Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-11
end they had in view should be attained
ny CONSERVATIVE ACTION.

-N " Wv hueN WhlOu WAS neSt Iof the
state and party. Let them select the men
most fitted In character, experience and
attainmeuts to positions they were OK.
pected TO an. TGreat applause
Nominations for temporary chairman
were In order. II. NJ. wynne Of Tarrau,
county was put up and received ready
second
Thomas Il. Bonner was selected 10 ON.
pose him. There was good deal OF pre-
limary squabellng and the voting, which
was by counties, began. AS the name
was reached IN every county ore
man arose and gave the vote OF his dele.
CATION IL took some time and there was
much coniuion. Stludiog on thu taSle
IN the center OF the throng, on which
stiffness had now fallen, Cleik Lambert
gave the vote. Bonner, 1858; wynne. sos
AS the result fell from the reader,s Inns
there was deafenlng yell, clapping OF
lands, stamping of feet, aud loud cries
OF Bonner, Bonnerl" and uWynne.
WynneW Mr.. Bonner having been de.
clared elected, mounted the table m ,e-
Spouse TO calls, and spoke for possibly
twenty minutes. His speech was az fol.
lows;
CHAIRMAN RoSNER's srsreu
recognite that thoro Is great deal OF dIni
Guilty III a speaker being hoard before 80 large
An aHscmnlaee as THIS, and npon such an occa
sion az ihiti and desire TO say in 1 a outes,
that thnnE you heartily for the honor con.
teIred upon me to-day In calling me q pr side
over thiH the greatest political convention thnt
has ever assembled In tao sta,e Of Texas' /
recognlAc that i 10 no moan honor TO d. called
upon TO preside over a oonv' ntion like this
representing, as ~ does, toe wealth. tho intel
igence aud moral sentiment OF the grcatest
state In tho whole southwest, and one Inn,
70 desnhes, In my humble opinlon,
10 Do nc greatest state In Inn
American Union Prolonged applhutc 4
recognize that You have assembled here for "A
great purpose Thee are many things 20 be
done by this convention, many mixed ouos.
tions VIII be presented Tor youT cons,dcration.
d Is 10 TO be expected that Whatever msy
come before you, you VIII not net upon Il hur,
wirH CALMNEss AND DR1rnEHArioN.
NOW gentlemen, In conducting IN y oceed
ing' OF this convention you ave alresdp rec.
ognlned the fact that IL almost imnoeeibie Ia
conduct any bnsinots whilst thcre IA "a ,,,,,eh
confusion, think. gentlBm en 1 ran ANY ,viihs
out egotism, that know how 10 MANAGE This
gevel u on VIII give me your attention, but "
gentlemen continue TO hurrah and fail
20 give tontion to the chair ana 10
support him IN trying TO maintain order
aud hafmon', y VIII be Disgrace 90 the state
oi IeNes. Let there be good order thrlughont
the convention, shan endeayor, as yOnr prt 4,
ident, TO preside over this bod with talfness
and lmpartality. know that there wiz be in j
stances where conflicting interests win nrls,,
but so long ms l hold this gayel no man small
receive favor over another, but ali wi Id W.
cognized alike and sha receive equal atten
ton. Now, genilem n there arc many things
that Will come before YOU.
GREAT QUESTIONS,
such as the cattle interests, the land intereste
penitentary question, dcep. water problem.
and other matters Of that chaIact,r. have
no doubt y u Will select 70 d committeeman
and ~ resolnli lns witch may be- presented
should be fsrred TO these Commuters and
carefully weighed by en- before being pre.
