Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-03


approve Of III Union Labor platform 81"
conse quently hadi nothing to do "ith the
marty. The men who Joined the Uaited
Labor osrty we're those who supported
The Citizens Democratic party. The
latter plrs Of March last w:s approached
by psrty who asked me what L
thought ct forming a kind Of secret csu-
cua go SIS to unite the same element inst
voted the CitizeDs' ticket at the last cleo.
ton. l stated I had no objection to
meeting the principal men IN such
cIucus. wss then told !ha: there Tss
such council or caucusi IL the county,
and that II wished to Join 1t l worlo
have to take 81 oath. l stated tnas !,
there WAS existing in the county secseI'
political party, would not j. Din NJ Uts'
told that It wss not gehA.
csl In its Eature. 1oned
esia organization and ne. witty
it eeverst times, when an eadeavor M3s
made TO hzrmonize, which l th9r2at
would be done, but soon found MT the
only object the leaders ia the RsSve asd
In view was TO lead the C!.iz ms Democ-
rscy to the Union Labor party. When l
denounced the platform when the same
WAS being discussed, informed the
main leaders and eevsral others thai
would have nothing more to do with the
order of Viiettes, which have no. done.
was informed that the council a. ca
msuche had been organ I'd in D>cam"er,
1887, or shout the lst OF January, 1855.
and thss tho charter was returned to DE
Lsor, the headquarters OF this county,
and reorgln:z:d again in februsrS,
during court week. The leader in the
matter told me, when I refused to meat
With the Vide.tes, thst he would Esye tie
sens, disbanded and the charter sent up.
Inatshort time he told me- thai the coun-
III hsd been disbsnded snd the charter
sent up, ss did others of the Videttes. /
vas sell ID that e1ch was MOI fzcS,
and afterwards learned from the parties
WHO inside such statements that the Or
gsnizstion still existed, and existed en-
roursds. before the nomination On the
18th OF August, as it met near ComzGc3e,
where 1 sent friends TO We Gu
the proceedings. l sn salts.
fed that the Organization is
stu in ex's enc9 il this county and Lac
IT'D meetings. The constitution Of the
National Order OF Videstes, ns published
IN The GAZETTE, is coIract, except some
typographical errcrs. l kGo1 not from
wnom you received your constitution CT
COPY, Gu. l fad 1t correct, except ss
sta ed. TIE exposition Of the order
cane abnu. In this manner. Parties Hno
had i3ined the order saw tina, /. Was
being used to defeat their friends, g
whom they communicated the existence
Of the ordsr snd It's designs and aims
Some, fearing prosecution, consulted
tattorneYs IL regard to the matter, even
giving the signs to them. Men WHO were
nominated through the manipulation ~
the ordet were charged with belonging to
tue order, which they denied, Though
they did belong to the order, and IS had
stated that would not support any nsn
who had taken part il manipulating the
convention, was sore head, and IS l
was Democrat, with tHo ether mea who
said they had Joined lhe order L: YVES
charged thai the order Ct Vidertes Was q
secret political Democratic oIder, aad
tina. WAS member OF It.
arose and stated tbst when the gen.
sIemsn got through I would reply. He
closed Quickly, became dumb.
charged him with belotSihg TO the
order as 1 did Tot deny hsslcg
Joined the order ald quit it, Sud kew
US did belong to It, and when he denied
1t, as he has al ever the coa1sy,as lis.
know tbs. many Of the best men in
the county belong 20 the order CT the VI
Ge!tes. have fefGsed to give names be-
Cause know they were led into 1t by
designir. political tr:cksse-s who Gaze
more COR c fl ;e tasn for the good OF the
ccdnty.
/ The order of V.detses has been zun In
the interes. Of the UnioD Labor parl!, and
| all conventions have been controlled Dy
the Videttes, the Waco snd the two Ct
Fort Worth. The Non Partisan party
is only the Union Labor
party in disguise, which wishes te
! hide Its many deiormities uoder another
name. know nothing Of the origin O
the order OF Videtses. | have watched
closely the leaders in this counsy, and ex
pee. to keep 81 eye on them 80 they ar'
political trickssers who will do anything
to get into office. Very respectful!
yours, j. A. HARDIN.
Supplementary to this evidence O
Judge HarGin Is the following copy OF
summons issued In Comanche county
which wEs forwarded to The GAZETTE b.
q friend q: Comsnche:
[coPY.
"CoMANcHE, TEX, June l6, 1888.
| "DKAR MIC ADER-Mr. W. Carnes o
the county nuic'loc desires to meet 81
many mic'sader as possible At Gun
Springs on the 22ld, as he has important
documents from headquarters. Bring
this matter before your nuic'loc and en-
deavor to send ss many 49, men from
that precinct as possible. Be on th
around ct Gum Springs esrly Fiida..
morning. Yours for E L. and F.
/ 81. g. WHIsENANT, o. S.
"Detch OF D II, 20. Id"
The name of the party addressed hs
tesn Gus oul VI the original IsttsT, hu