Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-15

thereof the present plank on coinage.
Coy. Culberson can be excused Tor
his failure TO quote from nntionai
Democratic party platform. ana TOT
his quotation from Democratic con,
gressmen, as their votes are recorded
upon the various silver bills that nave
been before congress. The Democracy
OF Texas will scarcely forget the hu.
initiating aspect In which 1t was placed
by his leadership Ia the last state cam
paign. The hosts OF Democracy met
at Dallas Texas, In the summer OF
1894. There were three prominent dis-
tingulshed men candidates for COVER
nor. First. the Hon. John II. Reagan
OF Palesline second. Hon. Charles a.
C'ullberson OF Dallas, and lastly, but
not least Hon. S. w. It. Innham OF
Weatherford. Gov. culberson was the
youngest OF the three lie had fnaue
no record whatever on national pom
ties and but little in state affairs.
Judge Reagan had record OF over
my years In public life, had always
bpen bold and aggressive, plain, honest
and blunt; not man In Texas az all
familiar with public AFFAIRS but knew
well where he stood ON the leading
questions of the day. Mr.. Lanham
had been In congress for more than
ten years and his record upon this Is
sue was well known. in fact, the record
OF both Mr.. Reagan and Mr. Lanham
upon the question of the free coinage
OF silver was thoroughly understood,
but not so with Gov. Culbersun.
The convention called upon the three
gentlemen for speeches and each OF
them appeared and made speech,
and while Gov. Culberson was speaking
he was repeatly asked how he stood
upon the free coinage OF silver and
at last, in a weak voice, he said he
was In favor II, and he was again and
Ia nj nj
he eyer gave an answer to the ques-
tion OF the delegates 1t was In very
feeble voice and heard by n few. The
question was evidently very painful
to Gov Culberson Just at that time;
he knew that there were hundreds OF
delegates in that convention opposing
Judge Reagan and Mr. Lanhalm ana
many o. them because OF their views
upon the free coinage question, After
the speeches OF the three gentlemen,
a minority and majority report Of the
committee on platform was submitted,
the majority favoring the Views as en-
tertalned by the national administrh-
tlOn, the minority fnvorlng the Views
entertained by Mr.. Reagan and Mr..
Lanham. on a motion to adopt the
minority report there was an able joint
! debate by three gentlemen on each
| side OF the question and then vote
was had amidst the greatest excite
ment that was ever Seen In Demo-
| Gratis convention In this state. and
l the convention refused to adopt the
| minority report and did adopt the ma
| j1rity report After the result was an
! nounced and before the bnlloting had
| had commenced for nominations for
| governor, Col. IL. NJ. Wynne announced
I to the convention that Judge Reagan's
| name would not be placed before the
] cpnventlon:thut he couldn't consistently
| run on the platform adopted by the
/ convention. Only two names were
! placed before the convention. those Of
| Gov. Culbcrsun and MIR. Lanhnm, and
/ the twu-thirds rule being abolished
! for the FIRST time In the history of the
/ Democracy OF Texas, Gov. Culborson
| received n majority OF the votes OF the
| delegates and stood upon a sound
/ money platform and thanked the con-
! ycntlOn for his nomination, In his
| first speech after the convention adj
/ Iourned he abandoned the platform
| ON the free coinage question and he
| and nearly all OF the other candidates
| for state offices nominated by the con-
| yentlon turned against the sound
money Democrats who gave them their
| nomination and secured their election,
| now 1t Is war to the knife with them,
and knife to the hilt"
! This doubtless accounts for the fact
| that Gov. Culberson Is not Inclined to
| look to the expressions OF the Demo-
cratic party through It's platforms to
| ascertain what n Is In favor OF.
| | should not close this communication
without saying that Gov Culberson
had, In llmping way in speeches
made before the convention assem-
bled, shown u willingness to adopt
Judge Reagau's views on free coinage;
nor should | fail to state that, after
the convention was held. he claimed
the right to cnnstrue the platform
adopted at the Dallas convention In
accordance with those Views. though
Reagan. with years. OF honors upon
his shoulders. refused To permit his
name TO go before the convention.
\. NJ, CARTER,