Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-16
Weaver for Oonpress,

weaver Tor congress.
Des Moines, Iowa, April 1.-THE Democrats |
and Grecnbackeis held n conference in the |
sixth congressional district yesterday at
which 1t was agreed that General Weaver |
the Greenbacker, should have the field for |
congressman, for which he and his friends |
are to support the Demo cratic candidate for |
circuit Judge.
We would like to be able to say that |
this is false; but former coalitions in |
Iowa and throughout other of the
Northwestern states lend an air of
probability to the statement. If true,
it is disgraceful and merits defeat. A
dicker between the politicians of two
opposing parties, or factions, Is never
made with any correct purpose. A |
Democrat may support a Republican |
or Greenbacker with perfect propriety
IL he is sure that the candidate of his |
own party is not fit man, or is infe-
rior in fitness to the opposing cand-
date But when bargain is made
the terms of which propose the trans
fer in body of men To 'Tfc support of
principles and men which they profess
to condemn, in return for like service
from the party to whom this assist
ance is rendered, the object of the
sale and purchase is too
bare to allow deception. Plainly
stated, 1t means this: Mr.. Weaver
wants to go to congress, but hasn't
| yntpa enough IN aonl hin, thara, -,
other gentleman, "A political opponent,
wants to be circuit judge, but lacks the
necessary votes. Now Mr.. Weaver
will give Greenback votes to elect u
Democrat to the circuit judgeship IL
his Democratic friend will give him
Democratic votes to get to congress on.
/, The Interests of the people and public
considerations are not needed. 1t is
only IA question Of advancing the am
bilious designs of two gentlemen, tn,
: one Democrat, the other a Green
3 hacker.
n Such alliances have never resulted
in good. When successful the fruit o.
the union. like all mongrel offspring
3 has been efieminate and degenerate
It They are rarely successful, for voter
# have usually too much independence
a to consent to be shifted and transferre,
at the will OF would-be leaders. Tn
y latest instance we have of the inabilit,
d OF party leaders to make good the terms
o of political compact Is in the Secon,
IT Kansas congressional district. At Til
A. regular election in 1882 the Democrats
lie Republicans and Greenbackers had GU
,f candidates, and ID. G. Haskell, the Re
n publican candidate, was elected ,thougI
W the combined Democratic an
Greenback vote exceeded his b.
1000. At the election he'll
two months ago to fill the vacanc
- :, made by Haskelrs death, the Demo
= Gratis and Greenbackers united on
" Greenbacker, who was defeated b,
~ more than 1000 majority. Still, tn
:, anti-Republican voters in that distric
We're 1000 In excess Of the Republican
voters. The refusal OF the Democrat
TO support Greenbacker merely to do
a feat Republican kept them at home
" and the vote for the coalition Green
q. back candidate fell Off more than 6 OOC
to WheA politicians are convinced thu
as the people disapprove of such scheme
~ they will not be attempted. MI
W Weaver and the ambitious Iowa Dem
ur ocratwho would be circuit Judge shout,
40 DO made to know that they cannot us
:. their party support for selfish advance
Id ment. Let each cause stand or fall OF
It's own merits, and 1t will be more re
l. Spected In defeat than in success,
III purchased by questionable methods.