The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-07

session. Inere was DurSG OIL applause.
Prayer was offered by Rev. MIR. Diff
enbacher, we'll known Alliance man.
Mayor Bemis' speech was very elo-
quent, and was received with great
applause. 1t contained the following:
"Father for parties that have had
their birth in the past and filled their
destinies great and grand, we thank
Thee for this glad day, and rejoice
that Thou dost ever in Thy wisdom
upon the dying of the old build the
everlasting new,n
Terrell, after few words'0f thank 8
for the welcome accorded, said: "This
convention protests against present
conditions. tits utterly impossible to
stay the movement. If every leader
of this movement, / care net who he is,
be he Powderly, loved so well (cheers),
or Weaver, that we trust above all
men as patriot and mani applause),
or whoever you may name, if they
were today to put themselves in oppo-
sition, the movement would sweep over
them and their names would be for
gotten. (Applause.)
Never before in this country such a
convention been assembled. You have
your delegates and your corporal
guards whom you will receive into
the ranks when you make a platform
based upon the fundamental prin-
ciples of government, land, transpor-
tation and finance (applause). L be-
lieve there is no man here, when rep
resentation is made to him that a bet
ter man than he can be selected for
any position, who would not yield and
give the flag to him who he believed
can carry 1T to Euccess. L never be-
fore attended o convention where
every man desires success before
everything else and was perfectly
willing to lay down personal ambi-
tiOns to secure it. There will not be a
single jar to mar it's proceedings.
There may be differences of opinion,
but when the nominee is named and
the ticket is made out you
Will find every man shoulder
to shoulder here ia the strife for right
against wrong (eheers). AS to the
south want to say il is imbued
with the same spirit as you are
(cheers). The south will vote for the
man who stands upon the st. Louis
platform, be he who he may and the
man from the south who does not
share that spirit better leave the hall
(cheers). defy any one to point to
any part of America which is more en-
thusiastic in the movement than the
south. In the Lone Star State the
Peoples party is only three months
old. A district carried two years for
the Democratic party by 10000 is in
doubt today. The reason for the
change is found in the principel
adopted in the democratic platform
in Chicago. The speaker then declar-
ed that the Peoples party had ended
sectionalism and was entitled
to the everlasting gratitude of the
American people. The campaign will
be one of principle, justice and right,
not of violation and blackmail, like
those of the great campaigns of the
old pal ties for many years. The prin-
ciple summed up in the declaration of
patriotism had higher place than
party. He concluded by returning
thanks to the mayor and to the con
vention for the honor it had conferred
on him.
Chairman Taubeneck announced the
list of temporary officers selected by
the national committee and those Off
GERS were selected by reclamation.
G. II. Ellington Of Georgia, was in
troduced as temporary chairman, He
devoted his speech of acceptance to q