving world that Democracy and
good government stlll rule in Texas
with the party divided. tern and fight
ing among themselves on the financial
question, you have elected the entire
state ticket by a plurality Of about
10000, and elected your congressman In
every district save the Twelfth, where
the gallant Houston WAS defeated by
a combination OF the Populiats with
the enemies ~ tarln reform.
This campaign Is Al OBJECT lesson.
and should teach every Democrat the
necessity Of party Organization and
party fealty. We have nal to con-
tend with a most irsidlous foe, thor
oughly organized In every city, town,
hamlet aud precinct in this state
A great conspiracy had been formed
by the Republicans with the so.called
Peoples party. to overturn Demoe-
racy and break the solid South. Time
and time again the Republican party,
the invetefate foe of Democracy. has
attempted to break our lines, and as
often met with disastrous and crushing
defeat, till at last they conceived the
idea OF sending the Trojan horse
into our own lines by the hands of
our own people. A few mercenhry
adventures were found, who visited
every school house and talked TO the
farmer about the hard times, the low
prices of cotton and other farm pro-
ducts. and aroused in his bosom
feeling OF discomfort. they told him
about the Peoples party, the Reform
party; how, IL they were elected. they
would bring better times to the peo-
pie, have more money, and that cot
ton would bring 10 cents per pound
and the price OF other farm products
would increase in the same way. By
these delusiye promises, and under the
pressure of hard times, many good
men. and good Democrats, were led
away from the party OF their fathers,
and induced innocently TO enter into
this conspiracy against their own
Southland. This campaign has re-
vealed the fact that the Populist party
and the Populist movement Is but an
adjunct OF the Republican party, and
in the interest Of Republicanisn, While
It masqueraded as reform move
fnent under the name of Peoples
party 1t was in reality Republican
movement TO break the solid South.
THE voice Is Jacobs voice. but the
hands are the hands OF Bsnu, Kan
sas. the birth place Of Populism and
all other isms, and Colorado, where
the Populists flourished for a season.
have gone back into the Republican
columns.
'The defeat suffered by the Democ-
racy at this election Is not due to
loss OF confidence by the people in
Democratic principles, but Is due to
The hard times, the low price Of cot
ION. wheat, and all other farm pro-
ducts. coupled with the fact that most
people are in debt and cannot see
their way out. These We're all charged
up against the party in power. when,
in fact, they are chargeable TO the
protective tariff system, as set forth
in the infamous Mckinley law. A pa
tlent and long-suffering people who
for years had looked for tariff reform.
witnessed the defeat of the Wilson bill.
and became disguised at the action of
many Democrats who sought 10 place
a tariff on many articles OF consump-
tIon. in the interest OF and for the
benefit OF certain localities. All these
combined kept many thousands from
the polls, and caused many others 10
vote with any party just for change.
Republican gold was freely used ana
The campaign OF 1896 was started ere
the campaign OF 1894 had closed. This
defeat Is only temporary. The. tidal
wave GIBBS and flows. The pendulum
swings each way the same distance