Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-29

its members who openly oppose that mon
strosity of federalism are requested TO step
down ana out. and if they refuse they are
unceremoniously kicked out. No man in
harmony with the Democratic party of
Texas, according to its platform euuncia-
tons, can find safe footing in the now po-
htical sub-treasury Alliance Of Texas.
That this ''sub-treasury Alliance political
party is the foe which the Democracy of
Texas will have TO meet and throttle in the
next campaign, is patent to every thinking
and well-informed mind; and it would be u
political crime which ought never to be for
given to nestle to the bosom of Democracy
that treacherouS enemy that waits the op-
portunity to stab her to the very yitals.
That there are still Democrats in the Far
mers' Alliance of Texas who remain loyal
in spirit to the Democratic party, do not
question; but they ought to get out of it or
reform ii, for il is now being run as po-
litical party, antagonlstic to the Democratic
party, and at war with it; and unless the
management of the order changes, and with
that change the political character of the
organization be dropped, it will be seen in
the next campaign as the contending foe of
Democracy.
The crafty leaders of the "sub-treasury''
party, il the face of the fact that they are
unqualifedly pledged TO the support of that
measure, and to the opposition of ali who do
not favor it, even to the ballot box, an
nounce that they are going TO work out
their undemocratic scheme through the
Democratic party-in plain words, they are
going to attempt to control the Democratic
primaries.
This element should and will be kept out
of Democratic councils and Democratic
primaries they only seek utilization with US
to corrupt and destroy Democratic express
sion, and the party would be imbecile, in
deed, to stand still and Permits own des-
=tructiOn. Whenever there is an organize
ton based upon an undemocratic principle,
that organization becomes the enemy CT
Democracy, and must be treated as such.
Should those who are now affiliating with
the Democracy, but who are not in harmony
with II upon the subject of national banks,
the tariff, or other points, organize them
selves with the view of promoting the as
tendency and success of undemOcratic prin-
cipes and measures upon such subjects,
either by open fight or secret clandestine
one, such organization would be the enemy
and antagonist of Democracy. and it would
become the duty of the Democratic organi
cation to exclude such persons from the
councils and primaries of the party, not
withstanding such individuals might agree
with the party on other points. 1t is not
solely the fact that one believes in the
''sub-treasury BILL that should exclude
him from the councils and primary actions
of the party, but it is the fact that an or
ganization or combination has been formed
upon this undemocratic measure. whose
success he desires, and its plan is to enter
the Democratic primaries and control DEM
ocratic expression and action, aud thereby
he Is placed in opposition to the Democracy,
and has no business in its friendly councils
or primary meetings, and should be ex-
cluded therefrom.
How, then, shall the Democracy
be protected from its sub-treasury
enemies! The party creates execu-
tive committees to manage and d.
rect the affairs of the organization,
and generally control its business during
the lnterimS between the sovereign assem-
blages or conventions of the party. The
party at large in the state creates a state
executive committe to preside over and
give shape and direction to party matters
in all things affecting the party as a state
organization. Should a member of this
state committee become disloyal to the
party and join himself to a combination or
organization antagoniStic to Democracy it
would be impracticable to cause the party
to reasSemble in convention for the pur
pose of deposing such member and filling
his place; and it would be the duty of the
loyal members of the committee if such
member did not resign his position, as
honor and decency would suggest. to expel
hlm and I'LL his place with loyal Demo-
crat. County committees are created with
like duties and responsibilities over the
county organizations, and what has been
said as to the duty of the state committee
applies to county committees within their
legitimate spheres of operation.
have presented herein the official direc-
tons given during the last campaign for
the protection of the strength Of the Demo-
cratic organizations and the integrity of
Democratic expression, for the reason that
the party sanctioned them, and that they
may be fairly considered in connection with
the course herein advised to be taken.
1t is not now necessary to present in de-
tail the methods which should be adopted
to protect the primaries against the class of
enemies to Democracy of which | have been
speaking, but in due time such methods
will be pointed out and the party will be
protected against them. Suffice it here to
say, that men who owe allegiance to the
now political sub-treasury Alliance of Texas
will have to abandon the ''suD-treasury the
ory" in submission to the action of the
Democratic party of Texas before they will
become competent to participate in Demo-
cratic primaries.
I would have gladly presented this.mat-
ter to the state committee as whole before
acting upon it, but the emergency has
arisen, and / have felt it my duty to assume
the responsibility. Respectfully,
N w. FINLEY,
Chairman State Democratic Executive
Committee.
Tyler, October 81, 1891.