Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05

The Waco Morning Times Is put In
an i'll temper by the suggestion by the
( Gazette that Hon. Waller S. Baker.
whose late eIrcumnayigatlon OF the
TERRITORY between thu Democratic state
executive committee and Judge Clark's
.county committee at Waco has only
been equaled for speed and dispatch by
"a similar exploit Of the Houston Post.
us the same Colonel Baker who In con-
cert with Judge George Clark prepared
what was known as the Harmony
J Agreement adopted at Dallas in 1894
BY the state executive committee OF
/, which Mr.. Baker was chairman.
: The rimes says this little dip into
the past is "a ding at the Harmony
4 chairman designed to prejudice him
\ In the minds OF tho enemies OF Judge
Clark. II the Democratic party
!, 81 Texas Is saved from defeat just such
Democrats as Waller Baker VIII be it's
Iaviors."
Ihe Times Is moi accurate In Its Lam
kuage. The Gazette may admonish,
applaud or rehuke. but 1t hangs no
nlngs' on the pegs OF tia vocabulary
IN a plain. blunt paragraph 1t showed
hat the present attitude OF Mr.. Baker
Fas the natural result or his connec-
Ion with an episode that Is the sole
ause OF tho present unsettled condl-
ions In Texas politics,
We have no fault to find with Mr..
baker. who Is model Christian gen
leman; we believe him 20 have been
I, md 10 be actuated by an earnest desire
10 promote the best interests OF the
,ariy The difference between Mr.,
baker and the Gazette is the outgrowth
q difference In Judgment. With this
premise. which We beg our Waco con-
temporary to bear In mind. we deem A.
lmeiy 10 emphasize the relation be-
wcen the harmony attitude OF Mr..
'aker, who endorses the Democratic
tate committee and supports the Clark
ounty committee, and the Harmony
1ereemout' which was formulated by
ndge Clark and Colonel Baker in 1894.
} hey are but varying types OF the same
atai political disease.
Colonel Bakers shuuiing IL pre-
fponitory symptom OF what the people
nay expect from number Of other
ollticlans Wien the campaign goes
eyond the point OF diminishing 10
rrtnal enlargement. There win be
ny number Of propositions from COM
ianders Of battaiions TO hang out
ae milk-whitc nag and surrender ev-
Aeythiug except the oflces. II IL 10
ace expected that some OF those who
ant the cflicea will heartily endorse
1eae harmony proposals. 1t IS possible
ley may prevail, for everything seoms
be possible in politics. n that should
2 the result, Colonel Waller Baker ana
e harmonixcrs viii have ample time
I'd opportunity after the votes cast
November shali have been counted
" 4 reflect upon the folly OF temporizing
I'm foe whose only object "a to gain
Vantage.
II there Is one thing more than an
her that has inhamed the people OF
se country from Penohscot Bay 10
% RIO Grande against the Democratic
lfsy Il has been It's harmony" policy.
carefully avoiding offense 10 any
'dy i has succce6ed In Offending al
sost every man, woman ana child IN
country Iia name has become a
pnlai synonym for inertia, This IL
hat Harmony" meallu. The country
tired p' Il. ana wants no more Of
forever Its demand ia FOR vigorous.
ndid' nqneat policies, ana It Is going
haYe them or shake things an al
~ hnss MOI been shaken up In this
nsf8iioo, e.
3o's''>i3 Haker might as well be en-
:. 'en "a s'hisuins last years topical
4 as E. : crowd Of street arabs as In