Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16

4, Iuhhtl, WA, II VAN, pAt-
vent any expression Of the democratic
masses upon any question or policy save
and except tho silver question, ana that
our State conyention. IT, assembled IN
accordance with the resolutions adopted
at Austin by majority OF tho state
commtte, would have no right to make
any declaration for the democracy OF
Texas upon any question whether OF State
or National policy save upon the ques-
tloB OF silver coinage. II indeed, II would
not In AL respects be All organization IN
known to democracy.
0. That we regard the action OF the six
teen members who constituted the ajority
OF the State executive committee. passing
resolutions Aforesaid. as tyrannlcal anu
usugping. That we pass over the gross
injustice anl Outrage perpetrated By the
chairman OF said committee In appoint
Ing advocates Of free and unlimited coin
age OF silver by the United States alone In
place of two members selected by their
respective districts, who were, and were
known to bu when selected by their dls-
tricts. opposed to such free and unlimited
coinage, and whose death subsequent 10
their selection by their democratic CON
stituencies, alone enabled usurping
chairman TO change the complexion oil our
State committee from sound money 10 nat
ism. from true bimetallism to silver mono
metallism, from adherence to democratic
principles ana practices TO the embracing
of popullstic principles and tyranpioal
practices and procedures. That We pass
over the high-handcd and prcmeditnted
act of treachery on the part of the CHAIR
man of said committee to the convention
which selected him, whereby a true ana
tried democrat, selected by the democracy
of his district. was cast down from his
place by the chairman with the assistance
of fifteen members OF said committee. lnir-
teen selected by democratic constituencies
and two appointed. AZ said before, by said
chairman, and his place filled by another
selection OF said chairman whereby n
deciding the question OF Mr.. CARROTS
Right to retain a seat and place upon said
committee the said chairman In erect OBJ
tained and cast three votes. one of his
own aud TWO the votes OF his creatures;
and whereby. In passing upon resolutions,
pollcie1 and Nil questions for action be.
lore SAID Committee. the said chairman
has obtained four votes In said commit
tee, one his own ana three those OF his
appointecs. These wrongs we patiently
endure FOR the welfare OF our party.
=. InHt We desire TO have the silver
Question fairly submitted to tho DEM
ocfats OF Texas. That while we have be.
leVed and stlll believe that tho fairest
way TO obtain tho safe Judgment OF the
democracy upon said question would have
poSu ny culllng Of primary conventions or
holding Of primary elections for tho pur
pose OF selecting delegates to a State con.
ycnion 70 be held TO nominate democratic
electors FOR the State spparltrly from
primaries for State, county and District
purposes, and thus free this National
question from tho complications arising
issues. sur wherever and whenever tho
county executive aud district executive
committees shall order urinary elections
.llder me resolutions Of said committee,
we, Tor tho welfare Of the party, will
submit to the selection OF delegates In
tue manner and time fixed by said state
committee except that We Will not allow
our huNetHartrs to declare our beliefs con.
trnry to the facts aud wo shall not permit
them to word or prepare our declaration
Of principles
.. We earnestly urge the democratic
committee OF each county la the State
tetlns under the authority given them
by nc democratic party and by the con
Yrntion which selected them. to order
primary elections or primary conventions
as they. In their Judgment. deem for the
best interests u til" party. In the several
precincts IN their several counties, on tho
oth day OF Juno. 1896 for the purnOsc or
selecting delegates TO county conventions
ana adopting reHolutluns upon the silver
question and all other National issues In
order that ouch county conventions NAV
select aud Instruct delegates TO the stat,
convention which shall nominate dem
| ocrntic electors and send delegates to the
National convention and that hereafter,
at a later day and after the sitting Of the
National democratic convention. the said
| county chairman and committees order
| primary elections or conventions to to
| held TO nominate county democratic can
| didates ana TO send delegates. instructed
| or unlnstructed, as they see proper. To
| the state ana various district convention
and that all congressional district commit
| tees call their conventions after tho ses-
| siOnH OF the National convention Va ihut
candidates for the democratic nomination
may. btiCr' democrats are called n 10
beFlow o. Withhold nomination, declare
lhelr aihersncG 20 or rejection OF the
| democratic National platform.
| g. We do not charge. hut We fear that
! the purpose OF many OF the advocates OF
free and unlimited coinage IS TO avoid
any obligation TO support the candidates
of the National democracy for president
and Vice president nominated ut the Ma,
tonal convention, now called TO meet al
Chicago July 7, 1895. unless such nominee,
shall he advocates OF free and unlimited
coinage of silver hv the United state,
nlone Mt the ratio of 10 OF silver to / o.
gold and yet to participate IN democrat,
primaries and conventions. II such b,
true both manhood and democracy for
bid that they should take mart In our pre-
clnct. county district. state or Nationa
Z, That wherever n primary election 4
held under tho resolutions adopted h,
the state executive committee, when IN,
regular county democratic executive com
mlttec have not rcpudiated the action %
such state committee ordering such elec
ton. That we shall demand to have ap
pointed na many officers Judges, etc Il
assist In holding such election Mt sucl
Voting precinct who shall he sound none,
democrats. selected by tho county or prc
cinct chairman OF the sound money demo
cratic organization M there may he o
slverltc officers JUDGES. etc md n sucl
Representation he denied us then That w
take no mart In such election In such pre
clnct and he not bound hy any result at
tnined from the vote therein.
q We demand that any much officer O
indrc so assisting 10 hold such election
ferlnR to vote thcrept nra that every per
Hnn who shnll he allowed IN vote nj sucl
nrnnar'+ shall first nledge himself ms fol
lows 81 nledge myself TO honestly sun
mort tho nominees ~ the democratic dis
tr'ct convention, OF The Democratic Stat
convention 20 he held Al. Fort WORT,
sr~"st le 1904 and ~ the Democrat
National convention to he held at Chi
cnro July I, 1876. provided that ever!
other person who shall be allowed a vot
, be required to give n like pledge
| y, rhai wherever precinct or county con
ventions are held In each such CONVEX
ton n resolution shall be offered by SCUM
money democrats which shall pledge ever
person participating to support the nom
, noes OF the National and State oonVen
, tons, and OF the district convention
such convention is TO act In reference I
district nominations. and II this resolutlo
he not adopted by the persons present
, the said resolution themselves and appoin
their delegates TO the various convention
, In nccordnnce with democratic usage an
custom. If the said resolution be adop;oS
then II amy person present has kept silen
or voted against such resolution. that h
l may be required to pledge himself In at
, cordance with such resolution or he On
/, Guided on refusal to do so from furthe
. participation In tho action OF such COZ
vention,
10. THAT we will provide, through on
! sound money democratic Organization. |
cnch county, form OF ticket to lie use
, in voting at primary elections when par
icipnted In by thoin, which ticket shal
, For sound money, against silver mono
= metallisin, that Is, against free and un
limited coinage OF silver by the Unite
states alone ~ the ratio OF sixteen OF al