Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-13

with American WoihAhth ~ u
charging that the ID Amocratic party,
IL elevated to power, would enact laws
which would reduce the earnings of
the latter to the level Of the farmer.
The Democratic campaign speakers
were uoprepared and unable to meet
this subject In the short time
Intervening before the election and
to refute fallncious arguments which
were 80 potent 10 turn the heads of
many OF our unihinking voters The
work done in this resp ct was accom-
plished by the Tammany organization
by its labor and its own expense. We
prepared counter arguments and cir
culated them by the thousands. Mass
meeting were held and tllbs
organized in every election district.
We searched the register Of voters and
found that
THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL VOTERS
had been cilouized in the city and we
procured warrants for their arrest and
the police captains refused TO serve
them, having been ordered not TO do
so by the Republican superintendent
OF police, or they delayed to execute
them until late in the
day, and after the PERSONS
charged had voted and left the city.
The statistics of that election show
that the increase in the vote Of the
state in 1880 over that Of 1876 was
rs 500, 40, l46 of which were cast out
side of the city of New York and
1864 in this city. The Democratic
vote increased in the state
II 582, of which 2077 were
cast outside of the city and l0.4S5 in
the city. In other words, that in this
city, where rammany's chief vote and
influence lay, Hancock's increase over
rilden was five times as much as the
rest of the state, and, when
compared with the aggregate
vote of the two canvasses, nearly
seven times as much. In Kings
county. where Tammsny had very lit
tie Influence. the increased vote OF
1850 over 1876, was 1871, of which
Hancock received SOC, or 81 6-1O0 per
cent as.against per cent. in this city.
These figures show that the largest
increase of Hancock's vote
over Tilden was where
Tammapy exerted her influence
aud the final vote shows
that thirty-two rural counties
reduced their Democratic vote in 1880,
compared with that OF 1876 In 1876
TildeJ and Hendricks carried twenty.
two counties, Hancock and English
received majorities in only thirteen
counties, and that although
the Democratic vote in
New York county increased
l0,4Sj i'm 1850 over 1876, over 30 per
cent, yet the Democratic vote of the
rest of the state shows an Increase of
2)17 only, or less than one.hslf Of per
cent. The same gain of 80 per cent
throughout the state in the Democratic
vote that was cast for him in New
York county would have carried the
eEipire state Tor Hancock by q
larger majority than was given
Tilden in 1876. 1t will be thus
apparent to any unbiased mind that
THE DEFEAT OF GEN. HANCOCK
cannot be charged to the Tammany
Hall organization, and no fair-minded
man who will examine these figures
can doubt entirely the loyal support of
Tammany Hall to Gen. Hancock.
With these ISLANDERS resting upon us
and believed in great part even by
those who are inclined TO admit our
influence and power us a political
body, our opponents were alert ana
prepared for us at Chicago
AN ATMOSPHERE OF DOUBT AND sUs-
PICIoN
through which all our acts were to be
While we were celebrating the
national independence, our oppo-
nents took every occasion 10 prejudice
the minds of the delegates of Chicago
against us. We presented our argu-
ments to the individual anu the as
sembled delegates OF the national con-
vention and were debarred the right
TO speak except by the
consent Of delegates from the other
states and were prohibited under
THE UNDEMOCRATIC UNIT ROLE
from casting our ballots for the candi-
dates of our choice. We failed NOT i'm
our duties to our constituents who
sent us, nor to the party whose repre-
we were, and If aHy mistake
has been made it is not of our
doing and cannot he charged
to US. The candidates of the Demo.
cratic party having been nominated.
the uniform and unbroken
record of our organization, we ac-
quiesce
49, " iAAi@ VT III r VI AIOltlIN
Of the representatives OF the party.
although we believe that will to have |
been unwisely expressed. There is |
but one alternative left us
70 sever our connection with |
The Democratic party. This we cannot |
and will not do. In justice to our con.
and our own Judgment we |
cannot pursue that course. We believe |
hat time will
DIsCoNNEcr THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC |
PARTY
rom the leadership of men who have |
used their power unwisely aud detri. !
rentally to its success. We |
'cquiesce in, although protesting |
against the uuwise and iniudicious
course which they pursued. We saw
With John Adams that there il no
good government but what is republic |
AN, for the republic Ia the empire of
avs and not of men,
MISTAKES OF MEN
'annot blind us to the beans
les and immortal principle.
" the Democratic party and for the
,erpetuation of these principles our
organization was established. Its
onnders protested against the mon
'rchial tendencies OF the Federalists