Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-25

number of counties have lately
| prescribed the alternative form
for and against the commission in
recommending the form of tickets for
the voters. This is, of course, contrary
to the directions OF the state executive
committee, and out of order. 1t was
done in Lamar, Denton, Harris,
Colorado, Dallas and Travis, but
was afterwards reconsidered in the
,, latter county and made regular, when
the committee founJ that for local rea-
sons 1t had to be done. In how
many other counties the execu-
tive committees have thus al
tered the prescribed form of ticket, 1
don't at present know, but those
named will suffice to show that
there is, to all appearances, something
rotten, and not in Denmark either. 1t
must be remembered that from each of
the counties named above, solid COM
mission delegations were sent to the San
Antonio convention instructed to vote
first, last and all the time for the
commission. They did SO, and the
convention declared in favor of the
com mission, just as it did in favor of
Hogg, Culberson and the balance of the
ticket. In defiance of official party &C.
ton, in every way regular in form, the
executive committees IN those same COM
mission counties now frame the ticket
with respect to the commission in such
way as to mlslead many by conveying
the idea that it is non-partisan ques-
ton for which loyal Democrats may vote
or not, just as they please. These COM
mittees have as good a right to put on
their tickets for Hogg' and against
Hogg.' Hogg was no more the choice
OF the convention than was the commits
sion, the one great desideratum of that
body; aud in shaping the ticket both
should be treated alike, but they are not.
In Dallas county, under the very noses
of Sawney Robertson and Barney Gibbs,
the arch apostles of the commission,
and wholly unbeknown to them, the
executive committee got together in a
corner somewhere, and fixed up the
bogus and fraudulent ticket with which
they expect to do execution at the
polls. -
In view of these facts-the two feat
ures of the campaign mentioned at the
outset-ths strange and mysterious si-
lencs that has pervaded the politi-
cal realm for several weeks,
especially that part of it inhabited by
the ants and their newspaper organs, is,
partly at lsast, explainable to the minds !
of few inquiring commlssiouists. They
regard those things as evidences OF |
'still hunt and fear that the |
people may be taught mapping. The |
people are wholly unaware of |
any scheme outside of the Republican |
ranks to defeat their pet project, and |
believing that it is perfectly safe, many
stay at home on election day, and by
such negligence greatly reduce the ma
jority for the amendment. With slen- !
der majority only in its favor, the ants
could successfully lobby against it in the
legislature, or so modify Legislation upon
it az to make il worthless ami farce.
This is the view of the somewhat anon
alous situation, taken by wide awake
gentlemen here, who keep in mind the
aphorism that "eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty They feel that the
masses are sleeping and should be walked
up. They have reason to think that
some hidden hand, some occult agency
Is quietly at work, manipulating party
adversely to the popular
interests, and that their suspicious
should be bla zoned forth, and timly
warning given the people TO
buckle on their armor once
more, and conquer such another victory
at the polls as that won in the conven-
ton. How far they may be warranted
IN their suspicious, let each decide for
himself. The facts concerning the altera-
ton and mutilation of the ticket are as
stated, and do not indicate on
the part of those responsible for
i. steadfastly loyal purpose to observe
The behests Of party. There is an evil
lent purpose to mslsad the voter, and
gain as many ballots as possible against
hEa |