Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-30
OLD TIME DEMOCRAT
FAyoRs FUNDAMENTAL PRINCE
PLIES OF DEMOCRACY.
Judge Bowmnn's Name Mentioned
u. Candidate for Congress From
the Jumbo District.

Big Springs. Tex. Jan. 2s.-(spetialo
Your correspondent called on Judge
T. II. Bowman at his office, and said;
~ hear that Your name Is being con-
spicuously mentioned in connection
with the coming race for congress in
the Twelfth district. 1 would like the
Gazette to have your views on the po-
litical situation" to which the judge
replied:
Yes, 1 read the Paragraphs editor
ial, and am in receipt of letters from
prominent Democrats in the district
commencing the utterances of our To-
cal paper, besides iiattering mention OF
the matter by my fellow townsmen,
but without reference as to whether L
will or will not bo AN aspirant for the
Democratic domination L cheerfully
give to the Gazette, whose political
course / approve. brief summary or
my views.
You may say, that as an old-time
Democrat who sat at the feet ana
learned of Coke and Roberts l adhere
very tenaciously to old-time principles
home rule, low tariffs, strict economy,
honest Platforms a strict accounting
OH the part OF all officials to the people.
who are the source of power, OF polit-
ical honesty and of unselfish patriotism.
Some politicians would do well 10 re-
member, as Lincoln said, that some
of the people may be fooled all the
time, all the people may be fooled
some time, but that all the people can't
be fooled all the time.
1.-THE great common people are be-
ginning to catch on that new de-
parture Is being made on some lines
| and in stentorian tones they call
halt. They think thoughts not put
into their ears by other tongues.
"They think. and / agree with them.
that the decentralization of silver by
the Republicans without their knowl-
euye or consent, and at time when
! 1t was at a premium, was a crime lit
I tie short of treason; that the white met
al must be restored to all the rights
| and privileges of gold as q money or
final redemption. that the Democrats
We're right in passing the seigniorage
bill and they claim the privilege TO
say thai they di.-,pr:ovs OF li' presi-
dents veto.
'"rhat the administration. by the
| sale of bonds. Is unjustly loading our
children's children with debt to restore
so-cailed confidence of English and
American money kings; that the secre-
tary of the treasury ought to have
claimed for the government the OPP
| tion to pay either gold or silver and
thus. possibly at least, nipped In the
: h.i the .un on the treasury Tor gold.
{, That the greenbacks now in circulation
| are not a menace to our credit, ana
should not be cancelled that such an
| additional amount of currency as would
be proportionate In the ratio OF three
| to one to the silver owned by the gov
| eminent should be issued and that said
| silver should be coined and added TO
the famous hundred millions IN gold.
| and that a new account be opened on
the treasury's books denominated COIN
reserve;' that said reserve should mol
be used to cover deficits. but stored
as a guarantee that government paper
u as sound az coin.
'That the system of contraction.
trusts and combines is surely ana
steadily running Industrial interests
and dangerously widening the gap be-
tween the rich and the poor.
Eyes, sir, reform Is needed anu
In my opinion will come through west
ern and southern Democracy.
II favor the election of United states
senators by direct vote of the people
Liberal pensions to men who raced
the cannon, but not cent 10 cainl
followers, placing Of import duties OF
a strict revenue basis. but avoiuinl
unjust discrimination, as was aohv "
u.llng wool absolutely free, thus
seriously Gripping great nome IN
dustry. The creation 81 a pureau y
Information and statistics In each o.
tine cattle raising and ieeuihs M,
for the protection OF shippeIs' r
fullest recognition OF the rixhss u "