The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-14

'he minerals possessing val,fe to the
arts and sciences, inexhaustible beds
OF coal, salt and gypsum, immense
forests of assorted wood, great nat.
ural watsr courses, and the lnmeas.
urab!e thousands of rich gifts laid
by the partial hand of nature to this
section, she will garner in her share
OF the golden harvest.
DEMO ,RACY AND TIE HOME.
The progress of this country
during the past two decades has
been the wonder and marvel of the
world. One can now step into a
palace on wheels, whose appoint
ments are as rich aud convenences
as numerous as a princes home,
and almost without change fit
from the gulf to the great lakes,
or from ocean to ocean. Our
grea. cities sport structures both
public and private of massive
build that rival the famous build
ings of Rome and Greece in their
palmlest days, and many institu
tlons, each costing the outlay of
millions with work-roll of hun.
dreds, and like Carbon, controlled
by the will of a single head, flourish
In at least one section Of this coun.
try. More slightly still than the
grandest of all these are the magni6-
cent public buildings at the govern.
ment seat of our republic, the capitol
itself, built OF granite and marble
staf ding cut first in all this array
of be Tilderlng magnifcence. AS i
contemplate these great and mighty
things my pride in America and
Americans wells up within me, and
an reminded that the spirit of
the commune most never be permit
ted to raise in this country its hand
of spoliation. And while still con
templating, the ordinary quiet home
OF an unpretentious American citi-
zen arises before me.
see a plain, common man in
house supplied with the
comforts, but few of the Injuries of
life; around him are his own dom.
lnions, absolute and unqualified, fol-
no mortgage presses upon his pos
, sessions; about him at eventide
gather his good wife and children
to offer up thanks to Him who i.
the "Author of every good and per
l feet gift and the shade trees in the
| yard nod and bend obsisance to
king in his ca tie, and to either
upon whom the government cal
confidently rely for support in peac
= and patriot defender in times O
{ var.
Z To the rear pass the achievem ant
!. of capital Here is TO be found tn
mainstay of the republic. 1t is tn
doctrine of the Democratic party
that the strength of this government
: is not in the accumulated piles O
wealth directing great enterprises
but the ditfused intelligence, liberty
a and prosperity of the people.
. Our Populist friends may figure
on the distribution of great ware
f houses over the country, the estab
q lisbment of postal savings banks al
every crois roads, the concentration
, of all railroads and telegraph lines
in the hands of the govern
ment, and other great
things, but the up ,cial solcitude
: and care of the Democratic party
has aver been, il now, and will al
, ways be, the enlightenment, pros
perity, happiness and contentment
, of the home of the sovereign citizen
Fellow. citizens, in conclusion let
, me say to you that if the Democrats
: of this district enlrust to me the
partys banner, entangled.in the heart
strings of the people, as ! know 1t is,
am confident it will be victorious
, in the coming combat. If some one
else should be your preference, let
it be either my competitor in this
', race, Governor Pendleton, or one of
the innumerable dark horses that
browse the praries in conscious limo
, cence, propose, so far as my
strength will GO, to be one of the
rank and file to see that when the
battle is ended her silken folds
float from the ramparts of victory.
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