Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-30

liucal parties; and should It transpire
that the gentlemen nominated or Endorsed
by the combination are presented before
the Democratic convention, without some
prior unqualified Pronunciation Of the ac-
ton taken by the alliance and Knights, the
strange spectacle would be presented OF
Democratic convention being called
upon to ratify the work done IN part by
Republicans and Greenbackers. No man
could expect the Democratic party to do
such thing, for II would be shameful
qualification. any church or any secret
society or any class organization has a
right In this free country to in
dorse candidates to any political
party, but the policy of such In
dorsoment Is quite another thing. What
would any church or any secret order say
TO an indorsement Of men belonging TO
some political party or TO some other Sc
cret order or church for all the Offices In
such church or secret society When
men meet as Democrats they should leave
all other obligations and affiliations at
home, Just as they should when they
meet as Catholics, Baptlsts, Masons or
Knights Of Labor The Democratic par
ty does not seek TO control the alliance
or the Knights Of Labor, and neither Of
those orders, as such, will be permitted
TO control the Democratic party.
The Democratic party would resent
such organized domination on the part Of
the alliance or knights of Labor as itwould
the organized effort of any other secret
order or church to control it; and all the
gentlemen who were named by the COM
blnation and who expect 10 be candidates
before the Democratic convention, as well
as those who participated in the move
ment, owe it TO themselves as Democrats
to take such action as VIII demonstrate
their fealty to Democracy ioheB acting as
Democrats. without some formal renun.
citation of the action alluded to, the al
lance and Knights of Labor occupy the
attitude Of men who would do unto others
Whist they would not have others do unto
them.
The Democratic party will not permit
any secret order or church TO control it,
because, for one reason, In such organi-
cations there are men who are not Demo-
Gratis. 1t may happen, indeed, that the
party's action will be controlled by men
who belong to some one church or order,
but it could not happen If such men
sought to control the party in an organ
lied capacity. No man can be true to
his self-respect and duty who will bring
into one organization Of which he is a
member the purpose Of another organl-
cation of which he is a member bnt IL
he is true to both the teachings of
each should make him worthier of
membership in the other. Those who
meet in the primary conventions under
the cell of Chairman Finger will do SO as
Democrats, and rot as Catholics or
Protestants, Jews or Gentiles, Masons or
Odd Fellows, farmers or merchants. The
men who viii be entitled to voice ard
vote In those conventions will be men
whose voices and votes have been given
to the cause Of Democracy in the past,
and not men whose voices and votes were
nsed against namoorofs as lonu as there
was hope of office under Radical success.
and who, If they claim TO be Democrats
now, are Democrats for revenue only.
Whatever the action of Democratic
convention, let it be the action of a Demo-
cratic convention, or it will not receive
the support of Democrats; and il men
go into Democratic convention as Dem.
ocrats and act as Democrats, that action
will be indorsed by Democrats
without reference to the member.
snip OF the nominees in any church
or secret order. A majority of
the Democratic party may be members
oil the alliance and Knights of Labor. If
80, such men can control the party. but
they must do so as Democrats II thew
would have their action meet the mn.
proyal OF the party.
The GAZETTE wants to sec united
party and full attendance at the pri
marics, because the party will be all the
more potent for good If all its members
40 their duty. 1t matters not to Demo.
Gratis II every nominee of the Democracy
DC an alliance man, and knight of Labor
aiso' II he Is selected by men who are
democrats and who act as Democrats.
out any attempt to control the parry bv
organized alliance men or Knights Of
LABOR Will result in failure and he the
entering wedge to the dissolution Of tho
alliance. And this is prediction and
not threat.
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