Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-04

NOV "a lftlUNtIMINN tNuNtuNlNAAf wee"
a convention OF Hogg mon who ~ ih1
most doubtful practices. secured fepre'
sentative crcdcnce 70 that body. y nov
were not Democrats, but HogR meu
men dJvoted 70 Hogg, and who wu'-
shipped him as the Chinaman worsili3t
joss
Into convention they wont vita
creeds, officers, candidates, rule aHi
regulations already selected and loHml-
lated. They went there to rule Dr ruin
IN the days Of the primaries they lad
holted without cause for the sol
PURPOSE OF DIsFRANcHIs
large bodies Of delegates who Ner BOD
Of the Hogg following, and thl pa %.
the programme was carried out 81 HIa
letter.
1t mokes.n difference fellow-citiz COS
how or why there were two convention
at Houston. The fuot is, that ihe Dam-
ucratic party was severed in Umaut
when they went there. The l.sm c'ga
Of Texas had already den0ure uI
condemned the un-Democrat melhgJ
OF Governor HOgE, and had determined
that his longer continuance no power
would be the ruin OF Texas asd her pco-
pie. The two conventions lll tine iu-
mediate causes leading ttto Wore
but Incidents 10 Dre-eXi glndi-
ton Of things-as is fully p hr t.e
two platforms that We're ID; ult
for the satisfaction Of some who nay
wish 20 know, VIII state that in the
execution Of the purposes, for which
tho H0gg boiling was ordered and per-
formed during the primary canvass
Mr. Finley uuqucstionably with the
prior knowledge and consent Of Gov
ernor HogG without authority arbitra-
rily having no precedent 10 support
him, ia "A spirit OF uuiairness and inju5-
tice la the partisan interest OF Governor
HOgg assumed the power TO disiIan-
chisc and did absolutely disfranchiso
the counties Of Dallas, McLrnnan,
Fayette, BeNur, Harris, Robertson,
Wilblrger and others, but also partly
disiruuchiscd Travis, Brnzo5 and many
Other counties by excluding all dele
gates suye givun number, although
those who were excluded and dlsllnu-
chisod had as fun rightun tho floor and
a voice In the convention as those he
proposed to admit; ard all delegates
from all counties were disiruuChi,pd
who would not receive 10 badge OF scrvi-
tudu from him. Thus 10y the word Of
Fiulcy's mouth, theutterer Of Governor
Hoggs desires and predctermination
no RULE or RUIN
these disfunchlscd counties and dele
cations Wuro dybarrcd participation in
the convention, dobarrod from voting
in tho temporary organization, de-
barred from the committees on
credentials, platform, resolutions
mud .DfuUuUaDt ttrtfutfgutf,tt What
my friends, Is there In cOnven-
tIon, save a right to say who shall be-
your officers, who shall be your follow
members, and 10 aid IN the
formation of the platform Of
priuciplcs2 From participation In
all these rights the disfunchised
delegations were MS completely barred
and cut on ~ II we had no
mnincd ut home engaged IN our cvory-
day ayOcatlons, Not being willing to
submit In cowardly silence and inaction
to these outrngcs, yilluinies and arbi-
trary injustice we appealed TO the
usages and customs Of Democratic con-
ventiOns, nominated Jonathan Lane to
bn temporary chairman and elected
him by viva yuco vote aud carried
him 10 the chair. We organized, ap-
pointed uur committees and adjourned
till the next morning expecting aud in
tending 10 convene again in tho same
hall, or car shed and transact our fur
thor business in an orderly, Demo-
cratic way. The next morning came
and we repaired 10 the place prepared
and turned over by tho citizens OF
Houston Ia which to hold the Demo-
cratic convention. When we reached
thoro we found the entrance way barri-
caded and tho barricudcs manned by
policemen armed with pistols aud clubs
with which 10 ropel us and n need be
10 make oilectual the ropnlse. TO
wound, murder or main us. We
could not enter without violence, and
II might be with bloOdshed. TO
have hOodshod was not our
desire. We were peaccable, earnest,
patriotic Democrats, acting inside our
rights and privileges, We could not
permit the honor Of Texas to be stained
with blood. Our cause was too sacred.
The
HONOR or DEMOCRACY
too bright to permit us to descend into
the low arena Of strife and brutality
to which they invited us We retired
with dignity and went into convention in
another hall aud discharged our duties
orderly and decently, and can tell
YOU my friouds, that thousand con-
vantions may meet IN the future and no
one viii or can present TO you plat
form of purer, sounder Joircrsoniun De-
mocracy than that contained in the one
formulated at Turner hall. Its enemiea
may decry and Islander the mon who
framed IL, but none Of them, no not one
dare attempt to critioise IL, and now
my friends, conventions may nominate
and nominate, but they will never place
ON q platform a sounder Democrat. n
moro patriotic statesman, more
thorough gentleman and hon.
est man than the ono who |
proudly stands on and hrlyely |
looks out into the eyes OF his country |
men, from that platform, calling 10 |
them TO rally around tho pure princi- |
pies of Democracy and defend them |
from the vile touch OF truculeut dema-
goguos and boss braves. And vet more. |
my friends, the wholo ticket, In oyorv
part, but names honest, capable. pati. |
otic, faithful gentlemen, known TO |
TeNans In war as soldiers, in peace |
civilians whom TO support Is an honor |
shall we examine this cover for
stolen property that the car people, |
do not call them Democrats, truth win |
not permit it--havc put out as a Dome.
cratic platlormg If all men had read IL
would not utter a word against it. A |
child TINT lst1na aab ,..a,le