Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-31
CAPT. T. 7. GAMMAGE.
His Views on the Democratic P!a'fnrm-Rail-
road Commi ssion and voting-1he
Democrats Duty.


| Mr.. Editor:
The general election being near at
hand, 1t is the duty of every man to
speak out AMI to act.
There arr but two great political par
ties in Texas-the Democratic aud the
Republiran-when we 20 to the polls We
go as Democrats or As Republicans.
Each of these parties in the past few
months have met in convention by their
accredited delegates and adopted plat
form OF principles. These principles an =
nounced were msturely considered,
adopted and matured in the primaries,
submitted by committees TO the respect
i've conventions and by them Endorsed,
adopted aud promulgated as the voice OF
the party.
One of tue fundamental principles of
| Democracy Is that 1.-the majority shall
govern. - Take for instance our county
us fair example of the state. Our
Democratic voters met in precinct con-
ventions, sen. delegates to the county
conventions; 1t In its turn sent delegates
TO the state convention, named our can
| didates for state officers and adopted q
| platform announcing our political creed.
| The district conventions nominated a
candidate for congress, for senator and
| for floating representation.
Our county convention regulated the
nomination OF county candidates TO the
| Democratic voters who at their prim-
aries nominated Democratic candidates
| for county officers. Thus, we, by our
| agents, have named list of candidates
| from:
For amendment TO article 10, section
| of the constitution. For James s.
| HoCg for governor, down to constable of
each pr ,,s';,ls' IN the county. and as true,
tried, eonsi.ien, vote, ,e yes.
TO go to the POLLS anA ~ l 10 W .o.s
for the amendm% ut rofs ~, sess,on
2. and for each 90 ar,f,, ,;nn -
from governor to re Of n a'nE ,, eom-
stable. Mark you! r 1e .n.uA
is ny duty. l have no n,.i4 "
pudiate the platform OF tire Ot my ny
party than TO vote against 6nl ~ 'N'
nominees. X.
r,ss th. go. no oted at
the county primary, pledged mt -. ~.
cratic word (by such act TO a. .n
Erarv ono ~ - '"u , .o irily go
into thSss oo,,oa,,;a !: these
nrimarIas ,nd.rs,aoa g., Id keep
the faith and that would be ~
myself and TO the Democratic para
If l vote against the com h- 20
l am not carrying ."e
will of the Democracy. II scra6n..uue
name of james s. Hogg. or AMI ~,
name on the state ticket, or scraU 49,
name of j. b. Long for congress tH.'
for senator, Rogers for represent -,
McReynolds for county clerk, Ofee.
for district clerk, Greenwood for 81 -, ~.
attorney or Nash for constable, / M
tong my duty to the Democratic IA
II anyone who reads this article M
'eason for thinking differently, wpul :,
The Republican party at the Rrput
IAN convention declared itself ayai{oe
ne amendment OF which spoke. TIL
VIII 10 man vote against that amel
nent. can I say that n man who voA
.gainst the amendment IS not II DENIM n
rat, or reads himself out of the party y
No man has The right 10 say so. Butt
10 say that believe IL TO be my duty
ote for the amendment; first, becauA
Is In the line of good government IRE
econd, because il will be for the good CT
NJ people; third, IL cannot injure . fzaa
fourth, 1t has been iecl.b -
= majority of nine to one OF the 81,
Gratis or the slate TO be desirabN ~
mendmeEt should be passed.
l know the SEMI Weekly
niestine. Galveston News axe TEL
ost are Democratic papers, ia. asc mn
Ike for each OF these pa. /L'a1, Is Blu inss
lis letter. Respectfully 4 ~ 9eeia.sy.
Il. 70 to.