The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

| morning at tne CITY nall, IN Tue you'll
Gil chamber at 10 o'clock
The meeting was called to order BY
Mr.. Tom Cox, q, S, Cousins, OF
Milan county, was elected temporary
chairman and j B. Jones, of Bell,
temporary secretary.
A committee on credentials com
posed of the following gentlemen was
appointed: w. I. GLASGOW, of Nc
Leuns W. f Lane, of Bell; S b.
Ford, of Milan; G. P. Hainseltew, of
Falls, J, Z. Key, of Navarro; w. j.
Clymer, of Burleson.
The following gentlemen were sp-
pointed committee on permanent
organization aud basis OF representa-.
ton: Z. Y pullman, of Bell; f NJ
OLDHAM, of Burleson; f N Cline, of
Falls; R H High, of Navarro; l Ray.
burn, OF Limestone; w II Clark Of
Milan; w c Tillery, of McLennan.
Upon motion Of l.. W. Miller j. 9
Gilliland was appointed sergesnt-at.
arms. Mr.. Brownson was called for
and made shor; speech upon the
necessity OF spreading reform litera
ture.
While awaiting the reports of com.
mittees Mr.. l, n. Barber, of Cameron,
was called upon and made an eloquent
address. He started out by saying
that We are in the midst of great
revolution. A Democratic friend of
his had condoled with him and told
him he had lost the opportunity of
his life by joining the independent
movement. He replied that he had
quit the Democratic party and joined
the Peoples party deliberately and he
did so because every hope of relief he
ever had from the expressions suffered
by the people, through either of the
old parties had persisted.
The Independent party was called
the Third party. Why is this SO! Is
it not true that it is the second party
rather than the third. Something
over twenty parties had arisen and
died and passed away since the foun.
dation Of this government and is it
not strange that the Peoples party is
called the Third party? The truth is
the Democratic and Republican par
ties are married and are one.
There is not a reasonable hope that
we can ever put the Democratic
party 10 power again, yet the people
stick to it with this faint hope. We
can't rely upon this purchasabe vacil-
lsting element.
IT the Democratic party were ever
to succeed, to again get in power,
eastern Democracy would domi aate it.
There is no hope for me in the Dem.
ocratio party. We have every reason
to go into an independent movement
and 90 in to win.
We will soon be in the midst of the
hottest political campaign this coun-
try has ever known and we must 60
into it and discuss principles aud not
sling mud and enter into abuse as the
other parties do. We must appeal
directly to the reason judgement and
intelligence of the people.
Hon. Marion Martin, of Navarro
county, the candidate of the Peoples
party for governor of Texas in 1888,
next took the floor and spoke enthusi
ssticaIly of his party. He said he was
here to speak, think and act with the
delegates. | can see by looking in the
faces of those present that there is no
one here hunting office, and none here
from curiosity, but for business
We have already a platform upon
which we must stand, if we expect re.
form. Every man here is suffering
from the effects Of the financial policy
OF this government. From this time |
intend to serve my God, my family
my fellow man and myself. What is
the difference between the Democratic
and Republican partiesP If we ever
get from beneath the yoke OF bondage
they have placed upon our necks we
must get divorce from them.
The prospect is net dark for the re-
form movement. 1t is today
carrying everything before it.
The leaders of the Demo
cratic party are continually saying that
something must be done to save the
party, and yet neither Democrats nor
Republicans will discuss principles
fairly and honestly.
My voice will always be raised in