Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-23
THE NON-PARTISAN PARTY.
Democrats Should not be Deceived and Be-
trayed Into Disruption of Their Party.

Democrats Should not be Deceived and Be-
trayed Into Disruption of Their Party.
Correspondence ofthe Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. May 21.-The attempt
now being made by the organization of
so-called partisan business men IS
clubs" to obtain control of state con-
vention called to nominate a Democratic
candidate for governor, is a"new de-
partlre' in Texas politics, and it brings
tie Democratic voters of the state face
to face with a question affecting the
unity, the entirety and, perhaps, the
perpetuity of the great party to which
for so many years they haYe given the
most faithful and unfalter1ng allegiance.
IfDemooratio primaries and Demo-
cratic county conventions are to be manip-
ulated by "non-partisan clubs made
up of so-caIled Independents and pro-
nounced Republicans with view to cons
trolling Democratic conventioas
things have come to such pass IA
this state that the party itself stan6s
in danger of disruption, which is tf{s
very thing the originators, advocatorE
and hackers of this "non-partisan y
movement have in view. al
But how comes it that the DemocrdSs
party is not able this year, as in the
years gone by, to manage Its own affairs,
deal with the issues of the hour and
nominate its own candidates without the
interference of outside t'non- partIsan'
organization? Where do these "non-
partisan organizations get the right to
meddle with Democratic primaries? BY
what prerogative, conferred or claimed,
does George Clark or the Dallas News
seek to put the Democratic party of
Texas in the control of organizations
like the "non-pRrtisan, business men g
club of Waco" composed, in great
measure, of bitter, partisan Repub-
licans, who have no. purpose or object
nearing their heart than the disruption
and rending ssunder of the Democratic
party?
These are pertinent questions, and
they cannot be too carefully or too
prayerfulIy considered by the true and
loyal Democrats of the state. They have
the right and they have the power to
see to it that Democrats, and Democrats
only, vote at Democratic primaries, and
that Democrats only are sent as dele
gates to the Democratic state conven-
ton.
There can be no such thing as q ''non-
partisan " delegate sent TO party con-
vention, and "non-partisans have no
right to intrude themselves into Demo-
}cratic primaries. These primaries are
marty affairs, and "non-partisan - clubs
Eenld be told to ''keep hands OFF, and
leave Democrats to manage their own
party matters.
Sovereign citizenship gives a man the
right to vote as he pleases, TO act with
ljchever political party he sees tit, but
sSdoes not give him the right to meddle
with or seek to control the affairs of any
party other than that to which he be-
longs and with which he is identified
He cannot become q "non-partisan'
partisan. Yet this is what those so
called partisan clubs" are organ
.slzed for. Being ''non- partisan, - they
get seek to direct the affairs of the DEM
ocratio party of Texas, name its candi-
dates and direct the policy 1t shall in
future pursue concerning issues or ques-
tions of the grayest Importance to the
s.people of Texas.
- 1t is safe to assume, however, that the
great body OF the Democracy of Texas is
too intelligent, wide awake and alert to
let an Insiduous enemy steal e march OF