The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-23


r." WILLIAM C. WHITNEY.
because they be loyal they must b'
outraged by the party which Deepen az
on their loyalty. Continuing,
Cochran said: "If it be decided
to cast aside the precedent of q
century, to violate every notion OF
state rights, to thrust down oul
Threats o nomination against which
we protest-if it be determined by this
convention that contumely be heap.
ed upon the head of loyal soldiers
soldiers must still be loyal nc
matter what outrage be
perpetrated against them by the
party which they serve." Coch'
ran then proceeded to de-
nounce the Mugwumps and indie
pendents and to declare that an ele-
ment which could not carry out
its intention had rammed
an unwelcome candidate down
the Threats of the Democracy
He protested against the party
in New York being sorren-
dered into the control of those who
despised it, that one man be
exalted and the Democratic hosts de-
graded. He declared it was not sur
prising that Cleveland was popular in
other states because his Democracy
was not offensive to Republicans.
To true Democrats, however, no
matter where they were, he was no
more acceptable than to the ~ men
who came here to support
the candidacy of David B. Hill.
Closing he said: "We are misled by
fistitious popularity which comes
from forbearance of the enemy; we in
New York will never be misled that
way again"
Report closed at q. m.
A youthful divine of the Methodist
Episcopal church was first to give
official intimation that God is to be
with the Democratic party in the
coming campaign. The opening
prayer in the convention was very
gratifying to the laymen of Democ-
racy, who insist that it was amply
demonstrated by information coming
from that church, which is so often
denounced as being disguised ad-
junct of the Republican party. 1t is
true Roosevelt G. Hoar face
tiously insists that there may
be reasonable suspicion that
any Democrat of the pulpit
or of the few ever approaches sutfi.
GENTLY near to the throne of grace to
be taken into the confidence of the
Almighty as to his future intentions,
but then John Allen says Hoar is a
Republican and knowing the ways of
his fellows so we'll is naturally suspi-
cious Of the Democratic party. The
clerical fraternity have by years of
practice and active competition re-
duced convention prayers to fine art.
1t is expected there will be four or
five prayers offered in the present
national convention but it is said that
twenty gentlemen of the cloth have
been active competitors for the honor
of addressing the Almighty in
IN. Democratic convention. Young
men fred wiz ambition for early re-
demption of the world probably mum,
Der a majority of these applicants and
the raven haired young enthusiast
who offered the prayer today is said
to be the youngest man who ever adj
dressed the Throne of Grace from a
Democratic platform. But this gem
tleman made up for his youth by his
extreme junction. and somewhat COM
manding eloquence and his youthful
brother Of the Hickory club felt
proud that the Tammany of Illinois,
which he represented had been able at
last to bring to worldly prominence
the forensic abilities of his cerical
brother. The audience gave demonstra-
ton of approval to the fervtnt divine
when he endorsed Democratic princi-
pies by skiing the Almighty to guide
the trainers of the party platform so
that every true lover of liberty and of
the rights of men would be able to
find place where they might stand
erect for principles that made the past
of this nation glorious, and should
make the future still more glorious.
But cheers could no longer be sup
pressed when he asked that its NOM
inees might represent the esprit of
modern Democracy, progressive De-
mocracy, the Democracy which was
arrayed on the side of the masses
against classes, and that strives to lift
from the shoulders of the people the
burdens borne tor the benefit of fav-
ored few
For half minute the audience
cheered enthusiastically after the
gentleman had retired to q modest
corner in the rear of the platform to
receive the congratulations of friends;
and the conviction was general that
his rival of tomorrow will have to be
happy indeed in the selection of words
Il ne thrills the Democratic mass more
than did the black haired
of today.
~.
The first session of the convention
vas indeed an intellectual flash.