Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-16
WAR TO THE KNIFE"
the FIERCE RATTLE SHOUT OF
WARWICK.
Not wiling to -oondone the onens-
en- of Chairman pudIcy and the
Democratic state Executive Com
raitee.

Galveston-Dallas News. April 10:
The following was the result OF
visit to Hon. Geo Clark to-day:
Waco. Tex, April is.-(To the News.)
II heartily approve the article in your
paper OF yesterday entitled "a Diet OF
Chan, and It's manly sentiments
should commend themselves TO every
Democrat.
The offense of Mr.. Dudley and his
committee cannot be atoned by this
reluctant and practically immateriai
concession. The crimes committed at
Austin on February o and consisted OF
greater things than the trlckery dis
played In framing the ticket to DO
voted on the financial issue. This was
diagraceful enough In all conscience.
but there were worse things done than
that. The sentiments OF three senn-
torial distrints were deliberately de-
ned, and tho complexion OF the COM
inittee changed by the chairman In or
der 20 secure partisan advantage over
Democratic who had trusted the chair
man. This accomplished, tho chair
man and his fellows proceeded TO de-
molish the foundation OF Democracy
which IN home rule and the riEht OF
local representative self-government.
II has ever been the party boast, TINT
all powers were Inherent In the peo-
pie. and that they Ind the lnalicnnble
right to assemble themselves together
In thcir local communities and give
expression to their views ON oil public
questions, without limitation from any
source through their representatives
heard In county conventions, and the
counties are the constituent units
which compose the state convention.
The Democracy OF Texas speaks In
state conventions by counties aud not
by election precincts. The chairman
and his nbettors have reversed this.
and have sent their order down TO the
people, limiting their right OF express
sion to single question, and ubro-
eating the right OF county conventions
altogether County conventions have
been practically abolished by Mr.. Dud-
ley. and In their stead he has ordered
and decreed that new oiIiclallsm
shah be created, to-wlt. permanent
deicGates to be elected each election
year In precinct primary elections who
shall hold their offices for one year,
and whose official duty II shall be 10
attend all conventions hold during the
year. and until their successors are
he has foisted upon the party, with
out It's consent, a new species OF rep
resentntlon and deprived the Democrats
OF the state OF the right. never before
questioned. OF selecting their delegates
70 dincrent conventions according 10
their own pleasure and the conditions
prevailing at the time party action is
sought.
For one. am not Willing to condonc
those oftenses. They are hold and
pcrnlcious usurpatlonn aud loading
necesnarily to party destruction. No
party can exist under such practices.
and the Democrat who obtains his
consent to acquIcsce therein. for any
cause. cannot appreciate the party
peril which must result The time TO
meet and overcome usurpatlon IL al
the threshold, Liberty has been often
lost by acGuicscence In the first wrong
step, and which apparently was not OF
serious consequences II the true Demo-
| Gratis Of Texas Intend to preserve their
party they must move promptly. and
not Yield to the shcn voice Of local cnn-
didecy or OF personal interests The
party can survive defeat, but It cannot
survive trucking to usurpatlon and a
| cowerdly surrender OF their local power
and authority 10 the mandate OF 4
ring which tolcrates no difference and
defles alike party practice, common
honesty and ordinary decency In their
determination 10 stili further ride the
people and fatsen on official places ana
salaries.
Far more than enough has already
Developed TO demonstrato oven 10 tie
most timid and hopeful that theca can
be no peace between these Dudley
people and the Democrats Of Texas,
The war Is already on. and he who
now cries peace cannot be mindful 81
the situation or II his duty TO his party.
u Mr. Dudley wants 10 extend the olive
branch let him call his committee TO-
rother and have them undo thor work
and rcator0 20 Tiemocrncy IN Texas ia
birthriaht. Until then. let II be war
to the knlfa, and knife to the hit, and
may the attest survive"
GEO, CLARK,