The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-08
EXPRESSES HIMSELF.
JUDGE HENDERSON GIVES HIS SIDE
OF THE QUESTION AT ISSUE.
Strongly Favors Unity and Thinks the Cause
Of the Democratic Party Should Note
Be Jeopardized by Non.
Essentials.


ject of harmony, he being the chair
man of the Hogg club of Travis county
In reply the judge said:
Inasmuch as you call on me, as
chairman of the Democratic club OF
Travis county, which was organized
during the political campaign in this
state IN 1892, 1 would have preferred a
conference with the executive COM
mittee of said club before answering,
but inasInuch as this is not practical
BILE, as they are in different parts of
tho county, am compelled to give you,
in a general way, what understand
reflects the sentiments of those who
we claim represented the regular
organized Democracy OF the state.
AS Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to
Colonel William Duane, dated at
Monticello, March %, 1911, after he
had passed through many hotly con.
tested political campaigns, state
and national, and served
two terms as president of
the United States. says in reference to
our republican form of gover nment
and the preservation thereof by the
party of which he was an honorable
member: "The last hope OF human
liberty in this world rests on us. We
ought, for 80 dear stat, to sacrifice
every attachment and every enmity.
IT we move in mass, be it ever so Cir
cuitously, we shall attain our object;
but if we break into squads, every one
pursuing the path lie thinks most
direct, we become an easy conquest to
those who can now barely hold US in
check. L repeat, that we ought not
to schismatize on either men or meas
ures." We think these words of this
grand old tribune Of the people can
mended to the Democrats of Texas. 1
know that sometimes L differ with
those whose opinions are as pure and
sound as my own. L censure none,
but do homage to every one's right OF
opinion. However, we must in demo.
cratic forms of government recognize
the right of the majority to govern. 1t
is true individuals still have the right
of freedom of speech and the minority
have the right to convince, if they
can, enough of the majority to add
to the minority and thereby become
in the majority, but party action to
this effect must be haG at the proper
time and place and in the proper
methods.
There exists division of the D mo-
took place there has bee an nelection in
this state. The causes of this division,
among other things, haXe been passed
on by the Democrats Of this state.
The verdict was in favor of those can
didates who were running on the
ticket of which w. s. Baker is
chairman of the executive committee.
Can it not be reasonably agreed that
the Judgment of the people as to the
question is res adjudicata? This ques-
ton was certainly before the tribunal
which passed on the case, and it was
argued at length. We will not
take time to present the issues tried ;
they are we'll understood. AS a result
of said division we have two executive
committees in this state each
claiming to be, the true Democratic ex-
ecutive. 1t is not usual indeed it Is not
desirable or ploper to nave two agents
to do the same work at the same time
when one can do the work more eff
GENTLY. Each OF said committee pre-
sents itself to the Democrats of Texas
as the proper agent to serve it in the
capacity Of an executive committee
what are you going to do about this?
Some say let's reorganize. 1t is q good
deal of trouble to commence anew
and reorganize all along the line in q
state which covers so much territory
and contains as many Democrats as
Texas. Talking on such lines is cheap
and easy but the work would be diff.
cult. A few would desire to do the
advising and let the great body of
Democrats do the work of organizing.
AS one of the rank and file l am
against being put to this trou BILE under
the circumstances which surround us.
II believed 1t was necessary and that
patriotism required it, would cheer.
full submit, but t does not seem to
me necessary. There is, think, a
more practical way and one that is
to all parties concerned.
Let w. S. Baker, who / believe is
the chairman of the regularly organ.
lied Democracy of Texas, and holds
title to the Democratic gavel, in trust,
however, to which there is O regular
chain of transfer to him from the SOW.
ereignty of the Democratic people of
Texas, and his executive committee
meet; let this committee with pru-
dence, wisdom and sincerity take &C.
tion to bring about harmony in the
Democratic ranks. Let it invite with
a cordiality and lIberality as to which
there can be no misunderstanding,
those who voted for Judge Clark and
who come up to the usual test of
Democrats, to participate in all the
proceedings of this organization and
be on an equal footing with those who
voted for Governor Hogg. Let the
state convention when it meets, in
pursuance to the foregoing, pass
resolution with reference to this ques.
ton of division, as the state
of 1883 did in
regard TO the question of
That is to the effect,
that the question of division shall not
be agitated as party question. The
action taken in regard to prohibition
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