The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-04
E DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
thuslsstic Assc mhlaac Gathers at
st. Louis.
IS APPALLING IN ITS DIMENSIONS
A,,os % tho Democratic Nominee. Whu
Aiudss to the Declarations "f Jen"'-
son aa DEM cracy's Groundwork.

afternoon SESSION OF the democratic
"a had completed It's work people be.
Ia assemble and crowd at tho doors,
hiring the utmost efforts OF tho ser
Mt AT arms and hia assistants, together
a Hu,iad of Is,slicc. 10 keep the crowd
hin bounds.
7 o'clock every scat In tho guilerios
tnksn and tho auditorium was packed
urroca,ion. 1t was s& when Senator
nov. permanent chairman. called the
Iontlon TO order
hcn MIR. Bryan appeared he was greet
with a storm OF cheors. He looked as
IN and hcalthfui as though his time
some months past had been spent Ia
II home iirc insrad OF In alinost u
inuous succession of speaking and
cling. While he was removing his
Iooat tho crowd KEPT up continuous
bar. Tho ladies On tho Platform be-
!, afrectcd with hhc cnthusiaam. and
,st stood upon their chn!td. seeking TO
shout and ou,-wave the othera At wns
rn mimuics before Mr.. bryan began 10
\k. lie spoke ns iollows;
Chairman, l.pcllcs and Gent amen.
hat A li'tlc Whlie | ask your alton
The Democratic clubs have met here
1 am here To address "A few rcuarta
he members of Tho clubs, 1t Nlil not
no a great d,tI OF tint TO Ray tn you
hhs,t | drsJrr u say tonight. hut lot
imprues. upon you thai the cllip can
Y more aciN.ur IN tltls campaign than
ny prnyiora campaign because IN thla
liAisn tho work ~ gong "a 10y the
Slu themselves. These clubs have
bt,d "A hinton which presence iNe ..,.,.
- i ~ | a
'hcA through all history you rouil
qlaVc found Il man more worthy OF 10
taken as your Ideal Stntubnian. uu.
~ Ia tho history of the human rn,'c
ipis noycr btc hut on" Nhouias lcf-
bn. OF all the constructive atntcaincu
n the world has even seen iuu.u.ta.
ison stands flrst, At u time whru re-
san hoNrrunrnt WAS an experiment
gotc that Immortal document which
lred among tho nclf-cvidcnt truths
all men are created equal, that they
endowed with certain inaliennnir
n. that governments arc Instituted to
ffvs those nights and tho, govern
$ derry" their Just powers only from
lonstnt OF tl,v governed.
sltins thHHc four propositions N
III tho groundwork aud innciplca 81
beracy. Men may write books. men
Ill librarita W!lh vuiumcs but they
can improve uron The simple state.
recorded IN few sentences ana
P'V"Wl'HE an iNhl hilt"r l@ IN rnN
lctt OF the proplc, hy the people ana
y" people, In my Judgment no states
ever hNod who ~ iullv understood
IN itullfe aS he aid, ro onN mnIs ruily
stood the capacity ~ The is'oplc Tor
nvornmrrt; no ono moro fully undc;'- |
ihc d.,ngfr to ho Guarded against.
stated ~" Minctplcs VIII oh undNriir |
|rracN and then ho npplh'l th~ae prin- |
y" eN'lS question: whioh arose dur
Va time We today can invent no
prinMplos' We ARE seeking to discover |
tritthH. We are simply Apply us |
nhdlt'"ns "a these principles viii ii |
Forever control the pr,ple II fnc
suH rhorlrl lhdr' lnVo Cor free 10Y |
M hnuVt which We i've IA YOU hhNo |
'oHor'"n 40 The representative II |
Nl'lui, VIII iNNd 10 YOU the code OF |
. ven by Jefferson und for years Pc |
as lhc rlotr Wm OF the party which |
h. k"liScu w dotS ~ gosl TO read |
tNclrles and a. renew our i.ncglcuco !
~ ana exact justice TO all men OF |
WV sNNt "r reN'nnslon and Justice |
Is the nra'. th.a il the Fundamental |
p''' "1uai ond exact justlce 10 all |
me the Hhugc ot government, show |
~" Nhirh has boca violated aud |
,"M YOU u Violation of thla pr'lciplo |
w., lus''c Ia all mtl
leu " tAn greatest of all abuses
wv F"N'rnnrIt4 aud vet ftvnr.
u"nNcrorA IN Cur goNtenmrnt he
'IIaNI.ihrnl is administered thrniu,h |
,'"hgs and humnn brlnpN ma hi,
My fricnds tt You wo,lll h,,vr
"'su luht. then you would hays
o,vn,milrn, fuiilll tho ideal OF per
oNWnmcnt wv
49, a.. nave government just IN the
Win ""lln, gNNrrnmopt which |
a.h nu optAl hpud n rovrrnmrnt
A., N.t u Yos no fHvoritism and A t,vv-
49,, which IN st' administration Of
~ ~, CIV Justice to all alike ami |
,h,,,,n' sN~,t Villain as /, docs The
V'nslln'on aud our snrroun1Iura
A. III rWnsH'uie Tor ua to have and ia.
~ i,m~ Justice to an men The
,,o,', we State government is thr
lie cnrcnt 5dmln's'ratin Tor our
H. Hs,,iatss ana as'prr' and raises
Ntv eh"lus' an i'rcpuhlran tendon |
80 lrionls our form Of ,ovnrI-
,in" ,iTVf Tile right OF the STATE 20
m,,ou hNtH ana ihr prtpclui'v of
- las, "'p,hus as much upOu re
i'm, :. VI government ~ II 20 =
,ro,t't> HVlNr mat loNtl self-govc"n-
r thn" ny the constitution, we on
noubi,, "ankrIA viii II viii threaten
rrs nr5 rs lh'v have threatened
hnnJ" nc concentration or power
"uuh ~ q few n. oplc win Ice Inc
iru mos" people vim sItrer mo
nrr. V' OF nShtphtion OF their rl.hH
h N. all '.iuu Nl We gCnrrnl maNs' |
hnchor F'nnl Aliounl Ntsor Ia tho
'"' 'hnW'cN ana SAtclN
Is "A at,,o.
h,a 'oo'Nsd m the prcFcrvntlon OF
he ono Ky, ~ ,VS lAd Vet ne uid
Fcdcri .ut loWrf hnd N'ENl
i And ''hynl 'lAt t\'rnNN
nd carne.0 'n .h ", W. su""lu lulNM
hA wi'rG wnVN'Nor 70 preserve
n DU 90 NolhHin with lhN SNtON,