The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
spoke in his usual felicitous style and was


tive Committee" was responded to by Mr..
Web Finley the committee chairman.
He alluded to the glorious record OF the
party for sixty-five years in the history OF
the government, and contrasted its record
with that of the Republicans. Texas espec-
tally had been beneficiary of the golden
rule of Democracy. Mr.. Finley spoke at
heartily applauded, but the speak
ing kept up till so late an
hour as to preclude more than passing
notice to the several speakers.
The toast to the "Texas Senate" was not
responded to on account of the absence OF
the assigned respondent, Hon. Geo G. Pen =
dleton.
Mr.. w. C.o'Brien of McGregor responded
to the toast The Legal Profession i'll the
absence of Mr. Culberson, to whom the
duty had been assigned.
In response to the toast 1.-THE Democratic
Nominees Attorney General Hogg, as
head of the State ticket, was called and
spoke as follows:
-"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen-When
Texas spread her folds as liberty's recep-
tacle fifty-four years ago, she bid an honest
welcome to the patriots all over the land.
They came from the East and the West and
the North and the South and from every
foreign shore. There came too, Pendleton,
Culberson, Mccall, Pritchett and Nc
Gaughey. and the great Democracy of Texas
has placed them with two of Texas, own
sons upon the platform of the party and
committed to their keeping its untarnished
banner. Applause. From cowboy to
lieutenant governor, from mill boy to attor-
ney general, from school teacher to super
intendent of public instruction, from clerk
to comptroller, from surveyor to land COM
missioner, from plowboy to state treasurer
from q printers devil to governor, they
typify the principles and possibilities of
democratic government. Under Texas rule
these men stand to-day, leading the
peoples political destines and con-
stitute crew with whom the peo-
pie of Texas propose to man that great
Democracy of the ship of State for the
next two years [Applause.] Tied by the
bonds of affection my confreres pledge
themselves to stand by that ship of State
amid the storms of partisan strife and land
her in the harbor Of political safety Jap
plause.
The toast estate Finances" was respond
ed to with his ssual diffidence but good eff
feet by Comptroller Mccall. He said he
had always been accused of having
good memory and thought he
and God knew what he was going to say
but he realized that God only knew
laughter He briefly scanned the run of
the finances of the State as they went down
to forty cents on the dollar under radical
regime till the Democratic party brought
them back to par and premium Jap
plause.
In replying to the toast the "Cash Bal
ance," Mr.. Workman, candidate for State
treasurer, SAID he wished he had the Ian
guage and eloquence of tongue to respond
as the subject deserved. He argued
that good cash balance was good
thing for the State as we'll as for priv
ate pockets. The States beautiful crisp
bills and bonds and notes and golden eagles
and bright shining silver dollars were all
safe in her vaults, for he and Treasurer
Lubbock had kept ignorant of the nearest
and best route to Canada. Applause and
laughter Her bonds would compare fav-
orably with any bonds on Wall street, and
this, too, without our taxes being burden
some on account of the cash balance in our
treasury. This meant more public schools,
enlargement of our asylums, the compile
ton and perfection OF our State university
and its branches, and aid to the veterans
Applause.
To the toast the "Public Domain" Col
McGaughey, candidate for land commits
sioner, said he had taken the platform of
the party to his heart as his political Cos
pei for the next two years, or until it is
changed or new one adopted. The NOM
nations, he argued, were only the begin
ming of of the dGatmpaignS on for which Mns
and he was ready for the field
Whatever the result of the bills in cong
ress, our work was to increase the majority
of the Democratic party of Texas and let
the republicans go to hades and we will
be happy. Applause and laughter.
In the absence of Prof. Pritchett, candi-
dale for Superintendent for Public Instruc.
ton, Mr.. Frank Andrews of Salado in
g.; a;1 Ill, t, ~ -
efficiency in answer to the toast 1.-The
Public Schools" and concluded by giving
the county commissioners court OF Travis
county rap for trying to abolish the Office
of county school superintendent. APP
nlause He paid high tribute to Prof.
Pritchett.
At this junction Mr. Finley rose and said:
81 propose toast to the present admins
tlation' to be responded to by the dlstin
guished gentleman who has presided over
the affairs of Texas with as much ease and
grace as he has over this banquet"
In response Gov. Ross said: This is i'm
posing on me hard task as it is always
embarrassing to talk about what pretains
to ones self directly or indirectly. When
assumed the reins of State government
through the Partially of the people of
Texas, my great desire was to see the State
rise to the greatest prosperity. As to being
u udClNc lOAhIl CoihO vel uOdl ulSpulluS
that title with General Hogg. | lacked
but six months of being borne III this State,
and it was no fault of mine that was not.
If had been consulted or could have any
thing to do in the matter | should have
been YOUR first native Texan governor.
I Laughter. Notwithstanding this he had
borne the tolls and hardships of the States
early struggles in frontier life have gone
through all the trials incident to the
earliest settlement of Texas with which
Gov. Lubbock is so familiar. | have had
desire to see this State stand out de-
family and nobly in the great sister
hood of the great American union
and hope to see the day when Texas will
rank in congress in the number of her rep
resentatives with New York, and be not
only the Empire State in domain and re
sources, but the Empire State in the
power which she will wield. 1t
don't take the prescience of a
prophet to forecast that Texas stands
a good chance for having a president OF
the United States. By this / mean that
lines will become imaginary
lines, and that this is likely to be accomp-
lished by the toiling millions of the country
who are to be depended upon to wipe out
that line and see that it shall be effaced.
Applause.
When visited Washington | said to
President Cleveland that 1 wanted him to
come here to see Texas, and that believed
he was one of the men that will help to OBJ
literate that line CT sectionalism. APP
plause.