Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-01
IOWA DEMOCRATS MEET.
.,xou porEs DELIVERS THE
COY ,sc,rAL SPEECH OF THE DAY


...,c state convention assembled at
ss, tabernacle at 1880 o'clock.
,.ou, 400 delegates were in attendance.
csucuses were held at o'clock and the
.., committees selected. No candi-
s.a opened headquarters. and in this
,he office seeks the man. NJ. Pear
|.o,s temporary chairman. delivered nm
s5dre.s, saying that coxeyism was Nc
|y,,,sxism carried to logical c,nciu-
al After the speech committees were
,,osen and the morning caucases re-
'-a,,ad The convention then acJuurn-
n az dinner. on reconvening Governor
pmss was chosen permanent cheir-
H. Of The convention. After review-
~ the conditions leading up to the
I1snorratic victory of 1892 and arraign-
~ the republican party for the policy
snrsued while In power, Ex-Governor
Il continued: THAT victory was
IN with the definite and oft-repeated
,uuises by those who spoke for the
Inv as to what would be done II the
oy success crowned our efforts. II
.,peracy would live. IL 1t would not
4 IN the first flush Of victory SO gal
,,ly won. lay down it's arms and sur
,,der all FOR which it fought. and pre-
ate lis winding sheet for the tomb,
must not lower the standard OF the
omlses made. There is no middle
-cund on which II can cast anchor.
rolectlon II right in one Instance is
sat in all. He who is willing that his
ary as such shall retrace single
Nd from the position 1t assumed in
4 who would surrender an iota of
pr.nelple for which he then fought
IN won Is not a democrat. We are
Wandlng at the ending OF more than
ne decades of a most intense pro-
Wcilye policy on the part of the gov
Hnmenl, and what Is the result? Trusts
"a combines on every hand, the fruits
labor taken from the many and
ven 10 the few. Millionaires counted
the thousands, homeless men by mill
IN rumblings of discomfort from
I'm quarter but loudest and longest
ne very centers of the most highly
elected Industries OF the land, strikes
IA lockouts everywhere. thousands Of
7 l. "A men gathered in our cities are
arching over the country Wanting
Al restitution in the face of the
nd. and the howl of the anarchist,
knife Of the assassin and the brand
IL incendiary empi a izing with fire
blood discomfort that has become
Z. host epidemic and threatens the sta
" I'M Of the government itself until the
resort OF nation, an appeal TO
v military arm for protection has be-
ne public necessity
+ hi would be a cowardly evasion or
=, truth 10 attempt to conceal the
1 h that the Democratic party has
4 .rhed a crisis IN It's history that
!. rsagens its welfare, IL not Its life
I. him the party council ! want the
he o. Termination hushed at once
4, ! want the Democratic members
Y, congress to agree upon the very best
Y asuie Of tariff reform 1t is possible
PASS and make 1t the law Of the
~ ulthout further delay. BY an ok
~ 1T resolution in it's last platform
= nsmoeratlc party is committed tc
el1 use OF both gold and silver as
~ Nandard money Of the country
~ Az the coinage of both without
~ SanatlOn OF the other lSut II
q aressly declared that the dollar
~ M both metals must be of equa
eia tnyc and eNchangeable value, OF
az iiinsted through internaiona
N eMent, or by such safeguards o.
lAia station as will insure the parity
Ia o. two metals To my mind the
qualified language of that plani
~ ltes Affirmative action on the par
nalt ne Republicans of the party 10y
"a A Il was adopted. There was ant
SUBJECT which ! am glad to say j
'a9 political Issue between any o
ths ~ great parties OF the countries. o
dh r. Importance to the welfare o
K. nation. refer, as you will sur
h to the Unprecedented trouble II
C N circles during the last fey
,oy y nihs. know, too, that every one o
liz = men Is an adult citizen of tn
''' I'd States, Is clothed with preclsel,
yt- sane power under the constitution
Il M " states and the nation to he'll
al ll and to cause to be executed
N ~ AVS OF the land that is possesses
h n ne haughtiest millionaire that eve
m vote, and ! believe as firml,
m ID believe In my existence that
x N organizatlons are TO be pre-
! tsu "a and continue to be of the leas
Aeucel benefit to their member
4 ,<s must never violate the laws no
~ nle or aid or abet others to d
~ sa,h. WIN every loyal citizen OF tn
Who Is loyal friend of its 10
=. have been shocked by tn
- 'alt breaches of law that hav
seleriEed so many of the reeen
Csnn strikes of the country.
Aix aln sun more amazed to Knoy
yld,sn -nnia the circles OF some {
,ni,si Unions are men who yet cor
ong ne authorities, state and ms
i, H. 'or inlerposing the military {
"a put an end to conditions tina
.sashed a complete stage OF al
- -,iu overthrow In some localitie
sled AZ aemblance of law and orde
"a niei, are not bereft OF reasol
= ast by this time realize ths
J. VAe, as conducted in man
4. ST. me recent past, is revol,
IA NaN M anarchy, is the inciplent stae
!, s,,..NM y, ~ war IT Is vain to assert tht
Y IVA 49, OF riots, inoendlnrism an
vi We have witnessed Is II,
,r,as u ma Of members OF an
Xxi "a unions, but Instead
N ~ the lawicss elemer
. TOY Al, N which they occurre
. TN ~ n'erally true 1t cannot r
dn,sr,.u unions In question OF II
--1.., A.. ior conditions that the
iiohN ~. made possible. and but T,
is N Z would never have existe
~ a, 4, mother phase OF this Que
u'. a ,,sr. measurable Importance
~ n ~ y Is the question OF 1
10 W "a or wrong OF what son
iaild5 asera term sympathei
hai ~ iorclbly presented 10 4
% az 4 MN ss''sers. The sympathet
4 s, Al, a IN \, 60 or the union that E
Y M = y y Nlh be destroyed and wi
iieiP s,sS ~ forever the scenes OF ri
,se $3.50 that have c1ars tsr,z