Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-22
DEMOCRACY SCORED
MAJOR BUCK WALTON OPENS THE
PoPULIsTs' CAMPAIGN.
And ArrniEns the Democratic Party
For Failure nv He Claims TO
Carry Dat 1t. Pledges.

Gonzales, Tex, March 31.-(Special)-
Major Buck Walton of Austin opened
the Populist campaign here today in a
ringing speech, and gave the Demo-
cratic party u general rounding up In
regard ~ manner in which 1t had car
red out It's pledges 10 the people
Among otGer things, MAJOR walton
said.
my fellow citizens, instead of keeping
its pledges and tuiHlling it's promises
TO the people, the Democratic party ms
proven recreAnt to every one. 1t has
ratified and confirmed, by adoption in
substantial effect, and in instances. lit
orally Republican measures and pol
icies. which have for years robbed the
people and Slapped away their sub
stance and almost destroyed their hope
for the future.
First-As to the tariff 1t Is not re-
formed. Though changed from Repub-
lean figures in some instances 1t Is on
the same line, highly protective, large
~ prohibitory and partial in character.
1t builds up the east and brushes the
life out of southern and western inter-
ests, II operates as all protective
tariffs have done. and win always do.
foster the manufacturer and depress
the agricultHst and everyi line of
lphOr that engages in or is subsidiary or
collateral to II. There is hardly an
article which you, my friends. handle,
touch, wear, or use in work. that IL not
made dear to you by the tariff the
Democratic party have fixed on you
and expresses itself satisfied with what
II has done. further reformation Of
the tariff is not contemplated by II. 1t
had the power. unrestricted power, to
redeem It's pledges, It failed to do so;
w'lt'illy failed; in q spirit of cowardice,
failed, and We are reaping the bitter
fruit of its treachery
Second-The state bank tax. The
Democratic promise was specific, the
failure TO perform was definite and
without excuse. While 7 do not favor
any system Of state bnnlss. that IL not
the question. The state hank tax IL nm
constitutional. known to be so. admit
ted to be 50, and yet II Is permitted to
| ROMAN as q law, when the party had
the power to repeal It.
treat cardinal prlncln,e Of the once
grand party. II was for this principle
our ancestors fought the revolutionary
war. Tho constitution provides: "The
I United states shall protect each state
on application OF the legislature or OF
| tho executive when the LEGISLATURES
| cannot be convened AGAINST domestic
/ violence. Tho nresident without the
| request or apnlication Of the lerisla-
| ture or executive. hut over the stern
! est protest of tho executive Of IlIinoia
| threw the soldierv of the United states
| into active service in that state. al
thonrh tho executive earnestly as
serted that he with state forces was
! abundHntly able to cone with the dis
order prevailing In Chicago. This iq A
precedent OF tramuling the constitution
under foot, degrading to the power and
| riChts OF tho states. and rnuaoefuI 10
all local self-government, that ought
not to he withstood by an independent.
free people without the most earnest
EFFORTS to rebulie II in a wav that no
president Will ever nrair sneak such an
order and no army onicer win dare ex-
ecutc II. a uuiet submission to the in
fraction of tho cN~a,i,utIon ls tho no.
ginning of the slavery Of the people
and destruction NJ the government thew
have erected for their nrntection.
TN" ciurenrv--ReDuhllcan poIicies
and practices on this subject ravr t,.an
| denounced ulndrennially BY tho Dsro-
crn's for many wears. nrd reyorr,,
tNough not eNnctlv indicated what tbev
won'd be- We're nromisad Tho rero,-rns
however, were to he of srch n nature
mar Tho Ms. v'rcs and destrovjnr. now
or Of Renuh'icpr runiNods shonld no
,N'er ont NJ eVislirg laws and rood
pWs t9vor'ng the neonln. mnde 10 SIM
NV fhair nlare. What has he-.,, tho ,.o.
r"f7 DHrinorntir nrinrinies and nrorn-
'"e'' r'H'hcde of reltaf hnvo hoar do
n'ed bent. twie'ed rrd n-os,I.u,o1 ~
III today There 70 nrartlcaliy no dIhfar-
ence on this subject between the I've
old parties. Republicans have stood
- write inc country was go'nr 10
wv. ann now Tho Democrats have 70
inforced and strengthened than men
there Is no hone for the peonla rniass
they rise w tNetr mich, ana $500
possession OF the Affairs Of ,-overnr,o,,.