The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-20

J. v. higgins Makes an ADDRESS OF VEL
come - Committee on Creden.
tials appointed.


Waco Commercial Club for the use
u the Populist convention vas com
3letely filled with delegates when
1T 10 o'clock this morning Chairman
2 shby, of the executive committee,
called the state convention Of his
party to order.
After delegates had been seated
at the places assigned them by
3ereeant.at- arms Webb and his half
dozen assistants, Chairman Ashby
raised the old hymn "Jesus Lover, "
% the tune Martyn," and the con
Ventlon rose to it's several feet, and
anne mighty near raising the tent
rom Its moorings with the grand
Did m elody.
At the conclusion of the hymn an
earnest invocation was offered up
by Rev. w. F. Martin, of Gregg
county.
The prayer was followed by an
sarnest speech from the chairman
who said he felt peculiarly thank
ful TO see such bright prospects
opening to the party of the people.
These delegates were here, he said,
repres enting anywhere from $50, :
300 to 200, people, whose names
we're now on the rolls of the party.
They had suffered indignities and
brow beating, but they were moth.
ing when compared to the suff erings
of that grand old Republican, Thos.
Jefferson. He said it had been said
that the Populists should be crushed
olt, crvc efed by the two old
parties. When this WAS told him he
said they would at least have the
satisfaction CT dying as their savior
died, between two thieves. He here
paid touching and elc q lent tribute
10 the memory Of Thomas Gaines,
IN whose honor the secretary's chair
stood draped by the table.
At the conclusion of Chairman
&shby's remarks President higgins,
Of the Waco Commercial club, was
introduced, and delivered short
address of welcome, in which he
made some bright points against
The old parties, which
stirred the meeting to great en-
thuslasm. He said a few years ago
Individual citizens of Waco said
s hey would engage to drink every
drop of artesian water found in
Waco. Now there are more than
30 great wells from each of which
dows stream IS big as the center
poll. | tell you, the Republicans
and Democrats who propose to
ieink the stream of PJpulism in
his country will be just as badly
fooled. This caused a perfect storm
II applause.
He told of the farmer, who, upon
oeing informed that the hogs were
n his corn, called convocation of
relatives and neighbors, and
spent the time discussing the
! iestion OF what kind of
logs they were, while the animals
want ahead and ate the corn Now,
40 said, the hogs are in the corn,
I'D it behooves US to go ahead and
urn them out--not to sit down and
liScuss what kind Of stock they are.
The country was being ruled by
! monied oligarchy, and between
lueh government and q monarchy
ne preferred the monarchy every
ime.
He said the trouble was that old
1arty members would not
,1y swallow every plank
u the platform made for
hem by their leaders, but are
y Hing to swallow the whole plat
oem. He had one time sal st the
ale opposite his sweethear, and in
ng preserves had gotten peach
eed in his mouth. He didn't like
o spit it out en- his plate, SO he
y allowed it, though the tear ran
o IN his cheeks. the trouble is
20 have too many men who lack the
aanhood to spit out the seed.
lie closed with strong appeal to
ia hearers to stand firm in their
enand for right. assuring them
hat success would finally come.