Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19

sill men might know VINO "tney sie'
The public knows the orstofs and the
lilies .nd the candi6atss; sh, yes. The
candidates for off e are plainly IN sight,
but by what sign or public seton msy
"they" be known of nan as neEoers OF
The nav bona tide PARTY.
TIE Republicans meet in open conVen'
SION, and they are known Of an men az
Republicans.
TIE Democrats meet in open conven'
tor, ard trey ere Known Of ell men Is
Democrats.
When Republicans and Democrats
meet IN open convention and nominate
candidates, all nen know.
But when did the Independents" 60
called meet and where2 Does any man
know? Do "lhey" elI, even, known
What is IN "Iadependent" party? Not
s membership independent Of psrty, be-
cause we are now told 1t Is a bona nd
PARTY. Has this bona fds Independent
p.rty sbso.6ed the Non PArtiaans ESQ.,
called and the United Lsbor psrty? o.
is 1t yet another party conceived in amoi
ton and brought forth in darknessf
what ls the platform of this bona fde
Independent psrsy-whst is It's cecisrs
ton Of prirciples-when did i. organize
and Where-whst does It want-What does
it promise-whst Is it, this nys
teriousiy snd suddenly announced
oors fde Independent party thai
has been sprung upon the people in
the tvinkling Of sn Office seekers eyer
Isita secret political psrty7 II Lot,
where Is the proof Of It's daylight exist
ence, outeide the announcement columns
of dependent" candidates for tttice in
Tarrsnt county,
Does this bona Ade Independent party
oppose the NOE. Partisan (so-cslled}
party and the Uaited Labor
psrty IS well as the Republican
szd Democratic ps1ties2 Or, is it
G side show to the Non-Par!issn circus
having for It's chief attraction the gree!
American independent candidate for OF
fics "formed only in Tarrant county,
Texas?"
Does Captain Alexander, that Eooless
OLD Republican Of them sill, belong 10
this bona fide Independent party? II so,
he could not be postmaster under HaT-
risonl
Does Judge Blair, who proclsins him.
self Democrat, in the rural districts,
belong TO this bons fde Independent pn-
"? II go, lie could not be United
States Attorney under CLEVELAND!
Docs the Lily belong to this bora # ie
Independent parts7 II sc, he could not
be Commissioner Of Agriculture under
Streete-.
Does Captain Shiel belong to this bons
lte Independent party? II SO, ne could
not by Attorney General under Nj. Fisbe.
Did this bons Hde Independent partg
nominate or "leme" or choose or Be-
lecs or recommend or iadorse al
the Independent candidates for ctdce
In Tarrsnt county, II 80, when
1Id where? If not, did ali these tndepeu-
dent candidates for office in Tkr-ant coun-
ty orgGGiz3 this bona fje Independent
pqrty2 II Sc, is there en- umbilicsl cord
thst connects them with the N. PIG. go
called and the o LIS? If not, how can
mere candidates for office claim to be a
bona tide party within the nearing Of the
law providing fer representation st the
count CT the ballots?
Are these Independent candidates for
Office IL Tarrsnt county bore file party
uato themselves7 II 30, the demand OF
the c.ll is childish. II this bous
fie Independent party Is con-
crete Ct Mn Partissnism .(:o-cslled)
sud Union Lsborism, then let the execu-
tive committee CT these duly organized
political PARTIES make the demand for
representation. Fer bona file hide
pendent party OF candidates only to do
SO, is rot only ch.ldish-it is presuDp-
TOE, and igsilrz:ive defamation Of this
p3ople.