The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-21
POLITICAL NEWS.
GOV. HENDRICKS AT HAMILTON
Monster Democratic Rally at Paris.


PARIS, Sept. 2O.-LSpecial. Tho Dem
ocrats Of Lamar county held their long
talkedeof rally and ratification meeting
to-day. Early this morning country
men were seen marching their way to-
ward tho city, and by 10 o'clock the
streets Of Paris We're thronged with an
impatient and enthusiastic multitude.
AZ lO:3O O'Clock the procession formed
ana was headed by the City Band, fol-
lowed ny the speakers in carriages, and
ny the citizens in carriages, in buggies,
on hurseback and on foot, and immedi-
ately marched out to the beautiful grove
selected 10y the committee. There n
large and enthusiastic crowd was found
waiting. The band played a number of
AIRS while the crowd was assembling.
Senator Coke was the first to speak
lie was introduced by MIR. j. q. Collins.
Chairman of the County EXecutiyeC Com
mitteo, in neat address aS a man
whom Texas had delighted to honor and
who had honored him; he touched M
lndependentism forcibly and wen. He
sad man who is an independent i'm
politics can't think what other
parties do, and is, properly
speaking, not an Independent blt a
with no brand or mark and which no
party claims Is, generally speaking, not
worth much. lie said the Democratic
platform contained tho pledges of the
Democratic party as to their purposes if
elected. lie said we have no such
pledges from Col. Jones and the indie
pendent party. We can only de-
pend on their declarations and
public speeches which may change
IN every locality they may chance to
visit They ask you 10 vote for them
without pledges. Independontism in
TeXas Is nothing more than Republican,
ISM. lie quoted Gov. Roberts on Indo-
pcndents, who had said that whenever n
man, prominent in politics, called on
the Democratic party rs an lndepend-
Ont, ho was sure TO land, soon
err or later, into the arms
OF Republcanism. lie said that
while the Democratic party advocated
temperance, IL was in favor of leaving
the question to the mothers, to the nut
pit, to moral suasion. Io said if Won
make men temperate by statute they
VIII got drunk Immediately. II YOU as
sumo the functions of paternal gov
eminent, there is no stopping short Of
despotism. Some men want to regulate
what you want to wear, and would want
lilo then tackled tho tariff question.
lie said that according to tho boast OF
Mr.. Colkins, of Indiana, there was
SfW,OO,WW surplus in the United States
treasury, and that II this was thrown
into circulation, tho financial depression
would disappear.
His speech was forcible and states
man like, and was listened TO with
marked attention.
Mr.. Maxoy was then introduced and
SAID; Fellow-citizens, the Democratic
party Is following commendable Gus
tom, and has placed before the people its
platform ofprinciples aud its candidates
good men and truc-fOr the great Offices
OF President and vice-Prcsideut pledy-
ing IN the event of their election to be
guided in their high offices by thosa
principles. 1t is tho duty of every voter
to weigh tho claims of the respective
parties and support that party whose
principles and practices are most I'm con
sonancc with the genius of our institu-
tons.
lie said that while the Democratic
party advocated temperance il was in
favor of leaving tho question to the
mothers.
At $3.50 o'clock tonight the town is
brilliantly illuminated, and at present
writing are waiting for tho torchlight
procession, concluding with Mr. Gibbs
speech,
II was announced that Col. Chenowotb
would address the people ut the court.
house.
The torchlight procession Is now being
formed.