Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-04


state and national eleoifonf
Tho "genileman from GalncssIlle',
further SAYS "the minority CHARGED that
that there were Republicans and Green
hackers on the majority side, but tue only
man prescribed came forward ana safd
he had not voted the Republican ticket
for eight years. The Democrats
charged that at the precinct conventions.
various persons who are not Democrats.
participated In said conventions. and In
many instances avowed Republicans. who
had always been hostile to the Democratic
party and Its principles took an active
part therein. This charge was not de-
MED or attempted 10 be denied,
and this morning c. Keller,
who voted aud participated In the pri-
mary convention at this place, comes out
in card IN which he admits his Repub.
licanism, but says he felt bound TO sup.
port the nominees of the county conven-
tlon. very safe promise, as kellar was
aware his kind would control the conyen-
ton The gentleman from Gaines Vile"
further says that "the boilers consisted
of eleven delegates" when In truth and
in fact, fully two.thirNis Of the audience
and eighteen delegates, after vainly pro-
testing against proceedings so palpably
lundemocratic, publicly arose and with.
drew, leaving In said so-called conVen-
ton only two delegates who were not
members OF one or the other of said secret
societies. The chairman Of the Demo
cratic executive committee OF the county
was with us MS was the chairman OF every
precinct.
Cooke county has always been one of
] the strongholds OF Democracy, and fully
| two-thirds OF the voters OF this county
are not members OF either of the secret
orders, but good Democrats who do mot
believe that the primary conventions
were In any sense Democratic conven-
tlons, and who protest against men con-
trolling the party who would pervert IL
to selfish and Interested purposes
and who have never conceived
and are Incapable OF appreciatlng
the deep fundamental principles that un-
derlies and gives undying life to the Dem
ocratic party, No hostility is expressed
against the alliance and Knights, and no
objection made TO their associating them
selves together for mutual advantage in
the line of their pursuits, but II they are
made secret political parties under the
guise Of Democracy, seeking position by
stealthy course, the Democratic party of
this county feel that the best interests of
the country impel them to take decided
stand for the time-honored principles.
/ The Republican who represents the
daughter of the "Old Lady by the Sea"
at this place has seen proper, in a
special. to characterize those who
, dissented and withdrew from the So
called Democratic convention Saturday
J as the 'Mugwump Democracy Per.
haps this appellation was used by the
3 News correspondent from knowledge
on his part Of the leanlngs of his journal
20 Dark-Lanternsm in politics; or, per.
: haps, he used the term on account of q
delight his Republican soul exneriencet
in seeing the split on Saturday; or, per
: haps, ON account OF his youth, his vo-
b cabnlary may be limited and he may have
used the term without a full understand
Ing of its meaning, But, whatever may
4 have been the reason of the use of thl,
expression, It is untrue aud unjust Il
those to whom 1t is intended TO apply
O The men who assembled in the opera
9 house Saturday afternoon have eve
been true to the principles Of Democ
# racy, have ever fought under its banner
aud have never been seduced from thei
l. party fealty by "Greenbackism, or any
other ''ism." Among their number wer
those who have led the party TO victor
" III Jne past VINO nave lealoubly KEEP
Jeffersonian principles and have been Il
no secret, oath-bouud cauceses to ru
If conventions Now, simply because thes
Democrats could not indorse sue
extraordinary aud unprecedented proceed
II ings as characterized the convention las
Saturday, and were determined to us
their best efforts to keep the Democrati
Ie party pure and undeAed, are they to b
is dubbed "mugwumps?" Many here stat
that If the News does not indorse thi
special of its correspondent 1t Shout
apologize to the true, faithful and II
spectacle Democrats OF Cooke county, oil
a II 1t does indorse this stigma upon tn
noblest Romans in the ranks of tn
Democratic party in this county, then tina
paper allies herself with the enemies q
! pure Democracy.