The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-28

| "o'i puN 'ut bVNtIhmcnl IN the rowe
OF the Democratic party and let Then
| pursue the course which they veil. pur
sue OF an economical administration
| OF that Government, and assurr Wei
that the time is not ;Hr distant whel
specie payment will Uo resumed IN,
prosperity Of the country will he re-
stored and the whole American ppopl,
be happy once more, Applause.
| Gentlemen the tide is auspi
clous aud The occasion suggestive
/ one hundred gears NRu the tirs
/ Democratic assemblage met IN +h iu
delphia, comp ised OF the representa-
tives Of the colonies on the Atlanti,
shore Of this country LapplauSe' and
they there, under the guide OF that
sage and patriot, that man ever TO he
rGYered, Thomas Jefferson, applause
laid the Foundation Of that civil and
religious iiuerly which our fathers
built, and which we now enjoy On
this occasion, tine Centennial year, the
Democratic party has met IN cOuven.
ton once more t0 do what our fathers
did, which Is proclaim the source, and
adapt the means which shall be nee.
eSsary 10 restore Us to our ancient
prosperity. Applause. During all
the time that the power OF the govern.
ment has beeH Ia the hands Of the
Democratic party, prosperity has gov.
erncd our country, but whenever that
flag has been dropped 10y advocates OF
Republican power, sorrow and shame
hay8 been our condition, May we
not hope now, after sixteen years Of
of Republican power, that the Demo
cratic party may assume it's rightiul
position before the country. Applause. |
| shall not attempt TO foreshow the nc.
ton OF this Convention in the dis.
charge of the duties which it Is called
upon to perform, either in the nomi-
nation of the President or Nice-Presi-
dent of the United States. or in the
adoption of its platform. The rules by
which this Convention Is governed,
are such as to insure the nomination
Of some gentlemen whose character
and position rs u statesman and as an
individual, is ripe i'll admlnistra-
tive experience, and pure and
stainless IN his character, No
other man can be nominated
for either of these offices. AS TO the
platform, this convention will act
wisely and in accordance with that
principle, that those who are best gov
erned are those who are least govern
ed. doubt not that much will be left
to the energy, management and ec0nO'
my OF our people, and less 10 federal
legislation for the future government
OF our country.
At the conclusion of his remarks, he
nominated Henry Watterson, of Ken
lucky, for temporary chairman. APP
plause. Unanimously agreed upon.
When Messrs. Barnum, of Connect
cut, and Ransom, of North Carolina,
being appointed committee for that
purpose, conducted Mr.. Watters0n TO
the chair. Wr. Watterson being pre-
scented, was received with applause,
and said
MR. wArTERs0Ns SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
We are called together to determine
by our wisdom whether honest gov
eminent administered 10y honest
men, shall be restored to the Amerl-
cam people, or TO decide 10y our folly
that it is the destiny Of this country to
pursue an endless ever revolving circle
IF nartism. passion and corruption,
until with the loss of our material Well
being, we lose the poor mans last hes'
hope-ciVlI liberty Itself EVERY elCl'
zer of the republic, he he OF one 2artS
or the other feels and has felt Tor many
Il day the depressing Influence OF whht
are called hard times. we look ABOUT
us and We see neglected nelus ana VA
cant houses the factories closed, the
furnace door il shut and there ar t
myriads Of idle hands--the hhppy ac-
tivity OF prosperous NE IL nowhere To
be found. Loyalists fatten, While non,
est men starve. Empty the mart ana
shipless the bay What Is ltE Wha'
has wrought so great a change I'D !"
land that under the rule OF an lltelll'
gent, progressive, constitutional party,
advanced within half century from
the condition Of huddle OF petty ana
squalid provincial soVerelghueS, 10 u
foremost place among the nations OF
the earth? The reason of man must
answer partisan misrule ana seclloh-
al misdirection.
The Republicans, my friends, are
not alone responsible WIN mem
rests the disgrace, WIN vs. wv WIT
those twin agents of national mis-
chance, working under the miserable
rule OF contraries, have Kept the peo-
pie of the North and South asunder,
and have supplied sustenance TO cor
ruption; they have destroyed values
they have unsettled prices they nave
made our financial system cheat ana
"a snare; they have. driven our best eie'
ments of political society into exile,
and have organized revolItionism INTO
n sort of public polity, enabling lhe
rogue to get a cheap advantage 81 his
dupe, and sacrificing every public in
terest to the lust Of that oIigarchy
which has become 80 encrusted wan
power as to believe itself entitled TO
rule by the sheer force OF lts wrong
doing. So much let us set down to the
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