Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-15


a Wrong Opinion Prevalent.
FORT WORTH, TEX, June II, 1885,
Editor GAZETTE: There Is a feeling
amongst some OF the members of The
Farmers alliance and knights of Labo
that an attempt will be made in the Dem
ocratic primaries and county convention
to exclude any one who may belong tc
either order. 1t appears TO us that such
an effort would not be Just, wise or poll.
tic. 1t is not just for the reason
! that a majority of the men VINO compose
these organizations have been life Dem
ocrats, have not surrendered their
! Democracy, and do not intend to do so,
unless absolutely ruled out Of the party.
In the next place, II is equivalent To the
clam by the Democrats and an assump-
ton of the position that neither the
laborer nor the farmer should organize
for any purpose. This position surely
cannot be maintained. The Democratic
party looks with favor upon any organ
lied action TO improve the pecuniary,
moral and intellectual CONDITION Of
the mechanic, artisan, day-laborer,
or farmer. OF course, If either organiza-
ton should make itself political ma
chine with platform and candidates Of its
own, it would then become TO all inteuts
and purposes political party or faction,
and in opposition to Democracy. We do
not understand that either organization
has assumed any such function or posi-
tion in this county.
Some members have no doubt tried to
effect this purpose; but we take these
members to have been mostly Greenback-
ers or Republicans who are trying to dis
rupt the Democratic party.
1t may be contended that the action OF
the Knights of Labor and Farmers ALI.
ance at their meeting in DaggetLs hall
has sufficiently evinced their opposition
to Democracy, and hence none Of them
should be admitted into Democratic coun.
ellis.
We certainly have information from too
mary reliable men to believe that
the Democrats who were in attendance
at Daggett's hall had any intention of
setting up against Democracy. They ut
terly deny that they intended any nomina-
ton, but, at most, only an indors ement,
recommendation, subject to future re-
vision 1t was not thought then that there
would be Democratic domination for
county officers, and many Democrats who
were present opposed any Endorsement
or recommendation whatever
Under this state of facts, would 1t be
right to exclude from the primaries or
the convention man who W. known to
have been a good Democrat and who
would be willing TO abide by the action
OF the convention and suppo. { its nomi-
nees?
We think not. We want no Green
hackers or Republicans, no wolves in
saeep's clothing, in our family councils
We should watch them closely and keep
out any and all such. But do not turn
the back on good Democrats
who may be knights of Labor
or Farmers alliance men, or who
may have taken part in the Daggett hall
meeting. This would not only be I'M
Just, but unwise and impolilio. Our
enemies could wish for nothing better
such action would create discord, dis
sension and division in our ranks. and
endanger the success of our county
ticket.
If there should be some Democrats
who from excess OF zeal and LOYALTY are
opposed to political utilization with man
because he is a Knight of Labor or a
Farmers alliance man, we beg him to re h.
consider, and think well, calmly and de-
liberately what might be the result of
action on such principle.
HENRY FINCH.