Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-01
ROGER Q. MILLS,
AGAIN TRIUMPHANTLY RE-
NOMINATED.
A Grand Ovation in Honor of the
Hero Of Tariff Reform.

They are here! The Democrats
from all portions of the glorious
Ninth Congressional District.
Since last night they have been
pouring IN, in squads, in companies,
in platoons and in regiments. Bell,
Coryell, Hill, and Falls have sent us
large mounted delegations to upise
with the mounted men of McLe6nan.
The special trains over ALT the roads
running into Waco had all arrived by
eleven o'clock and,added their quota
to the vast throng. The Cotton Belt
special which left Kercns at 5:45 this
morning brought in nearly one thous-
and of the sturdy sons of old Navarro
and every coach was packed. The
Central ran a special from Corsicana
and besides bringing big crowd
from that city brought hundreds
from Groesbeeck, Kosse, Bremond
aud Marlin. The convention has
been memorable one, no such De-
mocratic gathering has been witness
ed in Texas for years.
Hon. George w. Tyler of Bolton,
Chairman of this Congressional Dis
trict, after taking in the grand ova-
ton at Corsicana on Saturday in hon
or of Col. Mills, returned here to pre-
pare for the convention to-day. Mr..
Tyler is sterling Democrat from
that grand old Gibraltar of Texas De-
mocracy, Bell county. He was born
in Coryell county Oct. 31st, 1851 and
moved to Bell county in 1864, where
he has since resided. After course al
the Salado College he became stu
dent in the University of Virginia.
After graduating he became law
student in the Lebanon Law School
where he graduated in 1874. In the
| same year he returned to Bolton and
commenced practice. In 1878 he mar
ried Miss Sue Wallace, daughter of
DIR. ID. r. Wallace, of Waco. He was
a Cleveland and Hendricks elector of
Democratic nominee for state senator
of the 23d district. Two years ago he
was made chairman of this Congress
sional district place he has filled
with credit and distinction.
The vast convention was called to
order by Chairman Tyler at l1:3O
o'clock in the district court room.
The proceedings of the convention
were'opened with fevrent, and elo-
quent prayer by Rev. S. A. King ID.
ID. of the Presbyterian church.
In opening the convention Mr.. Tyler
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen ofMe Convention:
| We assemble to-day to perpotuate
those principles of Democracy which
presided at the birth of liberty in our
country. These principles-the very
embodiment of the ConstitutiOn-gave
birth to the Democratic party, the
spontaneous OutgrOwth of Govern
ment by the people and the unfaulter.
ing champion of free speech, free
press and the equal rights of all the
people. The only party that has ever
trumped over the Democracy and re-
Allies the full fruition of its purpose
trampled the Constitution under Its
unhallOwed feet, appealed to the rev
OlutiOn dogma of u "higher law" and
deludged the country in sea OF frat
ricidal bloodwith all of its concomi
tant evils of the official corruption, le'
Called public robbery and plumber.
Ing taxation. After twenty{our years
of power it was, in 1854, fo.ced upor
its trial before the bar of an homes
Spd enlightened public opinion, it'
, marks of hypocrisy torn off and it'
, rottonAess and corruption laid open t.
the view>of the voters of the country
Since Cleveiand's election to the Pres
idency the methods of the Govern
ment have been completely reversed
and the conduct of public affairs ha
. been inspired by the old time Demo
cratic simplicity, honesty and loyal
ty of the Constitution. Finding tina
the system of Federal taxation inau
gurated by the Republican party un
der its"hlgher law" creed was usur
patton of pewer and in violation G
the Constitution; that it is annual.
withdrawing large sum of none,
from the channels of trade and is ac
cumulating in the treasury u vas
t surplus not required for any legiti
t mate purpose of economical Govern
ment, but threatening financial dis
tress and universal bankruptcy; fine
ing that the earnings of the people
: labor, under the operation of this syl
o | tenn, were being extorted from theI
r by the protected manufacturers I
h the East, who from pools, trusts an
J. combinations to limit production