The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-25
POLITICAL NEW.
GOV. HENDRICKS At HAMILTON
srsni Ratification =, ra'i. eek. aud
Massey sp.ak-o.a' Logan aud tits
Appointments In uhio
other News rSlilirsl.
mo,.,e, Democratic Rally a, Paris.

tt-h 1850
PARIS, Sept. 1-.Special, Tho Dem
oerats of Lamar county held their long
taiked-of rally and ratification meeting
to-day. Early this morning country
\ nien were seen marching their way lN
ward tho city, aud by 10 o'clock the
.lreets OF Paris were thronsed WIN an
imnalient and enthusiastic multitude
Al IO.N o'clock the procession formed
.nd Mas bsad,d by the CITY baIld, lul.
Iowod by tho speakers In carriages, ana
nv the citizens In carriages, IN bnssies,
Al horseback aud on foot, n lninedi-
. stely marched QUITO the beautiful grove
sselected by the committees, There a
large and enthusiastic crowd was found
waiting. The band played u number al
Airs while the crowd was Assembling.
Senator Coke was the first Ia speak.
AHe was introduced by MIR. j, "a. Collins,
chairman of the County Executive COM
mittee. In u neat address M "A man
whom Texas had delighted 10 honor ANA
who had hunored him; he touched M
IndependentiSm forcibIy and WE'LL lie
said Il man who II nm Independents In
politics can't think what other
parties do, and H.. properly
speaking, not an independent bat II
crank. The cattle an tho range
with no brand ar mark and which M
marty claims II, Efi'INliN NI'HhlhE, NV
worth much. lie said the Democratic"
platform contained the pledges at the
Democratic party as To their purposes u
elected. lilo said we have no such
pledges from Col. Jones and the INDIE
pendent party. We M only he,
bend on their declarations aud
public speeches which may change
In every locality they may chance To
visit. They ask yOu 10 Nnlc tor them
without pledges. lndcpendentism In
Texas l. nothing more than Republican,
ism, He quoted Gov. Roberts ON indie
pcndents, who had said that whenever IA
man, prominent ia politics. called on
tho Democratic party as an lndep"hu-
snt, he WAS sure To land, soon
Of Repuhlicanism. He said that
while the Democratic party advocated
temperance. IL was In oil leaNihg
tho question to the mothers, 10 inc pun
nit, 10 moral suaSlon. He said II you
make men temperate by statute they
will get drunk immediately. III YOU AS
eume the functions of u p~aternai gov
ernment, there Is NO stopping short OF
SespOtism. Some moi want Ia regulate
What YOU want To wear, and would want
to stop your allowance al vinegar.
lie then tackled the tariff question.
He said that according t. tho boast OF
Mr.. Colkins, of Indiana, there was
S1DD,UUD,UUu SuTpluN III ~ -
treasury, and that II this was thrown
into circulation, the financial depression
would ds
His 81 was forcible and states
man lin was listened To with
Mr.. MiNC was then introduced and
said: Fellow-citizens, tho Democratic
party Is following u commendable Gus
tom, and has placed before the people Its
platform ofprinciples and itscandidates
good men and true-for the great otices
Of President and vice-P President pledH-
ing In the event of their election to b.
guided in their high offices by thos'
principles. IL is the duty of every voter
To weigh the claims OF tho respective
parties and support hat party whose
principles and practices are most in con-
sonance with the genius Of our institu-
tons.
He said that while the Democratic
party advocated temperance II was IN
favor Of leaving the question TO int
mothers. :.
AT $3.50 o'clock tonight the town is
brilliantly illuminated, II ut present
writing are waiting for the torchligh'
4 procession, concluding with Mr.. Gibbs
speech, u,,,
1t was announced that Col. Chenowell
would address the people ut the court
house.
The torchlight procession Is now bein4
formed.