Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-14

Republicans can not compete. we try
10 pay as we promise. II YOU pay
Your notes you can not afford to swap
psper Win man who don't pay. In
Democratic party, / moan no disre-
spect TO Individual Democrats, | do
LOT claim that We ore much better as
individuals than they, perhaps not at
all, except In the average. a small aver
age at that Why is 1t, then, if the In
ciNiuuals are good. the party is bad?
sald Democrat 10 me. The answer
Is simple enough. A party is made up
Tor an object, to do something. or TO
stop something. or merely to CRITICS,
me other party, That last function
the Democratic party performed pretty
We'll little historical and Inconsistent
perhaps, but vigorously and omn.pres-
emit. But when II came into power the
trouble began. 1t had to get some
Where, not stand on the sidewalk and
not find fault with the driving. Now,
the finest individual horses that were
ever put Into team would never get
anywhere II they all pulled in opposite
directions, They could only smash the
wagoni thus 1t was with the Democrat
Is party. They have smashed the wag-
ON ana the only remedy they propose
Is 10 Danish from all future harness
me men who, while they have acted
Nh'ASh III bOHit AteIN1hot hhNt
saved all the pieces there are left of the
wreck. Now, would 1t not be better
on the whole to have the next wagon
carried TO Its next stage with some
horses that can not break It up2
zone striking effect of experience Is
seen in the very bill before us, You ell
remember how the tin plate duty was
talked about the land ''as the culmln-
ating outrage Of class legislation as
direct attack upon the dinner pail
OF the nottingham. Now, what did De-
mocracy do with this? They did not
protect II. but they tried to. Instead
OF abolishlng all duties as they tried
In the Fifty-irst congress, or even re-
storing the duty OF 1883. they raised
the duty OF 1883 one-tifth of a cent,
This shows much change OF mind.
When Democratic reformers find a
large Industry in their district 1t Is
surprising how sweetly they smile on
what would be robbery" In somebody
else's district. But l had not finished
what / had to say Of the excuse OF
| the Democratic failure to govern. The
/ party has always been Its Southern
connection, not the South but the
Southern Democrats. Against the
\ South / have not one word to say. A
| wish her all the prosperity which only
belonged to the rest of the union. We
| Republicans. to do justice to Louisiana.
/ n state which gives us no votes. but n
/ full quota to our enemies, took upon
ourselves the defense OF bounty
much denounced by all Democrats and
| thereby by the protection OF rice show
! ed how willing she was to help build
/ up the South. The South in time VIII
| right Itself The good work has been
I begun In Louisiana and will spread,
/ Meantime the Southern Democracy
] a of nj.
| the party councils, they hold the key
| OF honor and advancement.
! The Northern Democrats would not
destroy our Industrial system, They
are too familiar with Its thriving VII
I lagos and great cities. Not so in the
/ Southern Democrats. They were bred
| i'm the doctrines Of McDufle and free
trade. Their worlungmen needed no
| advancement and could have no wages.
for they were slaves. From this state
OF feeling they have graduated. They
have no idea how our industrial sys-
tenn has become purt and parcel of
our existence. Why should they gov
ern us by the use OF the machinery OF
the party? If they were In the MAORI
ty themselves, yes, by all means, that
would be their right. / counsel no
| sectionnlism: l mean none; all l say
is that the minority should not gov
ern. In saying this ! am not appeal
Ing to Republicans, That might seem
both sectional and partisan. am
appealing to Northern Democrats not
to allow party discipline TO pre-
vent them from living up to their real
opinions and to Southern patriotism tc
betray their own interests at the becl
OF those who are riding to power on the
false fear that the North or any por'
ton OF 1t. desires to govern them In
any matter outside OF Federal obliga'
tlon, or even inside, except by Lawful
and constitutional majoritics."
Mr. Reeds speech was frequently In
terrupted by applause. and at It's con
clusion the cheering and applause was
prolonged
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