Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-09

NC N>WS tHS inlsglFlnSS winch RtlGEd the
SUCCESS CT the m.cnina IN its control OF
iae Dlmoctc;ic psrty. Il is useless now
10 refer to the toleeatiop OF the ring rule
oy the Interested msssas. II ia usele6s
inim1cvert upon the passive indifarencs
nt the people. Il does no good to re-
ncS that less than twenty mea in each
county hsve been ABLE to control the
party Absolutely and to dictate to 200 600
Democratic voters. II T,xas is Manor-
iz3c the Democratic machine will be held
responsible for It,"
AEs,n, on TIE 18Th of Jsnuary, 1886,
the News says:
"The Democrats csn ford to dispense
with state convention and to leave the
people IN their sovereign elective copac-
lty TO decide. Il is We'll understood, CT
course, that any number of eminsn, poll
tlclsns and stsse SAVERS will obisCt 20
ms suggestion. Governor IreIanI and
MS immediate friends, who sre supposed
70 De IN Ter contract, Is It were,
70 make Gsne-al Ross the next Gov
erhor OF Texas, will not, that being
tns case, take kindly to any suggestion
thss would Impair CT destroy their power
10 carry out sn obligation 30 solemn and
sscfed. ihey Gighs be s5le to handle
convention and work 1t to bring forth
'heir purposes, bus II matters ere to b.
settlec BY the people directly, the ms
chine will lose fis p .tency."
Again the NsHs says:
"Aronnd the CONVENTION last nigh. the
impression vas slrong that the machine
ticket would go through. Bat whether
mere Will os delivery Of the goods con-
stscted fors when the Legislature elects
r. SlEN 12l
extremely doubtful"
Many other Democratic papers lave
expressed she Same warning against the
iexhs POLITICAL machiae, bus l hsve only
mensloned one Ehst is supposed to have
sue largest circulation Of any pspsr in the
state, and therefore has been able to edu.
Gaze ana warn more people agsins. the
eyi! induence OF the machine / mention
me Statesman because il Is published at
our capital and 10 supposed TO speak from
actual observation Ct the management Of
the Texas machine.
Democratic papers also bring the most
serious charges zgainst cur Court CT Ap-
pssls that were ever made egsinss eay
court upon earth.
Tae s.. Louis Republic, Democratic
psper having probsbiy she largest circu-
alton OF any p.par In the southwest, and
irdorsed by the Democratic State con.
ventton OF Texas, says:
"Ths present Court OF Appeals bench is
not populsr. l. is commonly called the
'murderer's friend There is hardly
doubt that the present Court Of Appeals
hss done more to make lynch law popu
lar in the state OF Texas than all other
Influences 10 the state combined"
THia guGnirinu nnon
Criminal court is enough to mike the
olood run cold and chill through the veins
Of every law loving and lsw abiding citi-
zen refer 70 The evidence have men
ito ed TO $40 . Whist has aroused the feaTs,
anxiety and distrust Gin tho minds OF the
great mass OF the people Of Texas end TO
prove that the N]n- Partisan and Uaion
Labor parties have Iot sprung into exist
ence from imaginary evils or from any
selfish desire foE the spoils OF cfics. No
psrty ever organized has ever net
such determined and fierce opposition
from every ring, monopoly, Elaccine aud
syndicate in our state, but this Upp0si-
ton from ehese sources only stimulates
independent ec,i01, sr0uses the fesrs and
Increases tie anxiety in the MINDS OF tie
great mass of people. And il all these
causes comblEed should educate The pa
triotic voter Of every party to his oWn In
dividlal responsibility II great crisis
like this, than our hopes Of Republican
form OF government will rot be in vsin.
Eiucetion to realize tire greaI re-
spunsibili.y and importance of the iuGi-
vtdusl ballot, freed from ell the corrup
siDg ichuences Of moneyed power ia the
greas need OF the hour. II my humble
efforts in this Canvass should csuse the
voter to view calmly and without prej1-
dice the political situation thas surrounds
us, snd then oct as lis own individual
Judgment shall prompt him, then l will
resiz, that my efforts Ia the Interests OF
the people have no. been In vain. Re-
spsstiully, your obedient servant,
sssF .,xSkMARIoN MARTIN.