Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-21

opinion was in the Judgment OF your
committee adverse to the calling of
another county convention Accord
ingly during tho session OF September
q II resolution was introduced by Ford
House land advocated by |. II. Orland
Goo. G. Cole and J. NJ. Strong) TO the
effect that the committee adjourn, Ia
meet again on the 3rd day Of October
and that the selection Of candidate
for the legislature be made.
THE SPECIAL OBJECT
OF the session. This resolution was
adopted by your committee without on
position. The sessions Of the commit
Tee we're held with open doors, and its
proceedings were published In the daily
papers. In accordance with the above
resolution, your committee met on the
Bird day OF October, and selected from
the candidates before IL according TO
Democratic usage, Mr.. II. II. Smith.
as nominee OF the Democracy OF Dali
las county for the Legislature. This
action Of your committee is strictly in
accordance with the established pre-.
cedents Of the party. Similar action
was recently exercised by the eNeeu.
tive committee of Anderson county in
nominating a candidate for county
Judge, in order 10 fill vacancy occa.
stoned by the withdrawal OF the regular
nominee Of the party for that Office.
Likewise, during the fall Of 1878, after
the adjournment OF tho state conyen.
ton, the Democratic state executive
committee nominated Judge NJ. II.
Bonner to fill u vacancy then existing
ON the bench OF the supreme court, and
this nc tion OF the committee was con-
firmed
IN, BY THE PEOPLE
u Lbe, ensuing November election.
I'd SR9,,h needs no encomium at our
-, Hs, "ce known to you all to be a
CiS OH entleman, conservative
Demo- and tried and faithful ex-
official .. Dallas county. Your COM
mittee presents him to you as YOUR can
didate and bespeak for him, in connec-
ton with the other county nominees,
your united support. Adverting to the
aforesaid Interference with your local
affairs, and the attempt by the said j.
M. Strong to decapitate the chairman
of your committee, we beg to inform
you that, In our opinion, such interfer-
ence was and is un-Democratic, illegal
and unjustifiable, calculated to engen-
der present strife and productive Of
future contention and DISCRIMINATION
in the ranks of the local Democracy.
We believe that such Interference wiSh
local affairs ought not TO be tolerated
IN A FREE COUNTRY,
and that the action OF the aforesaid
gentleman merits the outspoken and
open condemnation of every Democratic
citizen who prefers the welfare of his
party and the success OF its principles
TO the discouraging effects consequent
upon the prostitution of party ma
chinerv and local organization to the
accomplishment Of partisan purposes.
Entertaining these views, we feel it
our duty 90 lay the matter before you,
and TO warn you that the blow which
has been struck at your committee, is
an infringement upon the sovereign
rights OF the people. epublicanism
believes in centralized power. 1t teaches
that the central authority has power
to lop of, behead and hold subservient
to its mandates the local organization
of the people. Democracy has ever OPP
posed such theory as dangerous to tho
pcrpetuity Of free institutions. 1t
teaches that the people are the source
OF all power; that the people
AND THE PEOPLE ONLY
have the power TO create government,
confer office, remove officials, and
change the established order Of party
usage and organization. Judge you
then whether or not the course OF the
said ]. M. Strong be In accordance
with Republican or Democratic princi-
pies. Whether or not 1t was lawful
exercise of authority or usurpatiOn
OF power and infringement upon the
rights of the people. In this crisis
your committee looks 10 you. 1t rec
Ognizes you, and you only as the source
OF power and possessed OF the authority
and right OF removal. 1t will maintain
and discharge the duties Of the trust
you have confded 10 1t so long as it Is
consonant with your will and pleasure.
1t will stand by you as committeetand
Join hearts and hands with you as
individuals in opposing and resisting
all such unlawful encroachments from
whatever source they may como: but
it will never bend the knee or sub
nit to the unauthorized diotation Of
Waller 5. Baker, j. NJ. Strong or any
other man or set Of men. In Texas
Democratic executive committees
ARE NOT CREATED,
nor can they be dissolved by touching
n sprinr at Waco, Austin or elsewhere.
In conclusion your committee would
submit their action TO your careful
scrutiny, recognizing you as the only
proper and lawful authority, and believ-
Inc YOU TO be worthy of the spirit Of
your ancestors and the history of your
country. and that you are not vassals
TO fawn and cringe beneath the lash of
would-be party masters.
HI PHILLIPS, Q. B. GILLESPIE,
Secretary. Chairman,
Mpe uhpplcONtS CONDITION.