Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-14
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JANkdBoHp, IEN.i June y, 1850.
70 the Editor OF the Gazette
In the issue Of your dsily paper Of the
I'd inst you say. MANY Of the strong
est Democratic counties IN the state are pre-
pairing 10 hold conventions to appoint Demo.
cratic candidates for Onces 1t was
forced on the party by organized opposl.
ton "
Please state In what that "orsanzed oppos
lion" consists. Is Il the Republican partyor the
Greenback parry, or the knights of Labor, or
the Farmers alliance? II you say It comes
from the two last named organlzatilus, or
either Of them, please tell us how they have
opposed the Democratic PARTY. Are you not
mistaken In suppOsng that the Democratic
party Ia preparing TO crush the knights of
Labor and the Farmers alliance while they are
both protesting thar they have nothing to do
With party politics? VIII the efforts Of the
Knights and farmers against monopolies and
unjust legislation, II successful, dest oy the
Democratic parry? Why should they not all
WORK In harmony PRIVATE CITIZEN.
An anonymous correspondent seldom
receives attention from The GAZETTE,
but the tone of "Private Citizen" indi-
Gates an earnestness deserving respect.
The organized opposition to the
Democracy consists in the Efforts of
Greenbackers and Republicans, who are
members OF the Knights OF Labor and
Farmers alliance, to pervert the pur-
poses of those orders and use them as
means to attain office. Has "Plivate
Citizen" never read the earnest depreca-
lions OF the president, lecturer and secre-
tary OF the state alllance2 Has he never
heard of or seen the Enon call for politi-
cal convention or caucus? Has he heard
nothing OF the action OF alliance men in
Montague, Collin, Tarrant, Bell and
other counties? The Democracy is not
preparing to crush the knights OF Labor
or alliance; it is simply obiecting to being
crushed by the Radical and Grecnback
refuse who have gained admission into
those two orders, and who are trying to
"work" them to the defeat OF Democracy
win "Private Citizen" please inform
The GAZETTE how the alliance and
knights of Labor can overthrow monop-
oily and undo class legislation by electing
Greenbackers to county ofllces?s
If the only political objects of the
knights of Labor and alliance Is TO beat
down monopoly and unjust legislation, -
THE GAZETTE also asks why they cannot
work In harmony with the Democracy?
The Democracy has an organized exist
ence In every state; it has the president
and lower house of congress, and with
the help OF Knights of Labor and ALI.
ance, could capture the senate and send
an anti-monopoly delegation to Wash.
ington.
what's the matter with all working in
harmony" Would such plan defeat
the personal desires of Radicals and
Greenbackers, who are engineering the
political efforts of the two ordersY We
know these gentlemen are hungry; they
have not where to lay their political
heads. And these are the men, dear Pr.
vate Citizen, who, thrown out in the wet
by the disruption of the Radical aud
Greenback parties in the South, are now
seeking political abiding place by de.
celylng and using Democrats into organ
lied opposition to their party.