Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-20
PARKER POLITICS.
The Peoples Party Concludes Its Labors
by Finishing the Ticket and Adj
lOurns without Day.
Horace Baker of Ireland Letter fRne
writes RRcy Epistie 90 whiteiRw
Reid of the Tribune.

ulEut ~ Nut lhODiluk utu'b COuNtuiiol
after b. C. Torkington was nominated
several names were placed before the cor
vention for sheriff. Mr.. w. X. Baylor
the present sheriff, was nominated an
said he was q candidate before and sui
ject to the action OF the convention and
he was not nominated he wouldwithdra'
and support the ticket. This was a lttl
surprise 10 the true Democrats Of thi
place.
nomination for surveyor was made
when Mr.. S. O.. Kerr was called on d
know II he would accept the nomination
when he arose and said he was not no
would he be candidate before that con
veution.
The question OF county attorney wa
again called up, as II had beef
set aside until Mr.. Albert Stevenson
the present incumbent, and who had beer
mentioned by several of the delegates al
candidate, could be sent for to expires.
himself as to whether he would accept
the nomination or not. Mr.. John l.
Jackson was called out by several who
stated that they wanted to know II he
would accept the nomination of that con.
vention. He came forward and said
al love my country dearly, but NOT
enough to sacrifice myself before this
convention, as each and every nominee OF
this convention will be mercllessly
slaughtered this fall at the election"
The convention proposed 10 import a
lawyer to run for county attorney, and
right here all sorts OF silly suggestions
we're made, and the assembly did not
nominate,anyone for that office.
evening, and asked him II he would have
accepted the nomination of this party If he
would have been present. al would not, -
said he. 81 told two OF the delegates
yesterday evening that would
not be candidate before that con.
vention and thought that was sufficient. I"
Mr.. Stevenson says he Is true Demo-
crat, has always been and ever expects TO
be, and should true Democratic conven-
ton be held In this county he shall be a
candidate before the convention and sub
ject to the convention and should he fall
10 receive the nomination he is out of the
race for county attorney and will support
the Democratic ticket.
Nominations were made for county
commissioners Of each precinct.
1t is said that G. II. Greenwood failed to
receive the nomination for county Judge
on account of his showing his incompe-
tency as chairman OF the convention.
Our true Democrats claim that the PEG.
ple's party or their candidates will be
sicker and sorer next November from de-
feat than they are at the present from cor
porations, class legisla ion and the Dem
ocratic party. IL would be safe to say
that the Democratic majority In Parker
county will be much larger in 1855 than
at next November, as one election will
doubtless diminish this new People's
party.
Jim Simpson was the biggest Peoples
party man at the convention yesterday.
Most all OF the true Democrats have
thought that this labor movement has
been Repu lican move and encourage
by Republicans against true Democracy
and they are no less OF the belief this way
since the Weatherford Sun came out with
letter from Horace Baker to an old
friend, whichis herein furnished the read
ers OF THE GAZETTE. 1t is not known
how the publishers of the Sun came in
possession, but 1t is claimed that by some
shrewd means it dropped into the hands
OF true Democrat. This Is the letter;
BAKERS LETTER.
WhAihhhfohDi IEN'I aug, !, 1885,
Whitelaw Reid, Esq, Editor New York
Tribune, New York: OLD FRIHND-We
are sadly In need of a good supply of
your red-hot Republican weekly news
papers just now for Texas. Atlast uthe
people" have wakened up and there Ia a
hopeless split in the invulnerable ranks Of
our old, lifelong enemy-the Bourbon
Confederate Secesh Democracy, This
split has been brought about by the peo-
pie, organized as Greenbackers, Farmers
alliance, Prohibitionists and Knights of
Labor, with the Republican party left for
reserve. Good, Simon-pure Democrats
have Joined these offshoots OF independ-
ence, and thus organized as "chickens
come home to roost SO they have
walked in and captured" the primary
conventions and remodeled them over.
more according to government for the
people, by the people, aud of the people.
This has been the case pretty thor.
ouehly throughout the state, and these
contrasting delegates have split the party,
and there will De grand time when
these contestants lock horns at the
state convention at Galveston, August
10. Now is the time when the Repub-
ican party should be on hand. armed
Win u'th EhOb w NhioM lulO tue bDllt and
widen the breach. Help the people
to down the lnvincible and insolent old
tyrant, and carry of share In the gov
eminent, believing that part of loaf is
better than none.
No one, so far, has been eligible TO
take a share In the governments OF Texas
up TO date, except natiye-born Southern
secesh Confederate, either ex soldier or
sympathizers. This makes It impossible
for any one to live here, unless he will
submit himself to be "mum" on every
thing that pertains to the government or
sale OF the lands In the state.
Gov. Ireland, In letter to me In
answer to nine to him asAing for his aid
in organizing one county out West by
Wisconsin farmers, In order to have one
county for the first time "run" in the in
terests Of agriculture, manufacture, art,
science aud Northern kind of utilization,
which was printed throughout the state,
did much to expose a certain 'policy,i
as he says, which is the "pohcyn which
has been split. He says he does not con.
slider that immigration Is conducive to
the happiness and welfare Of ourselves
and our children. "That our descendants
will be elbowlng each other into the seas
In the near future TO fnd standlng-room,
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