The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-20
WHAT HoGa SAID TO TAMmANv.
The Ex-Governor OF Texas Talks De-
mooracy at Croker's Wigwam,

| Aho "A-SoFcHhoH "a AoAaS 1olk8 De-
mooracy at Croker's WiRwam.
| Following is tho speech which Ex-
Governor Hogg,'o Texas, made at the
Tammany Hall Fourth of July celebra-
tion and which Is reported to have
aroused great enthusiasm for Bryan !:
| The Independence day love feast
carries JOY to the hearts Of us all. Next
year In national convention we will
| reiterate our unalterablo devotion to
! the principles OF the Democratic party,
which guarantee the freedom OF
speech, the frc 9dom OF press, the free.
dom OF conscience, the preservation of
personal rights, the equality Of all citi-
Zens before tho law and tho faithful
| observation of constitutional limita-
tion.
Descending from those geuerali-
Ties We will again particulariZe by de-
claring
=" For the unlimited free coinage Of
silvar and gold Oil an equality at the
government mints at the ratio OF 16 to
Il, 30 that the people Of the South and
west, as we'll as those Of the North
and East, may have Il sufficient supply
OF metal money to meet their grow ing
demands.
:" We will declare against the Eng-
gllsh gold standard, which American
nuhkeylsm has fastenod upon this gov
ernment.
"We will denounce the endless tinan-
clal chain OF recommendation, which in
lts circular motion draws without limit
ponds from the governm ent and money
from the people.
We will declare against the Re-
publican protective tariff, which en-
riches the few at tho expense OF the
many and breeds trusts to monaco
every freeman.
We will demand graduated in
como tax as the best means of eQualiZ-
Ing tho burdens Of government in peaco
and in war
" We will denounce tho importation
OF foroign pauper labor, which paraly-
Zes the strong arms Of American
workmen In their stuggle for subsis-
tence,
We will declare for the suppress
sion OF trusts and for levying high
Federal taxes upon their Interstate
shipments, with suitable forfeiture PEN
alties added.
We will declare for just pension
laws Tor deserving seamen and SOL
dlers, but against the frauds that dis
honor them.
1--WE will favor the admission of oil
the territories as States as fast as their
population and capacity Of selt-govern-
ment qualify them for statehood.
We will denOunce the growing
spirit OF imperialism which threatens
the stability OF our republic, and tell
the foreigners upon the Eastern Bemis-
phere that whila In war we are united
until victory graces our flag, yet that
| IN peace we would not have their tor
ritory nor their citiz ,nship, but in good
ialth our Congressional pledges shall
be kept.
We will renew our pledges to the
Cubans that they shall have indepen-
donce, and when they knock at our
door for admission, conditions being
suitable for the solemn action, we will
welcome them into the Union as q
State.
We will demand the construction
the ownership, the operation and the
maintenance Of the Nicaraguan OF
| other isthmian canal by the Federal
government, to the end that our com
merce may become free from foreign
domination.
| "On platform embracing these
uneluivocal declarations the grand ole
party or constitnticnal sovernmen1
- ITO purCst form will go the people
next year confident Of triumphant sue
Cess.
this great contest We want the
aid OF united Tammany-theg greatest
local political organization on earth
we want yon to close up ranks, to set
tic your local differences, II they exist
and to go arm in arm with the stalwar
oreadmakers Of the South and Yves
TO victory next year undor the leader
ship OF the chivalrous, the dauntless
the matchless great American-Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.