Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-14
A THIRD PARTY.
THE ADVANTAGES TO BE DE-
RIVED FROM IT.
The Farmers Have Lost Faith in the Old
Parties Ever Reforming Our Sys-
tenn of Government.

You ask. what are the advantages to be
derived by the organization of third po-
litical party in Texas?'' l answer it is the
desire of the farmers, who compose an
overwhelming majority of the population OF
Texas. to reform our system Of govern
ment. And we have been working with
the Democrats all the time and are now
convinced that we can expect no fayors
from them, for they seem TO be given over
TO the money power, as well as are the he
publicans. Wo have lost faith in their
promises and we now intend to elect men
who are pledged to the interest OF the peo-
pie and men in whom we can contide. We
want more money. we want the national
banking system discontinued, we want the
power Of combined capital removed from
the Threats OF the laboring masses; we
want to amend our national constitution
and elect our presidents, senators, post
masters, etc, by popular vote. And by or
ganizing q new party and getting all our old
political sharpers, office seekers, lawyers
and other men not identified with our in
terest out, we can elect representatives who
will exert themselves in congress for those
ends. and we can elect men to the state leg
islature who are pledged TO elect our men
to the senate.
But. you say, the Democratic party OF
Texas is composed largely of farmers, and
a majority OF the farmers of the state are
wish TO control or direct the management of
the government, they can do it without
new party. The farmers have sufficient
majority III the Democratic party of Texas
TO do anything that it is possible
for them to do in any party. If the
farmers of the party only give the word,
all the old leaders and officeholderS
will be forced to retire, for all other classes
don't even hold balance of power. So the
farmers can, in the Democratic party, adopt
any platform that they may desire. Be
sides, if You organize new party, there
will be many farmers to whom the Demo-
cratic party is so endeared that they Will
not forsake it for the new. So the party,
by dividing the farmers, would weaken
rather than strengthen them-and perhaps,
the political sharperS are urging the new
party idea for this very purpose.
And again, new party is always an in
viting field for the disappointed candidate,
and for the communiStic element, neither
of which do the farmers want.
SO you now have the power in the old
party TO run the government, but that you
can carry it out of that party in sufficient
force to control the government, is exceed
ingly doubtful
But our fellow craftsmen III the North
and East are in the Republican
party. and are as tired Of
il as we are Of the Democratic party and
so will join us in a new party where all
can labor together for the same common in
terest But they Will not join the Dino
cratic party.
Well you say, 'let them make new
party if they wish, but if their new party
should make u platform or demand legisla-
ton identical with that of the Democratic
party, that you control and direct
in Texas or the South. then their
congressman and yours, both directed to
the same work, Will vote together il con-
gress.'
So | think it would be safer for You
farmers 10 capture the Democratic party
that is now in your hands than TO launch
out in new craft without the assurance
that the farmers will all 90 with you.
Well. viii let some farmer who is better
informed than am take the argument up
HASKELL COUNTY FARMER.