The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-22
Addressed a Large Audience
This Afternoon
At the CITY lIall-Candidate for Governor.
Speaking When the News Went to Press

Weatherford, was introduced to a
large audience at the city hall this
afternoon by Jno. w. Davis Esq.
Mr.. Lanham was greeted with
hearty applause when he stepped to
The front and began his address.
He began by referring to the re
sponsiblties and GRANTEES attached
to The gubernatorial chair. Since
ne had begun this campaign he had
looked out on the broad field and
contemplated the responsibilities
involved, and was actuated in his
aspirations by patriotic motives.
He had had the honor of repre-
senting for decade powerful and
worthy cons ituency in the congress
of the United States.
Aristotle had said that a citizen
was one who participated in legisla.
tive tribunals of state, but, in this
country a citizen was constituency.
Il was an honor in ancient times TO
ray 81 am Roman CITIZEN" but it
is greater honor now to be an
American citizen. 1t was the duty
of every good citizen in this coun.
try to contribute as far as in him
lieth, the building up of our civil
cation and combat everything that
threatens the downfall of our social
institutions.
Passing from the citizen he came
TO the state, which was collectively
a citizen. Federal government may
be aggressive, but it has only such
powers as are delegated by the
states and the people.
He referred in terms of drastic
humor to those people whom, he
said, did not like to see a man an.
nounce for any office whatever, un.
less he discussed the national cur.
rency. 1t was indeed beneath the
dignity of many people to discuss
such very small things as state is
sues-they must be authorities on
great subjects that attracted the at,
tention of John Stuart Mill-to an
nounce his position on these issues
and discuss them in preference TO
anything else, was required of every
Populist candidate for justice of the
peace. Great laughter.
The Democratic party was noted
for the individuality of it's men,
bers, and one Of the main causes of
its reverses was lack of community
unity. The Republican party was
a compact organization, we'll disci.
plined, and the masses in the party,
unlike the Democrats, were
to it's leaders. He then,
by way of illustration, recalled how
Reed bossed his men in the house,
who wagged when he said wag and
obeyed unanimously his every man.
date. The speaker referred in Gu
logistic terms to the Democratic
party 1t had defeated the federal
election bill. 1t had prepared
bill for redeeming the war tax,
which he hoped would soon receive
signature of Grover Cleveland. He
spoke in high terms of Cleveland,
several times during the course of
his remarks.
The speaker said he stood ready
to express himself on any issue be-
fore the people. He thought that a
man who declined to do such was
the Office of governor
He believed in the free and unlim.
tied coinage Of silver. Mr.. Cleve.
land held different views. "But,
gentlemen" he said, 81 don't
the Democratic
party, and ! don't think
is actuated by anything
but honest and patriotic
motives. If you expect
from me malediction on
Grover Cleveland, ! shall surrender
my claims for the goyernorship of
Texas" 81 love the Democratic
party because it has preserved your
iberties." cat the time of the
ormation of our government it was
higher duty to be citizen
# the state than the Union
Joining down to state issues, be
bought the present house of repre-.
entatlves was too large numeri.
ally. The number of members
hould be reduced to about rs, the
essions of the lapislatura should ha