Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-29
He is FOR HARMONY
AND DEMOCRATIC VICTORY ~ THE
STATE.
Hon. ). II. Reagan Talk. hack at
Hotter Hardy and III. Resoia-
s'on. : Comment. from Other
Places.

Commissioner Bakor handed the ga
zctts reporter today the following
When the reporters called on me
last week for an Interview on the ac-
ton OF the sound money Democrats at
Dallas ON the 2ist instant. l promised
them to prepare In full my reasons for
the CONCLUSIONS / had reached, Al that
time / found Iayself In such an unfor-
tunate attitude, that u seemed TO me
that | could not do Justice TO myself
without reviewing at length the Hltua-
ton. In pursuance OF that promise
gave the subject some considerable at
tentton. but after more deliberate
thought have concluded to abandon
that line. for the reason that so much
has already been said that to add 70
Il might do more harm than good.
hence II Is that shah simply state my
own position.
/ have been n Democrat under any
and all circumstances Of political con-
dition aud have aligned myself with
my party, both state and national, at
all times. | have voted for men and
measures when was not altogether
satisfied with either. because the con-
dltions OF the South were OF such n
nature and Its necessities so great that
/ was constrained TO believe That no
relief could be obtained for our people
nor could local self government be Sc
cured through any other channel than
| TINT oil absolute anu tAtlutlNt Nllitta
effort on the part OF oil patriotic peo-
pie az my section and state. There
| fore II was TINT suhordlnated my In
| dlyidual objections 10 the VIII OF the
majority OF our PARTY commitments.
This l understand rs Democrarc doc
4 trine
When the state executive committee
met here IN Austin II occurred to me
that OF all times In the history OF the
party this wnn an occasion above any
which the party had ever before en-
countered when the fairness aud con-
servatlsm on the part OF the committee
| should be exercised to the highept de-
gree, During the sitting Of the COM
/ mittee I waH not present bccauae my
| official dutios demanded my prerence
at my official desk. But after ONCE
hours exerted myself M much as
was able 10 bring about tho kind of
conservative action Indicated. Bciug.
| however. rewarded with result.
which to my mind was the most rad
teal and unprecedented, and which
| forcboded rupture and dlHlnteerh-
! ton from the party OF laiRe numbers
| OF our best Democrats. even 10 the ex-
tent Of the defeat OF the party In the
| November election. Seeing TINS condl-
| tion and IN advance OF the meeting OF
| the sound money conference at Gal
| weston, made an earnest effort with
| some Of my free silvci friends TO bring
| OUT public expression from certain In
| nuentiai gentlemen among TINT class
| OF Democrats witch, from their COM
| manding positions IN the party, would
serve as a guarantee 10 the sound
money Democrats at Galveston. that
| Notwithstanding the unfair form OF
the ballot prescribed by the state COM
I mlttec the ballots OF the sound money
electors would be counted IN the state
convention. In my zeal 10 this direc-
atarlt nj IN
dance on my part. Incurred the dts
| pleasure aud broke IN the personal
| confidence bntween fome free silver
friends. which has been most painful
TO me personally.
Failing IN my efforts IN that direc-
/ fion. wrote letter TO a leading gen
tienan at the Galveston conference in
which used the following language.
II regret that public business prevents
me from being with you. ] confidently
| expect that the wisdom OF your confer
ence will evolve some plan by which
| the party OF Jeffcrgon, Monroe. jack
| son, Cleveland, and the coneiltution o.
| our fathers. IN which alone local self
| government can eyer he secured to tho
people may be preserved" Tho re-
| rult OF thnt conference "a known az all
| mon. asn candid enough to shy Inst
then felt. under the conditions ENSUING
/ RI that time. thnt II would have been
good poiltIce for the sound money
Democrats. who believe that the issue
f,.eeontnd by the executive committee
was OF sufficient Importance to con-
| tend FOR. 10 at once enter the field with
| a full h,cigot and fight for the nuprcm-
/ any OF their yiefg At the question
OF national finance within the party
ranks and to be concluded nj the ntafe
| convention believed that while the
sound money ticket would he defeated
i IN All probability. that nevertheless
tney might nec.rc the platform which.
under the usaees and customs NJ the
pnrtv. giving 10 the governor n second
term. would be far more valuable 10
fbe people than the election Of thdr
ticket. but that the running Of n ticket
would give strength foi their side NJ
the question q issue This course would
have been perfectly legitimate and IN
line with the history and practices OF
the party IN al the states aimee the
marty woA first ORGANIZED ard could
possibly meet with no party objection.
This course, however, was NOT thought
wise or profitable, and 7 had anpposed
II was abandoned untli Tho call for the
meeting n tho sound money Demo-
Gratis at Dfllag ~ thf eiff inftnnt
BeirF apnrehcrsive thrt the incon-
siderate and radical action Of some
the iOcel county committees, IN which
the sound money Democrats were re-
4 fused the hight 70 vote the Ticket 70
framed NJ 10 sxnreEe the true meaning
i ~ ae,ind MONEY Democrats. might con-
duce 10 split; ana the chairman "
the sfate ocrnmittee having published
letter n which he stated tnot ~