The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-06
JOHN HENRY BROWN,
AN ADc RFss WORTH READING.
Misrepr' ntations of His Career Re-
futed - short Range Politicians
En- lehtened on True Democ
Iaoy and Public Veal.

Saturday night at Mayors garden b,
Mai. John Henry Brown, candidate fo
mayor. e spoke as follows:
MAJ BRowN's SPEECH.
Maj. Brown began by thanking III,
mechal : and working men for thei,
invitation speak, briefly showed his
uniform interest in favor of every homo
rsble measure 10 elevate and protect la.
Dor and his consistent record in defence
of the rish hts Of foreign born citizens
After relcrriag TO the sra of good feeI.
ing attending the inauguration of Pres
ident Cleveland and the dying cOndi.
ton Of Gen. Grant, he exposed the usur-
patton OF z part OF delunct committee
In getting up the late convention and
then continued:
What is Democracy? Pure Demoo-
racy by the people Representative
Democracy!
The essence OF Democracy is found in
Just laws, being EQUAL upon all and
protecting all alike, laws made by The
people through Jhair chosen seryants.
This is pure, uusdulterated representa-
tive republican Democracy, deInandinp
justice and equal rights to all, win
special privileges, except for great pub
lie benefits, to none; this il the Damoc.
racy to which since became a man
my allegiance has been due. Mr..
Lemon grossly miSrepresents my past
career when he says have been an In.
flexible convention man, demanding
nominations ior anything from gov
ernor down 10 constable; IL Is net true!
My course in THAT regard, as i'm either
mgttgTg Qt1EntIntF T,nltip GA,
been uniform ana consistent. was IN
the first DemOcrd'ic convention ever as
sembled in Texas 10 nominate state
officers, and was editor of the leading
Democratic paper ia Texas at that time
It was the 10Th %. April, 1855, inst 30
years ago. Gen. James Davis, of Polk,
soldier under Jackson in the war of
1872, presided. Only Is counties were
represented. Unlike his little ring in
Dallas, this corpse Of committee,
which expired two years ago and lately
resurrected, impuduUy claiming To
represent the 1000 Democrats OF this
city, then young Wdu in politics, Op-
posed making nominations, as the go
pie had refused to send up delegates 10
speak for them. Tered resolutions,
reciLiug the facts, rg'u iuE 10 nominate
for want OF endUIscaUu. by the people,
but respectfully recommending the re
election OF the Democratic governor, Z.
NJ, P5ase, and the other slate officers.
They were unanimOUD3 adopted by %
rising vote, aud the icAt was elected.
AS long as | served IN legislature | re-.
fused ever and always % join IN any SO.
Cret conclaye TO plot schemes for carry
ing or defeating measures affecting the
peoples rights, and always acted INV
parC openly aud Guoy. board It's aswOrn
representative % those uup elected me.
Since the Democrat. ii,4o got control OF
the state by the in8n- patton OF GOV.
Coke ina January leit 1 have mover
been i'm a city nOmluau.L convention,
ne, NOS one, Mr.. Lemon, tr ha contrary,
notwithstanding. nor nave | ever been
am-mher Of a county convention iB my
IA years residence iu. Dallas, excepting
in THAT a last year which was called
for the purpose OF seualrE delegates TO
our stats convention D.. regard tp the
state aud presidential sections, 1 AS
seIt tots as iacti Mr 81. II. Lemon, O.
Nonresident Uithe city, 80, lue utTdry,
Notwithstanding. Iui nave attended
several meetings 10 ay ward, some lair
and .espac able, bu. several tho most
disggace,uilv packed concerns OF trick
ster,, bummors and oeaa beats | ever
saw enough SO ever since 90 Keep oal J
Of our best Oemlu lbs cl.iL3u3 away
from hem. ! am Il ever have ueen
a convention Democrat Nhtre there wa
Teaa oueblo ground too party crgsui za-
tisA on general pl c.ples, such q,
stgl9 or district office and sometimes
dependent aitogetbyr uu circumstances
iug county officers or lapcUs9u'
taNves, and have never
had occasion, la suc1 cases
To vote against Bouiuee oI nay party
but, On the other huHI, / never saw the
day aud God being nay helper, never
WiD'-thaL | would N.ts Tor q corrupt
trirSster because ha was q Democrat,
nominee.
When member % uo lagislatme @, anc
uill was under consideration lur set
Ting our public deb, rotations with the
United States, involving SJ00J,OOO, The
house being almost 'g, those on my
side, unknown 10 uiu, locked tuymselYe!
IN Il room aud soHb Tor me 10 break 8
quorum and dgiea, % vote, refused Il
stay with them IN what ! considered 0
revolutionary move mept; told them my
people had erected aud instructed me {,
vote Tor the bill and relieve Texas o
that nightmare; That under my oath
should answer uJ roil.C8ll aud vote
A..A AAlt Is ~ AaiNN IlANAlNfN W AWAAO NthaN "
themselves. his brokeup tho attempt
All then took their seats, and when th
vote was taken, SIS / was convinced
would be the e se, NO carried the bill by
two votes, aud Texas was at once place.
on the hgGes, gEuuuC, financially, NOR
ally aud otherwise.
But Whilu uJ Democracy is beingd dis
sected irom agad 20 toe for the benefit o
rtain class ~ pert and active l.i.ll
ward politicians of the genus pop
corn" "guber pear aud "chinquapin,
who ere in danger OF initiating The toad
hshi when lifted from It's natural elc
ment, swells, and swells and swtlls, Ill
70 bursts Wiue open, leaving but few
lakes Nigau1y skin, they know abuu
as much about che principles OF gov
ernment as a military marsha
especially IL no be lik5 many have me
naturally OF thick skull pd duh intel
ioct-knoNs vi tue rights OF men. Slcl
creatures, I'm their contracted spheres o
observation and oonceit, divide man
KIND into classes of tive kiuds-tW
rulers and the ruled the officers aul
the men. B tween the two they behold
wide gulf The enlightened either
rates himself as one of the people, au'
regards q public officer as temporarily
their agent iu serve their interest an,
carry out their will. The difference be
tween the enlightened American Glitter
loving his country and his neIghbOr
ard ihispo, ingay class OF upstairs, Is a
marked ~ that between the onglo soar
ing among the clouds over Alpin
heights ANA tho sJealthy owl, cunningll
searching q mice IN a corn crib. IA,
grand fundamental principle of SAFETY
10 republican constitutional govern
menli is division of les powers int
three disu.ct departments, each indo
pendent OF the othe~-tbo legislature O.
n AXE the laws, the judicial 10 interpret
them, and tho executive to execute
thcm. These are the safeguards Ct Tho
erty. Blend these powers m one mar
ana We have despoNsm, pure and sim
pie. Now IN II OF Dallas, our city gov
eminent is thus divided Into those three
departments by one chartor but thi'
great principle Tor st least several years
has been ign6red,
Our CHIEF executive officer, styled the
mayor has embodied In his person boil
the executive and judicial powers, II
violation Af Nhfa urnnt priu