Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-13
suHGENT POLITICAL POINTERS
Some Fort Worth Democrats Who
Admire q, Fighter as Wei n- n
Statesmen nnd HIVE No More Use
for scrntchcrs Than Republicans.

A 'Politics Is awful risky, but we find
4 Snt soor. or late that our ballots. like
( good whisky, should always be taken
atraight." said "a man Of poetic turn
OF mind. but with all his faults in this
line n good Democrat.
The subject being discussed was the
cffects OF The presidents attitude To-
wards Senator Iiill In the late election.
There was y room fun OF prominent
K 11ort Worth Democrats, some OF them
high in the councils Of the party. sew
eral being recipients Of positions OF
honor at its hands And the reporter
was there. but from the very start was
handlcnppsg by being told not 10 quote
names. OF course, he had no right TO
drag man into print whether he
would or he wouldn't, and thought the
safest plan In these degenerate days
MAS to eHchew the name of that Demo-
crat who was not seeking notoriety as
Dc would evil,
Having been promised that he
Wouldn't be quoted, he began again.
"some Democratic talk of thc presi-
slcrt's dignity ana AL that Kind Of
stun The kind OF a leader l like ~
lilE VI AAANaE WIN Will lkAAAs VIM WIZ
set the pace for the boys IN the
tranchra like gallant Adlai Stevenson.
~ u was beneath the dignity Of Grover
Cleveland 10 even Say he would like
10 see David y. nm elected how were
the feelings OF our vlce-presldent at
fected when he pulled or his cont and
plunged into the thickcst Of the bhtleE
No man Is Rreuter than his party and
I'VE can now recall those prophetic
words OF Henry W;tterson when no
said n the Democratic party went To
New York for it, standard bearer In
1897 u would march through a Hiaugh-
Ter house into an open grave me
Same great editor tolls "A long story ~
q nutshell when in u recent editorial
he says. Faction tcreatod NJ the white
hiouse) once in the saddle rode booted
and apurred down the Democrats col-
unins' But we have been taught "a
good lesson Now York has lost IT'S
political prominence 80 far as the
national Democracy " concerned. NH
the next nominee Will. must.comc from
the West.
"Bnt the prcsldcnt, great as have
been Ills plumbers. Us 10 great man lie
nffecta an Indifference ton sublime 20
~ h,r,nn vat IA as sorry today for MS
mistakes az the humbleft private M
fhc RANKS. / thank God he rs To stand
In thp Wav of MoSlnlcylHm Tor az
least two years. In the short session
nfk.0urreaa soon 70 be on hRud ! Wuull
tll,,, 40 ane tho finishing touches put 20
- ta.lff biil and other ieEialatlon that
may suggest lthch 10 lllN
an two years the beneficial effects
,f tho Wilson bill viii DO seen on every
hnnd our forces can be collected our
energies recuperated and undrr thu
ieaderahip ~ such mnn az SteVen s
we can fight again the pat'lo ot iioV
trade and win"
,rhis outburM Of Democracy over,
ne pauscd for breath ana another be-
ran. a. for ono. can not nttTlnute
the recent disaster that overlook w
partv to Mr.. Cleveland He was party
Responsible for the fnctlons tat en-
gendercd disoord In our own rhnkh-
more SO than any other, prupnbly-hul
not nlt6gether. lie " the official head
~ tho party and an such should b'
strentrthencd lIy every man clhlmini
10 be n Democrat l think, myaeH
HIS attitude towards Senator lllu wni
not exactly rlght. yet he hnd nae
ample provocutlon TO mako him no
IN such "a manner Like my friend
j think the beet course for the party
TO pursue ia to let the New forF
Democrats severely alone. Let thru
settle their dlHenslons Inside state
lines and then when we start on me
march to Washington and ottcrward'
the work townrds building a govern
ment Ike that 1onerspn had. ther'
viii be no traitor 20 cnll n halt"
There were hnlf u dozen others, anC
OF the whole crowd who gave vent q
their npluionn only one Endorsed every
positlon OF the president They rcsar'
Am na martyr hurried 20 defeat b.
those who were branded ns fia frlcnds
yet hope that he win prove morn mag
unanimous than Grover c., ana forge
N.tsf "a