The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-09
Lively Fight on the Commit
tee Resolutions.
( compromise Agreed Upon Delegates
Appointed - County Executive
Committee Chosen.

yesterday Hon. Waller S. Baker
was addressing the Democratic
county convention. Mr.. Baker said
in substance as follows
feel highly complimented by
your evidence Of appreciation, and
congratulate you upon the harmo.
Nous action of this convention. w @
sometimes d fer upon the non es
sentials of Democracy, and in mo.
ments Of impulse, actuated by the
spirit and pride of the Southerner,
passionately diverge. but never
80 Tar but what, looking
oac kward we forget and forgive,
and retrace our steps to the parting
Of the ways or like the inh uence Of
streams, we mix and mingle and
become harmonious whole. We
are the same people. We live nm.
der the same skies and our inter.
ests are in common. Why should
internal dissensions divide us and
upon issues foreign to the funda
mental principles of our free insti
-utions? Oar differences upon the
financial and other like questions
ought not to divide us We should
light them to a finish within party
lines and abide the will of the ma
Jority. Democrats frequently diff r
upon unimportant questions, but
they never Cease to be Democrats
Until they differ upon the organic
avs Of the party the struct-
ares upon which all OF our rights of
Tree men are lodged.
w g stand together today in an
aubr oxen line united and invincible.
There may be little sparring here
and there; but we have taken our
place in the common ranks to meet
Populism and Rspablicansm upon
every field. The policies of these
Gems" are suicidal TO the best
interests of the country and 81 ca
,roacbment upon the rights of
American manhood.
1t 10 not out Of place for me to
Jay night here and honestly and i'm.
psrtislly demands that say that no
one more periodically contributed
50 The union you now enjoy than
your citizen Judge CLARK am &c
seived if other than honest Of har.
nony. Certainly officers were not
he consideration; motives was not
The consideration, if SO, the
followers Of Governor Hogg
we're to have the offices be.
cause they are doing the seeking.
.Iet's for all time bury the past, we
sre now united. Let's be one in
thought and action, and if this, the
greatest of the states in area and re
sources, develops as in the past
within our short tenure of lines we
viii enjoy the enquiry. How is
Texas going? Instead as it is now?
Cow is New York? All of the in.
tiications are tlourishing and point
10 an early accomplishment of all
hat we can desire.
In referring to the harmony agree.
"a emit at Dallas Mr. Baker was eulo.
gistc of Col. j. W. Taylor, saying
That gentleman had done a great
Zeal to promote harmony in the
-anks Of the party. This caused
Qui calls for Colonel Taylor. He
made a short address endorsing in
.0to the Dallas agreement, and con
gratulated the democracy On being
Iuce more united strength in l
. sltion TO meet the enemies Of the {
lscty at the polls in November
z ether that enemy appear in the !
pjse of member of another party
,. as an independent beseeching
mocrats to desert their party {
2nks and not support the nominees. I
r e speaker said he is Democrat
% when the party declares itself f
% any question or candidate either
d convention or in a primary cleo. |
al he proposed to support his C
atty to the end. Tne decision Of a
De majority Of his party ruled him o
nj he believed every loyal Demo t
rat would be governed the same il
az. The address was a grand eff
1rt and the sneaker was loudly an. a