The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-10

rNlanu spokesman answered. All mere,
heart and soul" and Gen. Bragg of Wis
consin declared the presence, of her full
delegation, adding, land they are all
democrats
Honest men. honest money and honest
| country" was the contribution of Oregon.
Idaho, Nevada. Utah and Wyoming were
the only states whose names passed I'M
answered. Alaska's lone representative
was cheered. Arizona, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory had no spokesman.
After this call Senator Palmer raised
a laugh by announcing that the next
thing he found on the program was re
marks" by himself But" he coptin-
ucd, IN omit the remarks. Words are
silver, silence is golden"
He then introduced Mr.. Brennan of
Wisconsin. who read the report of the
national committee The recommended
ton that the rules which governed the
last democratic convention. (which was
held in 1892" should govern this convcn-
ton was chccrcd to the echo.
The report recommended Ex-Governor
Flower Of New York for temporary
chairman and John Il. Wilson of Indiana
of Governor Flowers name was the sig
nal for a burst of applause which was
swelled into war cry.
Ex-Governor Jones of Alabama and
George f. Peabody of Massachusetts, cs-
| corted the distinguished New Yorker to
| the stage.
Senator Palmer shook hands with the
| ex-governor. who bowed in response to
the demonstration. Ex-Governor Flower
read his speech from manuscript in Il
clear voice. 1t was frequently inter
ruptcd with applause.
| Ey-Goynrnor Ilowrr soid in n,rt.
This gathering is notice to the world
that the democratic party has not yet
surrendered to populism and anarchy.
| The true principles of democracy. cX-
pounded by Jefferson and cXempliiied
through Il century of national history,
are not dead because those principles
have been repudiated by Il convention
calling itself democratic, but controlled
| by mdemocratic influences. Those are
| true democrats who remain true TO the
| principles of their party and refuse to be
bound by party declarations which be-
tray party faiths and threaten both par
| ty and country with disaster.
Mr.. Bryan takes pains TO reitcratc in
about every second speech uttered that
he stands squarcly upon the Chicago plat
| form and supports every one of its
| plankS. He has not yet announced his
acceptance of all the plankS of the pop
ulist platform. but inasmuch as these
are only different in degree. and he has
been identified with popnlism quite as
much as with democracy, it is quite fair
to assume that he stands ON both plat
| forms. Not quite so radical in his
! views. perhaps, as Altgeld and 1lllman,
not quite so frank as Tom Watson. he
is. nevertheless. fit representative of
the revolutionary forces behind Imam
| bitiOuS, unsteady and IIntripU.
AN untried man. n dcmnroguc. n
word iuggler. he PERHAPS will rest the
plnnc from which no rises and with
characteristic instinct does not hesitate
TO oppcnl to base human missions in or.
der To attract votes. That in this i'm.
ccndinry's role. standing. as he professcs
to stand ON uIinciples MS undemocratic
NJ those Of Herr Most he deserves Inv
any contontion of any mniiIod of marty
regularity tbp sunnort If truo democrats
is MIST comnrrhrnsiou and cynlninnb!c
| onlr Inv i~nnr,nrn Of tho man and hi.
nIntf,,n ~. dislnv,j +, ann m,rtw f,ith
| En sonnd roncrntion If Marty rc~uIoritv
ann nvnuso Snci,Iism Evnn tho ,Jvocn-
| rev nf frnn Silvnr hv R,von md many of
| lis nssnci,tns is onIy - cln,I; for rnvnl,,.
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mist hlnsh to bnvr his ,ousn drnnnJ
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itM' ~ nH ".'"ch on our hishcH, toull
Vi Jaw VI " Il s.p ,n. ~ our loIl''
Vi soEeTiiiie iite ny io'tilhS !, u""h as re- re-
quiie" u! uillercli, iulic,iois. Ptl1r'
secIi 81 aI al'aIh' nov W3' ~, ,he ShaurS
Vi ,eHGrSoil' Jackso,i aln llluell Sllrlilk :
=. AS i"Ne snin' Nr' pr!hh poiul lIo-
lesses 10 stahu ol, every one Oh inc
SIrahSe p,'.hks VI tnt Nnlcaso pli'lor III
he auroltiE al'eiiiPtS 10 uiVeil ueliocratic
atteiitloh from 'le reIoi,.ioharE sp!rlt
Whlch perlheaies most Oh that convention
by cohhhlhS the large part OF MS p,iohc
uttcrances 10 Whht ne coiiS DlnetaillSih
ana he evidently hopes ny maShilEllg
the Importance OF this hiilhclai Issue ana
dlstortlhg ltS phases so thit II VIII ap-
pear to be the movement OF the masses
AGAINST thn Glasses to Ike democrats