Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16

We who constitute tho nembcirip
- tac Democratic party are hut ~
lins OF men and afflicted with t..9
y ,.iltlca Of Adanlo inheritance NV iY
III not vain-Elory and seli-atrNice NJ
'toHd that which Is usual 10 inanliIdi
!, this day and rcn6ration 70 claipl
that after all we are just ABOUT as Evpe
Olncr people Of udytrse poiitlei
nith, and that for integrity in,ein-
~, icc and patriotism we can, ~ leiHi
uiHintain with them fair AVERAGED
II the recognized representative men
WIN dl1crent political parties %
the United States were summoned 10
competitive examination before tlc
J. II thought and impartial criticism
OF the world as the umpire the lnFeHu-
Hutlon involving a complete disclosure
uf renpective records and full uhhciNu-
tion Of characters and histories, ] an
persuaded there n NJ wen iht9rintu
Democrat who would shrink from the
appearnnce OF his associates In sucn
competition or feel apprehensiye as TO
the award .,.,,,,...
msnta OF the Democratic party. and
rurvey the many good things u nus
d1na Tor the promotion OF civll liberty,
pure government and the couhtrS'a
tory, we are conducted irres.stAuiy 10
s4e conclusion that It's record, ~ aa
entlrety. a. worthy Of admiration, nnd
| RI confident IN THE belief that thcie
rtc very fcw " any. earnest Nul W
| gsnuous patriots who would be Wiling
| /. see the pages that mark ita degdr,
/ torn from the volume OF our poluc.l
! history and consigned to the waste
/ bl4ket OF oblivion.
There are to my nlad, many aud I'M
| p,r.aut rousidt rati)ag which ought l9
| s,titaf Democracy. specially " the
] h a5Ie OF ,he south. aud invite their
/ attachment ~ IT'S cause. However We
| uny ltrivr to aublue all feeling oI
! cucuullfm, and how much soover We
! rly love the Union, ~ however 'aii-
] clt our nuquiescslCe fnny be 10 tnr
ret iit Of thr ,srrihle conflict through
which we wore called 20 por8, " were
] ymn io nuppoHf that those vhu were
| actual participants in that uwiul
/ tltirr rIn over fully obliieIate from
their memoir s. les history ana Huiirr-
ing or Withdraw from choir ruOoetioW
/ no. rotrosp,ej and thc experience lt
.uinU.d However, time and change
may mouiy its nlperitles and the
speeding years may Fel"gtte y 10 re-
mote rcuiniacencp Il quiet nhlalnN
potential innucrv" VIII inevitably De
eNcrtod or it7 account
Those contamplutito Southern men
who have rrached their hulf-oeutui3 by
h, calendar. and who ARE I'm.
urfylout 60 the urrc1rlEr hnd
bitterness 10 prejudice. VIII be- in-
aturtiVgy drawn tu respect the nation
no Demo fuur party because when the
urbumnept of me bgyouet Had De-
tormlu che issue uf war ana ihn
nprtsueaH uf actual combat Ind subr
sided. the Nra political olive branch
w.,H rendered tho southern people by
tniH party, ana iu ana through its In
stum0uiuity, sectional reconciliation
has been substantially accomplished
Iuul "a ,uLplC. rrFtprNtiuu OF The rights
OF thp citizen md the aurpnnmy VI the
state hu4 Dogn Objected n VIII there
fore require some extraordinary
turp.WIp ana flag ant trcUchery, 60
cause men lik' thpHr TO listen with any
uyidity 90 propositions for The hban
duumcnt of the party, To whose friendly
offices they nic $50 much Indebted and
ut whose hands they are today enjoy
inE ru many OF thr advantages Of con
sutuiiunnl hCnchcvuc, and lndiNidun
freedom The burdens VIII have tf
blcomc more unh"arnhle Tran they
now are. ana pro1pect2 OF reformAtior
f1r upro hopeless thiu a. presented II
thg existing situation, ana the rescu,
faF more ASSUMING than rul
other political Organization nov
offerH. before these people viii be pre-
pared 20 east out Ue ovll' and tcpudi
ate as wholly unworthy OF confidence
the party they have 80 long upheld am
, 20 which they ure under 30 many obi
{ gatlons.
3 To Improve. TO hcttcr ones condition
. 10 make the yoke easier aud the hurdei
lighter, ~ an instructive aspiration %
all m0uNlndi but rash experiments, III
: jumping ont of the frylng-ppn Int
the frc" aud "tying to his known no
= OF" never commend themselves 10 pru
dent minds, Lat II ho admitted 10
J the sake ot argument that the Demo
p cratic administration, state and ma
d tioual Is unsatisfactory: that Demo
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