The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-10

| nat OF MS pure heart ana stulwnrt arm.
now aud always has been farmer
y has walked for years n the futrow;
/ has stepped on the lands he Is not
, ny a h-drcr but a deer OF the word
! Died in the old 0daSe,
HE that by the plow would thrive
| Himself must ether ho.d or drive
! our candidate belongs TO the largest,
| he most ancient ana honorable business
association OF the world. Much Is now
ud about the business and business In
| 'sre-ts OF this country. The business of
| country Is that vocation In which tho
niger number of it's inhabitants are on-
Gagged. Agriculture la the United States
| employs a greater number of woriSmen
| Than any other calling. hardly less than
! tina; OF ali others combined. We ask the
, delegates Of this convention tirlilsrntcly
/ 20 consider whether II may not be well
| wor,h the while to make choice of one
| who is In the closest natural alliance with
| this nost numerous and most .nfhh,ntia.
| body Of our fellow -c!t zcns. one who has
| been all his life a member OF this grand
ronfrntern'y of the field and farm.
| pcarcd at the east wont of the carsi VI TO
| takc the oath ms president upon inAn.stiin-
ion day, The inaugure,t,lon and service
| Of the cailierthe ldoal--days Of this Re-
phlir. whan MS tradition relates. Jefferson
l,ft his farm ut Monticello Travelled on
without ceremony took the ,cons' uuuvnal
ohliea'ion a4a was inS,etsd INTO Office,
l
n,raiEhteyt sect ~ oar political school. 4
democrat. An Intelligent, able. earncs;
and nest d!livemt iahoror IN the cause,
| HIS first public service was that OF a
| member OF the general assembly, to
which In had lNrcn chosen ty his friends
| and ncEhhors IN ard near the county of
| his residence. In 1870 lac was elected scc-
=, rotary Of state Of the SiRte OF Indiana.
Nftr "a x ,sas eEe,rnF AM ianoM yoaso cNn
| indiana tho office lie now holds. and IN
| which he has shown those care qualities
of w.so administration, executive skill
| ttous discharge of tuty, in such manner
as to have challnnprd alike the a'lmira.
rcn and approval OF men of all parties
| IN nui rNmm pWeal'h.
In this friend If ours for VIII nm rot for
| his sake, but for our own, We solicit your
iaVor and support you Will lind thc hest
| attanmoits ct he scholar and the atat.s-
| man htly fnincd together. nnp n mNst in
| tin ate acquaintance with tho wants aud
| interests Of the many upon Whose huf-
| ffares tho success of these. our labcrs.
| must d.pend.
| The person whose name we present has
r,evor hncn beaten IN a rcpuiar election in
| his own State. our State. the STAT which
| hy overY sort of ncccui and emphasis -
| pushed al this Iunctnrc to the trout. where
| the men In the rap Of this great cnn-
| iroversy abide. THIS STATE. which danger
| haunts. which doubt has known and
| marked this State we offsr. while We ask
| the man.
| He whose name we shall announce for
| Your consideration comes, not az n ruest
| or sojourncr to THIS great National coun-
| ell. He comes az II member and inmate
of the family 10 his house and homo,
| wherein he has gained thc right Of domi-
| Gle 10y lifo-lcng fcalty 10 the cause OF
| AM rican democracy.
| Upon thu issue Of the tariff. OF Fc't'ral
election laws, of the liberty of the citl-
| 2ers nf the disposition of the public do
| main to actual settlers only, IN opp- -iti"n
u, all suhsli,as 10 lt-iv'tr corporations.
| IN favor of the rights and privileges Of
orranized !nbor and Of still further icgis-
| la,irn toward that heneiicicnt end our
candidate has stood with us and for las.
thr, ugh many years OF heated quarrel
and debate. and upon that question. now
heen known niid have often, both In his
own STATE ana cisrwhre, been ths SUB
ioct OF The most nnllic and explicit dec"
larations
our candidate believes in the immediate
restoration of silver 10 tho fun franchise
OF the mint. tina, the standard silver dol
lars should he go coined without rcstrc-
| ton n the same rh.to of III to as for
merry by law established. and when so
coined that i, shall be Al legal tender
for all debts.
lie * not In favor Of s.wa,tinr The action
| Of European nations upon III suhieci 6nd
percei,.s no reason for dcferTna or post
| poning our Legislation for the reluonctiza-
ton OF silver 20 suit tho convenience as-
.
Ardcn,y sympe ihizing with the rcpul',,
NJ of Cubn. he is ms strongly attached
TO the ioctriuc of Monroe.
| An American in every fiber he would
resist foreign aggression IL any force. Ilc
heartily denounc,s as inAmercon The
rgpn'iSpsg Elal9rW Wns aao Would mot a, i@ns
and continue in this country mat AIKEN
rule nf foreign poliey. tho English single
standard OF gold and which PROPOSES ~
this Unlc to reduce the government and
| rhe people of the United States financially
10 their ancient condition of colonial pos
session of the Brush crown. He thinks
| that the freedom ard Independence nj the
mint and coinage of the United States
are as necessary TO our National pros
porlty as any other of our liberties rhese
rights. once ours, now lost, from whni-
ever tGuses. must ana shall he regained
Thus the State, the man. the causc are
M rged at last into one, to one request
Tie single cntreaty, The momontous ult-
mate appeal. an or2aal 10 your WIS Sion,
! 10 yNur serious Judgment to your most
discreet d'sccrnmept.
Aud now. therefore. In pursuance OF
the instructions of The united democracy
OF our state and ~ tho unan'mons
action OF thu delegates here present
do in all confidence plIce In no'nt-
ration ~ cand date for the presidency
The name Of Claude Matthews OF Indiana.
GREAT CONFUSION.
Senator Turpie suffers from palsy. and
though "A most effective speaker his
voice was inadequate In such vast HAN.
| Besides ne spoke from manuscript Inc
galleries grew noisy and he could hardly
be heard anoyc the din.
10 add to the other unfortunate circnm-
stances fireworks aud mortars were he
lny fired outside the Coliseum aud these
explosives added to tho disturbance. TO
still further add 10 this confusion many
pe, pie had been admitted without amy
sort OF credentials. They overilowed from
The galleries into the p!t and crowded
along the side asles. It WAS estimated
hat fully $50 people w,re IA the build
/ Inv
,inn indfecribablc hum Of 80 many voices
In vain Chairman Richnrdson cred for
order In vain the police and other as
sstant scrseants, nj arms cllrod he
aislc= Tho crowds would neither bulge
nor be 0uict. When al last s',nator iui-
pie mentiqned ne name Of the indiana
thoir chairs and cheered. a few tin horns
sounded from the galleries and here aud
| there n fl1g was waved. but The dem III
strat.on was brief.
The noise continued and the chairman
| of the Ind ana delegation was so enfago.'
| that he moved that the convention ad,
| journ Another Indignant delegate ask, d
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