Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-28

'sss s,.,tsn Convention Was Ma
Oh nipulated.
\, Who Was on the Ground


= 100 ~ Texas looking for a
sIls =, seeking office be-
10 iss money there is in IT, la. The
". " Of people have TOO lit'ie 10
M a rhvsicisn, have left their
fsnu l rs too long in the hands
.nm n,d politicians and loaf
,nln,v cointy seats, who dis
' trss grass and kindred sub
nave no principle involved;
a, u,, a view OF personal gain
II urererment."
Sher place hes avs; ,
y, s.I for the government of the
v, would separate the pure
y, ,mrupe and leave it devoid Of
gl'w W. claiborne means that he
sys all men who gather abort
NV seats and discuss men and
un' synelled from the party.
II nnblish his address in full
". ~ .ct that the true Democ-
~ ,Ss West could not swallow it
~, aroten doses. Following the
'nss OF this great con-
' through, it would be hard for
~ see why the general would
iudependent Democrats and
~ would discuss free grass
~ ~, ofthe party, as the proceed
Wv showed that all the privi-
.vinioy in the party is to vote
sskst placed before the people
chine ring. Now we pre-
I'VE q fair and truthful account
rs.dlpps at this convention.
- il due the Democracy of
~ that they should know ex-
sthe machine works.
III. Crawford of Dallas placed
alton Gov. Ireland for re-
At the close of his speech,
hre he had taken his seat, an
delegate arose, seconded the
alton and moved that the nom-
be made by scclamation. Sew
0ttemp,s were made by other
ID ) to gain the floor, but without
N The chair then called tor the
q which was responded to by
voices. the greater portion of
were not members OF the con-
br. The nays were never called.
domination Of Ireland then being
ed, the convention went into
domination of Barnett Gibbs for
nant.govern0r
uitless attempt was made by del
from the West to have a vote
BY counties or districts, but every
IN made by Western men was
q down by the rabble. 1t was
Fable, and fact much to be de
}, that when any one of the ring
10 second the nomination of any
ithe cut-and-dried ticket, he was
I'd 10 and the best of order pre-
!, but when u man arose to place
nlnstion a candidate in opposi
n,hem the house was all confu,
ltue was not an instance where
ksn man, or "A man opposing any
du ring ticket, received u re.
flaring.
klA Houston, the rising star
mn Of the great West, was al.
lsmake a speech secondiDg the
hilton of Mr.. Swain for comp
lin which he called the atten,
the convention TO the fact thai
= the only delegate hailing from
ee'grass district, who had beer
catch the eye of the chairman
make a long story short, the ma
was well creased, the galleries
Elsles filled with a regular moi
seemed 10 have been PLACED
under instructions Il
down any opposition
ring, and the nominations were
more by proclamation of til,
IMAM by acclamation. We wer,
democrat and In days past hav,
light for Democratic princi
a time when it tried men'i
10 declare his principles, we wer'
locrat at such time and took ,
land for the old party principle.
psequel'ce Of such support we SUI
financial destruction. During al
lme and up to the present tim'
ave contended for Dsmocrati,
pies, and We had hoped tina
lme would never cum,- wheI
|ihe politicians would ru, the ole
a democracy that will refus,
lhofity a hearing in its conven
II not The sort of Democracy tina
tVe ever fought for, and Is not
Pciacy that will lead to victor,
times.
e. the ticket selected by this con
~ We have nothing tosay. The,
nen who will discharge theil
ISsii' What we object to is tn,
used IN securing the nomina
lsd the Western people beef
.sI . hearing in the convention
va result would have been tn,
y the lease lords wer,
.a the majority. They hav,
vaey TO back them and by thei
Representations have led tn,
oI The south and east to believ,
Ivy are working in the interes
s'Ale and the children in ad
s J measure that Is drivin;
Ias Of dollars worth of propert,
|I ju,a state and turning The rrea
,u1 the hands of these none,
s~,.nesxclusion of the poor man
~ ~ with small herds and fiocks
a'Ie 70 make permanent home
sIoantry. These lease lords hav
|n, me- 10 robbing us of that RICH
|InIesu to us by the tru
rp,e OF Democracy, tn
~ y patient hearing OF ou
rbsv , and now through their or
my proclaim that free grass is
~ sue, Time will tell whether o
mn iiass, or more properly speak
dslS.ease, is q dead issue. Thougl
a x Sa'ion was ignored on tn
IN. ae convention, they did som
VII, on the outside, the result O
s,n MI be- felt In the Nineteenth
n ~ While the machine poll
N . .ne state favor the lease la W
- heavy undercurrent agains
49,. the extreme East, amonj
~, II the represen tatives O
Nm M a nad been treated with ever
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