The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-07
OF TRUE BLUE NATIONAL DEMOCRATS
AT THE BOARD OF TRADE HALL
LAST NIGHT.
Ringing Speeches Made by Colonel Rogers
and Ham Ward and Enthusiastic Reso-
lutions Indorsing the Ma ional
Platform and Glover Cleveland
Were Unanimously Passed.

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A. n. Denton was elected chairman
and VIM. P. Gaines secretary. DR..
Denton stated the object of the meet
ing under the call that had been pub"
lished some days in The STATESMAN,
and then declared the meeting open
for business. Colonel Rogers offered
the following resolutions:
Whereas, For the first time in 80
years the people of the United States
have irtrusted the Democratic party
with the national administration, and
Whereas, This trust on the part of
the people was based upon the pledges
made by the Democratic party in
their platform adopted at Chicago in
1892, and
Whereas, That platform declares
for o sound currency, tariff reform
and a revision of the pension laws,
and
Whereas, The enemies of Democ-
racy, the Populists and others of
whom we have right to expect bet
ter things, are making unwarranted
and misleading attacks upon the
Democratic platform, Mr.. Cleveland
and his administration, therefore be it
Resolved, Fret, That we reaffirm
our loyalty to the national Democratic
platform ana pledge ourselves to sup
port the administration in carrying
out Its demand.
Second, That we have full and I'M
wavering confidence in Mr.. Cleve-
lands patriotism and political integ.
rity, and believe that he will, as far
as possible, meet every demand and
redeem every pledge OF the national
Democratic platform.
Third, ave hold to the use of both
gold and silver as the standard money
of the country, and to the coinage of
both gold and silver, without discrim'
ination against either metal, or charge
for mintage; but the dollar unit of
coinage of both metals must be of
equal intrinsic and exchangable value,
or be adjusted through international
agreement, or by such safeguards of
legislation as shall insure the main
tenance of the parity OF the metals and
the equal power of every dollar at all
times in the markets and in the pay
ment of debts"
Major Zimpleman moved their adop-
ton.
Col. w. M. Brown rose and inqulr-
ell as to who were meant to be includ-
ed in the call. If it meant those who
favored Cleveland generally, but not
his message he was entitled to speak.
Colonel Rogers said the call was spec.
life and meant only Cleveland mes.
sage democrats. Mr.. r. M. Hall
made the point of order that the dis.
cussion was out of order as motion
TO adopt set Of resolutions was pend
ing
Colonel Brown then said he was
opposed to the spirit of
the resolutions. He dwelt on
the question of ratio and
said the Chicago convention did right
in not attempting to draw the line on
it. But he objected to the resolutions
because Cleveland did not in his mes
sage indicate what else he wanted
done besides repeal the Sherman law,
and he did not believe In hero worship
and thought all this talk about what
Cleveland was going to do was out of
place. 1t should be congress, the law
making body. He proceeded then to
quote how the senators from the
Southern states would vote.
Colonel Rogers then spoke. He
said: If the time has come
when Democrats can not meet and ex-
press their confidence in the national
Democratic platform and their grand
president, 1t is time of general
shame. There are people in Texas
who may down in their hearts hate
the Democratic national platform and
Cleveland, but he is as true as the
needle to the pole. Give him time,
and he will give US bimetallism and
every other thing the Democratic ma
tional platform demands and promises.
All the citizens of Texas are not in
favor of the populist silver plank by
large majority.n The speech was full
of telling hits and was loudly ap-
plauded.
There were loud calls for Ham
Ward and he responded with q splen-
did speech. He said Cleveland was
always brave politically and morally.
He was outspoken and every one knew
where he stood on all questions of the
day. Every one agrees with him that
the Sherman law should be repealed,
but the trouble is he has not turned
Populist and demanded tree and I'M
limited coinage of silver. Applause.
He for one applauded those Republic
cans who practically stood with the
majority of Democrats In
the house, when the rest
of them were recreant TO the demands
of their party platform: [AppIause. ]
He then gave an excellent sketch OF
the reasons leading up to the depreci-
alton in value of the silver dollar.
He declared there had to be halt
cglled in its unlimited coinage, and
Cleveland was brave enough to call 1t.
Silver is unquestionably necessary,
but the United States by itself cannot
keep it on parity with gold; 1t can
not be alone in securing bimetalllsm.
The moment the Sherman bill
is killed the queen OF England
will step down from her
throne and demand that parliament