Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-30
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Tue GAZETTE would be recteant TO It's
duty as a Democratic newspaper il 1t did
not, as reflex of public feeling, discuss
the obligation of Democrats to their party
with reference to the coming primary
ceR%enNons. And on this subject TIE
GAZETTE would speak plain and fully,
for the reason that Democrat axe talking
plainly, and 1t Is better now t. It the stu.
alton be plainly stated, TO the end that il
schism and disagreement should come
the responsibility for 1t may be rlghtiully
aHsd
Not long since the alliance and the
Knightg q Labor, in joint secret meeting
nominated or Endorsed certain gentlemen
for certain offices; and whether this &C.
ton be termed nomination or an In
dorsement II was political act; and.
whether so intended or not, was gaunt.
let thrown down to the Democracy of
Tarrant county-for 1t was public de.
claraton on the part OF the two orders
that they had made their selection in an
organized capacity as alliance and Knights
Of Labor without reference to the wishes
of Democrats who did not belong to these
two orders.
IL this action had been tai en- as sepa-
rate political entity, no man would have
a right to complain, for this is free
country,and men have an unquestlonable
right to organize into any sort of political
party. In such case the new party would
be compelled to challenge confidence and
solicit support on Its methods and its
merits, aud as a political party it could
with reason expect only to be treated and
discussed and weighed. And 1T must
either be maintained as the act Of n dis.
tinct political party or rcscinded. For.
II that action stands and Is not recalled.
II the gentlemen named by that combIna.
ton OF knights Of Labor aud alliance TO.
main In the field as candidates of tbot
combination, and II the combination which
put them in the field does not withdraw
them, the Democracy OF Tarrant will he
forced IN simple self-resrcct and duty IN
treat the two orders as political marty
and to put its own hous in order fnr tho
struggle, Anything les, on the part NJ
Democracy would be ignominlous sur.
render, and the alliaI ce and Kulgbts
themselves would have no respect for the
dominant party in the county il it did
less than light when SO boldly CHALLENGED
to combat.
But we are told that this combination
movement was not intended as the action
OF a separate political party, and that the
Two orders merely exercised their rleht
toindorse certain men for office; and we
are also Informed that the move.
ment has fallen through, and that
Democrats who arc members Of
me TWO orders win 80 TO the
Democrat. primaries and act with their
party II this be true, and we have M
reason to doubt ii, The Democrats who
made these nominations and who now
propose to acs with the Democracy owe
II to themselves and 10 the gentleman
Endorsed by them and TO the Demo.
cratic party to preface their action MS
Democrats by formal annullneut a.
their political action as members OF the
alliance and knights OF Labor.
There is no obligation on the part Of
the gentlemen who participated in this
movement TO renounce tina. action unless
they intend to act as Democrats with the
Democracy And II they do intend %
maintain their relations with tho DENIM
cratic party they cannot bul remember
that both the alliance and Knights Of
Labor are proiessedy non-politic-
Al, and are composed 81 indi.
siduals belonging TO all sorts Of Pc,