Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16
ELOQUENT SAM LANSss..i
A cnrAr SPEECH FROM lHh ~
vnR-roxcuED ORATOR
refusing 20 suil, He Pats o" ~
Armor of Democracy aud nees
Forth 10 BATH. for che rrincirisA
of His Pnriy.

operu house. this afternoon Tor thc pW-
uose OF hearing speech BY the Hon.
s. w. T. Lauham Colonel Lanhan
wan introduced BY s. p. Hardwlek %
this city. with the following remarlE
"l.adlqs and gentlemen The pleasure
Is accorded to me TO preseht TO you
Den.--ra, whose faith in the eapaeiy
OF Americans to govern themselves in
unsnaltu; who spurns the paternel-
istI. doctrine advanced by peculiar
school or politicians that the people
imoeoiie ana incapable Of caring ior
themselves and require the .trons ara
or stronger government to ala Hia
maintain them and their families a
man who believes that tho lnterehtA "
the whole people viii be best scrV,d
Dy constant adhesion to democratic
doctrines and the application Of Demo
cratic principle to all the AFFAIRS OF thl1
government a man who 10 thankful iar
the llbertes enjoyed BY the people Of
thls country. and who rec@Bniaeh thai
ihls Is the only government under Tie
sun ia which the child Of the poor man
has ali thH rlghts and prlylcges pos
pesHed by The child OF the rich; aud thai
avenues to fame aud honor ure open
alike 10 the children NJ all u man who
believes that the favored who have
been criticized by Republican protection
should hcGn their portion Of the pubhc
burdens. % man whose Views SIRE aup-
ported by the experience of long public
service; whose patriotism 10 uuqueN-
toned aud whose statesman shtp ~ 81
.faUU A 40 o AZ %
nulker IN the camp Of disappointment
but one who, having fought Ills hgnt
for pfofcrncnt In the ranks " mis-
party, accepts defeat without complaint
and Ike u true Democrat iI now %
private on the Held OF battle lighting
In the intefsat vi hlB party and IN VIM
dlcntiou Of IFS prlncipleH such "a mtu
Is the Hon. =. w, n LHnhnm. who VIII
now address you"
Colonel Lanham spoke AS follows
Fellow CitlX1ns,
Tie Gull ul tnr Democratic OF Taylor
county VIII always como To me WIN
the mrC OF command, for ! can
mover boz 'erlndtu OF the consideru-
ton ] have HAD the honor 60 cuJuy al
thtir faut4 fo' now go many years.
when few days ago I was advised
that Il wha the desire of your executive
committee that I should address you
falt that Il prompt compliance with
the request vuR my reasonable duty
Aiy only r'gttt ~ appearing bvtJru you
ia The fact that 1 haze not been able
TO bastow thai tlmo ana preparation
hntr b,st don.
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hnu ulalhlnlh an the opposite doctrine
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than they Knew mud no suitable trii
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hcld rom them; and still. were II pos
sthle for them 60 revisit incnrnnte mi
now great American Union on forty
four states and this mighty repubIl
OF seventy millions OF people tho
would stand amazed nj tho prodIrlou
developments aud etupendotis chnnrs
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