Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-22
An Angry Protantinnist.

A correspondent writes to the Hous-
ton Journal, and the editor of the
Journal gives his communication the
authority of editorial Endorsement. in
which he censures the Fort Worth
convention for adopting declaration
of principles, especially since those
principles do not correspond with his
idea of Demo ;ratic duty. "The con-
vention was held" snys this self
appointed censor. ''to choose delegates
to the national convention of the party
at Chicago but not being guided by
the important advice of the gentleman
who complains through the Journal, it
went contrarily ahead and "adopted
platform, the occasion and purpose of
which it is difficult to understand.n
Whereupon the gentleman dissents
and proclaims his displeasure through
! the press.
The criticism is both false in asser-
ton and weak in conclusion. In
adopting set of resolutions, the state
Democratic convention introduced no
novel proceeding in that body. Nearly
all the states in the Union
that have held conventions for
the selection of national
delegates expressed their sense of
Democratic duty at the present mo-
ment, and their expressions are intend
ed to make the country acquainted
with the direction of Democratic SEN
timent in the different states. Collect
lively, they indicate the probable work
of the national Democracy at Chicago
in putting forth a platform for the ac-
ceptance Of the party at large. Resolu-
tons by state conventions are in perfect
keeping with the Democratic polity.
Protesting to be the party of the people,
. its Instructions and admonitions must
come from the people. 1t has never
been held improper in a mass meeting
of Democrats to give instructions 10
delegates to county conventions; those
delegates, but one step removed from
the people, bave always maintained
, and practiced the principle of commu-
, melting their will by resolutions in
. struggling or advising delegates to state
. conventions; and with these precedents
!, directing their action, it cannot be
highly impertinent for the members
OF state convention to adopt resolu.
tons expressive of their will, and to
guide thestate's deputies In their action
l In,
a counties may influence state conven
!, tions, then reasonably states may in
fiuence national conventions.
The animus of this attack upon tn,
Fort Worth convention is exposed IL
the conclusion of the article in tn,
Journal. II simply turns out that tn,
W writer Is protectionist. and angry a
" what the resolutions declared to be tn,
OF party sentiment upon the tariff ques
~ ~ ton. Though he could not allow tn,
.e party of this state to say what ought I,
ie be done at Chicago, he confidentI,
IN proposes to say what will he done. Ii
=. his somewhat egregious opinion 18th,
n. party will declare for tariff reform
and that In adjusting the details o
re such tariff such discrimination shall
m be made as will afford reasonable pro
70 lection to home industry, encourag,
u labor and not foster monopolIes.n Fo
n this confident augury of the action O
to q body of men whose meeting is som,
lie weeks Off the country as a whole
e. owe thanks; but they will b.
~ disposed to question the cor
ID rectness OF the prediction, ate
u readinK that the party will de
clare for tariff reform, and In the sam,