Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-16
IN IMPROBABLE PoLITTCAL VEN
THINE

a New York paper publishes speclal
from this state, relating to the strike, in
which it IS said that 'it ls general talk
tonight and meets with no denial from
the parties interested, that an alliance
offensive and defensive, is being entered
into between the Knights Of Labor and
the Farmers alliance Of this state The
alliance Is $4,000 strong, every man u
voter and the plain fact that the two or
ders combined will III every Office in the
state government in the November election
is realized Governor and United States
senators to succeed Gen. Maxey win be
chosen by the combination and from
their own ranks. Texas will politically
be dominated by the farmers and laborers
regardless Of any move made by Demo
Gratis or Republicans"
The same assertion has been made in
different language by persons in this
state, but little reflection will show that
the confident prediction of the last sem
tcuce In the paragraph quoted is not well
founded,
It's very doubtful Il the 90, 900 mem.
bers OF the alliance are all voters The
constitution of the order requires, as TO
age, that members shall be sixteen years
old, and very probably good number of
the ~ 600 are between sixteen aud TWEEN
ty.one. The knights of Labor claim
membership of about %, 600 in this state
Adding these to the actual voters of the
Farmers alliance, and the total number
will likely fall short of 1907 900, 1t is rs.
sumcd that all OF these WIN vote, which
is not probable. II Is also assumed that
they will all vote together, which is more
improbable, There Is no requirement in
the constitution or bylaws OF either or
der commanding the membors to act to-
gether as one in the support Of candidates
for public onlce. 10 the contrary, 4, is
the teaching OF both orders to esohow
political questions, A majority OF the
members, held together by common
feeling, may vote as one, but as this is
no part of the duty OF any, and cannot
be eSacted of any, a large percentage OF
the whole may be expected TO act with
those parties IN politics that they have
been accustomed to act with II 70, 900
of the possible 100 600 voters can be got
to agree upon and support certain men
for oGlce, 1t VIII show unexpected una.
nimi,y,
And what can $4,000 yotors do toward
controlling the politics of this state, and
eleetng ticket Of their own, Il they
should put one IN che aald, or agree to
support amy man on a ticket in opposition
TO the Democratic nomlneesf At the last
oltetoa there were cast about $50 600
votes In this state, aud $4,000 Of these
were for the Democratic candidate for
\ president ana $4,000 for the Republican
candidate. There WIN probably be from
$4,000 to $4,000 votes east at the state
election next iall, ii the canvass intro
duces any question exciting enough to
bring out a fair vote. The Is, 900 alliance
and Knights OF Labor votes will have an
impercepublc eject upon this total. Al
lowing to the Republican ticket
100000 votes, which am "oGn
year will not bring out, there are
left some 100000 and the $4,000 from
this number still leaves Demoeraii7
vote OF 10000, Even II the elisr cast a |
opposition were TO comenocratlc ticket
solid vote againSie proves the lmpossi-
Iand all Sheet combInatIons) the Dem
DIZZY vote would stln equal the entire
Opposition, This is assuming that the
Is 900 farmers aud knights are all with
drawn from the Democratic party, which
OF course is not SO. A great many Of
them are Republicans, and they are
counted twice in allowing 100000 Repun'
leans aud 5000 Of The secret orders as