Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-24
A JOHN H. REAGAN CLUB.
HiLLsnoRo DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE
TO HELP MS INTERESTS.
Hon. Dave Derden. Ms Temporary
Chairman, Tells Why lie supports
Rengan-strong Democratic
ResoIution4 Adopted.
Special Dispatch.

i'lNfot u hRNd Niat1 NFOWu dcStil0ltI
at the district court room this after
noon at 2 o'clock for the purpose OF
organizing Reagan Democratic Cen
trail club, and to do all other honora-
BILE things 10 secure the election OF
Hon. john II. Reagan to the ofiice of
governor. Hon. Dan Derden called the
meeting TO order and Capt, Harvey
chenault was placed in nomination
for temporary chairman. but declined
to serve
Judge Young was next placed in
nomination, who also declined TO serve.
Mr.. ]. +. Lewis OF the Daily sun then
placed Hon. Dave Derden In nomin-
alton for temporary chairman and he
was unanimously elected and escorted
10 the stand.
In a thlrty-mlnute speech he accept
ed the position. Among other things
Mr.. Derden said:
II accept the position to which you
have elected me with great denl OF
pride. because deem 1t an honor for
any gentleman to represent a Demo-
cratic body like this, and | consider
1t a particularly great honor to repre-
sent a Democratic body like this when
It has as Its handspring and motor
power n person of the grandness and
glory Of the greatest and purest DEM
ocrat that ever walked on the soil of
the big state OF Texas"
A voice In the audiencc--"Who Is lt?'
"The grand Old Roman, John H.
Reagan" tcheers), said he, 81 did not
espOuse the cause Of John II. Rea-
gan because ] loved the other candl-
dates less, but because / loved John
II. Reagan more"
Mr., Derden arralgned the president
and congress severely for pervertlng
the declarations OF the national Demo-
cratic platform and said.
81 challenge any man In any party
who ever heard OF any such interpre-
tatlon OF the national platform on the
money question until after the cleo
zion. The ,Southern Democrats had
been clamoring for free and unlimited
coinage for wears, and when that Chi
cago platform was adopted they knew
that the Democratic party was pledged
to free and unlimited coinage of silver,
and never dreamed Of anything else
until after the election, and 1 defy
the world TO show me the man who
ever heard anything else"
He said further: II am for free and
unlimited coinage of silver, and | am
not alone. for there Is not man in
al, OF Texas today who Is fool enough
TO announce himself for governor on
any other than the free silver plank.
| tCheers)
II am for John II. Reagan because
he Is the last great man who
stood with and by jefferson Davis
and was sentenced to irons with him.
and " | had no other cause for sup
porting him In. this world ! think that
Is enough. But he Is a tried warrior
against the enemy and has had nifty
years trial in public life and today
not single blotch appears upon the
| canopy of his reputation, not as much
as the appearance Of "A blur. gentle
men, and / for one am proud to ac-
| knowledge my preference for him in
stead Of those untrled and I know
they are all nice, worthy gentlemen"
| (Cheers)
on motion the organization was pro-
| ceeded with Mcssrs. j, II. Lewis and
| G. A. Bridgemnn We're appointed TO
go through the audience and procure
| names for members OF the club. They
| secured twenty-five names, and Chnir-
| man Derden appointed the following
committee on permanent organization:
| Messrs. Orenbaum, Lewis and Martin.
After n few moments the committee
returned and recommended DR. BEN
son Knox for permanent chairman and
| Hon. Dave Derden for permanent Sec
rotary. On motion they were unan-
| lmOusly elected.
Mr.. j. +. Lewis Of the Daily sun
presented the following preamble and
| resolutions:
| Whereas. there has arisen scistns
discussions. heresies and divisions in
the ranks Of the Democratic party,
some straying off after communism
| Capitalization in government and ruin
Gus financial falacies now known as
| Populsts, while other have left the old
| weli-benten track Of their fathers aR
| aNarnttilnan In tho litfga "a nj -
| Jefferson, jackson. Benton and Polk
| and long list OF WORTHLESS who iabored
| to establish and perpetuate this Re
| publican form of government indie
| pendent OF English authority or control
or other entangling alliances and have
| taken to following after other strange
| gods known as single standard, gold
| standard, mugwumpery. and adopting
| Baron Rothchilds' English monetary
| system. covered UP under the nmbiR-
! uous term OF party, for the purpose OF
| allurlng the people, calling upon Eng
| land TO help us regulate our financial
| system on the bond system, whereby
! the masses are to be eDslaved. and
| establishing a moneyed aristocracy ten
1 times worse than absolute monarchy.
/ when the Hon. John II. Reagan was the
| only man who had the courage TO stand
| up in the face OF the clans and sound
the alarm and proclaim the true way
| and silver. Therefore, be II
| Resolved, by this mass meeting OF
| Democrats assembled on this. the 22d
day OF June 1895, that we indorse the
| state Democratic platform and admin
istratlon, the Chicago national platform
| and every effort Of congress and the
president TO carry out the provisions
l Of that platform as construed by all
| leading Southern Democrats, and our
representatives in congress, and that
| we favor silver and gold as basis OF
coinage. and the coinage OF silver on
the same terms that gold Is now coined.
| and that We will work for It's remon-
citation; that we oppose the single
| rod standard. as fixed by congress
| and sanctioned by the president and
VIII oppose the nomination OF any
| man for Office who has ALIGNED himself
| in opposition 10 free and unlimited
| coinage OF silver. but viii chcerfully
| submit to the wisdom OF a majority OF
the Democratic party.
That we now organize Denocthue
club in the interest Of the candidacy
| ~ Hon. John n Reagan, 20 be known
rs the Hill County Central Dsmociale
Climb. that this club ehall use all hon
| crable means TO secure the nomination
~ Hon. John II. Reagan and assist and
cooper te with other Democratic CUBS
a nm county enrolled for the same
purpose and we will do all that we can
10 secure Instructions Tor MN. tns
l fr.tnuf DamQcral In lEXn8