The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-22
COMMITTEE DISSOLVED.
CHAIRMAN MATL0CK ISSUES AIs VAL.
EDIcToRY ADDRESS.
Commends His Committeeman For Their
Devotion to Pure Democracy and Con-
graduates Them on Securing
Harmony on Democratic Oasis.
Special t) The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
DALLAS, March 20.-The closing
scene of the harmony act was wit
messed today. Chairman Matlock
issued his address disbanding his com,
mittee and Chairman Baker issued a
call for the Democratic state conven-
ton at Dallas Aug. 15 Following is
Matlock's address:
To the Democrats who organized at Turner
hall in 1892:
Your state executive committee
takes this method of informing you
officially of a settlem 4nt of all factional
differences in the Democratic party of
Texas, and our harmonious reunion of
the party upon basis honora BILE alike
to all Democrats. Impelled by a
sense of absolute necessity in 1899 to
separate from some of our brethren in
in order to preserve the purity of the
party and to conform it into the lines
of true principle as we understood
them. We congratulate you that the
object and purpose of the movement
has been most successfully accom-
plished and the united Democracy of
Texas has taken its stand upon the
National platform as the latest expo
sition of party faith, and as a unit will
support and sustain our chosen lead
ers in their efforts to redeem the
pledges of the party to the people.
This glorious consummation having
been attained, followed as it has been
by the immediate reunion of all Dem
ocrats in fraternal harmony, our mis-
sion as members of your state eXecu-
turn to you its high trust, COM
mitted by you to our hands,
with a profound acknowledgment,
distinguished honor, conferred upon
us and an earnest hope that our labors
will receive your calm and patriotic
approval. We append hereto a copy
of the terms of settlement enterei in
to with the Democratic state executive
COMMITTEE of which Hon. Waller S.
Baker is chairman, which committee
under the terms of settlement is vested
with sole executive power in the party
until the meeting of our next state
convention, an official call which will
appear today.
We advise you, fellow Democrats, if
you would preserve the true and glo-
rious principles of our party to our.
selves and our posterity, that you re-
spord with slacrity to the party call
and attend your primaries, for there
the voice of the people can be duly ex,
pressed and the tenets of the party
faith and action receive their first im~
petus direct from the hands of the
people themselves. The party
troubles through which we have
passed should admonish us to in
creasedvigilance in guarding the sacred
fires of Democracy, while extending
to every Democrat his inalieuable
right to criticism and dissension in
advance of party expression. The
basis of the representation in the pri-
maries as adopted, ii enforced, will
exclude the enemies of Democracy
from it's councils and give to party ac.
ton absolute authenticity, and the
action of Chairman Baker and his
committee will demonstrate their pa
triotic devotion to the interests of Der
mocracy and the perpetuation of gen.
erous harmony, 70 the establishment
of which they have so ably contrib
uted. Signed by Chairman Matlock
and the full committee.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
committee is cue and is unanimously
rendered to our chairman, Hon. A. l..
Matlock for his untiring devotion to
the true principles of Democracy, as is
fully demonstrated by the manner in
which he has discharged his duties as
our chairman; and we assert that every
act of his as such has manifested his
wisdom and patriotism and devotion
to true democratic doctrine. We con-
gratulate the united democracy of
Texas upon the benefits accrung to
the party by reason of the efficient
work and course pursued by him in
conducting the duties entrusted to
his care. We express to him our en-
tire approval of every official act Of
his in connection with his Office.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
committee that the thanks of the
united Democracy of Texas are due to
the Hon. Waller s. Baker for his
efforts in procuring unifiction of the
Democracy on terms recognizing the
principles Of Democracy conteDded for
by all the good Democrats of Texas.
The five artiste at the Palace Rail-