Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-06

cratic ticket at the last election had
confessed and Joined the Peoples party
During the two days encnmpment re-
Gently held at Greenwood, Wise coun-
ty, a large number came over and as
result Of the two days meeting IN fara-
disc held two weeks ago, hfty-three
| announced themselves as Popullsts.
He thought It impossible for the tree
! coinage Democrats to be pulled INTO
the primaries They were determined
I to stand aloof he said and vote as
they pleased. The office holders VINO
, are In favor of free coinage will gener-
ally 70 with the gold bug crowd while
the rank and file will Join the Popu-
lists. In fact they were coming TO us
every day
Dr. G. b. Harris Of Bruceville. Nc
Lehman county, former editor OF the
! Herald OF that town and eX-secretary
Of the Texas Reform Press association,
/ an indefatigable worker was early on
the ground. Speaking of the reform
movement he related the following
| interesting bit of history which Will be
! news to most people. He said he was
indicted with i. Tom Cox and others
| for being members of the Cotton Seed
| Crushcrs association of Texas. though
he himself was not member of that
| organization. As soon as Mr.. Culberson
| had entoined them thus preventing
| them from holding meetings or doing
any business as an association he wrote
the attorney general asking him TO
entoin the Waters Pierce Oh company
and the Standard OH Trust also from
doing business in Texas which should
d be done on the same grounds on which
the oil trust had been estOpped. No
answer was received and action not
being taken he wrote again making
the same request. This being ignored
he wrote Governor Hogg concerning
the matter. The governor said Mr..
as sufficient evidence could be furnished
him to act on. The doctor replied by
saying II he would tell him what he
wanted to move the chances We're that
he could supply him with all the neces-
sary evidence. but this was apparently
not wanted The query with the doc
tor and the rest OF the PopulistS was
why should the attorney general treat
the Standard Oil Trust and the Waters
Pierce company one way and the MEM
bers Of the Cotton Seed OIL association
another And they are still wondering
at the Partially shown the former.
Ihe Populists are growing in Nc
Lehman county said the doctor, especi-
ally on account OF the increasing
hard times while better times were
promised by the Democratic speakers
and papers. The present administra-
ton Is the sOrest disappointment the
rock ribbed have had to endure for
many a decade
From the nth to the 18th Of this
month inclusive. the Popullsts would
mold grand encampment at Waco.
invitations have been sent to Senator
Coke, Waller, Baker and George Clark
TO be present and speak The latter
has accepted. No discussion or debate
Is expected but Jim Davis will follow
Mr. Baker, Harry Tracy will follow
Mr.. Coke and Judge Davis viii follow
Judge Clark. Mr. Douthett and others
~ e.
sides to be fairly represented that all
the people may Judge FOR themselves.
speaking of coalition or fusion be-
tween the free coinage Democrats and
Popullsts, he said there was no pros
poets of 1t If the Populsts We're called
upon to give up any OF their blanks
from the Omaha platform. The most
or the free silver Democrats will
sooner or later come to us while the
office holders and those who live
by perquisltcs Will 20 to the gold bugs
None nave left US to 20 to the De-
mpcracy since the last election. Their
chiet argument against the Populists
Is That they have no money and no
sense, but this, the doctor thought
was most base ana ignoble. In fact
there was no argument In such abusive
language.
The editor Of the Rockville Messen-
ger, w. VI. Ferguson, said the POps
carried Milan county for Nugent at the
last election, casting 25Sl votes. while
tulherson got 1856, but the Democrats
bought up the negroes and thereby got
the county Offices. Old Milan Is the
nome OF Harry Tracy c, w. Maoune
ana several other notables. Doctor
Macune IL now In back from Washing |
ton ana has started an Independent |
roe coinage paper ut Cameron.
The Populists, he said, are stronger
IN me county than ever before. II is
conceded by the best Democrats that
We VIII carry the county at the next |
election. Governor Hugg captlvated
two or three Pops during the last cam |
hlEn, but they are coming back to us
While there is some talk OF fusion he |
tween the free coinage Democrats and /
the Fopullsts. only few of the latter |
iaVor 1t. While we are not willing to /
give up anv OF our principles he said |
most OF us are willing to make the /
light mainly on the money question
~ our county mass convention Thurs /
day the Omaha platform was lndorsed .
were good. "'
,,, Jim q, Davis Of the NIndicator at Sui
phur Springs popularity known as ''Cv-
cIone DAVIS was esnied. the center
OF good crowd Of eager listeners
Watching our opportunity he was de-
coyed' drawn aside and cornered for n
rev minutes The free silver element |
- '.i'' N'hHNlNt ne Sdlut is on n Crisis
Kentucky and Maryland have both in
dorsed the administration and most
OF the other states that will hold cleo.
lions within the next twa months will
40 the same. Then disntegration will
necessarily follow rapidly in the Demo
cratic party, Thirteen states and tor
ritorles will have elections this venr
the Republicans will also declare for
SOUND money or vote down all efforts
TO plede the people to free coinaFe
That party will then dlsintegrate in
the North and West. The patriotic ola.
ment In both these parties who arc
opposed to banks. bonds, etc. and in
favor OF free coinage. will either form
a new party for themselves or come 10
us The new party will be helpiess
! therefore believe that by the first Of
next February there Will be a ground
swell, perfect avalanche OF voters
rom these old parties In the North
South and West. coming to us. a ~
we will be. ""'Sh
l have very little confidence in the
honesty OF purpose Of Senator Turnia
OF INDIANA and Harris OF Tennessee
They are decoy ducks. They will frus,
trate the hopes of the free silverltes
Senator voorhees, of Indiana is with
Thus the Judge gave a forecast NJ
the future. Continuing he said the
great question for America Ia dacida
IL whether she shah have the privIIess
OF coming her own money or tbrn,,Sh
me influence OF the bank OF F,nsian5