Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-04
UNDEMOCRATIr
A Couple Of the Leading Deno,,,,
Denton on the Dallas Apti-r.1 u
IL is an Attempt to Establish u,,
Doctrines by UndemOeratlo ys,b.,,
False Declarations.
COrrespondence Of the aara..n

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX. June 2.-oui,. s..
stir has been created here by thu aa a'Q'
of the anti-commission meeting .''oa
at Dallas, in which Hon. Gu,,sva o -'A
was named as the anti-commi,,,.. '''S
didats for governor. Judge ro.t ND'
considered q strong man hers .,s u
many personal admirers. Hi, c.ns,, va
has been the topic of conver,st,o,
to-day. Your reporter intervi.-. $50
few of the leading Democrats on III. :,
ject to-day, which are hereto an ,ao ss9'
DR.. j. p. Blount, chairman n-INi
cratic executive committee n' aS'
county: My opinion of that rnsa,'roa
the inevitable result will be to sn. ,,as
strife and bitterness in Texas noIi s-"
The endorsement or nomination ~ I1,
Cook for governor BY the anti.oon.I,
sion men; the appointment Of an aus Us
tive committee with Col. Barry n, Nv
man. the publishing of an addrss. 1- y.
the guidance of the anti.conn,,..'O ~
Democrats containing this l angna.1'A
'See that conventions are fairIS -;
and participated in by Democrat, on,- .' -
all convince me of this. AS Cbsir.,
Barry declares that the oommi,,;a-
amendment is un-Democratic, tina Io.s
cal result OF his position and rea,onis,
is that Democrats who favor the 49,
ton of the amendment ought not IA 7.
permitted to participate in the nrin.ss
or county Democratic convsr,,a.'
Again, as further test to particIna,ir'
in Democratic conventions, Col Re-
would restrict it to "those who IN,
ported the Democratic ticket it ia :,
Ordinarily the Democracy of Texas Ia,
to her state conventions for M li,io.i
inspiration rather than to manager, :,
loan and trust companies, railroad atto,.
neys and employees, Knights of Iabo,
or Greenbaekers; and while thers a.,
good and true Democrats who favor AMI
oppose the commission amendment "a.
this is the first time in the history of tbs
Democratic party that a few men arm.
eating 10 themselves g superior Demo.
cratic wisdom, undertook 10 prescrIb.
tests of qualifications as to who sboula
participate in Democratic convention,
when in direct conflict with the ins,rue.
tions of the state Democratic executive
committee, and of the action Of the la,,
Democratic state convention that passed
in substance and unanimously resOlp.
ton that all persons pledging themse7e,
to support the nominees of the Demo.
cratic party, are entitled TO participate
in her conventions. To require other
tests is a departure from Democrats
usage and custom. in violation Of the eI.
pressed opinion of the last Democrats
convention, and creates the suspicion
that men who would thus act care more
for the defeat of the amendment than
for Democracy. All this dry rot that the
advocacy of the adoption OF the CON-
mission amendment is 'psternalstic, u
an invasion Of the rights of private prop.
erty, subversive OF individual liberty
and personal freedom, is idiOtic stuff 70
the Democrats who honestly believe Ia
regulatio of railroads whether by stat
utory enactments or through the agency
of a commission.