Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-20

special 70 the 1asette.
Hersrox, Ten. Aug. lo.-rhe DEM
ocratic state nominating convention
was called to order In Market House
hail at noon to-day. Rev. Geo. w.
Briggs OF Houston was introduced and
offered the opening prayer.
CHAIRMAN CLAIBORNE
read the following address:
Two years siuce the party selected
me as the chairman OF the central exec.
utive committee, aud have faithfully
worked for the best interests Of the
party and especially to maintain It's
grand principles and have steadily
KEPT IN VIEW
the old customs, tracks, landmarks
and traditions of Democracy, state and
national. have honestly and faith
fully discharged my duty, with how
much Judgment you are the arbiters.
In closing up forever the trust given
me dsem IL not Inappropriate to rem
der you n brief statement OF
the condition OF affairs In the
party In our state. II Is no better
than found II, aud there II ample
room for Improvement, not In iis eter-
nal principles,
hut IN THE MRN
who partly claim TO compose It,
Two wears ago our party nut
before the people platform
guaranteeing good, sound aud honest
government to the whole people and
they put upon that platform men for
each state position with n greater una
nimity and heartier indorst ment than
ever before presented by any conven-
ton. Yet, gentlemen, notwithstand-
Ing the platform of our party was
never attacked nor any OF the
candidates presented ever questioned
az to any Of those qualities OF head
and heart going 10 the formation of
vpul,iug manhood, for they were sin
gularly pure q al unspottcd, yet before
tu. smoke oi Its nominating battle had
fully cleared away,
aiuTrERINos WE'RE IN THE AIR.
The words independent Democrat
were 80 often heard that IA foreigner,
knowing nothing of our politics, would
have concluded that
INDEPENDENT pEMocRArn
was the opposing party. From the beef
halls and dives OF the city, from the
corner dry goods boxes OF the vii
lagos and low gin mills was heart
boss" "paity WHIP COLLAR, ina
chine etc. These mutterings culmi-
mated In the
PRODUCTION OF AN OPPONENT
to the Democratic nominee for gov.
ernor and the election of Republican
congressman In the great Commercial
and agricultural belt Of our atnte, TO
gether with state senators, Il ,aiers an,
others who were seeking the Office fol
the spells of office alone. They ar,
after the
RELICS OF oRANTisM,
and frequently their pedigr.es show
them up as formerly the tools of tn,
despotlsm of the DAYS of so.called re-
construction. Strip them OF their de
ceptive covering and beneath Is /,
seething mass OF vice, pollution and cor
rupllon. They ARE the greatest epem,
the p -inciples OF democracy have TO iea
even many more times dangerous thai
| the omen enemy. and your plain ant
only duty IL
TO ELIMINATE THEM
from the party. The ally of these de
lectable gentlemen Ia the so-called In
druendent pre.s They ar,
NOT governed by prlncipfes. bu
ARE poverned by prejudice. malice an,
greed for gain. Thsy are had factor,
In the pariy. The Independent Dem
ocrat and the independent press
MUST DE ELIMINATED.
There are too many men in tn,
Democratic party of Texas looking fo
a living In the party. seckIng office be
cause of the money there a. In IL
The grand mass of the peopl,
| have too little To say. The farmer ant
he merchant. the mechanic and III,
pbysiciau, have left their politica
matters too long In the hands OF half
hammond politicians and IoafeI,, sbou
their county seats. who discus
| free grass and kindred sub
Iects that have no princlpl,
involved. simply with a view OF Der
sonaI gain or politIcal preferInent
Wh.n The whole people do not take Al
interest in their political affairs Il IA n,
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