Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05

| the party lash as your negroes used to
be Of a leather strap. don't mind a
! man being Democrat or Republican
II he believes these abuses of govern
! ment are all right but have no conf
! dence in mans patriotism who hon
estly condemns them and yet keeps on
| voting the ticket What do party
| bosses care about your opinion just so
| long as you vote the ticket? II IL your
vote that counts--not your opinion.
These fellows who make Democratic
| platforms are Just sugar-coated eX-
| travagant salaries and appropriations.
| They have bonded the nation, the
| state, the counties and the cities With
| out any direct vote OF the people and
made you believe that II did not some
| out OF you. but out Of posterlty II you
| honestly believe this you are a brute
| II you have any posterity to bear these
forced burdens guess you fellows
stu sticking TO the party think the
| other fellows pay that billion-dollars
and more appropriated by every con-
gress. when the Populist platform
demand for an Income tax was put in
to law to make the other fellow pay
even a small part of II, the supreme
| court. by the vote OF Democratic
| judge, decided that It was unconsti-
| tutional for anybody but q rnudsiller
1 to pay the fiddler. and that was a free
dance for the other fellow / would
rather be dog that bays at the moon
OF blind Niger at corn shueling than
any longer by my vote ratify and APP
| prove the kind OF government we are
| geffinR In Washington city year in
ard year out.
| The records show that senator gets
| S5,O'0 year salary and over st QUO n
year attendance fees or contingent OK
penses' We fed and had Webster
waited on for 1000 per annum, Nearly
\ amy man can AFFORD to go to Congress-
| Just to get waited on in this nabob
style without my salary. a congress-
| man gets $4,000 per capita, and then
| talks about what fool Populst IL
That wants circulating medium equal
70 $50 per capita. The official fees and
salaries are so high that everybody
wants 20 be a political Joss, and the
| mudsiller can't bear the burden, and
| yet don't know how to get rid OF II.
| If the women in this country would
take a broom stick to every husband
| who talks hard times, and keeps on
voting the old party ticket, times would
| get better heap quicker than by means
OF nm international timetable confer
ence All the money In this country,
| of every kind Whatsoever, goes into
the national, state. county and city
| treasures once a year In payment OF
taxes, and yet they tell us that gov
eminent stamp and legal tender quality
don't amount to anything, and that
| only gold is money. In Austin they
| Issue scrip. and the only reason Il goes
| at discount is because they won't
accept II for taxes The power that Is
sues 1t won't accept It. won't discuss
| the financial question. except TO say
| that there IL powerful need of some
kind OF money to keep up the contIn-
gent funds OF the government. I have
been trying to find out what these con-
| tingent funds are that eat up so much
am not through investigating but
| so far they appear to me a kind OF
| keno fund, which the damn fools pay
In and the damn rascals take out when
the proper contingency arises, and this
ii is as sure to do as the sun rises.
My fellow citizens. I hope to see
Populist principles prevail in Texas and
| the United States, even II we have to
scare the Democrats into adopting
them, and It win only require 10000
more votes to do this In Texas, and the
victory in the great state viii make
the rest of the country Investigate
IT Will show that there Is one state that
Is In the middle OF the good govern
ment road and that can't he turned
out OF 1t by campaign fund and pollt-
zeal huinbug. and that Is not ashamed
OF the mudHill banner Of freedom.
When the Populists win next Novem-
Der they will take steps at once look
Ing TO the building OF state road
from the Gulf to Red river that win
reduce freight TO the Gulf one-half,
and save the commercial and agrlcul-
turnl interesta In one year Its cost
The Populist congressman will cut on
enough OF that contingent congressional
fund TO make the Trinity river Inn
rroyement In the interest OF the pro-
duQinu cln coeq They xcil1 mt qpnu6 tba
public money in building magnificent
inebriate asylums or other marble PAL
aces In Washington city for the aris-
tocratic pie-eating class. but Will put
that money where II VIII benefit labor,
commerce and agriculture. The PopIi-
list representatives WIN pursue the Is
sue on a constitutional amendment that
viii permit the voters to vote direct
on an issue, and bust cabinet or
congress up on short notice who tie up
the country; then those seeking class
legislation Will have TO send that lob
by OF beautiful women and fluFh gem
tlemRn 10 make love to the mudalller
on his native heath. Their record and
platforma have put the Democratic
leaders In the ninehole, and ali they
can do now y TO say tho Popullsts have
no sense. Well. give the mudsillers
little rope, and u they are 30 ignorant
they win hang themselves. as the DEM
ocratH have done.
STUMP Ashby is not as handsome as
Dudley. or even as Hardy, but he don't
make rs many bad breaks. Kearby Il
six foot one. and viii take care OF
Charlie. We can give the Democrats
two platforms TO stand on and then
beat them IN November for the mud
stu voters have Quit the party and the