Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-20
Writes a Letter in Which He
Declares for Clark.
AT lAmPAsAs AND CHICAGO.
The Party Declared Fully lis Position on the
Silver Question.
Therefore, He Says, The Houu Platform Is
Bastard Conceived In Sin and Brought
Forth In lnlquIb Full ToSi
Of The Letter.


tive 10 the position Of Gov. Throck-
morton In the g,ibornatorlal race,
The Express takes great pleasure In
publishing tho following lotier written
TO an old friend OF Hon. j. w.
Throckmorton, living In this city.
Whilst the letter was not written for
publication, yet under tho condition OF
Affairs whom Governor Coke and his
crowd undertake. 90 read Democrats out
Of the old Democratic party nfor sup
porting George Clark IL publication Is
doomed both advisable and a justice TO
Texas. IL would indeed be u hard un-
dcrlaking on The part Of Governor Coke
and his set 10 road such old, tried Dom
ocrats as Governor Thr0okmorton out
{ the Democratic party for support
Ing such true and tried Democrat as
Judge Clark
MCKINNEY, TEX, Sept. 10.
I. q, Harmon SAn Antonio, ToN.
DEAR SiR--l wis glad toreoelyo your
favor Of tho 9th inst. Absence ftpm
home Tor q few days has prevented an
uurlier gnswer. ] have refused TO ba
Interviewed by tho newspnpors. The
truth Ia / icel wa hAvo politically fallen
upon OWL ways and that danger throat
ems tho Democracy Of the state J hnyd
no hesitation however, IN letting my
irionds know whore I stand In tho pros
emf conflict My homo neighh0rs have
known all tho time, supported Judge
Clark M the primaries. Aud while J
do not think tho Clark delegates were
altogether In the right Ia Withdrawing
from The convention whom they did,
yot had ! been member oi the con
venhou, on the rejection OF the rosolu.
lion, offered, ] believe, by Giddings, OF
platform aud the adoption Of the HngK
platform, / should have withdrawn. II
Is notorious that the delegates
TO Houston IN favor Of aoRg
woro, In worry many instances, chosen
by Third party and Alliance people
Tho platform adopted by tho nogg
people was In some respect tub
thrown 10 TINT class OF supporters
tho froo silver plank wns not only pre-.
Bentod and adopted with tho view "
plaouting that class OF voters who had
supported him aud his delegates, but
IN my Judgment II was also adopted
with thn other purpose Of driving Mills
W the support OF Clark with tho hope
Of defeating him for the senate.
40 notorious 1a ~ tho fact that almoat
every Hoeg delegate 10 Houston was
elected BY Tho help Of tho Labor party
Alliance aud Third party people, ltisM
equally n1iQhOua that, with few eNosp
tiona, tioae people did not participate
IN the election nt delegates 10 tho Lam
pasns convention. That convention
almost entirely waa composed OF Demo
Gratis, aud after a spirited debate IA
that convention the silver queaiior
lplanlSl which IL In perfect accord with
the Chicago convention and The
Clark convention nt Houston WA
adopted by n worry large majority.
That recognized state convention o
Democratic selected outaido Of personal
preferences and independent OF tho
Democratic candidates for office with
tho Wow 81 sending sound Democratic
10 the national convention, should DO
regarded us tho orthodox exponent OF
true Democratic principles; their onun.
citation should bo received as most
likely 10 express tho genuine wish OF
tho Democracy Of the state. It's mem.
bcrs we're selected with the aYOwcd
purpose Of speaking out on national
lssuou, and should be tho accepted au.
thority on such questions. Believing
this, and fnlly persuaded that tho Hoga
platform wus cooked and seasoned iul
particular purposes, and specially In
tended 10 antaRonizG tho Chicago and
IAnpnssA platforms At therisk Of bo-
ing pronounced traitor 10 tho Domo-
cratic party aud not ~ 70 live. un.
hesitaungly say 10 my friends that
stand by tho Lamphsna and Chicago
platforms and regard the Clark plat
form NJ Houston ~ In perfect accord
with Thorn, aud that the HOgg platform,
In no far as honest and truthful Domoo
racy Is concerned, II a bastard con
cciycd In sin aud brought forth ii
iniquiiy Az 10 tho malodictioni
uttered against Democrats who dare u
think and act for themselves / console
myself with tho reflection that I WA
With Toxaa In brr darkest hours, Whom
others, who deal " such unealled for
and hitherto unheard OF partisan slang,
vera enjoying peaceful lives far re.
moved from the scene Of our dangers
and that Ia other and no loss critical
timoa ! proved my devotion 70 DGnio-
cratic principles In manner that
showed my loyalty TO country and
party,
Believing as do, cannot, without
atulhfyiug myself do otherwise than
mipport Clark. shall vote for him al
the election unloH he should commit
some very unexpected act that viii for.
folt the good opinion Of irpo and loyal
Democrats.
While 1 say this, do not wish you u
understand that ind fault With tho
rnnl and file Of li Importers.
They arc free men, 10 hem tried
and true Democroia 900 - just ~
much entitled 70 tho liAons 81 am
70 mine Add espei ai cit have
you understand that Ha n1 lilhmo TO
attach ~ Colonial 81 btaeo q rec-
oQnizes ioFg aud hH ci is tho
Uaunui.L Ticket o. lafIIa