Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-11

names presented to the convention.
Are they not as genuine Democrats
as the Hon. Gustsve Cook? II as
| many of the delegates favored Cook
as now 20 instructed tor Hogg. would
the Hon. Gustave refuse q nomination at
their hands. because, in his opinion,
some of them may not be Democrats
Secondly-He cannot endorse the
action of the executive committee, etc. -
Is this the time to make such protest
as that? If the action of the executive
committe, as announced some time ago
by Chairman Finley, was so outrageous,
why did not the Hon. Gustaye make his
protest then? Why did he not say to the
comm ittee, eff that is the rule under
which am to fight the battles of Demo-
cracy, I decline to go any further.
That would have been manly and
straightforward. Having condoned by
his political fight under the rule what he
concelves TO be the bad policy Of it, is he
not now estopped from pleading it as an
excuse for "ratting?''
Thirdly-He loan not act with
movement that will result in the disinte-
grafton of the solid Democratic South. -
What dire movement is that? What
awful measure is on the carpet
threatening to disrupt the solid
South aud turn US over a naked
prey to our political enemies?
The commission amendment? What
rank and uumitigated nonsense; what
preposterous clap-trap. This is positively
too silly to discuss.
The allusion to the memorable contest
waged by the GLORIOUS Sam Randall in
defense of the liberties of the South" has
as much pertinency to the case of the
Hon. Gustave as it has to that of Pres
ideut Barillns of Guatemala.
Fourthlv. He can't tram with thos
who favor openly or acquIescently the
sub-treasury bill. Who has asked him
20 do so? Does he think the convention
will indorse that farcs2 If he does, he
should characterize the governor of
Texas. Such talk from an aspirant for
public houorS Is rank poppycock.
Filthy. He can't accept q commission
that will be endowed with executive, leg
islative and judicial powers. We know
of no such body. and neither does he.
Under the constitution such a commits
sion is impossible, as Its every act will
be amenable to judicial scrutiny. More
clap-tra
sixthly. he refuses his assent to an alb
rogation of the two-thrds rule. Bosh!
Why does be not wait until an attempt is
made to DO such q dreadful thing!
Seventhly-This is a gem, the rarest of
all in the catalogue of sophistries proposed
by the disgruntled judge. He cannot,
he pleads almost tearfuily, commit him
self to u course of action that would con-
sttute O virtual Endorsement of the
mob 5 action in South Carolina, that the
rare and gushing sympathy And how
great the wonder that the Hon. Gustave
did OF allege his adherence of the czar's
auti-Hebrew edIct, as an additional
reason for declining to go before the
convention, which may insert plank in
the platform applauding his msjssty's
vigorous policy.
Taken altogether, Judge Cook IS rea-
sons for declining to be bound by the
action of the convention, are the lamsst
and fltmsiest possible. Each and every
one of them leads to O most lame aud
impotent conclusion, and il made the
groundwork of his candidacy as an in
dependent candidate for governor, will
cause him TO be buried under such q ma
jority of votes, that but little will be
heard of him for years to come. II he
is determined to take political header.
and commit hari-kari with himself, all
right. Democracy has nothing to fear,
and will survive when be and bis back
ers lie bowling under the weight of pub
lie condemnation.