Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-25

that would truly reflect honor and credit !
upun hes iu Tia United Stains sVnAtp |
but the state nod the nation has already |
muic the nomination and 10 only remains
Tor as az the representatives 81 this giVut !
state IN reflect the Will of the people 10y
clectinr 10 that high office my ueghhor
and friend from childhood The Hon
Roger q. Mills.
MI President, heartily second the
numiHptiou.'
SPEECH on HON. 4. =. HEN. !
DERSON.
or milum, nominating Mr. Mlls Ia the
house.
'Nlr Speaker, members of thc house
of representatives, Indies and gentlemen.
This occasion hnn-s for our consldrru.
tiun one ui the highest duties entrusted
| 10 as hy the people of our state. From
| her earliest statehood. Texas has reSvry
| eel the utkre of United States Henntor
us tho browning honor for her most
| excellent and uublcst sons, the roll is
| bright with thCnumps OF Mcssrs. Houston
! oi Rus;, oi WigtaN, of lcmphill, Ol
! Roberts. Of MuNcy. of Reagan and OF
! Coke and of others mo- les, illustrioUs
! And today we are to add another star
! 90 that GALAXY. Indeed 10 now gliitors
! there with iustre undimcd 10y the mdi-
ouce of companion lights.
! This is supreme moment, not only
In the annals of Texas hut of Che whole
country With unhiuching purpose aud
| with patience uupEcmpliicd 100 history
| the Democratic party has Tor morn than
| twenty years hattled for the drlvernnce
oil the burdens st unjust taxation. The
conflict has boon fierce aud the marches
hive hreu long and weary; hue with
confidence uuubHted, we huNo iullnWru
the pillar % cluui by day and Vt hrc by
| night aud ut last. praise hc ~ the Cod
Of hosts, the wulls VI jericho have itilrn
| down before our victorious legiuns oud
| the United Snts Is again ih the lnUuiS
| of the people
AN gluuv mon have passed ia and
out of the hight bearing themselves with
| yulur and honor. hut through the Whole
| struggle one valiant lion-hcnrted man
has answered here 90 every roll call,
| aud with constant and cNultcd purIwrr
refused to circumnnl1he his actions lay
/ the Marrow lines OF ,lutp or section,
and with ggss turned upon the whole
| country I'm words Ut burning and cOiNnc.
ug pluuUplce proclaimed the iupcurln.
| mr gospel oi eluad rights iur lul, special
| privileges for n9iir. from htlued Bunker d
Kin 10 The Golden Gate, FROM the lct
buuld lakes of Minnesota To The uninl
waters oi ths gulf older al "a urn
rrfurmcr than Gruycr Cleveland or Chr
Isle, him | present 90 yOu Tor the oiiCf
of United States senator, The matches
statesman Roger q. Mills of Texas.
II need not speak his praises h Tai,
presence, nor recount his great service
10 the state. for they ARE known "a all
nor shall | presume To indulge m p0rsuu
nj reniiniscrnce. Int shall rather leay,
that pleasant privilege 10 II distingtlislpC
gentleman who now occupies scpt h
This house. and who has been the life
| long friend of Mr. Mills, and who on one
memorable occasion, then IN the lui
| zenith Of his splendid powers felt IA,
Al q r. la nn T4NlIl lfHu
arena. Hut yielding for q moment q
. my own feeling, and speasing for th'
| Young aspiring iuyiuCblr democracy o
| 'rcNna. | desire 20 pay hrirt tribute {,
his exalted character There are mon'
, | splendid names among the grent men o
, | Texas but that of no other man sinnd
B | 80 near 10 our hearts NJ the same ~
Roger q. Mills As intcrpid as Rupert
, ms rpsolilte az the Iron Duke, as stoad
| fast as StOnewnN JACKSON he has nadl
"a more lasting impression on the people
| Of this state than any man on ms Tune
r | Aud az n loader his name ms eyer berl
. | 10 us u tnlismnn of WiNlhhK victory
Aud the blast from his hugle win call q
, instant action the sturdy ypung man
hood of Texas from the heart ~ trade
from the shop, from the forest, FROM th
farm and from the distant ranch III
name. loo great Ia he confined by th
boundaries al our vast state, has hpel
carried hy the tongue Of fame ~ ever
cornor OF he earth whore sentiments O
freedom and Of justice abide IA IN
hpnrts Of men.
"The love Of the people Of TOMAS 70
this man has been and h unsnntod ma
brvond expression. nnd passing by ever
other loved and noble son, tho Who'll
heart Of Texas Democracy nbWken b
faction undismrhcl 10y strife turns {
him aud declares him worthy Ot IN
high Office named TheefoIr. MI
I speaker and gentlemen Of ihe house, i
| accordance with the prpmhlnE, Of NJ
own heart. and In obedience 10 ilio con
mands OF the whole Democracy, ] IGm
nate this peeIle,'s son of IeNns foec
L ~ Mills ia succeed himself No the sci
ate o. the United States ~ the rcprl
sentative IN that august body Of tll
. prOudest Fraudest state in tie Amer
can Union
SPEECH OF SPEAKER COCHRAN
seconding the nomination Of Mr. Nil
= for the senate Mr.. Cochran said
I'm the dark days Of reeonsiluctiOl
when freemen had % deposit their hallO
under the shadow Of hayOneig. in lHi
III Corsieana the Democracy 81 Texts
convention asaemAed placel the banni
Of the Democratic party in the ban,
of a man who carried j. proudly mn q
balls OF Congress- az Tiny whHn Dam
D rrafa AMI ihe fraud HHd gl9moua prime
7 ples III Democracy were held IN content
by tie party lllnn ia pN%er Beldnnii
under these adverse conditions he grni
hattie Tor personal liOerty apl free ~
eruInpui. this man has by his courig
ability and devotion a. ne elerihu primo
nles IL Justice marched steahily ana Tea
iessly a the front ranks in tiie Rra
hatIe Tor human liberty lie has ey.
bcen bold. aggressive and ieniless
M adpoeacS ~ the grapd ol,l Dam
cratic loOtrinss al eqpai rixhtii b aN "a
special privileges 10 mons,
And where the battle has rugged Il