Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-30

OF cheek" A big laugh at Arkansas
expense followed. Tracy's resolution
carried.
duestlng Chairman Ashby 10 appoint
Tlge Robinson 20 represent Texas Pop
ulists In working to get the convention
w. L. Thurman OF Denton introduced
n resolution advising all Popullsts TO
encourage Third party papers In their
communities rather than starting
others. This soon met with round
OF dlsapproval Thurman stated that
his resolution referred to cases where
other parties were trying TO start OPP
position papers yelled under the cloak
OF Reform" Harry Tracy got the
floor and said such an expression was
directly contrary TO the first principle
OF their faith, which guaranteed TO
every man the right to do what he
pleased, Just 30 he did not interfere
with the rights OF others.
j. 4. w. Loe OF Dallas said the reso-.
luton was lnpoltic and every Pop
was working for Individual liberty.
Mr. Wynn Of Brownwood-lf they
are Popullsts from principle and not for
pic they win not need resolution Ike
this TO make them support the right
paper.
The chair. finally on motion. appoint
cd q committee to look into this matter.
Thurman, Evans and Dornblaser were
named. After being out fully half an
hour they decided to make no report,
and the resolution was dropped.
"Thq stcreotyped printing scheme"
as Harry Tracy called II. or the News
paper Union" came up again. After
numerous resolutions and counter reso-
| lutlons II was postponed indefinitely.
Editor Calhoun brought up Martin
| Irons, who addressed the association,
reading from manuscript. He spoke
| OF his connection with labor organiza-
| tlons In the past and Of the troubles he
had had. asking thom to trent him
| leniently.
! When he had concluded Ashby got the
| floor and fairly surpassed himself N
| point OF eloquence. He said Martin
| Irons had been bounded by the officers
on false charges. He had proven their
| base assertions untrue. and the press
were allowing him to go on his way
without correction. His name and char
actor besmrched by as foul charges
as could pollute man Robert EN-
NETT, just before his execution had
! said to those around him: write no
| epitaph on my tomb til ireland has
| taken her proper place among the ma
lions OF the earth. All ask is the
| charity OF silence This would have
! done II nothing had been said Of Ir ms
!
and left the thorn in the wound. He
cared not what they thought OF him,
| what others thought OF him, but by
| the gods he would stand by Martin
lrons with all he had. His remarks
We're loudly applauded.
! Harry Tracy offered n resolution
thanking stump Ashby for the work
he had done and was doing. ana urging
! officials TO send him money with which
TO continue the good work. 1t was
! unanimously adopted.
| w. H. Farmer or Greenville, Austin
correspondent OF the Reform Press took
! occasion to do some wholesale ronst .
ing Of Democratic members OF the last
| state legislature.
The president appointed three mem
bers to prepare a suitable program for
| the next annual meeting In Dallas on
the third Monday OF next May. The
| motion to 60 to Dallas next year had
| previously been made and carried
Harry Tracy. Joe Bradley and l.. Cal
noun were named, The work Of the
| pencil pushers was over and they re-
luctantly bade the hall goodbye.