Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-10
A BLIZZARD
Not as Dangerous as a
Cyclone.
A SILVER LnADEn's VIEWS OF
THE PROSPECTIVE HARDY
noLr.
FIGHT INEVITABLE.
ONLY oomrLnrn SURRENDER WILL
ooNoiLiArE THE GOLD MEN.
FIGHT INEVITABLE.
ONLY COMPLETE SURRENDER WILL
coNoILlArE THE GOLD MEN.
There Ia Another Elcmcns-rhc reo-
pic to De con.iaered--eo,oco of
Them Lost In Three Years.

A Gazette reporter obtained permits
sion to reproduce conversation he
had yesterday with one OF the leaders
in Dallas OF what the other side Is
pleased to term the "Hogg Democracy"
a man whose political influence ex-
tends Beyond his own city. IL Is typi-.
cal Of what seems to be the dominant
sentiment among the element IL Dali
las represented by the speaker.
DO you believe the Hardy following
VIII undertake TO organize indepen-
IDENTIFY at the Dallas conference
'rnat would seem to be Inevitable
In the present condition of AFFAIRS. II
would put them IN ridiculous atti-
tude TO meet and pass another serice Of
resolutions. Mr.. Hardy did not want
to take any chances on this. and his
letter TO Senator Bowscr. published
this morning, must have been intended
to keep out OF the conference those
who might be disposed to interfere
with the prearranEed plans. IL appear
ances 20 for anything, the conference
of April q ls called to formally adopt
a course OF action that mas been
mapped out. not at Corsicann or Waco.
but at Washington. mir. Hardy's allow
ing eulogy OF MIR. Cleveland In his let
ter relative TO the conference, pub
lished yesterday. was not needed to
tllOW kllt tuilutEtlpn VI TUE llbNt iitilh
with the plan to force the president on
the party for a fourth nomination. IL
was an Interesting coincidence, though,
that Mr.. Hardy's Characterization of
the course OF the state executive COM
mittce ma base descrtion OF the party
brave Defender. Grover Cleveland
came out on the very day that the
nows came from an inspired source at
Washington that Mr.. Cleveland Is q
1 receptive candidate for president II
these surmises are correct, Independent
| action by the Hardyites Is unavoidable.
II Is n part Of the play"
would you advise the Democratic
/ etate executive committee TO comply
/ With the demand for change in the
/ TO be voted at the June primary2'
"The words for bimctalllsm' and
I against bmctallism' on the ballots
are wholly Impartial. and / should
! have opposed their use in the nrst
instance. They signify nothing md
II they stood alone on the ballot fne
| primary would be recognized by the
country MS htupenduous farce, The
question has, however, gone beyond
I This contention, which every man OF
average sense knows TO be merely an
idle quarrel. do not suppose any
county executive committee IN the
state would throw out ballot on
] Whlch the NVius lVr inollomctNnihi,
had been scratched out. 1 am sure I
would be In favor OF counting such a
ballot. The demand made by the Dali
las resolutions was, as every man In
this community Knows who knows
I anything about the subject, not inten-
4 dod to secure n change In the ballot,
but was blum TO try TO scare the
state executive committee Into n back
down from It's position that would en-
able the Clcvelanditcs to claim VIC
tory. ! can Imagine nothing that would
be more cainmitous 10 the Democratic
party OF Texaa In the present situation
OF affairs than such step by the
state committee. II would be a dis
astrous, possibly q fatal hlunder. ~
Is wanted by the gold men to strength
on the efforts OF the Populistf to draw
silver men from the Democratic party.
cince cleveland was inauTnrntcd in
1Sea more than 10000 Texas Democrats
have been driven into the Populist
marty on account of Dissatisfaction
with his administration. III that move
nent is continued much longer the
| control OF tho Democratic party VIII
or course revert 70 the hands OF the
remnant OF geld men"
.rVonld you regard the threatened
NOT of the CLARK Hardy organization
a. misfortune to the Democratic
/ party OF Texas II It should oce'irY'
ION the contrary. 4 woula r ,,,.. Ar ~
Hardy. Judge Clark, Judge Aldridge
or The other gold leaders In the state
n 10 apparent to me, as II must ne
To them. that we can not much longer
work together In political hornces.
7 an rs tired Of the association Is
they are. They have proclaimed pup-
iiolv and BY their actions that they
AZ ,ot rcrard the decision OF the Dem
oSratic party as binling upon them UNI
loss IL meets their appruvpl IN me
40 alate convention they appealed for
i,nr,nonv and rcratched the ticket by
thousands after they had assisted u
nominating II. They haye boosted OF
thcir liberalization 70 defeat Cover
ne fniberson this year With Jerome
itrarhv. 10 huinor them ia not q
aanctIlate them biit 70 arm them with
LINK 10 use npCn Democratic nomi-
noce ANY man VINO FupposeF ihty
would hesi.ate to use II 20 defcat stHte
Il ami congressional nomlncen or ule
marty IA not aeqwAnleu WIN t XXI.
iSnowluq their purposes NJ ! thuk 4
81 wesfid consider them less dgnHcr-
~. ~ oprn enemies than 49, secret
go we have them 70 nght, aiiy-
v ~,av Cuil,eraon has them 20 nhn.'
1rhe ncrpluee for corEtees u 'nis oii ,
trlet Win have TO fight them' ! wonio
.s,her fiaht them IN the open ihnu %
rive them the ndvhnnaHe o. csne0''
incnt In the bush.' a..
aNould there be any onset 70 US
j. iase ~ vote that would be caused ~
indencndcnt organization At ne com
sng Meeting OF the Hardy pepplos
nrhc rem9,n the Clark qiansktf,a,
were 50 anxious 70 ma sbe.'er Ah wv,
n In inc Democratic party aittr Wes
na..1o 81 fgss was that they feared 10
come come 10 showdown Of Their vote;
Tfev knew that II was honb,Inl
,vhether they could poll aooeg yoic.
nsanaing By themsalses, ana II 'n'en'