Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-21

upbuilding OF this country. tell YOU.
gentlemen. there are too many men
going around this country who can't
say anythlne but. NNill you be kind
enough TO keep on tho grass
when student at the State uni
versity OF Missouri, Col. d. @. Roouc.
q speaker OF the house at that time.
Waited the unlversity, We had der
man professor In the chemical depart
ment who said 10 MIR Boone, We
have learned from chemistry aud from
science something OF how much iron IA
IN the SUM- Mr. Boone. who was a very
practical man, looked az the profess
eor In amusement. saying; In the
name Of God, Is that what n taught
IN this school. ] thought we provided
this school TO teach the boys and girls
how much salt there Is in the earth.
live upon sunheams.' 1 win tell you.
gentlemen what Ia the matter with
this country. There are too many
men studying the sunbeafns, and not
enough studying how we can get salt
bread and meat, out Of the earth.
III were going to tell you our four
greatest enemies today. Eentlemcn. ]
would say: nirst. political jAcklcglHm;
second. nCral-sham blg-bug humhug-
I ny; third, paupcr labor Immigration;
fourth, mcneysd aristocracy.
NOW gentlemcn. have already
/ talked as long as ! ought on this aucs-
ton
trhe audience Don't stop. 90 on.
He is as good AS any OF the popullsts.
| Go ahoadD
'Gentlemen, look around me today
and say. what do these men mean,
coming as they do from the fields and
chops OF this country ns ! am IN
formed by our friend, Mr. Lambdin.
who said to me few evenings ago at
| meeting OF the Waco Commercial
club. that your party II largely made
up Of farmers and mechanics.
II want to close by n reference l be-
Hove YOU viii appreciate When my
attention WAS called TO this | began
20 look back and ma l pass along the
| wnllR Of ages md the pages OF history
my attention Is called to the man who
wns selected 10 take the place OF Elijah
He was not a man Of wealth. Elijah
passed by the men who lived IN lux
ury, and coming TO Elisha blowing
In the field with yoke OF oxen, he
took hig mantle from his shoulders nnd
put Il around him, OH what rtatnr
OF approval to the lahoring man. Again
let un ~ back and we sec the camp
nf the phliietlnca and over hen. Il
the camp OF the Children OF Israel. and
walking up aud down, from day I,
DAY, as menace, as a threat 90 tn,
children OF Israel, IL Goliah, David
n mere youth, a shepherd boy, HteI~ OIL
! anu ttNnlH oNNf the ntte fhnninl
brook, picks M pebbles and plncei
them Ia his sling. and plants one II
the forehead OF this mighty slant Il
may be, gentlemen, that IN this cfowt
before me today, in this organization
there Is The David who VIII plant Ut
tie pebble IN Tho forehead 81 thi
mighty Eian. " oppression, this memo,
to the liberty OF our country, tho mon
eyed nrlstocfacy.
4 come ON down. gentlemen. and
hear the shouts OF the angels ncrnH
the hills ~ JuGea. There IL an homo
70 be bestowed, I hear tho rwcctea
HtrainH OF music, sweetcr than was eye
played on TN Eolan harp And whcr
the honor " discussed. does not tn
question come; lie not this the rnn q
the carpenter Hero. gentlemen, stand
out before You the approval ~ IN
great God Of the universe He relccit
the lhhoring man. I will tell you 10
day. gentlemen, another case. Whci
tho good news Ia 10 be born 10 tn
Gentle world, who Is seiecicd2 Pau
or Damascus. the tcnt-mnlter
Gentlemen, I hey your pardon, hu
M ' look out and read tho hlgnH ! nel
n grind work for tho David " SOM
party "a do.
Gentlemen. we welcome YOU to ON
city Aud 7 can say 20 you, there i
not man IN this town today who I
NOT Populiat~while you are In town
And I do not think YOU win md
man, woman or child who Will say Il
you hoep of the grnar
"Gcntlcmcn. VIZ welcome YOU mn
truet your convention viii be pruni
able and pleasant one. and a gram
| gucccgN"