Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-26
HALT
SAYS JUDGE WATTS OF Dali
LAS, IN THIS FIGHT
Between pemocrats-Unity is What
is Demanded at This Time, With a
Powerful Foe to Fight.

DALLAS Tex. Aug. 25.-special.)-
Judge A. T. Watts Of this city. for
many years on the supreme bench and |
one Of the leaders Of the Clark forces
in the state. thinks it is time to call
a halt. The judge wants a compromise
and Democratic unity. Judge Watts
published an open letter in the Times
Herald today which created quite SEN
sation in political circles of this city.
Tie letter is as follows;
II am decidedly in favor of the unity |
of Democratic factions in Texas. 1t
seems to me that most imperative ne
eessity demands that past differences |
be buried aud the factions be united
upon the eternal principles of Democ-
racy. For the first time in many years
the Democrats Of Texas are confronted
by a united and strong opposing party;
a party whose demands, if carried into
practical operation, would, in the opin-
ion of many Of our ablest men, bring
disaster upon the entire country. And
it seems to me that these apprehensions
are fairly well founded, for an examina-
tion of the demands of the Populists
clearly indicates to my mind that the
entire trend Of that party iS toward
centralizing, In a dangerous degree, pow
err In the federal government They in
vite the people to a paternalism in
government, federal and state, which
seems to me to be subyersive of the in
deDendence and liberty of the citizen,
ISonsus updar th,. rnle of the PopulistS
a 80. .,,-.,,,,t. 80 r.. ,,,,,,tJ
~ put snHn' eAin'Pie VI "n"' "'uiu
follow should that party control IN the
affairs NJ tba nation.
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~ iiia''e' VI Vouise' uin'S "hn's
the Democrats in this state should be
secured by conciliutory action. No one
should Ia, ostod 40 ia orvtb;ne, b,,rniliot.
~, ~ - ,.,a,1 Wv ,',f p rr,-i,,,
error I ~ tbs nnst i'm nbsolntelv forgot,
10, o,c ~ "a ,,,"r,' D',,n,,s,t ,,,i,t
iii fac, tnrnai IN thc 'fnt,,ra march nm
e. ~ aoaosrtis,,,l,,, ~ H., ,,,,,,J
destiny +bet onght IN nwlit Tits grcat
co,nrnSnvaaItb II coctrNlied hv Drnnn.
cratic nrircties
aHs hnynevcr understood Dc,nocrotic
nriniinits 49, ava tIa ssssntioI nsss,,,.,
~ res,nbiiosr yo,o,.,,,ncrt l,nn,,, tLcs,
~ Tg .. i Iniiols MI
individnaI tS,iycIS s consistc,,t Win gond
.,,.5n, ns'd ~ ,,,,,,.atr ~ s"ri,,t,
I I ana tne IPres S Oh s2iclety
Ldy ~ pgUpde ~ .,,g S ,i,t S,",ri
nate vile uqu,Stloiieu rIgiis 70 Iont h
fi-ii ,, ~ "'.,,. ~, a,,t T., W
snaciai ,s,oi,cl,s here M nn an H.
| cl"nri,. dia,atoJ ,,,, H.. oo,,5ti,PTtinv .
That in the exercise Of powers clearly
| deisg,te1 No onerotinns ~ thn federal
eovernmcnt shoiild be e6nnllv miriam.
| S,aloJ III e,n1or,ant,i ,,co,,ii.
mont b,tb IN STATE aud federal lerisio.
| Hon. omit IN hc eonoiitv of rie,,ts anil
| equality III burdens x. Only that tnNn.
| tlon essential to support an economic adj
| minlstrntig1 Of government can be iusti.
fed, and ali taxntion. either direct or In.
| direct. beyond This Is violation of the
| fundamental princinles of right G. That
| II IL a perycrsion Of the objects and pur.
| poses bf republican government for
either state or nation TO legislate in be
half Of any special interest ut the ex-
pense Of other interests. As to these
principles there can be no difference
among Democrats, and Il Is certainly
true that every evil now expressing the
country sprang directly from departure
from these fundamental principles. And
It is equally true that all these evils
would ba promptly remedied by. enforcing
these principles In the practical admins
trntion of government.
Surely there ought not to be any
serious obstacle TO the unity OF Demo
Gratis
II am decidedly opposed to any ac-
ton which would tend 10 widen the
breach. think Mr. Matiock made Il
mistake IN calling on Dem0crats to
meet and indorse the preS3ident-they
did that at the election by 10000
majority. also think Mr.. Baker makes
mistake in such, expressions as that
If the Turner hall people will return
to the party, he leaders will en-
deavor to induce the party 70 forgive
their .waywardness; these things re
suit IN no good; d nHi no an, Iena ILL 10 iur-
In accomplishing unity l would sug-
gest that the committees cooperate
lions Let Let The he g Tlre w tS commence