Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-24
PROS AND ANTS.


Ths Fort Worth GAZETTE reminds the pro
D mocrats IN the Ninth District that they
sh Juld not boycott Colonel Mills fer the part he
took IN thu late prohibition contest. This is
good advice, sut THE GlZRlTE knows as
every one in the state krows that
Colo! 81 Mills and hiv friends boycott ths, p os
on ever occasion. The e:ate convention Sc
lecied a Il TO- every place of honor or ernolu-
ment, n the prssent campaign, With one or two
eEceptto7 8; then Is 1t any won er that tie proo
thould rebel IN ecms instaoces When they are
considered only gocd enough to vote but not
sufficiently GOOD 90 hold ofice IN the Demo-
cratic patty; The aniiJ cay that all the kickers
ave among the pos. his may or may ret be
true, but they certainly have CAUSE for kicking,
and IN anil, knoyi.. Iti3 bat .:Urai for the
proe to obi CT to being os.raoi'ed, as 1t were,
for casting vo for what they believed 10 be
pu ely q moral qles icn.- Baird Star.
THE GAZETTE toes in 1888 what It did
Ia 1884 ssd Wa.! st did IN 1s57-ihshETs
70 the line OF partisan dusy, for the to.-
son thst party prlncjpls depends for. En-
torcemens upon party success, and party
suecess is possible OILY through party
tsslty.
In 1ssi,'THz GAzzTTx, wss somewhst
prominent il is opposition &c :he Texas
s:ate lease law, having bshind It's posi-.
ton on this public land question the uni
form "itee grass" policy AID practice Of
the nsHoual Democracy for all
the yosrs CT the Life 4 oi. that
party. E1. she Dsnocrs:ic pafty
CT Te1ss adopted g Lessee elsw pisak
aad Hcmin2s8a i=ase lew .osna:dsfss Tor
| g'E.e lficeg, sad TIE GAZETTE in 1884
rcoced with t.s Stree grass" friends to
vofe Tor TIE. L&sse ls7 sss.e ticket. THE
GAzsTtEts' Democracy is of that iude-
paadeDt character which claims the right
trithin the party % advocate what II con-
GIVE. To be Democracy ND ior the pablo
good, but The GAzETrE's Democracy is
not Of the rale or ruin s:a1, sud does not
SET its3lf Up aboge the conbiled wisdom
21d viii Of lis parry. Free grass WAS 5
poiic7 ana no. ; psiaciple, and THE GA;
zsTTE Is nos si&g5shsr displsssed wIth
tie result Of rs dgitssion a2-.lhe lsnh
qlestiGn-$hefs are, !h,R miilionsssctae'
nCre Of I&ai lsfs open to the actual SET
.ler now than there WAS by the lsH sld
TIE LAND board in 1884.
| Il 1887 TEE GAZETTE conb3t;sd the
rrep0s,sEou5 claim Of certain satis tassa
vote on the Prohibition amendmsn: was
test Of s0e voSer's Democracy. Hsd it been,
M.lyi1 Wade ana. Arch Cochran would
! n1ya been .ha Chigtes. Dem ocrass CT them
al.
II 1888 THE GAZETTE contends thst
neither prohibition Democrats nor
snti prohibition DsuocgEs car oppose
sn honest All Competent Democratic
nominee bacsuse o. the lssisi's position
on ste e prohibition in 1887, and 9a po-
n,iczuy honest. I. there we've ~ NOM
inee, aad Democrats wef2 free 50 choose
between Two independent DemociitiG
cazdlds.eg, there would De no partisan
ool!gati7r-ou. & pa3ty nomination. OF an
honest snG conpatea. msu ID q call to
partisan duty WHICH no sincere PARISH
caa disobey.
Rehabilitation is not justified by tie
contention thst tie defeat OF election CT
any ore man is no: essential to saccess
OF Democratic principles. E.ch irdi-
yidusl, within the tphere CT his sctlon
and i, f lence, mGs: be loyg! OF d!sloysl,
hguest or dishonest, and vote for or
egsius. his PROFESSIONS. The principle OF
action i77o'vad is tie point. II Demo-
Gratis In one district msE detss. 50 hon.
es. snd oompe.-nt Democratic nominee,
Democrats Ia Other districts may 90 the
s,me; snd K this conception CT partisan
du:y Is to obtain, what becomes os party
strength in Congress- to enact party prin-
cip!es into Law? II Il: is homes: AMI right
for prohibition Democrats in the NTH 70
defeat Mr.. Mills, then II Is equally hon
est and light for wool men to dcfesI
Savers il the Tenth Ind Lsna.n IN the
I Eleventh districts. And II prohibition,
low ,tariE Denocra in the Ninth dis
t.ricl deny this right in the Tenth and
Eleventh. districts, By waa. occul! meth
Cd Ct reasoning do they ls:ify their sup-
port Of NJ. JoneE?
<>Ths sction OF pros CT sntis in ostrscis-
ing each other is reprehsns!bls aud can
De 70 guide to loyal Democrats. Wassa.
er this ostrscism bs practicec, rs tbs
Sssr declares, or not, su zen who are
democrats first must view it as wrong
and as suovsrslys Of TIE integrity sud
unity Of the party and, therefore. dan
gsrouy to ,ae enforcement Of Dsmo-
ces.ic principles. TIE GAz :Trz Is not
Influenced by WA. other profsssed Dem
ocrsts.msy SAT or do, but sets on It's own
conceptions OF duty in politics IS in sll
o:hsr m..lers. Prohibition in Texas
for the life Of the present genera
tioa is dead issue; the tariff Is