The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-01-25
DAILY EXAMINER.
WACO, SUNDAY, JANUARY qs.
From, AUSTIN.

~~0he oh CiCCbiOh, Oh uteudN, JEt
seventeenth day of February, TO gil
the vacancies in the Twelfth and Six
teenth Districts. {9tbB lyJN
This evening, atshalf-past three O'Clock,
the Travis Rifles met at their armory
In full dress uniform, with their guns
aiming brightly, and marched, under
command of Capt. Mather, proceeded
BY the brass band Of the Hsverly
Minstrels, to the Capitol building
whsrs they found the two Gatlin
guns in position, one under control Of
our summer head ed friend Mr. Badly
Cornell, the other under control OF
Mr.. Emmett Darlington. After the
Rifles had formed, the guns were un.
limbered, and one hundred and two
we're fred in honor of our great sue,
cess and free government.
Gov. Coke and Lieut.. Gov. HuSS
bard were called for aud responded.
In response to many continuous calls,
his Excellency, Gov. Coke came for
ward, and from the Capitol steps ad-
dressed the large attendance. He
said
TxLtow-C iTisENs-1 thank you for The
honor you have done m, as the repre-
sensitive Of free government in Texas
In this demonstration you are show.
ing that your hearts aud souis are IN
unison with the great, heart of the
people Of Texas from the Rio Grande
20 the Sabine, and from the moun>
tsins to the Gulf. Joy, unspeakable,
10 yelling up from the peoples hearts,
because Tree government, popular
representative government, the right
Of loch self government, which has
been suppressed here Tor 10, these
many years, has at length asserted
itself and the people OF Texas are
free. Tremendous Ulcers Cen
themen, Of the Travis Rifles, you
were here and saw the birth of the
irsedom ofthe people Of Texas, in
the wallis of this Capitol. faye, aye,
and loud cheers. Aud you had the
honor of rendering noble assistance
in it's delivery. You have proved
yourselves rexens worthy 'ot the
name. Loyal, not to man, but to
principles aud the people. lCheer..
l hope you will excuse me from fur
Their remarks and allow me to intro
duce to you Lieutenant Governor
Hdbbard, who 10 always ready to
make u spsech. Much cheering
Lieutenant Governor Hubb .rd was
received with loud and enthusiastic
cheers. He said:
FELLow. CITIZENS - When Gov.
Coke says that am ready TO make u
speech, an; inclined TO regard it az
q stretchicf executive power Laugh
teri i thank You, fellow-ciiizens,
and gentlemen Of the Travis Rifles,
for this exhibition and recognition Of
great principles it has no personal
significance; l nope it is not tribute
to mere men, who 1--we, ana die, and
perish, and sleep in ttbe osom Of
their mother earth. 1t j. >. tribute,
~ / take it, and as milliYa OF souls
in your great State, and people else
where, will hail it on the winds as
they hear the boom OF your cannon,
in recognition OF the right OF the
people to govern themselves. That
right has been denied you IN the re.
cent past, although written In your
Constitution. Einblazoned upon the
proudest page of your country's his
tory, minghng with heroism OF its
soldiers and civilians, it has never
theiess been trampeled under foot 10
spirit, though it exists in the letter.
In the latter days Of the coun,ry's
misfortunes, and still more recently,
1t looked as if freedom had gone out
OF existence; bat, like the tabled islo
of Delos, from beneath the waves
she has risen TO the surface, and
Texas to-day is free. Loud aud
continuous cheers. Fellow-citlzens,
shis recognition OF the principle, its
achievement through the long and
arduous canvass, is the testimony
that the people OF Texas know their
rights and dare maintain them. We
have been told through q long can
vass that the Democratic party YVES
. party of bloodshed, hate and revo-
luton but q few days ago
In this capitol that assertion was
proved TO be false in letter and
spirit. insulted, laughed at, scorned.
IL was In your power to have crushed
your foes beneath your feet, but u
calmness and GOODNESS prevailed Tor
the representative men of the people,
who counseled prudence and Inoder.
tion. The young men OF your mill
tary company, though smarting un-
der wrongs-though the circnm.
stances around them reminded
them Of the days Of war and
Observation-Disclosures cool. and they
themselves counsel;d calmness and
courage. In fact, the achievement,
and the manner Of tie achievement, is
one that we may be proud OF, and is
htly celebrated by The booming OF
canon, the sslvos of artillery ara bon
free. Now it can be said that the
government Of your State is delivered
the people OF the State have spoken:
and utter the hope, that " hen the