Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-03
Fragrant Comments and Fragrant
Episodes Of an Odoriferous Political
Movement for Office Only.
A Gazette Explorer Among the Caverns
and Caves OF the Dark
Lantern Cabal.
IL tho Return OF n Rule like that Of
Davis Thing TO be
Desired?

Brolles is the highest authority In Ia
party which has recently been founde
in this county. Therefore 1t may be fairl
assumed that the reasons which he as
signed for its existence, at the court
house Wednesday night, are semi-ofllclsl
found very little difficulty In collatin
them, with the following results
/ The Democratic party has been IN
faithful TO It's trust ID county, state an,
national affairs.
2. The rings must be swept out o
Office.
3. They must be replaced with anti
monopOlists.
II do the good doctor an Injustice II
this statement, IL will be cheerfully cor.
rected; II a single reason has been omit
ted IL must have found permanent lodg-
ment In the unwhispered imaginings OF
the doctor His arraignment OF the party
was a unique specimen OF campaign work.
As It may be taken as the keynote OF the
war-cry OF the opposition orators, It Is
briefly synopslzed;
Proposition, the Democratic party in
Texas Is friend OF monopoly. Proof;
The party pledged Itself at Houston TO
check the acquisition Of land by corpora
lions, and TO stop the formation OF land
companies. Since that pledge was given
hundreds Of thousands OF acres Of land
have been acquired by corporations.
Proposition, Edmund j. Davis rule was
not comparison to this latter day rule
in Texas n Hote the Doctors very
words) II cvSs supposed TO apply to
she GStlc1 g. dtedeYal state, county and
city ca,ciS-s v Z reference TO the late
strike
The first Inc inert was very success
fully refuted b, III. Wear In the state
ment that the Nineteenth legislature
amended the ge-erAl incorporation act,
striking out Of l,e list of enterprises,
which may be Incorporated, land and cat
Gle companies. s'siB WAS widely adysr-
tlsed, and II the Gotior lad Rad LIS GA
zETrE carefully Wcp 4 no hay been
subjected to the .lsClinsion, be- IL IN
ylcted Of sucha aggse
Another fact Ssls! Lt sGoa 81 te
when he again .9ll tiia Ian iof ine
the Democratic lAliiaTa ltha bel re
IT'S adoption the pao.l elars hl,l l. en-
taken of the maiEss eI:cp TO nc ilal 1t
tiers, and that tie hhVsare js 0 h u
sands OF acres which ne indt Dol5 20
corporations Ia mercy u dg,tor I'd
vision OF horrible pclitlca mig ma 10.
Perhaps when Dr. lIrOna ~ gks o
raise the Davis adnlniG.gstie attWe Sle
Democratic governmsa iif lo-da ,hC
as little acquainted Wa tie i,rst IiW an
the last. The enoIM9y stNs CAR eleI "
latlyo excuses which elyanntsd gu 4.
can rule in Texas are tksfs NJ lng IN
notoriety, even with Il ettssyktil i. I %
men who had to settl CRal .3eVi ; u
are not like Jto ian g.y
the prrpuS RalI n
IL to return to powel tina adE6irels
OF the Davis administrgt.o Since the
leader Of "the Peoples party has seen
fit To draw this comparison between Re-
publican ana Democratic rule, perhaps
he may find some mighty interesting
readini in the state comptroller's Office
relating TO the nrst. Would Il surprise
this defender OF the Davis administration
TO learn that IN It's legislatures warrants
were drawn upon the treasury for myth.
cal services performed by mythical indi-
viduals, that rooms were fitted up luxurl-
ously in the capitol for the benefit OF
members at the expense of the state, ana
that this historic building was converted
into legislative assignation house,
where Bacchus held n nightly carnival
with the lawmakers of the people for his
devOtoesY Will the doctor when he next
assumes TO make this contrast kindly
consent to read statement of some
OF the expenses OF the Twelfth
legislature2 II so II will be
furnished him. And win he agree not to
blush when he strikes an item for bed
steads, and another Of 1924 for an ink
stand, with proportionate sums for other
stationery VIII he state whether this Is
the sort OF reform he proposes TO substl-
tute for Democratic governments
There are some incidents, however,
grounded nearer home, which make quite
as interesting reading as tho inside histo-
ny OF the Davis administration, AS one
who was as familiar perhaps as any out
slider With the circumstances OF the or
ganization of the Peoples party In Tar
rant county, desire To give II az SIN
cere conviction that 1t was never the In
tention OF DR.. Broiles and his party TO
run q separate ticket, but that their orig.
inal purpose was TO capture the Demo-
cratic organization and run Il to suit
themselves, Is that belief we'll grounded2
Let us see. On the memorable night
OF the 18th OF May 1t was
my special mission as q reporter Of THE
GAZETTE TO learn the doings OF the Dark
Lantern meeting at Daggett's hall. AT
II o'clock p. IN. visited the scene of 40.
ton, supposlng that 1t was about time for
the convention 60 adjourn, and hoping TO
pick up some information as to It's ac-
tons, Arriving az the foot OF the stair
way leading TO Daggetfs hall, found
several persons seated on the sidewalk
engaged in conversation, not of a private
nature, and invited myself TO vacant
chair. | had occupied 1t some Ave min
utes when certain party came down
stairs and calling me aside informed me
that the convention had learned OF the
presence Of a GAZETTE reporter In the
nelghborhood, and broke TO me as gently
as possible that It was the unanimous
wish of the meeting that the local
ity and myself should part COM
pany. He said that THE GAZETTE
had been printing the proceedings OF their
secret meetings from time 10 time, how It
got them they knew not but upon one
thing they were determined; that the
proceedings OF this particular meeting
should be kept secret. Although IA no
sense Of the word treSpasser, being be-
yond sight or hearing OF the meeting,
accepted the invitation To move an affair