The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-13
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assumed, so ca led chairman of the
Democratic par of this STATE A
l.. Matlock), and the response to the
same by the ultra leaders of the late
Clark faction, marks an era of stri c
and contention in the Democratic
party of this state during the com
ing campaign that will be prodnc-
tive of more bitterness and party
wrangling than was seen in the las'
campaign. The idea Of a dis
granted, boiling element, const'-
uted of small, insignificant
minority of the party, with four
ff,hs of their voting strength fur
nl,he by n w. Quincy from the
rauks OF the Republican party,
claiming to be the representative
head of the organized Democracy of
the state is preposterous, absurd
and ridiculous.
The plea set forth by them that
the state administration Democracy
antaeonizes the national admins
tra,iun is but a flnsy pretext for
their warranted action in rekind-
ling the bitter animoslties Of the
last campaign,
They VIII know that their pomr-
Gus demands would not be acc d
ed to by the administration wing Of
the party, Notwithstanding the fact
that they |, udly proclaim to the
public that they are the only little
handful of the party who profess
true allegiance to the National ad.
ministration, The fact that the
National administration has gore
back on its platform cuts no figure
with these patri tic ID N crets, and
the fact that their agitation of dis
cordant issues in the pirty ranks Is
calculated to drive thousands Of
good Democrats from the party and
lead to its defeat in the coming cleo
ton S rves as no check upon their
d determination to rule or ruin.
Their hostility to what the Dallas
News is plea ei to denominate the
"Cae Shed Platform, was made
manifest before single principle of
that platform had ever been formu.
lated Or subscribed to aoy he Hou.-
ton convention, and before they
knew what that platform would
contain.
The issues, real or immaainary,
upon which the party split at Hou.-
ton was based, no logger exist, and
the party is a unit upon the Chi
cago platform, the only d ference
ia the small Clark fac ion endorsing
he administration Of Clevelant aud
that test of true Democ.
racy in the face Of the fact that
Cleveland has refused 10 carry out
he demands of the national plat.
form, and as natural consequence
Das paced himself out of unison
with Bis party.
\, /
he endorsers of Cleveland's admin
stratlon, or the endorsers Of the
rational Democratic platform? The
Clark faction evidently say the for
n r; what the state administration
Democracy will say remains to be
seen, when their platform in conven
ion is formulated.
There are but few clear-headed,
unprejudiced minds who
believe that the Matlock call was
made in the interest of party har-
nony. This taking Of time by the
orelcck by an insignificant mi1or.
ty, outlining the policy and pro-
nulg 'ting demands for party tests
md feaity, looks very much like
he tai trying TO wag the dog.
All this tempest in teapot,
aisei by Matlcck and his follow
rs, 20 the effect that the Hogy
Democracy is opposed to the pres.
nt rational administration, is noth.
ng more nor less than manufa,.
ured thunder fof the next stat
ampaign National issues had
lothing whatever to do with the
'olt al the lat Houston convention,
which divided the Democracy of
his state, and has only been in.
ected into our state politics by
issatfected minority, to serve their
nrposes in the coming state cam.
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