The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01
the present executive, and promote
his interest by tyranny,

of powers that did not belong to them,
instead of discharging the trust COM
mitted to them, and acting fairly and
between both elements of
the party; being met at every point by
unfair and supplementary rulings,
and despairing of receiving any recog-
milton from Finley, Matlock appealed
to the convention and placed Jonathan
Lane in nomination for temporary
who was elected by accla-
He was placed on the stand
as chairman of the convention.
Finley thereafter declared J. l..
Sheppard elected, and both Lane and
Sheppard occupied the stand and pro-
ceeded to organize the convention.
This done, and the convention being
organized, the Hogg convention adj
journed, to meet in that hall at 10
o'clock the next morning, and the
Democratic convention adjourned to
meet in the same place at o'clock the
following morning.
Without the knowledge of the De-
of Texas, at the hour of mid
night, under the dictation Of Finn y
and his co-conspirators, barricade
ten feet high was erected around the
convention hall and body of
ARMED POLICE AND SPECIAL DEP
UTIEs
were placed in charge of the same, for
the purpose of preventing the re-entry
into the hall of the Clark delegates
and the Democracy of Texas at the
hour to which they had adjourned.
At the appointed hour, the delega-
ton, headed by Chairman Lane, pre-
sented themselves at the door of the
convention hall, and were refused ad-
and driven back from the hall
by the police placed in charged of the
same by Finley. To avoid a con-
fiict with these armed janizaries act
ing with the countenance, if not under
the directions of the commander-in-
chief of the state guards, and to pre-
vent bloodshed, they retired to an
other place, and held Democratic
and nominated Democrats
George Clark and others, on Demo-
cratic platform; this convention hall
was not surrounded by an armed force
10 aid in the execution of it's purposes.
There were brave men and patriots,
men eminent in the councils of the
Democratic party, who remained in
the Hogg convention until platform
avowedly in conflict with that of the
National Democracy on Federal
question was adopted for the purpose
and design of capturing the votes of
the Peoples party, who, when the
Hogg convention "bolted" the Ma
tional Democratic platform and aban-
doned Democratic principles, and de-
parted from Democratic usages, also
left the hall.
GOVERNOR HOGG ARRAIGNED.
We here now arraign Jas. s. Hogg,
as the fathers arraigned arbitrary
power when separating from the
domination of English tyrants. "He
has endeavored to prevent the popula-
ton of the state. He has made judges
commissioners in whom is contided
the regulation of the Industries and
of the state, dependent on
his will alone for The tenure of their
offices. He and his .conspirators
have created multitude of new offices
TO harrass our people,"
He has countenanced the placing of
q quisi military force around the hall
Of the Democratic convention.
He has aided In siezing the machin-
ery of the Democratic organization,
and prostituted it for the purpose Of
himself and his personal
adherents in power.
A large part of the Democratic party
Turing his regime has been prescrib-
I'd, and the test for public employment
Is no longer honesty, competency and
fidelity to Democratic principles, but
'ealty to the worship of the executive
and his immediate adherents.
We charge that the executive COM
nittee of the Democratic party of
Texas, for nearly two years has been
guilty of long train of abuses and
lsurpations, pursuing steadily the
object and design to reduce the Demo-
cratic organization to absolute servi-
.ude to the ambition of one man, and
MS personal adherents, regardless of
harmony and justice, and of the pro-
notion and perpetuation of Demo.
cratic principles.
The platform of principles that we
present is
FAULTLEss AND FLAwLEss.
It is a plain and unvarnished express
sion of the tenents of the party hand
I'D down from its incipiency, Invested
If every semblace of demagoggy and
false pretense. There is nothing of
and nothing left to con-
lecture.
1t is in accord with the platform of
the national Democracy, and randers
to none of its foes.
1t does not advocate the establish
ment of decayed financial instrument
ment alities knownas state banks.
1t makes no assault on the principles
of local self.government by demand
ing that our county and municipal Of
ficers be oversoen and directed by a
central authority.
1t does demand, in contrast with the
Hogg platform, that the people be al
lowed to elect their officers.
With an unfaltering trust in the
Justice and final triumph of our cause
we appeal to the virtue, the intelli-
gence and patriotism of every voter
within the domain of Texas to rally to
the support of our gallant standard
bearer and aid in setting Texas free.
GSigned1 A. L. MATLoCK,
r.. FLEMING,
w. PoINDEXTER,