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

state convention 20 represent their
Views upon matters OF political faith
and policy. II II Is the wish of Demo-
Gratis in any county to ascertain Demo-
cratic continent. by precincts in such
county, and fair and honest methods
are prescribed by which such aenti-
ment rs to be ascertainod. either by way
| of primary election or otherwise. we
suggest TO all Democrats TO abide the
| result OF such decision, and TO acqui-
, csce In the will OF n majority honestly
and fairly expressed.
Since our meeting ut Galveston, II
II was not already known. II has been
made known to all fair minded Demo-
cratB OF Whatever persuasion that IL
WAS impossible for any sound money
Democrat, or Democrat favoring our
views to vote either side OF the ticket
prescribed by Mr. Dudley. We have
made our final appeal to county com
mittees demanding the right to ex-
press our own views in the primaries
ordered, but In many instances the
county committees. Notwithstanding its
manifest injustice, have adhered TO
the Dudley form of ticket. and have
by their refusal to answer our ques-
lions az TO whether they would count
our vote. declared their purpose to re-
fuse to count them. should we enter
their primaries ana cast our votes In
arcoradnce with our convictions. In
fact, when Il rs considered that the
executive county committees which or
der these primaries are also consu-
tuted returning boards. which Win
count the vote. It would seem super
iiuous, after they had refused to per-
init us to change our form of ticket
and vote as we believe further to
ask them whether they would count
our vote. The primaries ordered In
these counties where Democrats by the
a. -. n I.N. a.. No.
or attempted TO be dlsfrznchised be-
cause they are opposed to free and
unlimited coinage OF silver at the ra-
ito of l6 TO i, seem to me not Demo-
cratic but free silver primaries, in
which none but free silverltcs can par
tieipate- IL seems to me that these free
silver executive committees acting In
the name of Democracy. have deliber-
ately abandoned the Democratic party.
and are attempting. or beginning the
organization of a free silver party.
Not In passion or haste, but In sorrow
at their leaving us, ] feel that Demo-
Gratis In those counties should stay
with the Democracy and reorsnnize the
party In such manner rs we best cnn.
First we should hold county and pre-
cinct mass meetings, and then pre-
oinct and county primaries or con-
ventions and send our delegates to the
state conventions already called by the
state Democratic executive committee,
where we win join with the delega 9
OF those counties who have held Demo-
crntic primaries or conventions In per-
forming the duties OF state conven-
tons, In nominating state ticket.
and in sending delegates to the Ma
tlonal Democratic convention, and
nominating Democratic electors for
the state am fully Convinced that the
course advised by the Galveston meet
ing has been wise, (our very patience
has attestcd our devotion to Democra-
cyl and In making the surgeSiionS con-
tsined here j am In my Judgment car
ryIng ont the conservative policy there
adopted. No Democrat ccn censure US.
n we do not submit. and no self-re-
specting person can regard us II we
do submit to be dlsfranchised.
Many Democrats have considerably
misppprehended the sentiments ex-
pressed by the Sriojcrty at the Gnlvcn-
ton conference, and have seemed to
think that 1t was our Intention tnmely
to submit to every indirnlty that might
be offered. Our real position there and
then was that the time had not come
when Il was necessary to begin a reor-
Eanlzatlon of the Democracy III any
county. and would not come until the
nominal Democratic authority. the
county committee OF such county,
should act. and we hoped by timely
discussion OF the subject that no Dem
ocratlc county committee would ofier
10 disfrnnohise us OF course then
adopted and since pursued we have
demanded our rights OF every county
executive committee In the state that
has yet fret, and the result Is that In
many OF these counties the Democratic
executive committees have repudiated
Mr.. Dudley and have adopted Demo-
cratic policies. These counties win be
with us to the end. In other countIes
our appeals have been ignored, and in
those counties we propose TO carry out
the policies suggested at Galveston and
reorsanize the true Democratic party.