Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-09-21
Jno. NJ. Wade, l.. G. Clcrpcr, Chas. Jones, p
y. Porter, Vho5 GOrec, Committee.
Palestine, Texas, Sept. 5th, 1889.

PALESTINE, Texas, Sept. Jth, 1852
GENTLEMEN Your note OF this date, enclosing
. slip from the Houston 'Republic' Newspaper.
and calling my attention to it, is before mc, and
answer ut once.
My position is what it has been all the time,
that of democrat, standing squarely, aud in
good faith. on the principles of the party as set
forth in the National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati and in tho State Democratic Corven.
ticn Mt Houston. In the late election the nom
ineo of the Democratic party for Congress in
this District, main tained the principles of the
party throughout the contest, and felt it to he
my duty as democrat to vote for Runnels. Lub-
book and White. who were the nominees of the
State Democratic Convention. Having voted for
them, it could not be expected that | should
unite with others in celebrating the victory of
the successful rivals of such of them as have
been defeated and hence, with all resTeot for
the gem who have honoIed me with an in
vitatiOn to this barbecue, rs also for the princ.
pal guest of tile occasion, | cannot participate
in the celebration Mt Montgomery
70 your suggestion that "this movement is
supposed by some to have reference to tho forma-
tion Of n new democratic party | would say,
that whether this movement have that object in
view or not such a course has been advised by
one public meeting and some newspapers in the
Stato. Such step must be lraught with conse-
quences so important to arrest the attention
and demand the serious reflection of every citi-
zen, as well with reference to the causes which
have led to it as the effects which must flow
from it.
From my correspondence as we'll us from gen
eral observation, know that many good demo-
Gratis regard Il reorganization Of the democratic
party as necessary in order to relieve it of the
sectional association and influences which are
supposed to have distracted its counsels and re-
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tial defeat in a few years. In addition to tLis,
have no doubt there are those who are not de-
mocrats in principle or sympathy who would as
q matter of expediency, assume the name. if
new organization can be formed upon terms
which would admit the hereditary enemies of ds.'
mocracy in its ranks, and which would give
promise of popular favor. 1t is also true that
we have men protesting to act with hgdemocrat-
lc party, who are only expediency democrats,
and some of them of considerable prominence,
who are always on the lookout for some new par
ty organization better than democracy These
are always found in the ranks of the strongest
party and are aptly denominated the camp fol-
lowers of the victorious. And these will remain
with or abandon the democratic party just as i,
may bask in the sunshine of prosperity or strug.
rle under the clouds Of adversity They do no.
to be eactuated by any settled convictions with
reference to the great and cherished principles o.
our constitution and form of government, or, .
with reference te the fact that each citizen is in
1ested with his integral portion of the sovereign
authority Of the nation, and is responsible t. .
he people of the present, as well as TO posterity
or the wise and patriotic exercise Of the fran
hises of an American freeman.
Many good men and true democrats have dif- O
cred with me as to the course a sense of dut7
equired them to pursue in relation TO tho lat .
lection, and without inquiring who pursued th, :,
wiser course, hope our convictions Of duty ma 4
cad Us heaceforward TO united efforts in spr n
ort of those cherished PRINCIPLES for the main \,
enance of which we have battled together l. ,
primer days. And while DO not doubt the pa.
riotism or the democracy of many of those gb, ~
egard reorganization of the party as neces.s- ~
', and while agree with them as to the neceg .s
ty of relieving the democracy of the inhuenee
any sectional element, | hope shall he par-
Oned for that free expression Of opinion whicr @
Ie occasion seems to require in favor of tlp gl
aintenance Of the present democratic orrar
ltion.
Suppose then that the democratic partv has E.
,ctionel element in it, and that its pi resent MI
rtunes are to be attributed to this eiemen
I'd the camp followers of the party above de-
ribed. Does this, in the light Of existing fact
; brought to view in the late canvass end ele- H
on, render 1t wlss for rs to abandon the pTtr- E.
1t democratic party and attemp; to organize h io
w onef For nysslf my answer to this que 'c
on must rest on the following supposed face. s.
dmittirz thst thesa ele-s-ts 4 s-=-. : ~
laoef-l.o party, -ul 'Aay hsss beer p-o5ust th
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