Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-19
A FIGHT FOR POPULAR >u,Eu-
EIGHTY.


The virtue and Integrity OF tho Dem
o'ratlc organization OF Texas are Eu-
ing to he put on trlni before tho pcople
of Texas this year aa they We're never
tried before. In response to the popu-
Ar sentiment. the Democratic state eN-
erhtive committee has submitted 10 a
general primary election tho paramount
issue OF the campaign Tho poIltIcInna
VINO have been accustomed To platform
making In secret caucusea have rnIs.s
inc banner OF revolt against this ac.
ton OF the state executive committee.
Their organ at Dallas, which Is also
me ch'er promoter OF Pppullam In Tex
as. Havagely criticises Chairman pud-
Icy because in n letter To the
Gazette he declared that the nd
verse action of the McI,ennnn
county executive committee womb
NOT deprive the Democrats OF Me.
Lehman county OF their right to vote
upon this subject This couraveouH
proper and timely utteranos OF Chair.
man Dudley has turned the rngs OF
the Dallas News to frenzy II screams,
rms letter comes In good time. II
asHs pain purpose to rule or ruin
me Democratic party of TexaH SureIv
chairman Dudley does not know IN.
magnitude and danger OF the biundar
ne mas made. He seems TO hive every
smhB backward. lie should buy him
Deih3sratlc primer and start to
rnool' FROM the voter. from the dole
gate ana the local committee. he and his
re, have derived every line OF lawful
authority which they possess Whrncc
tnen. does he derive the power 60 tnl,e
away the freedom. the authority and
seem 70 understand the most nrI,nnry
principles OF Democracy. He svid"nt-
~ thncics that thia In n roycrnn,ent
or the Dudley committee and moi on Tho
people. He T. imagining vain things.
's uIrnms lie does not seem 10 know
democratic principle from a CASTOR
ray OF moonahine, He has made n
mess ana Is stirring II up all the dav
long He had better get out"
No amount OF such gobberygosh can
conceal the simple fact that the on.
poiht at Issue IL whether the people
nave right to make the platform n,
the state Democracy In their primaries
or whether that power helonra exe,n.
sivo'y to the politicians,
Chairman Dudley and tho s,oto A.
seu'ive committee have assumed no
power except 20 refer tho main Issue
OF the camnaiEn to the people. II waa
not disputed by any member OF tho
state executive committee TINT ,hev
had right TO do this. Yet this coursa
OF the committee, which ought 10 bnvo
we endorsement OF every man who be.
heVes In Democratic principles. has
been made the subject OF fierce exn,e.
I'VE and has resulted In an orFaniyoa
. whose present aim Is to proven,
'n' hoiuihs OF primary election
wherever the county machinery can be
controlled, and to obptruct II wherever
that Is proof against Its machinatlors
~ the state executive committee had
right TO submit the financial ouestion
10 general primary election--ana ,ho,
r'ght Is undisputed-lt had n right 10 |
make mat election certainty In every |
county. Otherwise. the whole proceed |
ing would be farce. Two or three mr.
dozen little local political iuntas ON
NOT say to the Democracy Of Texas. wa
90 not propose that you shall ascertain
the popular sentiment on rational h.
sue. There Ia no power anywhere To
pull them into a primary election. and
thay have not the power to say that
.ne Democrats OF their county must
Keep out OF primary which win deter
'uine how tho vote OF Texas will be
east In the Democratic national oieo.
.'on. Judge Clark and hls supporters
y Waco win not be permitted TO dis.
u4ncniss the Democrats OF MoLennan
'eunty. who are entitled to a ratsbio |