The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-24

L W uN.llCh, iWcltn, NJ.
| Enu,,o,'sp" inirt"cnih John j. Werth.
] NAM. V. ", a. Gilman; Fifteenth. Jerry
| Ninn,a..., LI'Nyyh,.ecnlh, NJ. l.. MalvinskH
j. hin. T,yo =, ~, ~; row,rs: Twentieth X.
Tu,a,',., nty-nrst. John ID. Goodrich,
a,',b -S-H.h' =: \. Thomas. 1'w-nty-scv
Smi,b 49,, hiii; Twenty eighth. +. j.
| Hn,i'h' Iwcnty-nin'h, W. Il. Noors: Thlr-
| ueln, d. ~. Bofnaik. Tnirty-trs,, e. W.
'rcrs.
AL, al P,atios'n and resolutions Second dis
| LuiiSS,',s, j; a.. Foster; Third. r.. s C5nnor.
iH;,sntn. F. r. Harris: Nnth, i,ufus
| WW"r1y' eleventh. Gscrge Clark; Twelfth.
| ~. Al. SIMS ThVteonth: j. H. Grant
| ro"iI,,esanth. !. A. Gilman: Fifteenth. w
| ~ N.hrcy' SeVsnt zenith, Dir. W. $. Flv !,
| ,,.."c,'cehan,i, r. II. Bolts, Twentieth, A. T.
| ~ .VieN' l,wenty-hrst, w u. Wood TNell-
| :, I'M M, y, II smith; Twonty-sevcn,h. H.
! =. ii'gham; Twenty-cighth ~ II Avn
:lrshtinnH; twenty ninth. Matter T. Moore;
| uunlrt"'h, y. l.. Ma,lock. Thirty-first. {.
| w M,tis.
| seulca.
,Mr. Hardy moved that Coionel w. T..
Suns 81 brazoria he added to each com
mite; mat no was present. and TIC call
| "nH h'"re.sed 10 all infNdial democrats
'..oilci sims said he was free lance
u,ih voted his own sentiments. hut not
s sn"so oi ms COUNTY. H. was emrhaiic IN
| free silver head of the ticket rhe moticr
rrevaiic,,
IL. =, I'M of Travis suggested TIM, AL
| ,'"hi 'ifNlIiN V'lnrtFAfS NJ r-ypf bp 1nNftri
&c, participate in tho convention, ana that
aii present who comc not as representa-
Nv, OF any organization he requested 70
hnnl their names to the secretary as in
d'Miiual democrats.
ne molten prevailed, but J. T.. Foster
OF Red Rive appeared TO be The only in
dix;dual present
The committees having heer selected
o.legaic moved that Ron. George Clark
ct Mcl.ennan county he invited 10 address
Ne eonv.nliien.; The motion prevailed and
stang. lie said:
Fellow democrats: I need not say TO this
ihtelligent audience Of democrats that the
pariy winch our fathers established for
us Is at the threshold cf it's destiny. Wa
meet today with the party seized upon by
those who have never appreciated dcmo-
cratic nr.ncinles.. who propose 10 march
through the established horse If free 81
Yer 10 tn grave of poruisnl VIC nome
today do ermlned 10 plant INC old demo
ota'ic :lng upon The mountain top SO ,ha.
loyal democrats, here is the abiding plac".
here is the arb of safety. ON the question
of free silver /, is not necessary for ms t.,
enter into Discussion. You can rest as
sGr,d and You all know Il involves tho
destruction of the principles Of tho PARTY
to which we have given veacs of alleei-
ance. There is crisis. and not only n
crisis, Int there Is q prospect e poverty
t. millions of the people Whore do thev
got ills free silver dea, Where does II
ccmc from Has It ever hcv,u seen IN
NtnNNrdt-c p.h|tDrm! NJ. aud ~ fore Cod
II never will be found herr II has b. III
stolen from the popussts and appropriated
by dishonest democrats. Twenty vegrs
ago, II any ,,emoc~at hal advocated the
w'nuld have been fisridsJ bn' TN. ro,,lI-
lists education has done tic work, and
cratic brothers have boon affected by The
views ana have gone OF with the rabies
We know 1t means the Destruction OF
every business and manufacturing int.i-
est In III - country II means the cut
ting in half Of wagea Of evnrv eniplovc
in this o5pnt,.y. II means more. II means
the destruction Of tho ctctl!, of This couli.
try, and when you strike Il, wn the credit
NJ tho government withou. n credit il
means to YOU. my fellow citiz,ns and fell
low democrats, shame ard infamy. Helora
cast head. r,pulis,r, my friends does rot
consist solely of fra, silver Thr,.c ar,
other ideas ttist as attractive 10 the lrilo-
rant. Ii scoms thai the ror,llsst idea of
free silver VIII he embraced AT tho con-
vention AT Chicago. There arc other idaDs
Of ronus'n which will he embraced there,
cro cf which Will he a demand tina, tho
veto mower he taken avn, from I'M, ,,r.sI
dent ~ II. meet Inc ,,.5ssibilit,es ri tnnt
gathering in the CITY bv The lakes like
men that we ara le, us meet IT like dem
orra.s standing by tho old flag standing
hy tine prime pies Of democracy ~ pro
poupded ~ Jefferson and nut in oDoin-
non hv Elacksinnc lie, Ms stand together.
whether there, he ffty Of MS ar nfty rhou.
sand W" elected - presi,l,ni t,i, wears
ago -Four years ago tho prrp.a of th.
United States after thirty years. -av.
confidence, 70 tho democratic unity hcn'lei
or any other ago Crht aprl,Iso AZ this
,oint WAS of great length and very lo,i'i
The delegates showed Tho greatest enthu-
siism Of tho session when ,h's s.ente mo-
was uttered) They gave bin fhe presi-
dcncy as n candidate md his notltion WAS
well known 50 c9ni.l vas he thaf he
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