Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-13

viii probably receive the general support
Of The Farmers aliinnce and shetF aliiesi
| the Knights Of Labor. The question Is,
how will that support be made most
effective Tor him1 VIII the farmers and
the knights urge him before the Demo.
cratic convention, or viii they make him
their candidate against the nominee Of
the Democratic partyi
lit IL proposed 10 make contest for
his nomination in the state convention by
the two orders tina, are backing him,
they must reverse their policy before
their support can be made effective there.
combination that Is putting out anti
Democratic tickets 10 the counties can
not expect recognition for It's candidate
befor- Democratic state convention.
Consistency Is bot an essential Of poliii.
cal management, but there must be
limit 10 inconsistency; and the incou-
gruity Of party asking the Democrats
OF the state TO support It's candidate for
governor while 1t is opposing the Demo.
cratic candidates In local contests is TOO
great TO escape condemnation. Very
plainly, then, II Mr. Martins farmer
friends expect 10 do anything for aim be-
fore the Democratic convention, they
must reverse front in the county contests.
Where, as 10 palo Pinto county, local
tickets have been nominated, they must
be withdrawn and the action Of those who
nominated them must be condemned.
The Democratic discipline Is too strict 70
allow the enemies Of the party name It's
candidates II the Farmers alliances
and the Knights Of Labor viii not with
draw their anti-Democretlc candidates in
the county contests, their delegates win |
have as little chance In Democratic
state convention as cat IN sheol with
out claws.
But maybe Mr.. Martin doesn't intend
TO submit himself TO Democratic con-
yention. That IS the talk now. An In
dependent or mongrel ticket In the CON.
ing campaign would possess unusual
clements OF strength. with the Farmers
alliance and the knights OF Labor behind
y, controlling, as they claim, more than
! hundred thousand voters, the opposi-
Ion candidate Is not 70 be trined with
u course these 100000 voters will not
;ast 100000 votes for him, as many Of
hem win adhere to the Democratic party
u all odds but there are other sources
IF strength. The Republicans viii sup.
'ort any man to beat the Democrats, as
vas shown In the last election, when they {
ave Wash Jones an almost solid vote,
While Norton received few contempt.
lie thousands. Probably $4,000 votes
nay be counted as from this source.
The Greenbackers and the Prohi
two insignificant squads,
viii help to swell the total.
These rabble forces, united, are not
lesplcable In point Of numbers The op. ,
'osition count upon them, and they will
'c found rallying to the support OF some
me against the Democratic candidate; If y
lot Marion Martin, some other person. ,,
Y present everything poipts to Marion
Martin as the man Ii
He wants to be governor. His ambi- ,
ion for that position led to the split with
reland, who coveted denomination in
ssi, He is Just as anxious for the honor !
ow' As the marked candidate of the '
'armers' alliance and the knights OF La. ,
or, anti-DemocratIc in their tendencies,
c viii receive little consideration in \
invention of Democrats. The logic Of
all ls that there is to be an independent !
and Marion Martin is the man.
'ell, let 1t be so. He ii as good victim
) any other. a