Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-02

has desired to decapitato tho promi-
nent men. minimize It's forces and in
culcate false doctrines into those who
blindly adhere TO him.
He is man OF an evonlful career for
one who has nearly always held an
Office, but though several times can
didate, was never elected to one Like
tho historic parrot, he may have talked
too much, but he has talked. His first
prominence us a political leader or
warwick was in the prohibition cam
paign in 1887. After ii was over he
talked; yes, unhinged his jaws and
turned his tongue loose at both ends.
Speaking OF the opposition leaders
through an interview published IN the
Galveston News Aug. ), 1881, heb bald;
"rhey lProhibitionistsl entered tho
Democratic household and sat at the
Democratic table with treason In their
hearts and bearing malice against all
Democrats Who refused to bow the knee
to their idol. l am in favor Of tolor-
ance for the rank and file OF the Demo-
crats who thoughtlessly followed of this
craze, and will oppose their proscrip.
ton. For the fanatical leaders have
no truce.n
Here is plainly expressed desire on
the part Of the judge, as the leader OF
the Democratic party, to read out" q
large class OF mon who differed with
him on an amendment 10 the constitu-
ton.
In the same interview he was so
straight-laced in his orthodox views,
that he said with reference to ticket
scratchers:
"a Democrat who scratches the nom
inee OF his party is no Democrat, and it
is useless to treat with him as Demo
crat."
Now read this expression in connec-
ton with his confession as to his own
vote ON the constitutional amendment
providing for railway commission,
submitted three years later, in a speech
at Denton, December 10, 1891.
~ put my head on block and wrote
my execution like man, standing up
swearing ! would not vote for IL (thc
commission amondment), | could not
have voted for 1t if my life had depend
ed on it.
Mark you, three years before he de-
nounced men who failed TO vote tho
ticket, as unworthy the name of Demo-
Gratis, and yet here he voluntarily tells
the people that he put his head on n
I block and wrote his execution like n
man, standing up swearing he would
not vote for an amendment submitted by
Democratic legislature aud espoused
by the DemQratic party through its
platform. What did he mean by say
ing that he had written his own execn-
ton? Perhaps be remembered the rule
he wished TO apply to Democrats, and
in the suiting OF his own conscience felt
lseenly that he had
READ HIMSELF OUT oFHIS OWN PARTY.
This view is strengthened when we rec
collect that on the prohibition amend
ment the party had not given any ex-
preston; while on the commission
| amendment IL had spoken out in no un-
certain terms through the platform at
San Antonio.
was with and aided him in the fight
against the adoption OF the prohibition
amendment, and was astonished when,
under the circumstances Of its submits
sion and discussion, he became so In
tolerant as TO try TO destroy the party
| by ostracizing many Of the Democrats
| who had never forsaken the Democratic
| cause nor scratched Democratic
ticket, Revelations since have opened
my eyes. Looking into the past from
| the lights OF the present, | think can
understand now what it meant.
Speaking of the greatest Democrat
OF the nineteenth cenMry-President
Cleveland--in an interview in the
| News Judge Clark made use Of the fol-
lowing language;
HE is not my sort OF a Democrat.
He isa demagogue and charlatan,
and the sooner the purity ceases TO dis
cuss him the better for the party"
In writing an open letter to Kas
I Do. g.fN al.
| lished in the News, he goes out OF his
way again to strike Cleveland, for he
says;
| president loan sixty millions
Of government dollars to Gust
ern banks without interest,
and then congratulate the country that
its financial distress was relieved, when
not dollar OF it ever got TO the coun-
try
Discussing the commission question,
! his opposition TO those who advocated
railway regulation by that method
! became general and intense. A few
exurscts from his public utterances
will suffice to show the poison that is
In him on that subject.
"It(the commission amcndment) Is un-
! Democratic, A commission ought not
TO be cOuntenanced by q Democrat UNI
less he believes his government TO be a
failure, in which event he ceases to be a
Democrat. VI News, July 10, 1889.
Again he says:
1.-The purpose to establish railway
commission in this state is violative Of
the true principles of Democracy. ~
| News, August ., 1889.
Again lie says:
at belongs to family with whom /
never expect to be on friendly terms.
The complexion lof the commission is
that Of bastard mongrel, the depraved
progeny OF political Capitalization
against the laws Of justice, truth and
civilization. - News, March 81, 1890.
In discussing my position on tho sub
ject when first entered the campaign,
he said;
II part company with him (Hoggl
on the railroad amendment with sim
cere regrets. NV curiosity
has been excited as to how Democrat
can advocate 1t on party grounds. -
| News, April 2s, 1901
And winding up on that subject at
Denton, December 10, 1901, In his speech
heretofore quoted, he said:
II could not have voted for 1t
II NY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.