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


even at the black and tan Republl-
cans. II there is any political puking
done this fall 1t won't be by the Popu-
list, for he Is taking no mixed drinks.
He is somewhat fond of pie, but not
mince pie when he knows among the
ingredients Is some dog meat. He
may not know much about such deep
and new question as the tariff. but he
has found out that there Is not enough
difference between the Billy Wilson
and the Billy Mckinley bills to make
a row if there was no pie in the back
ground. He knows that there will not
be enough difference between the BIZ
metallism of the selected trainers OF
both the st. Louis and Chicago plat
forms to set Vi; housekeeping on. The
average Democrat when he can't get
a Populist vote paints him as a long
haired, blue-cyed individual and this
may be so. but he has got sense to
know when he has enough, even OF as
good a thing as the state and federal
government OF the Democratic party.
He has been q sucker. but you have
got to change the bait on him at
least once in thirty years. He has even
learned that he would be n darn fool
TO be tolled into n primary on one is
sue and then forced to swallow
whole lot Of devilment not submitted.
but yept under 'kiver." He may not
have much political wisdom or learn
ing but his thirty years service in
the Democratic ranks has learned ~
that II Is not safe 10 let the other fell
lows do all the counting after the
| vote Is cast He may be a little slow Of
speech and comprehension, but the
| game OF huil-dozing won't work IN
| him any better than false counting
! He knows that primaries were called
on county Offices TO mako them carry
state ticket and the tax raise. and
| he In not apt to help push along the
movement. lie knows thnt the Austin
syndicate Is dlckerinR with the cor
porntions for campaign funds, and
with the Republican leaders for moral
support, but this don't worry him, for
he knows thnt nine-tenths of the pro-
| dncers and laburers OF Texas are with
| the Pnnullvis, either on the platform
or TO clean out the other crowd, whose
| policies have stnRnated business and
raised taxes. The popullsts win have
man IN every school house to do
! their tailinv, and Il viii take moro
| campaign funds and travelling organ
iyers 10 save tho Austin eyndic9te than
| they can afrnrd. Even the mndsill Re-
| nuhlirnua are M 10 snun and are not
FoIng to he delivered as per contract.
| Tho mudsillers In all parties want re-
| form.
II the Populists don't win they win
I lDIft lnt btllO.IhNb llip hOlhh F0AhN
plcus platform work and legislation.
| and the country will owe them debt
of gratitude for this much. Dudley's
forced measure to keep Democrats In
the party on gllttering generality WIN
prove as mild q remedy ms sassafras
tea The people want an effective busi-
ness-llke settlement of the transporta-
ton question and they want direct
vote of the people on direct issues. and
no silver abandonment viii get them OF
OF these demands. They Will get peo-
PIES railroad from Red river to the
gulf II no more. and protect the Texas
farmer from monopoly My fellow-cit-
liens. II you know what you want and
your demands are Just, you viii get
them In the end by sticking TO them.
Re fearless In advocating your prin-
clples and the new party Will sweep
this state and nation like an avalanche,
for the Official class can snuff revolu-
ton from afar of. Let them know
that you have political Ideas not sub
ject 10 change BY an official smile or a
paper of garden seed bought and sent
out at your own expense as a gracious
gift from a silver tongued- Demomrat
who Is draining in salary and perquis-
lite attention some $4,000 per annum
for himself. You have been swallow
ing tafty worse than lot of school
girls. and without the referendum and
the government ownership OF some
railroad mileage you will have no more
governing power and no more relief
from high freight rates than your work
mule has control over you. Under the
mead OF stationary you have had true
blue Democrats make you pay for pres
ent5 70 Indies more than you can af-
ford to present your wife with In two
years out OF the profits on your labor.
saw Texas congressional funeral
pass through this very town that cost
the taxpayers $4,000, and $1,000 OF It
was for nowere YouA congressmen
now have private secretaries and port
era that receive more per annum than
Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster or
Henry Clay received for making your
laws, and more than any one farmer
makes in three years OF or his farm
and labor | can swallow Stump Ash
BY. Harry Tracy ard Jim Davis a great
deal easier than | can any longer swai-
low thia kind Of Democracy. Just
think or a mudalllcr going 10 Wash
ineton city on a scalpef's Ticket and
sending In his card To q ten thousand
dollar per 0nnum senator by flve-
thousaud-doliar per nnnum doorkeener.
An English lord can't do this III En-
gland a morqulse In France or n
count In Germany. for the public SER
wants are not such valuable ohattels.
ana didn't used 10 be IN this co1ntrv
until you fellows got so rich and cnre-
less that you did not caro- for expenses.
What do you fellows care for Tovern-
inent expenses az long IS tho grand
oiu Dem9eratic party eiyesayou gar
come hlgh, but Il seems You are hound
% have them rather than turn PopulIat.
" a lot Of you were fonr-legred beasts
OF burden you would not have etvlc
and nerve enough to hnck when Won
were spurred. You are as scared OF