Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-24
GIODlNGS' GREAT SPEECH
HE ADVOCATES THE CAUSE OF
CLARK DEMOCRACY.
The FaIlacy Of The Hogs Platform Exposed
and Denounced Border People Put
ROgg in The Third Place.

Ladies' and fellow citizens, neighbors
and friends; | am before you tonight
by Invitation Of Il committee of neigh
bOrs and friends; | esteem IL duty TO
obey their call. For twenty years the
Democratic party in Texas has been in
control OF governmental affairs. II has
had practically no opposition. This has
begOtten state of carelessness, and,
therefore, IL has been more difficult for
the party in Texas to keep In strict ac-
cord with Democratic principles than
il it had another party, with q respect
able minority, to keep it right.
This state of curelessness has brought
out number Of small men, who have
been permitted TO assume to greater
or less extent the management Of the
party, and through the assistance and
cOnniyance of these small men and the
general carelessness OF the people at
large growth of isms utterly un-Demo-
cratic have Stoned themselves upon
the party. This state Of affairs is not
recent; IL has been going on for years.
and when in future the historian comes
to write of our times and the cause OF
the Democratic separation In Texas, he
will select u period which antedates the
Houston convention by several years.
This care lessness bu- been taken adj
vantage Of by other parties.
The enemies Of Democracy two years
ago hit upon the idea Of going into
Democratic primaries and capturing
tho conventions. State Chairman Fin
ley threw down the bars and invited all
to participate, irrespective of former
party atiiliation. / am informed that
the leaders of other parties issued Sc
cret orders to their followers to 20 into
Democratic primaries and capture
them II possible. At the san Antonio
convention two years ago there wert
delegates who were never in u Demo
cratic convention before A dangerou,
platform was adopted. That was an of
wear. however. The Democratic leader
saw the tendency Of things. but sup
posed that since national affairs were
not involved IL made no difference
and they hoped before another two
years rolled around the party would
get straight and the tendency toward
isms would be checked, hut such ha,
not been the case. A senseleSs wal
was and is being waged on corpora
lions. IDEAS that never have and never
| will be Democratic are being eugrafteC
upon the party in Texas II is tim,
that the Democrats rise in their nigh
and stamp this out. It is idle to say
| that the cause OF the separation was II
| Houston. II is idle for Democrats t,
| sit back and make faces at each othe
and call names--they must act; the!
must clear the party OF fundamentals
doctrines.
1t is the first time in my life that
1 Tt4a ..y,V,f,aal la NJ
mer personal and political friends.
know the tie that binds tho Democra
to his party and TO his part,
organization is a strong one.
also know that there is a high
er. stronger call OF duty than part,
utilization, and that is my own con
science: and so long rs / live will fol
low the dictates OF my conscience; no
am | 10 be severed from It's guidance
nor intimideted into disroEurding IL
call by any cry Of CLARK, Cuney an'
coon.n
| was honored By this people by beini
elected a delegate TO the Lampasas con
yention and was further honored BY
that convention by being elected del
cpa1e TO the national convention. Tn
platform adopted by tue Eampasas con
ventiol was Endorsed and approved b,
the national convention After that
state convention 10 nominate state OFF
GERS was called to meet at Houston. l
was notcalled upon TO speak on nationa
issues. but nevertheless it did speak an
its voice is in discord with the nat
ional convention. IL repudlates Tn
national platform.
went TO the Houston convention op
posed 10 Hogg. but | went there in goo
faith, expecting to support its nominee
but expecting it also TO act in goo,
faith and 10 stick to Democratic princi
pies. e.,
| was placed on the platform commit
tee. l was with that committee whe
the subcommittee appointed 10 drai
the platform submitted its report
found a bundle Of heresies. l endeay
ored ID prevent It's adoption bp tn
commistee ard by the convention.
moved that the silver plank for the mai
ional platform be substituted for tn
Hopp' Reagan, Chiffon q Co, plank,
was not then charged or claimed as ]
is now bv some that the silver plan
adopted was the same as the nations
silver plank, but on the contrary II wa
recopui2sd by the committee as bein
Numerically opposed TO the nationp
plank. But Reagan said II was wort
so. 600 Third party votes and that wa
what they wanted. That was a bolt
bolt Of Democratic principles. The
call US boilers and boltercrats but tina
doesn't brighten anybody;
The delegates from Colorado tried !
get the national convention TO adopt
plank similar in oil respects 20 that 2
the Hogg platform, and when the nj
tionnl Convention refused they wen
nome and said they would bolt tn
Marty and they did bolt and are SUI
porting Weaver. Why can't the hog
people be as honest: I.
l Tho National nlaifnrm prov'hes !"