Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-17
M'KINLEY
A Plea for His PreSi-
dental Boom.
CHAIRMAN GRANT THROWS OUT
ANOTHER HINT TO THE nE-
PUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
A PROTECTION Dirty
COMPARISON OF TWO NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATIONS.
He Charges That Cleveland Has In
creased the National Debt over
$500 a second.
A PROTECTION Dirty
COMPARISON OF TWO NATIONAL
DEMONSTRATIONS.


Chairman John Grant OF the Republic
cant state executive committee, 10
very anxious that the Republican state
convention to meet at Austin next
week shall give the Mckinley boom n
boost, and to help that cause he has
issued the following address:
There Is to be state Republican
convention held at Austin. Tex. on the
2ith of this month. the object OF which
VIII be the selection OF four delegates
from the state at large to go to tho
national Republican convention to be
held at st. Louis on June the 18th Of
this year. The natural tendency of the
Republicans of Texas, and in fact of
nearly every other state In which our
party is very greatly in the minority, liz
TO look with comparative Indifference
upon these conventions. and only those
OF us who have some personal object
to attain, either for ourselves or our
friends, seem vitality interested In at
tending them. This condition OF affairs
largely initiates against our party's
growth and strength. No individual
does his duty who claims In times of
party inactivity to be n Republican.
and when the bugle blast OF war is
sounded skulks into his tent and there
remains until the struggle Is over. We
are now taking the preliminary steps
In the selection of the next president
OF the United States, as we'll as deter
mining upon the policy of his admins
tration. In the result OF that, We are
individually and collectively most vi
tally concerned. The difference 1t can
make to us as individuals Is very
great. one administration can yield
the country hard times, general de-
probation in values, with no demand
for either the labor OF our hands. the
products OF our farms, our factories,
nj mills tho infarrhn nf rsul-
ties Of general commodities. Capital
seeks shelter under lock and key, and
bare hand to mouth struggle goes on.
As again9t that another administration
ushers with Its birth train of conf
dence. security, thrift and consequent
prosperity in which all take an equal
share proportionate with their sphere,
OF the general products of prosperity.
In order TO have prosperity. the ma
tional government must first OF all be
sclf-sustalning. for that is the founda-
ton stone of confidence In all the land,
Then II must be known that the policy
of the administration "a IN the interest
Of the peoples general welfare; OBJ
serving the protection and care OF their
various products and vacations. AZ we
therefore share in the general results
of an administration. whether they he
good or bad, we are in duty bound to
do our part towards the creation OF
tlrn administrations EVERY man owes
II as a duty 10 his family and friends
to do his particular share of labor In
the acquiring of such an admlnlstrn-
ton. and his efforts should be to get
the policies inauguratcd that would add
to the general welfare Of his fellow
man. What. II any, difference can
there come of the application OF DIFF
ferent theories OF government In our
country? That can sometimes be ar
rived at by theorlzlng or conjecture,
but the cruel thorns OF experience
frequently prick the pet bubbles of
theory and cause us to divorce our ar
fections and adopt those we know are
practical. There are but two great
parties in this Countrywide Democratic
and Republican partles-and we must
OF necessity aelect between those
which we viii support. Looking down
the isles Of the past with the telescope
OF experience, what do We ind the
comparative results to he between Re-
publcnnism and protection as against
Democracy and tarifr for revenue2 We
have tried them both Shall we In the
determining OF our verdict take the re-
suits OF our experience with each? If
so. then there viii be no question as to
our decision During Mr.. Harrison's
administration under the Mckinley
tariff act, the national debt was re-
ducod $3.50. 000, 900. Average decrease of
national debt per day. s177 2p7 &c: aver
age decrease of national dsht per hour.
81 3gf. b5: average decrease OF nat lonai
debt per minute. s22s19 average de-
crease OF national debt per second.
50 05 Besides his administration APP
propriated, and spent more money for
Internal improvements, public build
ings, river and harbor betterments-of
which Texas got large share. Calves
TON aIonc got so $50 900. Gotham any
preceding administration. II paid the
general running expenses of the gov
eminent The ti0O0eOOO000 gold re-
serve was never encroached upon. and
NJ no time was there any doubt about
the redemption OF our obligations in
gold. The treasury notes had no deaths
head printed upon them, nor was their
retirement urged ms specific for the
general malady. The lightning shafts
OF enterprise were piercing the receHses
OF our nations virgin fastness. and
thrift. with its benencient Influences.
stalked well fed abroad In the land.
There was nothing we had OF n saleable
character that was not readily saleablc
and nj good prices Labor was well
employed. well paid and well fed; con-
seauently contented and happy. The
spires and minarets OF every city In
our land were obscured by the black
smoke OF the factory and forge, belch-
ing out at every pulsntion of -
mighty engines OF industry. Upon every
miners hat the taDer burned. and
around the shaft mouth hts happy on
spring at eventide awaited his coming
"a lead him to their contented nreside.
Jrnnn every hill side the shepherd
,ensad his rnmpinE md profitable flock.
'rhe trial balance OF the merchant dis
closed n profit sufficient to declare n
dividend, Tho pioneer OF progress
found no difficulty In procuring imam
cIal aid IN his enterprise. and CONT
dence with spreading wings lowered
aver NIL. 50 much for the results OF the
..,totginIey bIli" Now let ua look at
| ,hs results OF the "wllso- hin"
D,,ring Mr. Cieveiand's first term.
every iot and little OF iegialation that
went on .iie statute hooks was iter,,h-
| iIcan or had Republican consent lis
| h"h''s' 80 srot,e,-n r,,-nti under the