Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25
HIS NAME IS HILL.
And New York Democrats as
One Man
INSTRUCT THEIR DELEGATES
To Present His Name to the
Democrats of the Nation
AT CHICAGO CITY IN JUNE.
The Rahers Shook, the Bunting Trembled and
Traitors Skulked
AT CHICAGO CITY IN JUNE.
WHEN YOUNG HICKORY HILL
Was Named to Lead the Tried and True
jackson Democrats to Victory.
Republican and Mugwump
Boilers Meet.
Tho Sum of victory.


| sunshine and booming cannon opened the
| convention day and such crowds as filled
| the streets have never before been seen at
| the state capital. The weather was spring
| like in temperature. A great mass OF peo-
| pie Surged about the state committee head
quarters where at 10 O'Clock the Grace
| Anderson committee was to make its formal
'kick," but it must be said the people were
| interested in getting tickets for the conven-
ton more than in the fate of the anti-Hin
men.
Grace showed his face promptly on time
with E. Ellerry Anderson, James Byrns
and Col. Monroe. Anderson on entering
the room with his colleagues was recog-
nized by Chairman Murphy, and said:
Gentlemen desire to say we appear be-
fore you as commute appointed by com
mittee of fifty Democrats appointed IN
pursuance of meeting at Cooper Union,
February II, under instructions of the
meeting and resolutions there passed.
Copies of the action then taken has been
sent TO member of the state committee
and we intend this morning simply to ask
the question whether any answer has been
made to the committee of fifty to the
communication which has been sent to the
state committee. That's all we desire to
say.'
A motion of Cochran to table the protest
and resolution was put and carried.
The committee headed by Anderson with
drew.
From the scene of the kick the crowd
poured forward to Convention hall.
Chairman Murphy called the convention
to order and named the temporary orgaui-
Zation decided on by the state committee at
the morning meeting.
Mayor j. w. Hinckley escorted Judge
Beebe, of the court of claims, to the chair.
His speech was warmly received through
out, but the greatest applause was accorded
his reference TO Senator Hill, under whose
leadership the Democracy OF the state never
lost a battle. Three cheers and thrice
three were given, while the David B. Hill
club kept up the enthusiasm with its pecu-
liar cry.
Secretary Defreest called the roll of the
convention, and as the names Of prominent
Democrats were read they We're greeted
with wild applause. The reading of the
roll revealed the presence of three contest
ing delegations, one from the Fourth
Albany district, the second from the Second
district of Chautauqua, and the third from
the First district of Oswego.
Resolutions were adopted making provis-
ions for the appointment of committees on
credentials, permanent organization, plat
form, delegates and electors.
The present state committee was oon-
tinued in existence until next year. The
convention then took recess until $3.50
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
line nall was crowded as al Jne morning
session when Chairman Beebe called the
afternoon session to order at 4:20 The
report of the committee on contested seats
favored the seating of the sitting delegates
in the contested cases of Albany and Chau-
tauqua. The Oswego contest was with
drawn. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization was presented and
adopted. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles was made
permanent chairman, and when introduced
by Judge Beebe received an ovation,
Gen. Sickles spoke at some length.
James W. Ridgeway, Kings county, next
handed up 4 report of the committee on
resolutions, which was read, the paper
constituting the conventions platform,
which reuews pledge of fidelity
to the great cause of tariff reform
and the whole Democratic faith aud ira
dition as affirmed in the national platforms
of 1876 to 1883 rs well as in state platforms
concurrent with the opening of Governor
Tilden's term and closing with Governor
HilFs long, thrice approved and alike illus
trious service in the chief magistracy of the
Empire state. 1t then declares
!. Gold and silver only are legal tender
and no currency inconyertible with coin.
2. Steady steps toward specie payments.
No step backward.
3. Honest payment of the public debt in
coin, the sacred preserI alton of the public
faith.
4. Revenue reform, Federal taxation for
revenue only. No government partnership
with protected monOpolies.
3. Home rule, to limit and localize most
zealously the few powers intrusted to pub
lie servants, municipal and Federal, no
Capitalization.
6. Equal and exact justice to all men; no
partial taxation.
Z. The presidency is a public trust; not q
private perquisite.
S. Economy in public expense, that labor
may be lightly burdened.
9. We steadfastly adhere to the principles
of sound finance. We are against the coin
age of any silver dollar which is not
of the intrinsic value of every dol
lar OF the United States. We therefore
denounce the new Sherman silver law I'M
der which one-tenth of our gold stock has
been exported, and all our silver output
damned up at home as false prentense,
but an actual hinderance to the
return to free bi-metallic coinage
and tending only to produce a change from
one kind of recommendation to another. We
therefore unite with our friends in stigma
thing the Sherman silver law as no solu-
ton of the gold and silver question and as
a fit appendix TO the subsidiary and bounty
swindle of Mckinley, worse than the
war tariff, the Blaine reciprocity
humbug, the squandered surplus, the
advancing deficit, the defective cen
sus and falsified representation
and revolutionary procedures of the billion
dollar congress. All justly condemned by
the peoples great uprising last November
$3.50, the verdict of which was renewed
this year, 1892, will empower Democratic
statesmen to guide the peoples councils |
and execute the peoples will.
The Democrats of New York recall with |
proud memory the inhexibility to sound
finance of Governor Tilden, who not
only administered the state govern |
ment with frugality, but also with !
unequaled ability and with un1ag- |
cling resolution demanded thorough |
reform in taxation and likewise with a |
statesman's energy and foresight assailed |
the shameless DEGRADATION of our green |
back currency and led the Democratic party |
in pushing on the compulsory Republican |
advance to current coin redemption, If not |
also tothat coinage payment of the same
whereto rs well the faith OF the United |
State was solemnly pledged.
The Democrats OF New York refer with |
grateful pride to the infexible and sound |
financial views OF Governor Hill who, |
by efficient economy throughout his |
administrative career, has accom- |
plished the practical extinction of our
state DEBT has faithfully urged with |
powerful and practiced advocacy tne>i