Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-27
TO YOUR POSTS.
The Executive Committee Of the
Democracy Of Tarraut Meet ana
Hear an Address.
chhirman tinge- Defines his Position
ON the situation ana Urges
Conservatistu.

Gentlemen OF the Executive Commit.
tee; We are approaching the time for
holding the Democratic primaries Of this
county At those conventions the DE.
mocracy ls to speak In reference 10 The
candidates who shall serve the party In
the coming campaign.
There has been no time since 1873
when the Democracy Of this county WAS
placed upon guard, lest It lose It's prestige
IN county affairs. apprehend but little
danger now. | know that the great
majority OF the people Of this county
are Democrats, and willing 70 support It's
However, we are confronted with
ticket having q representative for every
ONCE IN this county, from the highest To
the lowest county office. There Is no
disgusting the fact that that ticket was
not nominated through the regular chan
nels OF Democracy. There IS nothing In
1t or about il that demands the support
OF the Democracy. And further, there Is
no reason Why the Democracy of this
county should not speak out through lis
conventions Us choice Of the men who
should M the offices OF this county, on
the contrary In order that we may sue.
coed, II is our duty TO organize.
Heret fore the people have not exor-
cised their full powers aud privileges aud
performed their duty as Democrats in the
conventions OF their party.
The greatest desire Of the chairman Of
your committee is, that the full, unequiyo
cal aud united voice Of the Democracy of
this county may be had at the primary
conventions on the 10Th day Of Jaly next.
To that end have asked you to meet me
here to-day aud together devise some
means by which that object may be az.
tanned
We wish to exclude no man from the
ranks Of Democracy because he belongs
to any particular church, order or society
could not support such an action, and
would not act in any official capacity In
any party that would.
Chosen rs we have been by the Democ.
racy Of ibis county to perform its
executive work, Il Is our duty to dis.
charge that trust to the best OF our skill
and our ability for our psrty's Interest
We must look TO that interest and WORK
to attain the end for which we were Sc
lected, bearing In mind the purity OF the
basis, with members true 20 its calling
One object Of this call Is 20 select SON,
/ one at each voting precinct, in which
} there Is no resident member of the eN
ecutive committee, TO hold these primary
conventions.
Another is, to fully Setforth to the PEG.
. pie the manner 10 which these conven
lions shall be held The Democracy de
fut
part in these primaries.
The ipse dixit OF one man or news
Paper (and Ia this wish TO cast no re
Elections upon any one or any paper 0
, this county, cannot and should not b,
B received MS defining who are Democrat
9 and how Democratic conventions shoulc
4 be held. It's in your power, as tn
!. Democratic executive committee OF thi
9 county, and it Is your duty, not IN con
: tiict with the state executive committee
q to prescribe rule for this matter an
define whpt constitutes worthy partlcl
. pant IN Democratic convention.
This rule should be broad enough AM
r plain enough 10 allow every Democra
G 10 exercise his fealty to his party in 1t
conventions, butt should be 80 restricts
y IN its operations that none who are no
o Democrats be allowed 10 participat
there. The church would not debara man
q the secret order or society 20 which h
might belong would not dobar him, bu
J. the principles that he advocates antagor
! lstic 70 the Democratic ticket would dc
bar him.
| Again, we should not desire to hol
only those who have heretofore been vol
ing the Democratic ticket, but we war
men of all parties aud organizations VIII
are willing to help the Democracy battl
for its principles Join its ranks, becaus
we contend that the principles OF Democ
racy are broad enough, sound enough an
pure enough TO secure TO the people ever
right guaranteed by the constitution Q
promised or implied under a free repul
lican government.
To purify our political atmosphere th
people. In times past, have always locke
to the Democratic party. They have ~
, pealed TO its principles, Its traditions en
the illustrIous men who have fought II
At battles, and that appeal has seldom Dee
unheeded.
n IA the same party, with he sam
q underlying principles OF government y
8 same refuge to the people from OF
a pressIon to-day that II has always beer
n Through II, aud through II alone, -
Il only hope that we can have OF reiormln
"A the abuses that have crept into the maj
"A soement Of our governmental affairs;
X And from the rank aud file Of our par
q In united capacity, We mustlook for u
q move that sets The bali IN motion. 4
a attain this OBJECT we must work v
D must set our neighbors 10 work, ana vi
- tory will surely crown our efforts