The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1892 Page: 7 of 16
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Aug. 11, 1892.
SOUTHERN MERCURY.
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A Word of Warning from the
West.
OBSERVER— CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS.
I was bom in the mountains oí
Kentucky in the year 1830. My
father was a Scotchman (a high-
lander of the Win. Tell school, not
a Carnegie). I have lived to see
many political, religious and social
ebbs and flows in the popular sen-
timents of the people of our be-
loved country. I have also stud-
ied the history of the same, and
compared it with the history of
other nations, ancient and modern.
All of this has been done by many
others, and should have been done
by every son and daughter in
America. This study should be
pursued in the light of a dilligent,
honest search after truth and for
the purpose of justice, and not as
pursued by and for the ends of
modern politicians. I know that I
will not be expected to enter into
lengthy details in a letter like this
even if I had the time and disposi-
tion to do so. I have neither. It
takes all of my time (under the
geometrical division of our time)
to procure food and raiment, and
am only able to obtain a scant sup-
ply of either for myself and those
dependent upon me. The honest
masses are all similarly situated
and circumstanced- whilst we see
those around ana among us wlio
"are clothed in purple and fine
linen and fare sumptuously every
day." Now my countrymen let us
not think more highly of ourselves
than we ougt to think, but let us
think soberly. By all means let us
think! Think! When we can get
a sinner to thinking we always
consider him on the road to repen-
tance. My sole object is to get
men and women to thinking. Then
I expect to hear them ask what
shall we do? There is time enough
to consider details. Then let us
implore you to think. Think in-
telligently, dispassionately, soberly
and from the basis of truth and
justice. Remember, "he who will
not work shall not eat. That vir-
tue and morality exalteth a na-
tion." Sin is a reproach to any
people. Ten shall chase a thous-
and and a hundred put ten thous-
and to flight. Ten righteous per-
sons would have saved an ancient
city. Let us think! Look at
Homestead July 6, 1892. Look
back at La Bastile July 17, 1789.
Listen at the arrogant pompous
words of an imbecile Bourbon king
to representatives of a nation: "li
you abandon me I will alone effect
the welfare of my people; alone I
shall consider myself as their rep-
resentative. I order you, gentle-
men, to disperse immediately."
Listen a little to his language ad-
dressed to the same assembly: "I
trust myself to you." My coun
trymen think! "Vain project!"
how over-awe a nation? "We
starve, we starve! On to Versail-
les !" Methinks I hear from the
Bourbon lines the cry: "O! that
night or Blucher would come!"
My countrymen keep cool,
thoughtful and be wise as serpents,
innocent as doves. "Vengeance is
mine, will repay saith the Lord."
Well the drouth continues un-
broken. A little longer and great
will be the loss of stock in this
section. However we are healthy,
and all of our honest, patriotic cit-
izens are watching political events
with apparently much greater in-
terest than they are local and per-
sonal interests. They say leave
us our homes, our country and the
government of our fathers and we
are content; but "give us liberty or
give us death!" The Houston con-
vention that has been looked for-
ward to with considerable anxiety
is fast loosing significance here.
They read Judge Nugent's reply to
Reagan and passed it around until
they wore the paper out. I have
heard many of our citizens remark
that they don't care what the dem-
ocratic state convention does as they
are not interested in it any more.
Very significant, isn't it?
* « ——— ■ «
The Difference.
J. W. SIVELLS.
Now that the two old political
parties have united and there is
no longer any real issue between
them—the spoils of office being
the only contention—the interest
of the people are entirely over-
looked; but still they are expected
to continue to support the men who
have robbed them of their own and
their children's interest.
I would say that a vote for eith-
er old party means a vote for high
tariff, a single gold standard, more
mortgages, more poverty, and the
enslavement of our children for all
time to come to an idle, useless,
bonded aristocracy. While a vote
for the people's party ticket means
the overthrow of the present bank-
ing swindle, payment of the bond-
ed debt, abolition of the tariff tax,
etc., and a guarantee to the people
of America of the original demo-
cratic idea of "equal rights to all
and special privileges to none."
With this object in view the peo-
ple of Grayson county arc aroused
as never before to the great neces-
sity of the hour. If we could get
some of the strong men of the state
to make a few speeches in this
county we would carry it for Wea-
ver and Nugent. The rule or ruin
bourbon element here have their
eyes cast upon the ground. They
are not able to defend themselves
or party, while the people's party
men are growing more bouyant and
aggressive every day.
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1892, newspaper, August 11, 1892; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185477/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .