Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-17
MARION MARTIN
TALKS ABOUT THE THIRD PARTY
AND ITS PROSPECTS.
what the Farmers Would Do If a Certain
State of Affairs Political Should
Come to Pass
snecialtn the Gazette.


CoRs1cAxA, TEX, March 16-Ex-Lieuten-
ant-Governor Marion Martin, though
mostly on the ranch near kerens, which he
has owned over thirty years, has lately,
for the education of his children, taken up
his residence at Corsicana. Yesterday a
GAZETTE man interviewed him:
Governor, TIE GAZETTE would like TO
have your opinion about the so-called third
party, its origin, purpose and chance Oh
success"
LAS yet no such party has been organized,
though it soon will be in order 10 carry out
the platform Of the st. Louis convention.
It is being forced into existence by opDres-
sive. class legislation, exemplited by the
system of national banks, unequal taxation,
contraction of the currency, demonstration
of silver and extravagant appropriations.
''Can no relief from these evils be secured
through the agency Of the Democratic
partyl"
1.-The present attitude of the Democratic
majority in the United States house Of rep
resentatives seems to preclude the idea.
That attitude evidences lack of harmony IN
the matter of financial reform; and such
reform is the special object of the organiza-
tions about to unite in a third party"
"Can the elements which viii constitute
the third party not secure victory for
their views or effect satisfactory compro-
mise by remaining inside the Democratic
psrty2"
Hitherto all planls demanded by them,
anyhow for financial reform, have been re-
fused insertion in the platform. Here in
Texas an ostracising policy has been Drac-
ticed, and heart of oak plank, continu-
Gus abuse of the Farmers Alliance and
contempt for organized labor has forced
thousands out of the Democratic ale
glance"
"Will the national convention of the third
party, called to meet at Omaha next 4th Of
July, nominate full ticket"
ct viii; though, as other parties will
hold their nGtiona. conventions on an earlier
date, there remains the pOssibiiity-very
far from probability-that the convention
at Omaha may indorse some one already
nominated by the national convention Of
some other party. The convention will
have no power to make any material
changes in the st. Louis platformf"
''Will the third party be organized in
Texas, hold county and state conventions
and make nominationsp'
Certainly. There will soon be complete
organization. Conventions will be held and
nominations made. The relief sought has
TO come from the United States congress.
Therefore what interests the third party
most is the election of representatives in
the lower house of congress, and of members
of the state legislature, as these elect United
States senators. Federal legislation has to
be shaped
Are the majority of the members of the
Farmers Alliance likely to go into the
third party}''
Il certainly believe them in sympathy
with the st. Louis platform"
"Dees a majority OF the Alliance neces-
sarily mean majority of the farmers2"
mot necessarily"
Suppose in the approaching Democratic
state convention Mr.. Clarl; does succeed in
preventing Mr.. Hogg from securing two
thirds majority, and the convention ad-
3ourns without making, a nomination for
governor; and suppose further that Texas,
being then turned loose the main con-
test be between two Democratic aspirants,
Hogg and Clark, whom are the bulk of the
Alliance men likely to preferl"
Farmers are not likely to trust an at
torney known as a lobbyist in the interest
of railroad companies The main objection
among farmers to Mr.. HOgg is grounded on
the fact that he recommended to loan a
portion of the public school fund to rail-
road corporations, while previously he had
declared such corporations unreliable. The
proceedings in the matter of the Interna-
tional and Great Northern have also gene
rated some mistrust But they believe
Mr.. Hogg as governor has faithfully exc
cuted the laws and they are in sympathy
with him in the matter of the railroad COM
mission