Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-17

upon their recommendation land all
should have). the voter there. even in
the remotest part OF the state, will
see printed tickets there with the
names on them OF all OF the pfosQht
state ofiicera who are or viii be caiidi-
dates Jointly associated for theif COM
blned influence handed out TO the Vo-
tors with solicitations In their favor by
thelr friends or agents, In attendance
there for that purpose. which has
usually been the case at the polling
places In the regular state elections
for state officers in November. but not
80 heretofore at the primarles as here
tofore held.
Now. considering that there are In
this state over 2i0 counties and In the
whole OF them an aggregate OF from
$500 to 5000 voting places, what chance
would /, or any other man In private
life. with limited means and without
u known adhcrent In three-fourths or
the countlee, TO cope ngahist such u
combined Influence for any state Office.
II he thought he would stand fair
chance FOR success Il nominations were
made as heretofore In the state con-
ventions as they have been. Such
weight OF advantage In their favor IS
80 great under the present plan as TO
give rise to the imputation that this
was scheme gotten up to perpetuate
III Ollitt u PARTICULAR tt1 VI Nltl "ANHA-
bined In ring to remain In control OF
the state government. / should be sor-
rs TO believe any such thing of emil
nent men who have been so highly hon
ored by their fellow citizens through
out the state
!. as an old. lifelong Democrat an
ardent advocate OF silver coinage ns
redemption money, appeal TO the great
body OF so-called silver Democrats to
give at once public assertion Of their
views In favor of allowing such action
IN the primaries and elsewhere as will
enable those dlffering from us to have
voice In some paccticable shape 80
as 10 show their strength In the party.
II should be done, not on the princi-
pie OF extending a favor to them, but
rather for our own benefit. so that We
can stand before the world as Just
men, Hcorning 10 use an unfair advnn-
tage by our strength Of numbers. We
are strong In this grand old state OF
Texas, and cnn achieve victory In a
fair tight. and need not the use OF
poisonous weapons to do Il. We should
not be thru.so.from our firm pedestal
Of manly magnanlmity by taunts that
we are not Democrats because ~ are
silver men or by all the talk about
Sound money" We know that We are
Democrats. and we know that the rat
tie OF the silver money in the pockets
ever has voiced. to them sound money,
sound money the world over.
Satisfied with ourselves politically,
and conscious Of our strength, we can
well afford even-handed Justice to those
opposed to us, and, therefore, II is the
place OF the silver men 10 extend to
them their just measure of influence
without their asking for IL. so that the
party may act together in at least what
pertains to the state government, that
viii need all OF our joint efforts 10 Sc
cure and maintain an efficient and
economical administration of 1t.
But II It is our fate that obstinaey
rules the day, and no harmony In tn
party is reached, will have to say that
Inever before fully understood the wise
ndmonitions OF that great man. the IA
Their OF his country, George Washing
ton, when, In his farewell address, he
depleted the direful evils arising from
the inordlnntc Indulgence In party splr-
Il in politics. lie then he'd in mind the
heated strife between opposing parties.
lie then could hardly have had In con-
temptation the suicidal effect OF n ram
oorous party spirit rasfng with unap-
peasable hate between factions OF the
same political party that would rend
asunder the Ties that connected them
Together o. NJ ROBERTS.