Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-14
-IHEGAzEITE: FORT WORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY MAY "a
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Austin, May 10, 1881.
10 The Editor OF the Gazette.
AS an occasional reader Of The GA.
zE1rE have derived great pleasure
and have doubtless been greatly bene.
flted in reading its able discussions Of
the many questions agiiating the pub-
lie mind. Iregret to differ with Tpr
GAZETTE in anything, for the reason
WIS progressive course. its straight.
forward night FOR what II believes TO be
right and for the best interests of tho
Democratic party, has won my sincere
summation. | do believe, however
that its relentless war upon the two
thirds rule, that time-honored custom
Of the Democratic party, is wrong.
believe. sir, that 1t Is better TO
Dear the ills We have than fly to 9th.
ers we know not Off i believe that
no man should be put forward as the
candidate of his party unless able
to command two-thlrds of the votes of
the delegates of the people in conven.
ton assembled. A man to command
this strength In any political body
must necessarily be very strong man
In his party, and possess those auali-
ties In u marked degree which fit him
for the position in question.
1t Is true the rule sometimes defeats
the real wish of the people, as was the
case when Gov. Throckmorton and
Gov. Hubbard were aspirants for the
executive chair. The disappointment
Ia this instance gave the people of
Texas the 'Old Alcalde,' and there
Is no man In all Texas to-day who will
rise upandsay that the "Old Alcalde'sn
administration was a failure, nor Is
there II public man to-day who
has warmer place In the hearts of
the great body of the people than the
man who succeeded as "the
dark horse" in that mem.
orable campaign. This is
but one instance of the happy results
that have followed the workings of
this rule. There are many Others that
might be mentioned. Under its opera.
ton any respectable minority may
have its objections considered, whereas
under the workings of the majority
rule mere majority of one may over.
ride reason and judgment end work
against the best interests of the party
ANY measure or any policy to be car.
ried out under this rule (two-thirds)
must be measure orpolicy that meets
with nearly the unanimous approval
of the people; and any man put for.
ward rs candidate by a party work.
ing under the two-thirds rule knows
and feels that he is almost unanimous
ly Endorsed by the people. 1t prevents
rash action, and inasmuch as it ha.
operated beneficially to the party in
the past, why throw IL aside ant
adopt rule that offers such splendid
inducements for splits, dissensions
and party strife?
Political wire-pnlling has begun in
earnest here at the capital. All III,
agencies incident TO a political cam
paign are being put into active opera
ton. AS yet, the daily announce
ments that great scheme TO gobbl,
up the public domain has been dis
covered have not been made. They
will doubtless be furnished the reading
public later on, when the old pot be
gins to boil in dead earnest. The pre-
vailing opinion here is that Gov. Ire
land, Comptroller Swain and Gov
Lubbock will again be presented will
the portfolios of their respective de
partments. Some doubt exists in tn.
minds of many as to Col. Templetoni
outcome. Ii should not be the case
| He has made faithful and eflicien
officer, and it is but right that he b'
given another term. There Is no doub
but that the friends of Mr.. Walsh, tin,
commissioner of the general land office
are getting uneasy at thu
unusual strength developed b.
Hon. /. A, Patton of johnson
county, their apparent indifference
and unconcern to the contrary not
withstanding. The opinion is tas
gaining ground, even in the strong
hold here that a change ought to ant
| will be made at Houston in Angus
next.
Rotation in office is said to be rul'
of the Democratic party. and life
leases in public offices in direct con
fllct with the principles of that party
This ought to be the rule, at any rate
Frequent changes have tendency t.
break up and destroy organized pur
poses to defraud the public, and lesser
the chances for fraud and corruption
to creep In. This truth is fully exem
piifled by merely referring to our ma
| IlDnul EUNtTulucDb, dDu tuc liauh
that have crept in under the long leas
given officers in the various executive
departments.
The writer has known Mr.. Patton
long time and believes that no better
purer or worthier man can be fount
for commissioner of the general lane
office. Mr.. Patton, when yet boy
enlisted in the Confederate army, ant
served throughout the war as a lieu
tenant Of his company. A quiet, un
assuming citizen, we'll yersed In tn
land system OF the state, North Iexa
would reflect credit upon herself ant
the people of the state by the election
of Mr.. Patton to that important Office
Mr.. Patton has many friends In Yves
Texas, and they will heartily Joii
hands with the great North ant
Northwest in promoting him to tina
responsible position.
Hoping THE GAZETTE may long Nv
and prosper, and continue its earnes
fight for right in all things, begging
pardon for claiming so much OF you