Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-07
me GAZETTE: III aOglH gEXAs MONDAY. AUGUST 4 1883

tb,a u,o..s congressman and one Texas
ssn,,..,. ,,r,nose TO sink partisan differ
cnces and fight with the free silver P9pu-
lists and Republicans OF the Vest Rea-
gan. the car-stable representative az me
Chicago silver convention In the midst
Of an nronrious crowd of Populists,
RcpnhItcans and Greenbackers, declared
tLeir n,,rnnse a political one, to be at
tninrd bv n combination of citizens, with
out reference to past party affiliations.
The same day tins was uttered Chair
man A Shlv of the Texas Populists pub
lished n cali for conference. which he
prays NAV result in the consolidation of
the whole reform element of Texas In
one grand army that VIII, under the
guidance Of God, march to victory. etc.
Ashby's idea Of the reform element eS-
cludes Cleveland people. He could only
have meant that the reformers of the
Populisf ngrty and the car-stable party,
stantNne ON Identical plauks us TO silver
and the income tax, have Il proposition
on hand 10 consolidate. Judge Reagan's
Chicago declaration is the equivalent Of
Ashby's They both invite consolidation.
Reagan Is to tnke care of the new ma
tional marty and Ashby is to handle the
Texas end. Ashhy calls the Populsts
together but says Texas interests re-
quire flat all reforniers be invited to
meet with us, Reagan is up North pro
selyting POpulists and Republicans, while
ASlDy is IONu topulu lpAhliH open lnt
doors of the new political tabernacle to
| the Hogg Democracy. The cnse is made
ont and it Is evident that the scheme
will succeed in Texas.
| If these incidents were only singular
condolences and there is no conspiracy
| in fact, you would hear of some PROPOSE
| tons from the Car-stable people for re-
Cancellation. But they are as silent as
| the grave, leaving the Populist confer
| ence To meet In Chairman Bakers town
| at perfect liberty to arrange for the
CONSOLIDATION of all the reform ele-
ments. The chairmen are practically
| party workers With them wirepuling,
dating are Justified by the end. So VIXEN
| Chairman Baker is introduced to Chair
| man Ashhy ut Waco and they put their
heads together and read Reagan's Chi
cago speech and memoranda for con-
soidation, the Clark mon may as well
hide out another two years.
Ashby can resist no longer.
Don't you see" observes Chairman
Baker. "our concessions? Mr. Reagan.
! our platform chairman, refused to yield
an inch to Colonel Giddings to Seth
shepard or to Dudley Wooten ut our
! Houston convention and he refused to
swerve hairs breadth upon the de-
mnnds of the Cleveland faction. Now,
here at Chicago, before the eyes of the
nation, again as platform maker, he pre-
sents report. Objections from noted
Democrats and Republicans are sub
mitted and again resisted until Cyclone
Davis of Texas proposes an amendment
that was denied Shepard. Giddings, Woo
ten and the Cleveland Democrats. Com
missioner Reagan gracefully conceded
10 your grand leader Cyclone Davis,
Then. Brother Ashby, our only Coke
has tumbled to your party We are all
outside the Old Democratic party and
can't get into the Republican party"
Mr.. Baker is clear-hoaded lawyer
and more than match for Brother
Ashby
At a former party conference at Waco
Mr. Ashhy proposed resolution. Ii
was IN 1883 and was an Alliance-knight.
of r-ProhbitiOn-fusion meeting
Ashbys resolution was: "Resolved. tina
we recognize every man to be Il Demo
crat who believes In the doctrine tina
all men are born free and equal. witt
equal rights to all and exclusive priv
leges to none" The resolution wa
unanimously adopted. Ashby is com
mitted to this Democracy and Bake
should hold him to it.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows
Now Reagan and others join Il Western
governor, who declares war and pro
poses to ride to his saddle-skrts i
Eastern blood unless silver is free. Onl
n little while back one of them propose
TO ride to his sadille-skirts In Easter
blood il they made the f'nigger' free
Another Fort Warren letter will come i
due time.