Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-07
AGAIN no SWEEP THE STATE.
Colonel Slcdge for Second Place on the
Next Carstable Tickct-Coke and
Texas Representatives in the
Combine.

Texas Representatives in the
Combine.
AUSTIN. Tex, Aug. 5.-(Special cor
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Democrats. manly
of the Clark wing are talking ana Wnt-
ing over the Texas factional unhappl-
ness and discussing propositions Tor COM
ing together. The HOgg faction, 1t APP
pears. Is content with the situation. l
notice German and Bohemian editors
who supported Clark In the late election,
are now industriOusly warning the fac-
tons to unite. What ] hear OF private
discussion In that line comes almost eN-
clusively from the CLARK wing, Shortly
after the election the other faction np-.
peured anxious for reconciliation, but OF
late their npprehensiOns appear TO nave
been dssipattd. The change seems to
have been brought about by the demanu
of the national Democracy for tue repeal
of the Sherman act. The car-stHble peO-
pie led by Reagan may well hope to
unite with the Populists on the silver
question and crush the Cleveland follow
ing In Texas, ! have heard rumor that
Colonel Sledgc, the Populist leader has
recently been seriously talked oyer by
the car-stublc faction for second place on
their next ticket They applaud his at
tack upon DR. Macune, his late assoc
cinte, ON account of the lntter's supposed
support of Cleveluud's financial policy.
Rengan's assault upon Cleveland, fol
lowed by Culbcrson's on the same line
and CokC's "me too" interviews Indicate
clearly that they intend to JOIN Sledge
and antagonize the national adm.uistra-
ton. thereby permanently alternating the
Clark faction.
The financial trouble and proposed re-
peal of the purchasing act raised sill
vCr rlmpus that gave our cnr-stable peo-
pie the cue, They have used the Al
lance people in two campaigns and here
AZ IN 81 tFufn
Pr the Alliance is always out for more
money; tint paper or fiat silver is all the
| same with them. How easy, then, there
being no presidential election, TO catch
them with silver? So Reagan and Coke
and the delegation in congress offer to
die in the last ditch for silver at the
| present ratio.
| IL he Il place or two on the ticket! They
| claim to be ,ieffersoniHn Democrats
| simply In revolt against the party con-
trUlled by the gold-hugs, Here is the cnr-
stable Democracy In revolt against the
| national party controlled by the gold-bugs.
y common cause should unite these pure
| JeilersoniRn Democratic silver-bug fac
tOns against the Clark Cleveland crowd,
and the process of fusion has therefore
begun and may be perfected at the pri-
| nurics
Under the circumstances there Is no
| indictment to rc-ulitc the so-culled
Democracy of Texas. In its business the
car-stuhlo people have no use for Cleve-
land Democrats, Practical politics is Il
practical busircss The POpulists can
be fooled as in 1890, but Cmrkites can
not. Tie Clark wing have no silver de
lusiLns They don't believe the railroad
commission will make over three men
rich They are opposed TO demagOgy US
practical business operation. The other
wing must believe and feel TINT an eN-
change of 5000 Clnrkites for Ij.OOU
POpulistS is out of sight, better than the
officiating business operation attending
reconciliation. 1t was claimed that the
silver plank in the car-stable platform
was worth $4,000 Populist votes. The
estimate was credited TO Mr.. Chiffon. II
worth 10000 in a presidential year. add
ut least 80 per cent IN the off year, es
peciully when the Democratic president
is assailed as gold-bug and enemy of The
people,
German editors aud German Democrats
in general are and always have been OF
posed TO hat money propositions. They
as well as other Democrats who wan
conservative iinancierng, will, IN TeNa
at least, tind themselves lonesome in tn
coming campaign Under the cireum
stances u is singular that any of then
should nourish the delusion that the!
can ever stand on the same platform
again with the dominant wing of tn
Texas democracy. If they cannot endors
the platform, no object is attained by re
Cancellation, except Il change IN the lot
terry of Office distribution. Office beinl
the object, the business becomes per
sonal, and the best practical course /
to quietly retire from the Clark crowd
eat crow and emulate leading Democrat
In abuse of Cleveland Every man 70
himself. All the talk and writing o.
plans for reuniting the factions nppea
utterly nonsenscal, IN view of the fac
that the entire oflice-holdng crowd !
a. I ela.t
covert enmity TO the national DemoS
rlcy, and now openly arouse sentiment
of hostility TO Cleveland and his at
ministration.
Last August they bitterly denied TIL
hostility, needing the votes of conseryi
tive Democrats. This suspected disloy
atty TO the national party, constitute
the issue between them and the Clar
faction. Now, since they confess the
otfensu, II Is noticed that they don
need and don't want old-time Demccrae
TO NEEDLE in politics any longer.
From my standpoint the silver questio
has saved the car-stable people The
have been prompt to seize their adyai
tage The primaries will all be one wa
q MS in 1890, controlled by fusion wit
the Populists. Such combination 10 u
i present condition of the public min
on the free silver delusion, wi
sweep the state. The various proposition
for reconciliation become baby talk
t This Is bad for the Clark crowd, IL the
e want any of the offices. For others {
le the crowd, who can afford to wait
;, may furnish amusement
v, lhe Clark people who dlckered wit
+ these Populist leaders last SUMMER 10
4, their chance. a divide of the chicken p
- IS what gives strength to the poiluc
N mncllage that binds patriots togethe
10 No distribution was proposed.
At That There IS now projected y cor
Nc blnation on this basis IL proved by q
N cumstan,ial testimony. Such testimor
may hang man, Why not convict poli'
ciansl ! have referred to the open wa
N fare by certain leaders wagcd again
Il the national administration and the n