Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-29

men chance 70 get In their work, anc
after dinner, when the convention reas
sembled, the majority report of the com
mittee on platform was adopted MS
whole by vote OF 40 to 1882. The ngh
was not strictly lease law against free
grass as IL was on the poin
OF leaving the platform silent
on the land question so far as II related
10 lease or anti-lease, but II clearly Illus
trates the growth Of the free-grass pfincl
pie In the party ranks since the Houston
convention two years ago.
THE ABSOLUTE LEASE PLANK
contained In section .. Is q hard blow al
the rights OF the actual settler and the
development OF the frontier. "UncoDdi-
tIonal leasing for short terms OF land NJ
only for grazing" Is a glitterlng general.
ity, and with an administration favorable
TO the lease as opposed to the theory OF
the western delegates that leases prevent
sales II would be an easy matter TO turn
the entire border over TO the cattle corpo.
rations and syndlcates. Who Is
TO be the Judge Of what
lands are 'dt only for grazing?n
Who ls TO determine what lands can be
used for agricultural purposesp Mr..
Browning In his speech made the follow
| ing eloqueHt appear
Wo can mover agroe to such a humillating
| surrender OF our unaliennble right to occupy
! the country az our homes. WIN Won daregard
| tho minority and thrust down our throats this
Infamous and auicidal doctrineY We come be-
| fore you as representatives Of as noble class
| OF Democratic ae breathe tho pure Texan aiR,
aud ask fair show. We plead with you only
for the privilege OF developing. our own beloved
part OF Texas, m you have developed yours
VIII you grant us this pltful roquesty We dare
not demand II, lest as heretofore you cOnslder
US naughty and unrulyi and refuse our demand
have tho power 20 amend, change or repeal the
present law without lilo party pledge OF this
convention, then why not
RBLEGhTE THE QUESTION
to the people and let them elect their repre-
sontatiy0s In accordance with their own views.
Tho Panhandle IL to-day nndor fence, and n
you provide for an unconditional lease You sur
render this country 10 those who have a.
fenced and give Thorn the power TO drive Every
settler settle 9lt OF that lo9uniry ! cannot believe
noy OF the actual settler over the cattle baron
you VIII permit IL. Therefore, 1 ask You TO
adopt INC minority report, 80 that We may all
10 hand In hand on 20 victory at the next cleo.
ton
This appeal was like the zephyr in the
face OF cyclone, and about AS effective.
II could scarcely be termed an atmos.
pherlcal caress In the face Of the gale Of
opposition from Southern and Eastern
Texas. Said delegate TO me; al have
been heretofore a lease.la law advocate, but
The arguments OF these men are not an
swered In this debate, and they never can
be answered 80 long as reason controls
the judgment Of men,"
After this debate | met Mr.. browning
and he told me that his people could never
subscribe 10 such doctrine as the abso-
Lutte lease plank In the platform; that the
battle would be renewed In the next leg.
islature. He seemed much depressed
over the action Of the convention, but ex-
pressed his qualification at the large vote
OF the opposition lie thought 1t would
be only question OF time when the party
would be compelled to do Justice to his
section and recognize the rights OF the
actual settlers Of Texas.
sEcRET POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
The Democracy of Texas has no sym.
PATTY with secret political organizations
and this fact was patent 70 every delegate
To the convention, though tho platform Is
slngularly Silent on this point. In the
debate over the report OF the ere
dentials committee the sense OF
ton was clearly demonstrated
for every time secret political orders were
mentioned derisiye laughswept through
the building. When Duncan OF Smith
county, one OF the credentlal committee.
was detailing the evidence that had been
presented to the committee as to how
Notwithstanding had been held In
Cooke county, and the Democratic con.
vention had been captured, he was
cheered To the echo, aud when he said;
"The Democratic party was daylight
party. IL was not an owl, IL was nm
eagle" the delegates cheered until they
were hoarse.
THE DALLAS COUNTY DELEGATION
represented captured county conven-
'tion, and II had no influenceat Galveston.
Its strength was simply that which ID
could trade for with It's twenty-one votes.
Clint, Its candidate for attorney general,
never had a chance for the nomination,
ana much OF the enthusiasm at the nomi.
nation OF HoGg was over his defeat, The
convention was not there TO meet
tne demands or claims Of delegation
that sprung irom such source. Though
THIS delegation had in lite number such
men rs Seth shepard and l., w. Craw-
ioru, " occupied an insignificant place In
the deliberations Of the assembled De.
mocracy. When 1t cast twenty.one votes
against the majority report OF the ore-
dentials committee on the Cooke county
contest a groan echoed through the
building, Az the conclusion OF this vote
Mr., shepard tried 20 catch the Speakers
eye, but the convention demanded the
ballot, and what Mr. Shepard intended 20
say can only be surmised. one loud.
voiced delegate advised him 20 "moye
over into another county, The despe.
rate EFFORTS OF the Dallas delegation Ia
behalf OF Clint We're demonstrated when
the vote for associate Justice was had
DaiiAs cast only two votes for Richard
Morgan OF Dallas comfy for this office;
II evidently had traded the REMAINING
nineteen votes OF for Clint. This WAS
the WIS
MEANKsr THING
IN the entire proceedings aud when Dan.
Ton county was called ON the roll, 1udre
Carroll In casting the vote Of The counfv
Tor Morgan, said; tDenton countc
casts ten solid votes for the Hon, Richard
Morgan and loves HIM for the enemies ne
had made.n The remark took tho con.
yention by storm aud cries were heard az
Put Dallas out.n This illustrates how
the Democracy viewed the delegations
representing secret political organixa.
uons' TIE situation Is summed up IN
statement subsequently made hy a mem.
per OF the Dallas delegation, that, Uf
the Apostle Paul had been a member NJ
tpsi delegation, DO could not have been
elected chaplain o. tho oonyention,n
swAtS's spEEcH.
The greatest climax IN the Democratic
4fslna at Galveston was reached whom