The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-11

mas learned less II in free raw
material ard protected manufa' =
tured goods, at the feet of Grover
Cleveland, he offers to congress a
measure drawn on the same lines,
and all loyal Democrats are ex.
pec;ed to throw their ready caps in
air aud shout, "Great is Dana OF
the K phesians"
am glad to see that Mr.. M lis
Ice not seem to be will 9 pup
pet in the hands of these great
policy trainers, and ind lcatss a dig
position to fignt at least some Of the
protection theories and r p b.icsn
policies perpetua'ed i'll the till.
| think it was ia the fall of 50
or 's3 the Dem ocratlc patty in Tex
as was in critical condition as re-
garded its stand upon the tar fl
The candidacy of Carlisle against
Randall for the speakership was
pending, and it was currently rum
pred that at least three Tex.s con
gressmen would support Randall
and protection. The sheep men
were then strong in this state,
even as far east as Nils district,
aud the Boston wool dealers ard
m snufacturers were fl )od pg Texas
with protection literature. The
San Antonio Express, the oracle of
Southwest Texas, and the Waco
aminer, still potent inf renee
among the recently all powerful
grangers, were open advocates of
projections. The other morning
uailes were non committal or luke.
warm. The ia Of the tariff sen
tinent in Texas, SO far as the press
vas concerned, seemed to rest upon
the bold stand of Ferguson and the
trenchant pen of Sierett in the San
Antonio and Dallas Times, both
evening papers. One morning, just
al the critical hour, without warn
ing, notice or the knovl, dgs of
mend or foe, the W4c) Examiner
ran up the name CT Carlisle at lie
ma'thead and came out with ring
ing editorial IL h $ behalf for speak
er To say the revolution was a
surprise but family expresses it.
10 the Democratic leaders, who, in
that day, when Clark and Coke
tfotted Iii the zane team, looked TO
Waco as the Mohamtdln does to
the east for lgn,, the. fl Up was
burst OF gold In an unriv, IL cloud
Coke was happy to see his home
organ in line. Mills was elated aud
felt his scalp secure, that the great
d ally of his district was so unex
pectedly converted from foe to
friend. When they came to fad
the cause of the earthquake they
found your humble servant La tax
Ell personal control of the paper.
From that day to this nave been
the uncompromising advocate of
revenue tariff 1t is, therefore,
with deep modification, after seeing
the principles for which | have bat.
tied, SO signally triumphant as they
we're last fall, in capturing every
branch of the government, turn to
ashes in our very grasp. The PEG
pie asked bread, the politicians
nave thrown them a stone. They
called for meat ard have found
serpent coiled liz their Democratic
cupboard. We elected you for
revenue tar f aud have been served
WITH protective measure, a bill of
free trade IN spots, those spots al
falling on producers of raw material,
aud protection in streaks, which all
lead 10 the pockets of manuiactur
ing manipulators.
A tariff for revenue only, is that
tariff which brings the largest
of revenue to the govern
ment from the least amount of tax
upon the people, aud such is the
tar fl which the party has promised |
the country. Under such p Icy
the tariff on sugar ami wool would |
give hose industries all the protec.
ton they would reasonably ask or
would require.
In 1882 when tariff tiukering be |
gan, a parties demanded a tariff /
reduction. Carlisle, Mills aud that
school Cf politicians asked that the !