Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-27


An such arguments and threats are
the resort or the weak the Vioious
ana the unjust, whose partisan pre-
JUDGES tmpel them 10 resort 10 any
ncihou 70 accomplish their purpose to
a .., john II Reagan for governor.
rue people Of Texas will treat with
contempt tho spirit which can descend
TO falsehood. SANDER and personal
house 10 accomplish a partisan pur-
pose. IL has been boldly charged by
the Houston Post In an editorial, that
my placing Judge Rengan In nomina.
ton tor governor was the result OF
conspiracy TO disrupt the Democratic
party. and We were characterized as
Inur-plots. denounoe that statement
70 You, my fellow citizens, as foul
sianocr' a wicked fnlsehood. o partisan
eiIort 10 impugn the motives OF honor
hple men. ! say 10 you today. upon
inS honor MS q man, that no word. no
llne, no message, no communication.
OF any character ever passed between
me ana Judge Reagan upon the sub
lect Of his candidacy until after |
nan placed his name before the peo-
PIE OF Texas for governor. And dare
say no man read the same with great
er surprise than he. The first letter
1 ever received from him and my re-
ply thereto ! published In the Fort
worth and Dallas papers. l do not
make this statement in the splrlt OF nm
apology or explanation. owe no
man under Gods sun an apology for
| what do. except Il be said the grand
old man whom ! have helped TO force
into the race FOR governor and brought
upon MS honored head the malignant
and cowardly ISLANDERS OF a partisan
press. and the envenonied criticism Of
envy and bitter opposition. And the
only apology | shall make TO him IL
mat love my country and the sue
cess cess Or nc Democratic party, and true
Dcmocihuc principles, more than love
MS comfort And l honestly desire
TO secure TO her and FOR them a leader
who at this time vii emphasize our ad-
herenee 20 the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver
The situation Demands Reagan.
Can / not claim MS much patriotism
In the edvoeaey of Judge Reagan as
those who oppose him? What have
to accomplish but the qualification OF
having us good citizen promoted the
best interests OF my party and state,
ana while 1 am not insensible To con-
demnation or lmperious TO harsh crit
leism from my fellow citizens, | trust
! viii continue to have the courage
ana fcrtitude to uphold cause have
espoused in the face OF all opposition,
however unjust aud unkind, and while
! shall sny nothing against the claims
OF any OF the distinguished men who
are onering for governor OF Texas. 1
90 believe the situation in Texas to-
Jay demands the nomination and cleo
| ton OF John H. Reagan. and no believ-
ing shall continue TO advocate his
| nomination, undlsmayed by fnlsehood
ana Islander ana the yltuperatlon and
misrepresentation or the low aud vul-
gar. Conscious OF the purity OF my
own motives, hurl bnck into Their
races their charges OF evil motive and
DEFY them 10 the proof.
claim that the situation demands
the nomination OF John II. Rcugun FOR
] governor, hrst because the Democratic
| party Is divided upon an issue which
Involves the teepess concern 10 Tho
| whole country ana more especially to
the south and West. / believe tbnt
| we should In way that win emphn-
SIZE the message send the glad It'd
lnss 70 our struggling brother Demo-
Gratis throughout the South and West
that Texas has placed herself In mo
SILVER column. And IN no other WAY
| could we so effectuAlly do this ma ~
place the boldest champion OF silver
W inns government at the helm OF our
ss9te II y along these lines and on
/ inns issue the campaign OF 1896 will
pc made in the Democratic party. and
| me nomination and election OF Judce
fengan with HIS long years OF s,ic.
cessful leadership will do much To mi
our SNIP OF state In trim for battle.
| ~ my mind II Is too plain for con.
troVersy that the free and uniimitnd
coinage OF silver Will be the para
! mount Issue 10 be settled inside me
party lines In 1896 Democrats are nm.
alterabiy divided on this question /
| trust that We may be able to settle
~, nv Uouple inside the party organlza-
| tons In no other way cnn silver
Democrats hope to succeed, and unit
| ed Democracy ia Indispensable 10 the
accomplishment Of the great reform 10
| which the Democratic party stands
pledged. This difference on silver be.
comes more serious when we consider
| the reasons which lie at the founda-
/ tons OF Il Man Is a selfish being.
ana Is ever controlled and his judg-
| ment biased by what he believes viii
| better his own good fortune Indeed,
| the greed for gain. the love OF money
IL not peculiar 10 any party or 10 any
| section The same causes which In.
| fuenced England to declare for a gold
standard Influenced the Eastern people
| TO contend for the same thing. Ac.
| cumulated dollars are like birds of A
feather. Close communion and one.
ness OF interest and purpose IL the
creed OF the rich man, whether he DO
an EnglishmAn. Republican or Demo-
| orat. Not SO much because they love
each other, but because they love the
same thing.
The Bettcr oinss.
While In the South and West * sit
uated great majority OF the primary
value OF the country. for example.
nearly three-fourths OF the total tia
BILE acreage OF the soil. on these acreH
It has approximately 30.0OO0O9 people.
who are In possession OF $50. 900 600 900 u
/ property, including more than 100000
/ 900 farm animals, worth 5000 900 600,
and more than 100000 miles OF COM
| pleted railroad. worth more than &c.
00oO000O0, Yet the people OF the South
and West do not own By far all OF this
vast wealth lying within her berdsrs,
What part OF the wealth she has and
what part is owned by her people are
vastly different things, But their
debts unfortunately are not shared
| by any other section. They owe al
| least 5000. 100000 Of state, county and
municipal bonds. They owe their pro-
portlonate part OF the public debt. and
their private Indebtedness ~ almost
beyond computation. All OF this debt
or most OF Il is payable to Europe
and to the people OF the Eastern
states and in gold intercst bearing
obligations when we begin TO I'M
derstand that the Eastern people. like
the English, are tho great creditor
class, we can begin to appreciate why
like England they too favor gold
standard. We must not expect too
much Of Eastern Democrats upOn thiH