Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-17

appointed The objects IN the law OF
tha legislature OF Texas. passed In 1898.
IN relation to the nominating primaries
are expressed In the title (Pamphlet
laws. isp5, pnge 40 ms follows:
AN act concerning primary elections
called and held by authority OF any
political party, to prevent Illegal voting
at same. and false returns thereof, and
to prevent the bribery OF officers and
voters. and providing penalties there
for
This IS not at variance with. but
partly In furtherance OF the rules vs.
tnbiished for the organization OF the
Democratic party. But Il should he OBJ
served that frcm the wording OF tho
FIRST section OF that law. y IL applicable
to the action OF said primaries w
nominating candidates OF such po-
litical party FOR such public office and
the iliegality Is made 10 consist OF the
voting by person vino not competent
TO vote therein, and sooner or
later will react TO the injury OF the
perpetrator Surely II will, and right
eously II ought. and there Is no escape
from H., Therefore II 10 our interest to
be Just to those who oppose us in poll
tics as In other things. II the so-caiied
gold men are In tho minority. as 1t IA
generally thought they are In this state.
the only possible way In which they
can have any influence In the party TO
which they belong. under the present
plan OF party organization. Ia to cast
their votes for so-called silver men for
nominations. Offers to vote, his saying
that he will do IL IL ne should be asked,
VIII not Increase the obligation. His
voting is evidence against him, II he
falls TO do II, whether verbally ex-
pressed OF not.
The next question Is how is his tick
ct 20 be prepared to enable him 10 vote
according To the rules prescribed by the
10 section OF the resolutions. the vote
at said primary election shall be By
ballot. aud each side OF the question
submitted tmeaninR the question about
blmetallisml contained in the first sec
ton Of the resolutlons) shall prepare
and use separate ballot All ballots
shall be written or printed on plain
white paper OF any description, with
out anything else written or printed
thereon except the writing or printing
with black pencil or black ink the fol-
lowing; FOR bmetaillDm," or
Against Blmetallism and for the Sin-
gle Gold Standard" with the names OF
the persons put up by the gold men
for delegates as provided; that II the
Democrats Of any county shall desire
10 instruct for candidates for any state
or district office, the mamie or names OF
such candidates may be placed upon
such ballots The part OF this section
g. succeeding the words gold stand
ard" viii be better understood by ref
erence to the second section, as follows:
! The Democratic voters OF each coun-
~ shall also vote for delegates and
state officers. by that means " the So
called silver men were divided In their
choice OF state officers, 20 that two tick
cts would be voted, for they might help
elect the ticket that they preferred. IL
should be known to every Democratic
voter that the place to start the nom
e.. ~
Aces II at the polls in the primary cleo
| tlun, wherc he has a right to vote. and
that II cannot be done either in the
| county executive committee or In eth
| er OF the state conventions, IL Is there
| fore important for every voter that has
/ any choice ns to who he should vote
1 for at the regular election In November
| for him TO be certain TO attend the party
| primary held AT his voting place on the
/ 9Th day OF Iuns. 1895. The Democratic
I nominating primary election being or
| ganized, with Its appointed managers
I being organized at the time and place
/ appointed for It. the first question Is
| who that offers TO vote Is entitled IN
/ vote then and there2 The answer Is
! that he must be a Democrat. who. I'M
| der the law, ~ entitled to vote at thnt
| place for officers OF the state at the
] next general election, ana will abide by
/ the result and vote for the nominee.
Any Democrat who participates in the
/ nomination OF officers by such voting
| u under an implied obligation TO abide
| the result and vote for the nominees.
and when he. at said primary election,
and NJ the same time said question IS
submitted the financial question:, vote
for and elect their delegates to repre-
! sent their respective counties In the
! Democratic. state convention, and when
so elected they shall be the delegation
frem their respective counties TO all
i al
this state In 1898. except judicial. and
delegates shall be considered as In
I Atructed by the democracy OF ttlnir re-
! hpectivc counties for or against the
! question ION nuanco) submitted as the
majority vote OF the Democracy OF their
| respective counties Mt aaid primary
election ehhll determine and provided
that the Democracy OF any county mny
also at said primary election Instruct
their delegates for candidates for state
oiiioers- The candidate or candidates
! receiving the largest number Of votes
at said primary In any county shall
he entitled 10 the instruction from the
county" This second clause, as II 81
called, disDells any obcurity arislnt. out
OF the wording OF the Inst part OF sec
ton 8, heretofore quoted, and shows
plainly that both wings OF the Demo
cratic party must AT each voting place
In each county OF the state where a
primary election IL held. present their
respective choice OF dclegntea, and state
officers TO be there voted for II they
Wish TO have any choice In their seIec-
tion.
Referring now again to the financial
question submitted. and to tho y,ords
required by the rules laid down by
which each side In the political contro-
versy Is 10 give expression TO their
sentiment upon 1.-THE so-oalled silver
men TO use the word "bimetaliism,"
the words against blmetallism and for
single gold standard In their ticket
at tho primary elcctlons at every vot-
Ing place In the state where a prina-
~ election In held on June 0, 1896,
IL IN well known that mnfy, perhaps
nine-tonths of the so-cailed gold mon.
claim 20 believe In bimetallEm upon
an international agreement being made,
that would fix d ratio In weight be-
tween gold and silver. and in that
event would be opposed to single
gold standard. We, so-called silver
men. have no right to call In question
their sincerity IN that belief "Iudge
not lest We be Judged" Is q high lib
cral rule among men who arc EQUALS
aH applicable IN politics ns IN social
life. Its habitual exercise adds to the
nobility Of manhood everywhere ana
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