Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-23

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las, ! do not eNnggeratr when ! say
that | received one thousand letters
from Democrats IN different parts OF
the state commendntory OF the nctl, u
OF the committee In deciding 90 submit
the question 10 the people at pi lmary
election. Everybody was sntisncd v&-
cept George Clark and his listle gnng
whose sentiments were reelected IN an
editorial In the Dallas News VI tho
18th or Soth OF May lust, in which the
following appears. "fhn lscua wrs In
regular form and with due ceremony
buried by the state Democratic convOn-
lion, Whence do Chairman Dudley
and his committee derive authority 10
dig up the corpse and hold special
Popullstlc primary election over IN"
AZ soon as issued my oall for the
Democratic executive committee to
meet to Ak the time rnd 1nnncr OF
holding the primary election and call
state conventions. George Clark de-
clared II was u declaration OF war and
meant n dissolution nj The lArty. and
That they did not propose to he
governed by any expressions II a pri-
mary election. In the Fort Worth
Gazette OF January 90. a peclal tele-
gram from Paris, Tex. dated January
70. appears. In which the following Ian
guogc is used "A caucus OF the leaders
OF the sound money Dcmocrats OF La
mar county was hold In this city this
afternoon. II wns the sense OF the
meeting to fight the free silver move
ment to the Last notch and stand
squnrely by the National Democratic
platform and the administration OF
President Cleveland regardless OF the
state Democracy" thereby DENYING The
right OF local self-government IN the
party ana the sovereignty OF the party
In a state to declare the doctrines and
principles n taYOra, which right they
now say has hoen grossly violated by
the executive committee IN ordering n
primary election.
ON the 2Sth OF May. 1891. this same
George Clark. now a gold lug, late OF
the Galveston oyst0r roast, wrnle n
letter to NOaH Barry. Esq, Walnut,
Tex. I'm which he said;
"a. The masses Of tho people believe
that there is inequality OF governm mt
In this country. and | lErec with Them
They believe that money has too much
power, that under the constant in
spiration Of government, II Is gradually
concentrating all wealth In the hands
Of fow, and this wealth In turn IL
dominating the government aud max
ing II an ariStocracy. And I agree With
them In this. They believe that In a
faw years. II present conditions rom in
as they are. We viii have biliionairos
among us, whose every dollar viii rep
resent u dollar taken from the general
masses. I agree with them In this.
"2 They believe that the money
power has already 'cornersd' the money
market and thus evolved serious
financial stringency, which IL parslyg-
ing trade. especially In the south and
West, destroying values everywhefs,
and threatening 10 bring ruin and desc
lntion 20 all classes but the money
class. agree with them In this.
"S. The farmers believe that they
have not had "a fair whack' sinco
the formation OF the government. In
this they are ominently correct. They
know that under the guisn of tariff
they have been perpetunlly robbed for
the bsncft OF manufacturers, and they
are tired Of 1t. I don't blame them, for
/ am tired of the same business my
self They believe that they have been
Systematically pluoknd by the gam
bl-rs every year, and ! am not sure
but what they nre right. for every
year the market Nv mnda to vary 40
per cent, and the variation catches the
farmer generally Mt its lowest point
when he wants TO sell, and nt the
highest point when he wants TO BUY.
politics III becoming more practical
every day. and with the removal OF
all menace OF African supremacy, the
public mind IL addressing itself to
economic questions PARTIES must
hcnceforth discard all hlEh-soundiny
pronunciation and give the people
something practical. They want re-
lief not empty declarations or bonn
bastic buncome The first wish OF their
hearts Is 10 Join In q combined assault
upon the intrcnchments of capital and
10 strip II OF It's power for further
oppression In this all patriotic Amen-
cans ought to wish them well. Not that
they desire to destroy capital or 10
deprive II OF its legitimate rights. or TO
interfere with honest Accommodations.
What they demand Is that our States
manship shall no longer leave them 10
the mercy OF capital, which has no
mercy. what they prny for w that
neither they nor their children nor
their children's children shall remain
the serfs OF syndlcated or family
wealth, to dictate the terms OF their
existence or the policies Of thelr gov
eminent. They want freedom and the
establishment q a poverrmont OF
the people, by the people and for the
people.
for these OWLS, and we shall probably
ind the true one ere long. Whenever
the people IN mass determine to do an,
hing. they also find some way IN which
to accomplish their purpose; and they
have already determined that there
shall be a change OF conditions Of this
government. In times like these II II
the first duty OF every citizen not 70
lose his head or get ratified.
THE fight the people are making and
Tend TO force IN against the methods
ind power OF capital. They see this foe
within the four walls OF the
'snate, and they propose TO cleanse