Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-18

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combination TO crush labor, l condemned II.
They tell me that a rose smells as sweet oy
any other name, but when i smell a poiltl-
cal rose l want to know that it IS the Ocala
rose. l care not what you call tine,
but keep my eyes on the Ocala platform,
which represents the demands OF at least
9. 900, 600 people. who are appealing for
down-trodden humanity. Watch every
man and every movement. Watch all the
time and pray occasionally:
MI. Martins voice had the old-time ring,
although it had not been employed in a
long time in an important political meeting.
He was loudly and frequently applauded.
III oCALA
j.. 7. Robinson of Dallas spoke in advo-
cacy Of the Ocala demands.
Harry Tracy responded to calls and made
another speech. He said that free-0orn,
hat-foote6 American citizens were running
the meeting and that before the moon sets
IN the morning they would organize and
set in motion a little piece of machinery
that would make the heads of TIE political
bosses swim. They had been disinherited
and thew proposed to assert their rights.
They proposed to drive Mr.. Hogg into the
third party. Some people said that harry
Tracey was not 4 farmer: he
spent three months g%rubbing on his farm
up plutocrdtS.
The conference took a recess OF an hour
awaiting the report of the committee on
permanent organization.
The committee reported recommending
for permanent chairman, Mr.. Crawford OF
Cisco; for secretary, E.. S. Peters of Roo-
ertson county; assistant secretary, I. Ben
nett of Limestone county. Executive COM
mittee: First distaict, William Mcliee;
Second, Z. S. Peters; Third, John d. Nix;
Fourth, Harrison McCuisten; Fifth, Il. N.
Bell: Sixth, Milton PARK; Seventh, W. p.
Laughlin; Eighth. E. o. Meitzer; Ninth,
w. H. Tracy; Tenth, Taylor McCray;
Eleventh, {. }. Monroe; state at large II.
L. Mccullough and Harry Tracy.
We respectfully submit the following
preamble and resolution for your consider
alton:
Whereas, the ruling of the chairman of
the executive committee of the Democratic
party of the state of Texas excludes from
participation in the deliberations and pro
ceedings Of the party those holding TO and
advocating the principles Of the proposed
sub-treasury plan and
Whereas. the said ruling meets with the
approval OF the state executive committee,
as evidenced by their long, and to US pain
full. silence, therefore, we, your committee
on resolutions, submit the following as a
short and full embodiment of our prin-
ciples:
/. We advocate the principles enumerated
in the Ocala demands, more especially the
sub-treasury plan.
>. We advocate the election of all officers
by a direct vote of the people.
3. We advocate the unlimited coinage of
gold and silver.
:. We advocate a reduction of the tariff.
.. We oppose the present national bank
ing system.
s. We favor reform in all departments in
our state government, and demand that ex-
peuses be reduced to the lowest point conf
patible With efficient administration.
Z. We favor a railway commission that
will insure equal and exact Justice to the
people and to the railways. the commission
to be composed of three qualified citizens OF
the state elected by the people in the same
manner is other officers.
s. We favor an alien land law that will
! protect the citizens of our state against the
encroachmeuts of foreign land syndicates
and alien ownership OF lands within the
limits OF the state.
We suggest hat the executive committee
manned above) be empowered to call 4
meeting of the people Of the state at large
should it become necessary III order TO et-
feet the carrying out of the principles above
stated.
We recommend that the people continue
the organization Of Democratic clubs for
the purpose of carrying out these demands.
The report was adopted clause by clause
and it went through without a hitch until
the last recommendation was reached. 1t
called for the organization OF DEMOCRATIC
clubs. MI. High OF Navarro county moved
to omit the word Democrat"
MIR. H. n. Tracy said that if the meeting
was not a Democratic meeting he was not
in it.
Harry Tracy said that he was willing to
| label them Democratic clubs; in fact, he
was unwilling TO go into the fray under any
other name.
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Dallas county Democratic executive COM
mittee said that he ~tnought.as long as Mr..
Finley had issued his pr0nunciamento ruI-
| ing suO-treasuryiJes out Of the party, they
might organize Democratic clubs and rule
him out of the party.
Discussion over Mr.. Highs proposition
| promised TO be prolonged and he withdrew
the motion. The clause was then adopted
and everybody seemed to be satisfied.
By invitation Gen. W. L. Cabell of Camp
Sterling Price of eX-Confederates ad-
dressed the conference and extended an in
| vitatiou for the members to attend the
meeting Of the camp tomorrow night.
Harry Tracy offered the following:
Resolved. that hereafter the Confederate
reunions invite Ill Union soldiers to meet
with them as comrades, and that in the
| election Of officers for said organizations all
| cx-Confederates and cX-UniOn soldiers vote
on an equality, to II end that in future the
| organizations may De known as lne Elk
Soldiers Of the States"
Mr.. Robinson of Dallas said that he did
not know that the meeting was i military
affair. He wasn'tmad when the war broke
out, and he wasn't MAJ yet. He was glad
! the war was over and he hoped the CIVIL
lied world would sit down on war. He be-
lieved the Internal reunions had done more
to keep Up strife between the North aud
South than anything else outside Of hell.
Instead of 1900, eco slave, who brought on
the war, we now have GO. 10000 slaves. He
was willing to accept glory to God the
highest and peace on earth and good will to
men. Mr.. Robinson'S speech was lurid, but
at times he struck 4 popular chord and was
rewarded with vOeiferouS applause.
MIR. Tracy defended his resolution, and il
was adopted.
The conference then adjourned subject to
the call of the executive committee.
AMONG TIL DELEGATES.
Speaking of the Mills convention at Waco,
held the other day, Mr.. c. III. Wilcox OF
McGregor, McLennan county, says that the
masses were not represented at that con-
v%ention. 1t was composeds he says, of .
few politicians and Mr.. Mills personal
friends. gathered from the immediate vi
cinity of Waco. He thinks the masses OF
the farmers there favor Mr.. Culberson.
They can not be induced to accept Mr.,
Clark for governor.
Mr.. J. 7. Crawford. the temporary chair.
man, who halls from Cisco, says that he
believes the farmers of that section are
uureservedly in favor of the sub-treasury
and the Ocala demands. They are in favor
of Z railway commission. Governor Hogg,
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