Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-30

though the commission had really failed
| to carry. Because it did not receive o
majority Of l60 900 or IT'S, coo it was not
| IN favor with the people Because every
man who went to the polls did not vote
for it; because all of the sdveuturers and
| SPECTATORS in the state, the boomers
and land grabbers. did not work for it.
talk for II. hurrah for it and vote for
1t. therefore it is auSgespieit, aud worthy
OF but little consideration. This IS the
impression our contemporary desires to
make and for special purpose.
That the vote for the commission
would fall behind the vote for governor
no one doubted before the election. That
was universally admitted. No one thought
for moment that it would fail. neither
was there q man SO sanguine as TO be-
lieve that it would command as big
vote as would be cast for governor.
The result justified fully the most hope
full expectations OF its friends. The ma
jorlty for it was decisive and over
"aoh uihS. IL W 10 c4uai " tLaS
prohibition two years ago, and that was
regarded throughout the Union as
Waterloo for the water drinkers.
When it is remem bered how difficult it
has been in past years to secure favor
able popular vote on constitutional
amendments, and that only one such
amendment-that pertaining to schools
has succeeded in running the gauntlet,
the significance and Importance of the
recent victory becomes fully apparent.
The absurd notion that majority in
its favor of 80 ZOO or 90 900 was due to
to the so-called "quasi military
rulings of Chairman Finley is the merest
twacdle. 1t ls worse than q perversion
of facts, and distortion of the truth.
In which the chairman concurred, simply
recognized the right of the voters
to attend the primaries and as
sist in choosing the party ticket
which they pledged themselves to sup
port at the election. In former years
they h ID not been accustomed to attend
the primaries. They stayed at home as
rule and permitted few workers.
and local politicians to meet and fix up a
set Of delegates such as they wanted.
This time, however, the local bosses and
workers found themselves in large
minority at the primary meetings simply
because the stag at homes turned out in
force, determined to take hand them
selves in the selection of delegates. This
is what Chairman Finley Endorsed, and
the executive committee refused to SIT
down at the bidding of the anti commits
sion organs and their "Simou pure,
true blue political friends and schemers.
For encouraging the active participation
of the voters in the primaries and secur-
ing o true expression Of popular senti-
ment touching the commission the chair
man WAS guilty of 'quasi military
conduct, was he? Well, the more of
that VIC have in state politics the bettsr
it will be for the state, call it quasi mill
tary or what you will.
The people who carried the primaries |
over the local machine politicians, and |
whose representatives bore the commits |
sion banner triumphantly through the |
state convention, voted for it at tho |
polls. The defeated politicians, nom |
producers. spectators, and birds of |
prey generally. voted against It, as they |
were expected to do. The bone and |
sinew the brain and Drawn of Texas
the men who are here to stay-the men
who sweat and toll for livelihood, who |
bear the burden of taxes and Of freight |
rates, voted for and carried it by the
largest majority ever secured for con-
st!tutional amendment in this or any
other state. The enforcement of its pro-
visions by appropriate legislation is
in the hands of their friends, and
will be attended to strictly and
regardless of the Grass stu
pidity that seeks to belittle its signii-
canoe and Importance.
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