Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-27
NO HooDL U1f TEST WANTED.

Chairman Finley IS letter to his FELLOW
DEMOCRATS of Texas is a very sensible,
and timely document. His reason for
again addressing the Democracy OF the
state is to raise his voice in warning
| against what he terms ga seemins ie-
Ilberate effort at suppression of Demo-
cratic sentiment or disruption of Demo-
cratic organization. - The deliberate
effort' alluded to, he charges as the
work Of Hself constituted leaders, who
instead of working for party harmony,
'haye advised revolts, and laid plans
for bolts, contests aud disruption. He
very properly asks By what right these
self constituted leaders arrogate SO much
authority in state politics, and impugn
the motives of the chairman OF the state
executive committee who has, II anyone
has, the right TO speak authorlIatively
respecting the test of membership in the
party. The letter as published in yes
terday's issue of THE GAZETTE is
singer for the anti commits
sion clique of pseudo leaders and
doctrinaires, and ought TO be read by
every Democrat in Texas. 1t is bold
and manly reassertlon of the right of the
executive com mittee to advise the DEM
ocratic party of the state as to the char
acter of test to be required of those seek
ing aftilatlon with the party, and to pro-
test against the audacious and unwar-
ranted intrusion of cabal working OUT
side the party and attempting TO over
ride the committee by establishing q
cast iron test of their own making.
We all know that Bryan II. Barry,
the executive officer of the anti
sion junta whose headquarters are at
Texas Democrats finding fault with the
action of the state executive committee
in presuming to say who may be allowed
to take part in Democratic primaries
and county conventions. Not only does
he protest against the exercise OF this
function by the committee, but in order
10 show further what little authority the
COMMITTEE had in the premises, frames
and sends out, under his official
seal, test of his own, which he assures
US is the genuine article, Democratic to
the back bone, all wool and yard wide.
This test of his, or of the cabal which be
represents, is rigid, intiexible land where
it cannot be enforced at a convention, its
friends should bolt and name O contest
lum minority, the flag end of couven-
ton find that they cannot override q
majority-and let us add, prevent in
struotions for O commission-theym must
bolt and hold convention of Their own.
And this Manager Barry tells us, is
apostolic, simon-pure, undefiled Demo-
craoy-save the mark! Defyiug the
voice of the majority, resisting the au-
thoritative decree of the executive COM
mittee, kicking, boiling, and sharking
up here and there whenever possible,
hoodlum gangs of political desparadoes
labeled contesting delegations, all |
this is acting up to the best standards of |
Democracy, and preserving the faith in
its pristine purity!
What do the voters of Texas think |
of it? What is their opinion |
of Brother Barry's hoodlum |
standard of Democracy? Perhaps |
instead of answering this query, they |
choose to ask what right has an irrespon-
sible junts to do what they claim the |
state executive committee has no author |
ity for doing, that is declare a test OF |
membership in the party. The question |
is very proper one, and perhaps the |
cabal will take the trouble to answer it
maybe it will, and maybe it will not.