Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

All are alike moved py
ilcn. a. Zach Is inspired by the
ippulse, 1I 20 choose for our
pufpV, ne man who vii, ~ r , neet
snd is al''lO d chief magis.
o.i.ion Great and growing
\ cur nemocratic majority
% ,..1 one hundred thousand ,sIn
over .elts,s convention the aoso-
~, STATE OFFICERS,
W. or - merge our duty into
proud 20 are re TOO apt to form
Hfcr, wSasibillty we are under
resp ueonle wise and efficient.
y me ,l'v Can insure good gov
lcn ~ y, rs on this occasion iol.
Bay 90. ~ i.o re- all else. Re-
tsls,l,tbstanding the past prog
otni ,a mat to-day a crisis Is
ss ordIpary character, and II
pc o, ,Se act calmly and with
Iase prosperity and advance
iu'uis N onwealth. Texas de-
5Or governor whose warm
n, ~ are bent in main with
l ,,,s.s Of our people, one who
uo ,sbor is in order that
o ~ respond TO the demands
~, ,sbo has by honest toll accu-
,,rh of capital TO appreciate
~ !, esspital; one who respects
"A a.,o Viii guard its rights be-
w syuit OF labor. TIE Demo
y ss.aands a man for its leader
.,ds enough o our land sys-
8. Ina hat the puolic domain of
oses TO THE PEOPLE
4. administered as a trust for
We demand man who,
.,.nlzes the great benefits be-
sate by railroads, is yet not
I'M fact that they have in q
y been built with the peo-
md that they ought to be
n regulated by laws alike
md Ia the people. The
M for a flnancier who, in the
"A condition Of our treasury,
enough of laundering to
,ones,y and economy in pub
,res 90 hand in hand with
oue who has illustrated his
an sptness in managing his
and who combines with this
Of the financial condition
4 y Of Texas. We demand a
lieyes In the education Of the
.Ebe puolic expense, but who
Democrat to sacrifice the
he state of Texas for a
or FEDERAL PoTTAGE,
Ehen this would afford the ma
nment but another preteXt to
III in our tariff system. Texas
her next governor a man OF
Moon sense, enlarged expert
coruptiOle honesty, one not
entrspped or trammeled by
bciates, by penitentiary rings,
.her kind Of rings or cliques;
M our great state demands as
kecutive at this time q man
courage of his convictions,
no favor sways and no fear can
"A Of iron nerve and an iron
ecute the laws after legal and
hal methods though the heav-
buch s man is the modest, yet
lie, Gen l.. S. Ross.
HIS RECORD.
IN Texas soil, scarcely had he
4 I years of manhood when he
her frontier, sword IN hand,
Il the ruth es5 savages, that in
Of time our people might en-
Ma in peace and safety. At a
Dd casting his lot with the
is state when Texas seeded
fnion aud linked her fortune s
Outhern Confederacy, he went
as a private soldier, and twice
and fidelity, by his devotion to
Is executive skill, above all by
less courage and gallantry on
bsttle, he earned for himself
fame scarcely second to any
Ori0us host of heroes who
Aaled beneath the Confederate
4nd that TOO in an hour
were worn only on the peril.
! battle, and true knights alone
The mastery. Still later, after
bis Confederacy had gone down
n Of eternal night, and peace
her white wings over our des'
~, he returned to his home,
iher brave and true men, sci
pllding the Masterpieces of oul
aad whether as farmer, sheriff
county, member of the constl
Fonventi0n, state senator, OF
1.-THE finance committee of tina
Als ever stood at his
POST OF DUTY,
ways exhibited sterling quail
"a constitute the true pa
good citizen. Gentlemen
convention, Gen. Ros
horse, he has never sought tn
lat be might spring from hi
aA'ch the prize of victory Will
made the battle. For NOR
fear he has been before tn
as great state, asking at tn
Dsnocracy a nomination TO
nathroughout allthat time III
.soi both adverse and friendl
lse been turned upon him /
nefcest ray has found no fay
no stain on his record, ia
'een the shield of both hi
aud his public career.
eee In nomination before thl
lOr governor of Texas, tn
~ office within the reach {
.lpon, the name of Gen. Sui
4 modest gentleman, the bray
We patriotic statesman.
speech it was moved to aC
Clock tomorrow; amende
.uslt to 8 p. m. The CONVEX
med accordingly.
FsaalstoL's Speech.
rkSDLEToN OF FORT WORT