The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1892 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WEATHERFORD ENQUIRER.
I VOL. XII.-NO. 41.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 22,1882.
Successor to Sun-Constitution
CRAWFORD DRY GOODS
FORT WORTH,
CABBY FHOM
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TEXAS,
«$150,000 to $175,000
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Clothing Boots, Shoes, Hats,
GFNTS" FURNISHING GOODS. CARPETS. MILLINERY AND
¡TRUNKS:
ONLY ONE MORE
OPPORTUNITY Ü
THE LAST CALL
LOOK OUT
The season on Summer Goods is most over, and we
are determined to turn what we have left
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We sell exclusively FOR CASH, making 110 exceptions, and
therefore can sell CHEAPER than any house in North Texas.
Price Our Goods Before Buying1 !
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Crawford Dry Goods
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Out. So Gome and Give Us
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:A CALL GET!
TWO DOLLARS FOR ONE
WE INAUGURATE THE
Greatest, Grandest, Clean-up
** B. C. EVANS' OLD STAND.
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- - GUT SALE - -
We Have Ever Made- There will be no leaders, but
iET^DEIEirX'TIEIXIfcTGh
5liffers This Great Reduction flrliKe.
OLD HOT
Writes a Letter in Which He
Declares for Clark.
AT LAMPASAS AND CHICHAGO
Therefore, He Baya, the Bow Platform is
a B aetard Conceived In 8m and
Brought Fourth in Iniquity.
San Antonio, Tex., 8ept. 19.—The
Express publishes the following relative
to the position of Gov. Throckmorton in
the gubernatorial race:
The Express takes great plesurc iu pub-
lishing the following letter written to an
old friend of Hon. J. W. Throckmorton,
living in this city. Whilst the letter was
not written for publication, yet under the
condition of affaire when Governor Coke
and his crowd undertake to read democrats
out of the old democratic party for sup-
porting George Clark its publication is
deemed both advisable and a justice to
Texas. It would indeed be a hard under-
taking on the part of Governor Coke and
his set to read such old, tried democrats as
Governor Throckmorton dut of the demo-
cratic party for supporting such a true
and tried democrat as Judge ClaTkr
McKinney, Tex., Sept., 13.
. G. Harmon, Ban Antonio, Tex.
Dear Sir—I was glad to receive your
favor of the 5th inst. Absence from home
for a few days has prevented an earlier an-
swer. I have refused to be interviewed
by the newspapers. The truth is 1 feel we
have politically fallen upon evil ways and
that danger threatens the democracy of
the state. I have no hesitation, however,
in letting my friends know where I stand
in the present conflict. My home neigh-
bors have knows all the time. I support-
ed Judge Clark in the primaries. And
while I do nút think the Clark delegates
were altogether in the right in withdraw-
ing from the convention when they did,
yet had 1 been a member of the conven-
tion, on the rejection of the resolution,
offered, 1 believe, by Giddings, or Bhep-
pard, approving the Chicago platform and
the adoption of tlic Ilogg platform. I
should have withdrawn. It is notorious
that the delegates to Houston in favor of
Hogg were, in very many instances, chosen
by third party and alliance people. The
plat form adopted by the Hogg people was
in some respects a tub thrown to that class
of supporters—and the free silver piank
was not only presented and adopted with
the view of placating that class of voters
who had supported him and his delegates,
but in my judgement it was also adopted
with the other purpose of driving Mills to
the support of Clark with the hope of de-
feating him for the senate.
As notorious us is the t'act mat almost
every Hogg delegate to Houston was elec-
ted by the help of the labor party, alliance
j and third party people, it is a equally no-
j torious that, with few exceptions, these
people did not participate in the election
of delegates to the Lampasas convention.
That convention, almost entirely, was
composed of democrats, and after a spiri-
ted debate "In that convention the silver
question (plank) which is in perfect ac-
cord with the Chicago convention and the
Clark conventional Houston, was adopted
by a large majority. That recognized
state convention of democrats, selected
outside of personal preferences and inde-
pendent of the democratic candidates for
office with a view of sending sound demo-
crats to the national convention should be
regarded as the orthodox exponent of
true democratic principles; their enuncia
tion should be received as most likely to
express the genuine wish of the democracy
of the state. Its members were selected
with the avowed purpose of speaking out
on nationul issues, and should be accepted
' authority on such questions. Believing
j this, and fully persuaded that the Hogg
i platform was cooked and seasoned for
particular purposes, and especially intend
i ed to antagonize the Chicago and Lam-
pasas platforms at the risk of being pro-
nounced a traitor to the democratic party
and not fit to live. I unhesitatingly say
to my friends that I stand by the Lam-
pasas and Chicago platforms and regard
the Clark platform at Houston as in per-
fect accord with them, and*haMbe<41ogg
platform, in so far aa honest and truthful
democracy is concerned, is a bastard <K>ti-
ceived in sin and brought forth in iniquity.
As to the maledictions uttered ngninst dem-
ocrats who dare to think and act for them-
selves I console myself that 1 was with
Texas in her darkest hours, when others,
who deal in such uncalled for and hither-
to unheard of partisan slang, were enjoy-
ing peaceful lives far removed from the
scene of our dangers, and that in other
and no less critical times I proved my de-
votion to democratic principles in a man
ner that showed my loyalty to country
and party.
Believing as I do, 1 cannot, without
stultifying myself, do otherwise than sup-
port Clark. 1 shall vote for him at the
election unless he should commit some
very unexpected a<;t that will for eit the
good opinion of true anil loyal democrats.
While I say this, I do not wish you to
understand that 1 tind fault with the rai<k
, and tile oí Hogg's supporters. 'I'hey are
i free men, many of them tried and true
; democrats, who are just as muc h entitled
to their opinions asi am to mine. And
especially would I have you understand
that I have no blame to attach to Col.
Mills, because he recognizes Hogg and his
ticket as the democratic ticket of the
state.
I used all the influence 1 -had by writing
| him several letters to keep him from com
ing to Texas and mixing in the state can-
' vass, not- only myself, but influenced
! many others, some of whom were for
¡Hogg, and others for Clark, to write to
i to him. for the same purpose. 1 have
been gratifled to And that in his can-
I vass he has confined himself to national
j issues. Mills deserves well of Texas. He
! is one of the foremost and truest demo-
I crats in the union, and deserves to be I ni-
, ted States senator.
My best wishes for your health and lisp-
¡ piness, and kindest regards to Abe and
| Otho Green and Simpson, Bee and Ford
i and other friends. Yours, as in the olden
n "mer as Much as He Wants as
LONG AS THE GOODS LAST.
We Want to Sell, Regardless of
WHO TBS RUTS . MAT BE.
When it comes to a matter of saving dollars and
cents in your dry goods and clothing purchases, we
can fit you out for about half what others charge !
BUTTS BROS.,
time,
J. W. Throcksiokton .
John Leiper. after several days absence
in Tennessee with his mother, who has
been very sick, returned home Monday,
and says that be left her mnch Improved.
Next Door to Postoffice,
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New goods are now arriving daily.
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The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1892, newspaper, September 22, 1892; Weatherford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182075/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.