Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-01
INCOMPATIBLE DICK HUBBARD.
TfLER's SCHOLARLY SOY DELIGHTS
DEMOCRATIC AUDITORS.
With the nicuou of Liternteur
and the Fire Of an orator He stirs
Mems Souls TIL the Enthusiasm is
unboundrd.


victory and who fairly lose sight OF
themselves in their indennable and un-
bounded admiration for the great
chleftain who directs the gallant
squadron that Will soon thunder over
the dislntegrated ranks OF their foes.
Richard %. Hubbard. the scholar. the
orator. the statesman, the gallant
soldier who followed his beloved Lee.
the savant and literateur. our able
ex-governor and eX-minister to
the beautiful and fowery island of
the Orient. whose soldiers are now
engaged In overthrowing the Chinese
empire, was faced by large and eN-
pectant sea of faces in the auditorium
Of the city hall last night when Tie
was introduced by Hon. A. l.. Mat
lock and began his great effort for
Democratic unity and above all these
for genuine Democracy.
He was greeted with cheers loud
and prolonged, for which he bowed
his thanks. He said he came not as
an oiiice-holder or as one seeking an
Office. but as a private citizen, TO tell
the reasons as he understood them
WIZ oh A'&1lH Ahitg
the flag of Charley Culberson and
carry the ship Of Democracy into a
safe harbor. lie spoke Of the glorious
history OF Democracy. how It's basic
principles underiay every foundation
Of good government. produced pa
triots and inspired patriotism. said
1t had lived 20 seq the Fedcralists. the
WhiGs, the Americans or Know-Noth-
ings. the Greenbackers and the Union
Labor parties all 10 down at the
ballot box. and stlll the seed Thomas
Jefferson had sown grew green and
more luxuriant In the hearts and
minds OF a liberty-loving and patriotic
people, and that Democracy would last
ment existed. 1t lived through
the war it lived through the
days OF reconstruction, II had attended
the funeral of all third parties and
would shed no more tears over those
that are now and Will follow than II
had over those who came sooner.
Said there Were but two parties-Gro-
yer Cleveland's great message Of 1887
brought these opposing foes face TO
face-there was no lodging the issue,
eventually he won, and placed the
grandest man OF the age in the White
House. II IL only wonderful that Pop
hiFAh sAAbhih nave llNtu hllt uhN utter
1t was rocked In its cradle by an "un-
certain mother" The Populsts and
Republicans OF Texas have no princl-
pies, nothing to make their party sa-
cred TO them. II is hatred OF Democ-
racy. intolerablc, fanatlcal and UNI
reasoning.
The. Populists are the old greenbacli-
ers, baptized again In mat ynts."
Their leaqers rant over this state. and
with Ito littlencss born OF their theo-
ries, try 10 excite the negroes to rise
en- mAsse against the Democratic par
~. Who were the friends OF the Texas
To whom did they come when they
wanted help? He, himself had signed
the blll that gave them schools, had
made IL possible for their race TO be
elevated and lifted above and beyond
the dark ruta OF superstition. prejudice
and ignorance the Popullst leaders
We're trying to drag them back into.
He loved the negroes. They had been
faithful TO him and his. Said there
was an old family negro Mt his home.
They called him Uncle Minso." and he
was the staunchest Baptist In the state.
Not long since he had Il dream. and
came up next morning with a long
face. "Marse Dick, had a dream /
droampt went to hell" What. You go
to hell2 Why. 1t must be impossible"
Eyes, but | did, Mhrse Dick. and Use
afeard I'll so sure enough" what
dld YOU sec, Mingo? Did YOU notice
Dick. and l neber saw n sign OF YOU"
did YOU see any Populists?" Yes,
sir; dey was Just beginning to come in.
and deere was great long line of dem
rushing in all de time 1 was dar,"
Did YOU see any negroes?" Dat did;
and what you Think Dem Republicans
and Popullsts had poor niger apiece.
holding between dem and de fire"
My colored friends, the Populsts and
Republicans may not be holding YOU
between them and hell FIRE, but that's
the position you occupy between them
and fires that are earthly. A hem
pecked woman and her husband an
poared before st. Peter. She tried to
rule the roost even ;here ard Peter or
dered his angels TO lead her OFF to the
shades OF Tartarus. The meek. hem
pecked husband started to follow.
Hold on, my friend" said st. Peter;
what Is she to your" my wife" he
replied How long have you been
married to herr" Forty years .
Then. come hack and go to the most
delightful spot In all heaven, for YOU
have had hell enough" You, my Pop
ulist friends, will soon have had hell
enough In your parties, and then we
Will take you back, and with all the
love OF father give you the warm
grip of fellowship.
There was a time In this state when
We were divided but Waller Baker and
my distinguished friend (rcferrlng Ia
Mr.. MatlocN Rugged each other and
buried the past Why, even swal-
lowed Hogg at Dallas. tpotntlng TO his
voluminous proportions while the house
roarcdD and now. united. we are march
Ing on to victory,
our platform Is the only one that
declares for the maintenance and sun
port OF q home for the legless, armless
and eyeless old Confederates 1.-THE
audience again shouted Its approval
Look at states where Populism has
succeeded In conquerlng. Would any
OF YOU Texans like 20 swap this state
for Kansas or Coloadog They are
honest fanatics the masses, / mean,
Whelr leaders are not honest. The bin
Ions they want will make a mountain
nifty miles on high. from the top OF
which stump Ashby, cyclone Davis
and their ilk can talk 10 the man In
the moon. They claim everything
They say Democracy Is going to pieces.
They claim Texas. They say Dave
Nm will be defeated In New KorK.
am no prophet nor the son OF a
prophet, but ! stand here tonight ready
to say and already believing that tina,
great Democrat WHO was big enough
TO leave his work to fight his party's
battle will sweep New York state from
the Battery To- Oswcgo and from Al.