The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15

public servants as Hugh L. White, John
Bell. David Crockett, the hero of the
Alamo: Admiral Farragut, one of the
great commanders of the Union navy;
David Given of California; that distin-
guished journalist of Kentucky, Henry
Watterson, and that able, incorrupttible
and honored republican, Henry Clay
Evans (applause). whose absence mere
today | very much regret and only eX-
cuse him because l know he is in some
other part of the great field of political
contest. busily engaged in the good cause
of national prosperity. (Applausel The
record this year of Tennessee should be
in keeping with the principles emblazoned
on her state seal-agriculture, manufac-
ture and commerce.
Men of Tennessee, do you stand by
the principles enunciated by the immortal
jackson? Do you favor protective tariff
and honest money? cloud cries of
yes, yes, we do.) | am glad to be as
sured by you that you do and that you
have not forgotten the force of its eX-
ample. Do you believe in his declara-
ton of the enforcement of the majesty
of the public law? Cries of yes, yes.)
Are you willing to compromise the great
principles he so steadfastly upheld III
defense of the constitution, the courts
and the citizen! In whatever other
particulars we may differ from that
sturdy old soldier. ne declared for three
essentials to the well Transportation
honest money and constitutional au-
thority-which lie ut the very foundation
of our political fabric and without which
we can not have peace, tranquility or
prosperity; in which every good citizen
must heartily concur. There seems TO
be those today who would be willing to
check the progress of free government
There are those who seem willing to as
sail its courts, the safeguards of our
liberty. who seem unwilling that the
United States should exercise its lawful
sovereignty within its own jurisdiction.
Can it be possible that they control our
elections and involve us in greater peril
than any we have yet had? Men of
Tennessee. to my mind there is no
doubt. and / appeal to you to steadfastly
uphold the great safeguards of our ma
tional government. Stand by the party
prosperity and national honor, and re
buke the party of all parties by your bal
lots that would impair the one or destroy
the other. On these questions there
should be no geographical, sectional or
partisan divisions, but united and an
broken country and common verdict.
To us alike. whether of Ohio or Tennes-
| MIA. Massachusetts or Montana. we have
cOnfided the interests of our common
country. our whole country. 1t will be
| Il rcproach in the future to wilfully vote
to violate the honor, the good faith and
| the fair name of our great republic. We
must. above all, respect ourselves and
our government and preserve throughout
| the honor of the government at all
| hazards and all costs. We must unite
in the defeat of any proposition of ma
| tional dishonor. Men of east Tennessee
and tried patriots who have not given, ac-
cording to the words of your spokesman,
majority for the election of demo-
cratic candidate for president for sixty
four years. when they voted for that
glorious old hero, sound money and pro-
lection democrat, Jackson; with such Il
record you must not falter in the pres
ence of a great impending national peril.
But, | am sure, you can be relied on to
sustain those great ideas and to stand by
that party which upholds the public
honor and is against public and private
dishonesty" (Threc cheers for McKin-
ley and the next president of the United
States were given.)