Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-24

reported suitable resolutions of respect to
the memory of Hon. A J. Reynolds, de-
ceased. Report adopted and resoluti IS
ordered spread upon the record OF the
house.
The senate joint resolution for commit
tee of ten to cooperate with similar COM
mittee on the part of the house in reporting
judiciary bill, was taken up and adopted
with an amendment fixing the number of
the committee at five for each house.
The committee appointed on the part Of
the house to frame judiciary bill is COM
posed of Messrs. Mckinney, Brown,
Gresham, Terrell and Browning.
House took a recess until Has.
On reassembling at noon Speaker Miner
announced that the hour had come for the
election of a United States senator to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation Of SEN
ator Reagan, and that nominations for the
same were now in order.
Mr.. Swayne arose, and in speech highly
eulogistic of Hon. Horace Chiffon, with
drew his name as q candidate for United
States senator. Mr.. Swayne ran briefly
over the record of Mr.. Chiffon from his
boyhood days down to the present hour,
commended his manhood, his sterling char
acter, his patriotism and devotion to the
principles of Democracy. AT his re-
quest" said Mr.. Swayne, 81 come to with
draw his name as candidate for the
United States senate from Texas, and l
ask his friends to cast their votes for Hon.
R. Q. Mills" Applause.
Mr.. Gresham, in the following speech,
placed Col. Mills in nomination.
Mr.. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN-Asre repre-
sentatives of the state of Texas we are to-
day called upon to elect representative for
our state in the senate of the United States.
In discharging this duty we should consider
how the best interest of our people can be
subserved. We know that the effect of our
national legislation for the past twenty-five
years has been to build up favored classes
at the expense of the great agricul-
tural sections of the Union; that by reason
Of taxes levied by the Federal government
for protection, and the manipulation by the
Republican party of the finances of our
country in the interest of favored classes.
We are compelled to pay exorbitant prices
for nearly all the necessities of life we buy,
and are forced to sell our products at prices
scarcely above the cost of production. We
also know that the South is to-day paying
one-third of the taxes collected by the gen.
eral government while less than one-tenth
of its revenue is expended for our benefit.
These unjust and oppressive measures
must be reformed. But great reforms are
never accomplished except under the lead
ership OF wise, patriotic and aggressive
man. Such leader is Roger Q. Mills,
whose name have the honor TO present to
y
resent Texas with Richard Coke in the
senate of the United States.
MIR. Mills, from long study and careful
thought, knows the business depression
now existing throughout our country to be
largely due to the protective policy of the
Republican party. He has the patriotism,
ability and boldness to denounce the wrong
and to appeal to the good sense and bust
ness sagacity of the American people for
relief. He has for twenty years as a
Democratic representative of Texas, On
the floor of congress and upon the hastings,
been battling for the rights Of the people,
and is to-day recognized as the great tariff
reform leader. He knows that the time
has come when the surplus products of this
country must find a market beyond our
own borders; and the right to exchange
their products under broad and liberal
policy for those of other countries must be
allowed before we can enjoyIthat degree of
prosperity TO WHICH we are entitled.
The commerce of the world can never be
successfully and probably carried on IN
der a gold straight-jacket fastened aud
riveted upon the country by a protective
tariff. The industrial classes of all sec.
tons Of this country are to-day feeling the
depressing effects of class legislation and
beginning to realize that we can only be
relieved Of its burdens through the success
of the principles OF Democracy as contended
for by Mr.. Mills, and they know
that wherever the fight for re-
form has been waging the ferc-
est, there has Roger @. Mills been
found, battling for the rights of the people.
Now when Texas is called upon to promote
one of her sons to seat in the senate Of
the United States, who by reason Of expe-
rience, ability and answering devotion TO
the cause of right and the interest OF his
people, is more entitled 70 the promotion
than Mr.. Millsg
While we recognize the merits and ability
of the young, patriotic and gifted Chiffon,
in whom the people of Texas will always
ind a true and brilliant representative, yet
let US to-day, in obedience to the will of the
people, place the Democratic flag of reform
in the hands of Roger .. Mills-elect him
TO the senate OF the United States, and IN
suuct him to continue the fight until "equal
rights 10 all and special privileges 70 nonei'
IS established as the cardinal principle of
this government.
The nomination was seconded oy Hon.
A. J. Baker Of Tom Green county aud ".
p Hamhlcn Of Harris county. The latter