Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-12

u wss moved and carried that an reso
idtions Affecting The policy OF the part,
90 referred ~ tho committee on resoln,
! lions aud platform without debate
Ih6t the conduct Of Mexico In Inn.
prlsoMng one Amvrlcsn citizen aud ,o,,,.
/ deNng anothtr was violation az inter.
national comfy and should De 10 deal,
With NeN'
That esch county hereafter be entitled
- double representation Rai.rr.d
mat lhe I'VE prominent candidates Tor
governor b. Invited 10 address tho con.
ventlou. ~ NV'''
morton % adjourn was defeated A
motion Z, refer tue matter TO a commitle.
was defeated, ard the motion 10 hear tbe
speeches finally carried.
fhat the legislature be empowered IN
lake action Tor the relief OF the drought.
stricken sufferers on TIE school, uulyersi-
~ and asylum lands. Referred
Ihat the convict labor question de.
ma ded speedy action OF the legislature
aud that the committee on platform he
instructed 70 cmbody Ia It's report n
resolution requesting the Legislature
70 take such remedial action. Referred
Inat tne lease law be repealed ana the
lands DC reserved for actual settlers.
Ihat our hearts 20 out 10 the citizens
OF Ireland and that they possess our
sympathies 10 their long struggle for free.
DON, A motion 10 table was declared ont
OF order. Referred V"'
That the efficiency ia the mapagemont
OF the public lands would be materiallv
Increased by the establishment of ann.
ordinate land offices throuahout the state
wherever needed.
That stockmen and others b0 encour.
aged TO sink wells In the arid districts.
Referred. ''N'''
That The state land board be abolished.
Referred
A motion TO adjourn was defeated.
motion to Indefinitely excuse those who
wanted to adjourn was made, hut was
not put. There were cries OF "Terrell''
and mis- "mule.n
That the state executive committed no
empowered TO M any vacancies In the
stAte ticket occurring before the election.
Referred
TERRELL's SPEECH.
A motion TO hmit'candidatesi addresses
10 twenty minutes, after much debate
and several amendments, was adopted
During the debate Senator Terrell.
escorted by the committee, entered and
was greeted by a burst OF applause. HeI
mounted the platform amid cheers and
was introduced by the chairman. He
was granted one hour. a motion 10 adj
iourn was Knocked in the head amid
cheers. lie promised not to take an hour.
He ap0logized for bunders; he knew
OF six he had made for one that
any man could fnd on the records. lie
described Virginla's entrance 10 the
Unioni and quoted Patrick Henry's def.
milton OF the cornerstone of Democracy
Congressional appropriations TO bury
dead mlllionalres was not Democracy
The giving away Of public lands aud
money wasted on bogus public works for
the benefit OF private individuals was not
Democracy. II would do them good TO
turn occasionally 20 the principles OF
their political faith as Christians turned
10 their bibles. The tariff had built up a
privileged class and was widening the
chasm between the rich and poor. Many
Democrats had gone with the Republi.
cans III the publlc-land steals.
The money power which Jene
Black had said was greater
than the government was gaining in
strength. Texas had reached period
when II behooyed her to pay attention TO
saving the property which she had &C.
qulred. Applause He alluded TO the |
farmers in terms OF high praise. lie
railways. Texas was the bit, |
and Jay Gould held the reins. She was
netted in wires which were owned by jay
Gould. The freight charge was 1nger !
THE THROAT or THE PUBLIC |
Their sliding scale was used to collect |
money to pay the damages awarded |
against them. He was not making war
on them. He recognized the benefits which |
had and would accrue from their pres-
enoe. They, however, must not rob and |
he quoted the antl-corporatlon utterance |
Of Senator Coke on the 18th OF NAV last,
which was warmly applauded. 1.-THE |
railways were heavier burden than the
public debt" He considered red anarch-
lists and reform craLks among the most |
dangerous Of social forces. Secret or.
CARNATIONS were not wanted In the DEM
ocratic fold. Democracy was good
enough for any man. The Panhandle
must be rescued from the grasp OF corpo.
ratlons which are stranglDg II with wire.
Millions OF acres OF Texas children's
lands were in the grasp OF corpo-
rations and epeculators whom Texas
should wipe out. [Cheers aud cries of
good Laud-bred patriotism and ife I
should be encouraged. Future
gambling should be made felony, There
were sixteen millionaires IN the United
States senate who were the product OF
cash That body was
growing woree than the house Of lords
Cannon In last years report
iad attributed the panic Of 1873 and the
monty structure Of So to the money
lrawn from the people by railway cor
)orstlons 20 pay dividends on wGtered
ltock. He closed with reference TO the
ship OF state scooting away from the
breakers. He spoke iilty minutes.
JUDGE HERNDoN.
Hon. w s.. Hcrndon OF Smith county
,ook the platform. Somebody wanted %
Know what be was running for
"For no ofilce,r said he, 81 am ran.
ling for nothing but TO be let alone
This is the tirat instance | have known
II candidate Tor the United States
senate addressing a convention OF this
iind,n Lgreat applause, with cries of
'TerIell"l a Tremendous sqnabble
The chairman suggested
hat the assembly treat the
speaker with proper respect
A delegate bobbed up and wanted 10
gDow II Herndon5was treating them with