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

tee were read to report. Thoy had not
agreed upon two sections OF the report.
Mir. Levi presented the majority report
and Judge George Clark the minority
report. The majority report Is as fol-
lows:
ITO the Hon. Rufus Hardy. Chair
man: Your committee, to whom has
been assigned the duty of drafting
resolutions expressive OF the sense OF
the Democrats OF Texas upon the press
ent conditions surrounding the party
and of suggesting n proper course OF
Democratic aciion la the several
counties. beg leave to Hubdnlt aho ac-
companylng report and to ask It's
adoption by the convention. tSignedD
u. c. Giddlnga. !. n. Dennis. l.. Levi,
X. Dcarmond George " Aldredge. W,
r. Simmons. W. S. Hin, w. II. Tea
garden, H. d. Mcdonald, 7. NJ. Pns-
chal. Rufus Hardy. The recent IN
precedentcd action OF the Democratic
state executive committee assembled
at Austin February 6, 1896, Is calculated
to arouse the serious approximations OF
all Democrats In Texas who have the
principles of their party at heart and
hope for the perpetuation OF a proud
and honorable political organization.
II In ia past history the Democratic
party tx noted for any particular at
tribute. It has been FOR Its jealous
wntchfulness and regard for the right
or minoritios and ita prompt observ-
ance under all circumstances OF the
sentiments OF it's members as duly
and automatically expressed.
at the last convention OF the party
In the state state executive commit
tee was duly elected and constituted
according to customs aud party usage
b which committee az constituted was
composed of eighteen Democrats who
( believed In and advocated a sound
I money syBtcm Of currency for the poo
! pie and OF thirteen Democrats who be-
I lleved IN and advocated tho free and
! unlimited coinage OF silver at the ratio
/ of 10 TO /. II In TO be assumed that
! che respective members Of the commit
tee are regularly constituted and rep
! resented the actual sentiment OF he
Democratic party IL their respective
| districts
''The death OF two members who
represented tho sentiment OF sound
\ money on said committee furnished
an opportunity for the chairman there
Of who WAS not slow In nvoiling him
self OF such opportunity, to appoint ns
SUCCESSORS for said deceased mem era
two others Of dramatically p.Jositc
views upon the financial question. and
,uch appointments were prompt y
made and the wishes and sentiments
OF a large majority OF tho Democratic
voters of the senatorial districts were
stilied by disregard and their voices
knowingly and unJustly perverted py
said chairman.
These unwarranted and partisan
methods, however, id not suffice for
the purposes on hand. The committee
still stood sixteen for sound money and
fifteen for free and unlimited coinage
OF silver A further victim was de-
manded In order that the complexion
of the committee should he changed
and a majority thereof secured In or.
der that the conspiracy entered upon
might be carried into successful opera
tion In defiance OF the sentiments OF
the Democratic people OF Texas AZ Of
ncially expressed at their last stat,
convention.
"The iniquity OF thu chairman and
his nbottorn was equal To the emer-
gancy. without notice or form OF trin
and without advices as 10 the facts
the chairman removed w. Il. Garrett
sound money member OF the Nine
teenth genatorial district, and appoint
ed an advocate OF free and unlimitet
coinage OF silver In his place instead
when Mr.. Garrett, ut the time Of rncl
appointment. was n resident citizen o.
the district and had never changed hli
domiclle therefrom, the pre'ense beini
that he had removed from the district
This TOO In the face OF established rrc
ccdents that a member OF the COMMITTEES
I need not reside within hts diEtrict IN,
removal Of Mr. Garrett by the chair
man and his substitute Mr.. Fielder, IL
his place, gave 10 the chairman .ant
his free silver friends q controlling ma
joriiy OF the committee. Upon the Mt
tainment OF such control the chair
man and his confederntes abandoned
the regular assemblage OF the stat
executive committee and betook them
selves TO n secrnt caucus composed o.
members OF an outside organization
for the advocacy OF free silver coin
age and other private and official per
sons, and there formulated plans cal
culated and Intended 70 bind In letter
the Democrats OF Texas and 20 deiive
the party and its organization TO ~
alien foe pledged to the establish
ment by this government alone OF fre
and unlimited coinage OF silver at IN
ratio OF 10 TO I.
.'In disregard OF the traditions an
customs OF the Democratic party 4
this state, this fraudulent majority O
the Democratic state executive com
mittee have Ignored altogether the y
: cal organization OF the party In tn
several counties aud have scriousi