seutod TO the convention for mai
action. Ae TO the question OF the cattle
in erests OF tNis county IL H. for Won III
consider neither the legislation we now hnyc
IL unfri naly 70 that great interest or not and
whatever you do VIII guide the action no ihe
thopshrul mind i ie very WIDEN 'hst ihis
giea ia'erett r. on The wanc, Many pfrsors
regard u as originating from unfriendly lolds
lation on the question of the lhno business 1
confess mat nave n9t given the thought to IL
mat u requires hut have no touDt That the
gen lrinen Iepros' ming this grcal / tnrr Sd
from The different pofliors OF tho state WIN
navr thelr resolutions before this body, and
VIII be READY TO discuss these matt m before
you while we occupy this beautiful place bv
the sea. believe vs. onght 60 have
GREAT COMMERCIAL ENTRY PORT
upon the eoatt OF Texas. and whilst candidates,
through the fear OF exciting sectional opposi'
ton, may be chary about Announcing in favor
OF any particular point nc which deep winter
should be obtained, believe that ,,alyeston
state Of Texas ana Of the Southwest. f(jheerE
ana cries OF mo, "no"l, but say IL without
detriment % the other ploc on the coasts OF
the state, Tho United States has been frittor.
Ing away money for ton or fifteen or twenty
years upon various places uuOn the coaata OF
Texas, but am Inclined TO think that Tho time
has como when the Democratic party through.
out The country should sit down upon this
question and let the state take the matter of
harbor improvements into Its own hands. Let
Texas, the greatest q the atatee, do
cries OF "never," 'nover"l That is tho ones.
: : ION TO be decided You may say NEVER but
! toll you the river and haTbor bin with ali Of
lts Jobs ana frauds never bpTang from Demo
cratic brain. In the days OF Andrew Jacl son
such measures ms this were never known 10 tho
country. II were member OF congress-
3 I, but as matter OF principle believe that
the expenditure OF the publ money he gener'
ally sh,wn 10 the river and narbor bill should
mother question that 10 before us Is |
that possibly we are upon the eve % q |
There are some unde1ned rumors that the |
United Suites viii declare war ngainat Mexico |
Let me tell you that 40 far MS am concerned |
40 not care II we got Il over the wires before |
we have got enough country, but We are tired |
Df these murders, dcpredations and r0bbCrieA
= at have been coma lttod by the MeSieans
upon our frontiers for twenty years or moro I |
believe the time has come when Texas, through |
The convention assembled, should sneak Ia
thunder zones TO the presiden Of the United
,ssured that tho president Of the United States
has Just got
pLESrf or BAoKBogE
when the Time comes and Oet8te that before
twenty days the too OF the United tAtes
VIII be marching towards M PasO fYOunds upon
rounds Of cheers and shouts Of ~ n 10 Mexico |
Another tlnng, fellow citizens, OF late We hear
great deai about corporate power ana mo
1opOlcg. gentlemen, you VIII discourse upon
he great e'tiOns VI . onopOliea and corpora.
lions, Of the great ontrngcs that have been cOm-
here IL monopoly IN the broad ate Of Texas,
DO not know where II Ia, ana am IN lined
believe that the sentiment OF cur country
HAS BEES MISGUIDED
upon the Bnbiect Of mOnOpies md corp "a.
long NociteTons public fpeakers fail 10 draw
he distraction be " o. the class leglas ion
md the congress lshont. ~ mo, nol' i, and
he state Legislature I say. a. far "a / AM con.
'erned, have never lad any war 10 make upon
railsoads. when I nrst came TO Texas there
we're less than two hundred thousand D o u In
he state ana not mile OF railroad or 'eie
( apt In the state Of Texas, and yet under IN
influence ~ railroads, which nave been buill
up IRON the North and south ana EaAt and
West, cities have grown up aud TeN's 70 day
10 q, velopipg Tar more than any her state In
me American Union, and e Il all stli ibu'abie
10 the influence ~ railroads upon N cnun ~.
While ! believe that ruilFOads should DO bnld
have as striet law un.n that
subject as any State 10 The Union, And beliofe
II - the duts 81 tho stare OF IrxaH
TO fOsTEn KAILnyAn hNIEhPHlsEA
Look throughout tho ouRh aud breadth Of
Texas anu toll mo n theie u town fhAt II not
elnm0ring for D RAILROAD and We ought o. give
lhe o the protection 20 which mes are emil