Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-24

''N'' ~ i17uf winch ought NOT IN
be longer adjourned: and
That the party should be appealed to
ana organized upon this issue:
mat committee of i've be an
pointed to prepare an open address 10
the people OF Tennessee in accordance
with The views herein expressed, and
upon the necessity and methods az the
organization necessary to maintain
tnem
That this committee Of FIVE he com.
posed of James II Mead. chairman
with four others to be appointed by the
chairman Of this meeting. shall have
tull power to effectuate the necessary
organization of the Democratic party,
ana that they are directed to do with
out delay.
JAMES d. RICHARDSON.
JAMES NJ. HEAD
JERE HORN,
JOHN j. VERTREEs.
N. n con
JAMES a. JONES.
w. T.. LEDGERWOOD.
At the suggestion of Hon. John Al
iison the words and unlimited" were
inserted after free"
Colonel Cox suggested that the words
inside the Democratic party" be add
ed at the close of the resolution. but
Major Richardson said there could be
no organization OF Democrats inside
party.
Colonel Cox insisted on his motion.
He wanted II clearly understood that
ms work must be done inside the
party.
Mr.. Enloe inquired II 1t was intended
to set aside and disregard the ma
chinery of the party.
Major Richardson replied that there
was no such intention. They wanted to
use the party machinery and use 1t
right.
Mr.. Enloe urged the necessity OF i'm
mediate action ..nd organization by
congressional districts, so that the peo-
pc favoring Tree coinage could realize
tnat the movement was In earnest
Major Richardson said the commit.
tee would doubtless get to work at
once
MIR, Enloe said the longer this work
was put OF the less advisors there
would be. He said there were gentle-
men who were aspirants for office at
the hands of the Democratic party who
were afraid to attend the meeting.
Mr.. Il, j. Travis spoke OF the neces-
sity for immediate organization In his
section.
The word probably" In the resolu-
ton did not strike Hon. Rice A. Pierce
with favor. He wanted to know II this
gave the committee the right TO say
To the party that in the state can
vass all reference to the financial is-
sues should be left out. He said there
was no use Disgusting the facts and
they might as Well face It. He believed
In making the fight inside the Demo-
cratic party in Tennessee and submit.
ting 10 the result. He believed under
the call made at Memphis the object
was to organize throughout the Unit
ted States the friends OF free silver In
the Democratic party as Democrats.
He understood this organization was
TO fight not in national affairs alone
but In the state az well. He wanted TO
meet the issue fairly and squarely,
and let friends know that they were
going to make the hght and try to win
It,
Major Richardson said probably"
should remain In. We could win in
Tennessee ON free coinage at 10 to 1.
Mr.. Enloe said he understood the use
sary. There was no doubt In "our
own minds"
The resolution was then adopted.
Colonel Thomas l.. Williams suggest
ed that this committee should assign
some very potential reason for the
dissatisfaction inside the Democratic
party in Tennessee. The gold stand
ard means more bonds, said he. for
the bond holders and an Increase in the
national debt: II means $50 mules. II
means 80 cent wheat. 20 cent oats and
% cent corn. II means cents for cat
tie and sheep, and 1t means p0nics
and hard times for the people In this
country. The dissatisfaction in the
Democratic party In Tennessee, how
ever. IL not attributable to the money
question but to too much Clevelnndism
and too little of Democracy. The ma"
jority OF the people favored free and
unlimited coinage. They favored max
ing the standard silver dollar legal
tender for every debt. public and pri-
vate, and putting silver back where
II was in 1873, when the Republican
party struck It down. When one look
ed back to the Democratic vote Of 1885,
600 in 1883 and realized that now we
could barely muster 100000. II was
readily seen that there was something
wrong. The people In his county saw
what II was. Knox county Democrats,
when they came to town, saw their old
political enemies wearing Uncle Sam &
uniforms and drawing salaries. They
wanted to know II this was modern
Democracy and II so, they wanted
none OF 1t. and he couldn't blame them
much
Chairman Bates then appointed the
committee called for In the resolution
as follows: James NJ. Head, John j.
Vertrees, Casey Young, w. l.. Ledger
woond and Albert II. Mcneil.
Then there were calls for Colonel
Vertrees. and that gentleman respond
ed briefly. He congratulated the meet
ing upon the action taken, and said
every man present appreciated the sit
uation and the fact that time had
come when the Issue has TO be made.
There was no longer room for diplo-
macy; the time had come for war. The
Democratic party was In very serl-
GUS situation. The old rank and file
that had always stood to the guns
had, during the past iive years. been
gradually slipping away. Mossback
Democrats, who had been formerly re-
lied on to do battle. had been going
OF. The question was Democrats
born and tried In the party had gotten
to the point where they would no long
ger stick to the Democratic ticket 1t
was because they lacked confidence In
the control of the Democratic party.
These men could be gotten back. The
only safety for the party NY IN the
subortiination OF Individual opinion TO
the aggregated judgment OF the party.
''The Hight must be on the ship. and II
they whip us. fight them on the other
end next time" The reverses were
due to Democratic apathy. but Democ-
racy aroused was more than match
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