Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-10
/ Chief OF LILY WHITES
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FORT Worm
~ ..,.a Mu.icLThe Candidate for
o, Tells Why the Texas
I'M. Republicans want Hsi'f~.
-. TEX, oct. s.-Hon. J. b.
au .T' Lily white Republican nomi-
p =. ,,oysrnor, delivered his opening
4 % ! large audience at the audi
q, ~ the city hall tonight.
w. snm,z arrived in the city at
n and was met at the Missouri
~. and Texas depot by the fol-
ll'''s con,mi.tee; ]. NJ. steefc' d. A.
hanson ,ns 4. ]. Houston II. s. Brewer
n A. Meter. ., :, -.
sasor hotel where were assigned for
,nost convenient quarters and
u was kept busy all the after
.sa.lns hands with leading Re-
w. from Dallas, Fort Worth and
".s nortions of the state.
- after Mr.. Schmitz's arrival in
Nv a pand wagon was hustled up
ned to suit the occasion and iilied
~ musicians, who paraded the re-
,ra4r Q. the afternoon.
! o,elock Captain j. M. Steere
the evenings program by an
.s,r 4 song from the Fort Worth
I'm uuartette composed OF
p. Goodell, first tenor; Ar
~, nner,ler. second tenor; 1. Goodell,
We and c. II. Lillen, second
.,rnrk no the air of "Sweet Bye
nv" with words arranged to suit
occss,on. depicting the goal OF the
,,,s1d land to be reached when the
,rhncaps are again in power.
.ntaln steere then introduced Hon.
~ Mann, the nominee for lieuten-
roveInor who followed with a
+, address in behalf OF the Repub-
IN party. a.. ~,
neither song was sung by the Fort
nth Glee club, this time to the air
,'We'll Be There" after which Cap
steere, midst deafening applause,
roduced the Hon. j. b. Schmitz as
next governor of Texas.
n. schnltz in a clear toned voice,
In interrupted by applause, spoke
4 follows,
t,Ir President and Fellow-Citizens-
bffords me much pleasure to appear
ore you tonight, through the invl-
lon Of the Republican League club
bour city, for the purpose of opening
campaign as the nominee for gov
or Of the Reform Republican Party
Texas an organization, the prime
EFT Of which Is the upbuilding OF
Republican party in this state to
same standard of eminence which
bcnpies In the North.
Tht Republican party of Texas and
er Southern states has, ever since
days OF reconstruction, been sub
10 much adverse criticism. result
In It's gradual dlslntegration and
loss Of power and respect as a po-
bal factor in the eyes of the party
The nation.
Those Of US who have come from
les In the North which were blessed
b the material prosperity that al
Us goes hand in hand with Repub-
N government, feel that no oppor-
ity should be lost in disseminating
Republlcanism into every city,
age and hamlet within the broad
fines of this great commonwealth.
should use every effort to build
the party on a basis which will
bmand. the respect. the admiration
cooperation OF all men who be-
e In our principles.
The reform Republican party OF
pas does not discriminate against
man on account of race. color oil
Wous condition. If his political con
lion accord with ours, he Is just
welcome In the ranks as he car
sibly be In that of the Democratic
requisite parties. We are convinced
he history Of the Republican party
iexas during the past twenty years
y has been used by ambitious
eral ofiee-seekers to its injury ant
Tvs disgrace, In that 1t has beer
apparent purpose OF a few leaders
manipulate the campaigns as K
defeat inevitable, and thereby
ne their continuance in control O
parry In the state. In support O
assertion merely refer to the fac
during the past ten years thu
ot Texas has gained not lesi
one million In population and ye
a'e confronted by the fact tina
our political enemies have stead
ga In numbers, we have stead
lost showing conolusively tina
elhins has been radically wroni
me Republican organization Ii
~; y is for the purpose of cor
w this Wrong that the reform
aphean party was established an,
ny es on a basis, known as tn
Us plan of representation, a plal
when | trust yeu have VII be
familiar. plan which has
sney TO lift the party out Of tn
US .s mo which Il has been so long
placing Of II on a parity, ii
y 4ha respeetabllity. which II oc
. III Massachusetts, Ohio or Ill
N matters not what our differ
locally be--nationaiiy we al
\ On and believe in the undyln
,pies upon which the grand oi
.oncan party was organized nearl
Years EGO, Some may REGARD it a
ssplng assertion. but I believe
act' that the Republican part
s9he more for the people than a
poiucal parties combined sine
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