The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-16
WE ARE UNITED.
Continued from First p age,

previous question of adopting the mo,
Jorlty rule unanimously, was called mn
on motion and voted down, and a bal.
LOT by countieswas ordered in Mr.
Wooten's motion.
AT this point the convention went IN
pieces. Pandemonium reigned sno
preme; delegates howled and snorted
themselves hoarse and chased from
one side to the other clamoring loudly
tor a statement of the question and
could not remain quiet long enough to
near 1t when the chairman ATTEMPTED
TO announce it. The confusion in
creased every moment,
W. w. Gaithworth mounted a. chair
and moved to adjourn, but not the
lgnCeSt attention was given him,
her by the chair or the convention.
yelled himself red in the face and
INK exhausted in the arms of his
friends. For 10 minutes the widest
disturbance imaginable ensued and
little order was secured until ]. M.
DerVar OF Marion county mounted the
rostrum and told all Democrats to ben
have themselves and all others to get
out. He then stated the question, as
the chalrman's voice had failed him.
Ballot by counties was then taken un-
der the most unfavorable circum.
stances and resulted in the defeat of
Mr.: Wooten's motion by q vote of 206
IN favor and 519 against. On motion
the original question was put and the
majority rule was made the order of
the convention by unanimous viva
voce vote. The convention then stood
adjourned until $50 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
~ By $50 p. m. the convention hall
las packed to its fullest capacity,
Rtform and all, and many ladies sat
the space behind the chairman.
kromptly at the hour set for recon-
Heuing the platform committee filed
I'm and took seats on the rosurum, but
the confusion was 80 great that it was
10 minutes before Chairman Handy
could make himself heard and declare
that the convention was open for bust
ness. Chairman D. G.. Giddings of
the platform committee arose and
made short address, but could not
make his voice reach over per cent
of his audience and 1t grew
restless and "time" was called
on him. He soon ceased speaking and
HoI. j. N. Browning came forward
>. ind stated that the committee mad
been unable to agree upon report
and that it had been deUided to read
both reports and to let both sides
speak one hour and half, after
which vote should be taken on the
adoption of the report. He then read
the following on behalf of the ma.
jority.
To Hon. W. R. Handy, Chairman State Demo.
cratic Conventions
We, your committee on platform
AND resolutions, beg leave to submit
the following:
The Democrats of Texas in state
convention assembled, renew their
pledge of devotion to the fundamental
principles of the party as taught by
the fathers, and hereby adopt the fol.
lowing platform of principles.
First-We reiterate our endorses
ment of the national Democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1892, and
stand as unit in support of our
Democratic president and congress in
1hefr efforts to redeem the pledges of
said|platform. We also endorse and
reatfirm the Dallas harmony agree
ment entered into on March 10, 1894,
and ratify said agreement as the act
of the Democratic party of Texas.
Second-The federal government is
q government of limited powers, de"
irving all authority from express
grants from the people, and all powers
not expressly delegated to it are re-
served to the states and the people.
Each government, federal and state,
is supreme within its respective
sphere and each is entitled to the
loyal support of every citizen. We
all assaults upon eithergov-
eminent while acting within
the scope of It's constitutional
authority, and hold it to be the
duty of every citizen to sustain both
governments alike in the exercise of
their respective constitutional func'
lions, executive and judicial, without
diminution or detraction from neither.
Three-Recogn izing the fact that
the federal constitution expressly ems
powers congress to provide TOR calling
forth the military to execute the laws
of the union and to suppress Insured
ton against the federal government,
and that congress in pursuance OF
such express grant of authority has
enacted laws carrying into effect
these constitutional powers. We
commend the president for his
prompt and vigorous action in sup
pressing the recent lawless distur-
bance in Illinois and other states for
!. the purpose of executing the laws of
Union and believe that such action on
This part was expressly sanctioned by
the constitution. -,
Fourth-We hold to the use of both
gold and silver as the standard money
Of the country and the equal coinage
of both metals without discriminating
against either or charge for mintage,
but the dollar unit of coinage of both
trust be of equal intrinsic
and eXchaugeable value or
be adjusted through inter-
national agreement or by
such safeguards of legislation as shall
insure maintenance of parity Of the
two metals and the equal power OF
every dollar at all times in the mark
cts and in payment of debts, and we
demand that all paper currency shall
be kept at par with and redeemable in
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