Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-03
TO TARRANT co. VOTERS.
An Appeal Tor Full and UnequivOcal
Support OF the Democratic
State Ticket.
FoRr WORTH, TEX, Nov. ., 1881.
o the Editor OF the Gazette.


FoRr WORM, Tx. Nov. ., 1881.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
1t is a patent fact to the sensible OBJ
server that the man who expects to
find a perfect political party, whose
every measure and policy meets
his full approval, will be dis
appointed and die without
the sight. Something, often much,
must be yielded by the individual
voter to the underlying princlple that
the majority must rule. The bed
rock upon which our government
rests is, that the average judgment of
the majority is safe. The man who
claims TO be too good and too pure TO
vote with either of the great political
parties, simply because neither
of them has espOused his
particular hobby (and he will
hardly add much intelligence to either
! OF them Is too narrow for free gov
ernment based upon the aggregate will
OF the peOple-almost too good for
earth, and not quite ripe enough for
heaven. This Is just the condition
that the miXty, maxty, notify crew
Of soreheads, Republicans, ex-
Greenbackers and eX.everything else
that opposes Democracy and good
| government, are in to-day,
This Ia the mongrel horde wis
would seduce the Democrats of Texas
from their fidelity to the party OF JEFF
ferson, OF jackson and OF Tilden. But
the voice of the people at the ballot
box on next Tuesday will tell them i'm
thunder tones that to quote from the
Dallss Times) Wash Jones can't
make platform aud put the people of
Texas on it.n This nation
viii either go Democratic or
Republican on the Ath inst.
No Independent party has shadow
OF chance. This state viii on the
same day certainly so Democratic, the
only question being the size of the ma
1orlty. Consequently, the man who
casts an Independent vote simply
votes in the air, and II is on this sub
lect that l ask the special attention of
Tarrant county Democrats.
Our representation in the next state
convention will be governed by the
vote cast for Ireland, the Democratic
nominee for governor. We are row
allowed only eleven delegates while
we should have sixteen and rank in
power In conventions with the strong
est counties in the state. Now, h n
man, because of some petty spite.
either against John ireland
as an individual, or even
because OF some act in his guberna.
toIiRl capacity which does not happen
TO meet his full approval, fails 10 cast
his vote for him, thereby proving a
reprobate 70 his party, aud doing an
injury TO his country, and mark Won
with no hope under heaven OF eleeiing
any other candidate, ~ ask If he who
does this is not placing himself in The
position of the man who scratched oil
his nose to spite his face ?
Let US suppose that some intelligent
voter Ia opposed 10 the lease law
Why, II you beat Ireland Won oan
never repeal that law without a mo.
Jority against It IN the legislature and
that would be all you would need n he
We're elected. For It was never n net
measure Of his, and You have his pub.
nc pledge. given IN your own town
thstb be VIII not interpose his veto nni
even an opposition, ii the leeislstnre
lsver It's repeal. Could you ask more
OF the man? '4oie
Your correspondent Is an opponent
OF The lease law and will cast hls vote