The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-17


selves with asserting that they refused
to perform the duty, which was in their
power to perform. CApplauSc.D De
mocracy is something more than name.
Democracy is something more than
legend, and although an asscmblage
clothed in the uniform and vested in the
official badges of democracy may take
our banner and masquerade in our uni
form. they leave us the possession of the
PRINCIPLES: we are the democratic party
and they are the boltcrs prolonged
applause.) ! invoke the memories of the
past for my democracy. 1t was not
hrcathcd first across the plains of Ne
braska. applause and laughter II
speaks tonight from the tomb ut Mon
ticcllo and the grave ut the Hermitage
with as potent voice and should have as
potential an influence as when these
great founders and captains of our faith
spoke in visible tones. They tell Ms you
can not win, and | reply you shall be
more than cOnquerOrs. CApplauSeD II
success always implies the gcw-gaws
and trappings of power, if it implies the
possession of the cmoumcntS and prohtS
which office brings then indeed you may
not win; but if success comes, as success
always comes to him who battles for
what he knows to be right, regardless OF
consequences, and willing to die III the
fight, if success means the performance"
Iichcst "ttrihutn and characteristic of
~, ;t,oIr If ti,ot is thc trur fest of sue
,,. tLo, ,.nu ,yiII Ln pronIly triumuhnut
in November CApplausc,
zen hucNiior ioII"Mtu '"'' 'oni,I. -
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DOMINATION o. tle ',i,ft'"' ,t"ntnJ thSf
KNOW. SIr' ''i"t p" al'liii' ,,i,i,'L I,nl"L
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more To ihat Tlr"l i'',ii ,,i,,,. tI,n,
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u" merit III S'ir ,Ii;-I ,,',,I mo- a.. nm
SGleclloh GrESl",'II;y,t ,;T, tI,is ,'II,nt
"ng'c' :" w IN,V; Ill rn.t IiClnr-
cIll'll"l ~ u'"t ti'','@,I;.,, iAnmInusnI
omorn , , 49," nn,,,innii"r Mr. chairman.
@ Pan Iisoho,,, tbot ,,itv with ms much
nli wiz ,. dycLo,a,nL my ON
willie lynS 40 ,.,, -, n n"snc;ntnI with
pIr'n' : ",i, !, l'i'L iI,t ,,,t nh snrtinu
we mo, t r,.,. ,,, ,d n, ne one conn
VI Hllcs ~" I,' ,,,, 'i NrnI,usnl II is
~ "Ii,' vs.. .,,i.;t ~ dounrrorv
uli'r ~ ",,i,.aI H., hnt,o had among
,i' ,ti".. t,,iit ~, bnrctnrnrr ON section
~ l'"t .''' ",ia W. ,i;,.L Lny, ,Jynrntrd
~ n.y. tt"r,at., NJ ia, nvnnnsr of all
I'L,.' ME W. hnvo had the GREAT
,,'ui t ;m ,,a,tr ,n,Iin~ and controlling
~. Ist;,'ios af thn rnIrtry. built upon
I,I ,,' ,' ',I ortn,,nnism to nearly onc-half
10 49,, nd,,I,tr,, Hut nav. nt the very
VI W, ,I,t H., ,,n,,tv ms announced if
nl9iirht l"3I Wv ,l,tnnfinr ~ ono section
m ,.ni,',,t nnotior thot heron tn,. if will he
nS",,io' ,,n,t, thoro snrings nm against
a., Ia ,|,,,t ,Is anothrr Marty. nossihly
h Im;it ,,,a,1 soctior,lism professionally
,iI' ,IlnntI,, inoistino, thnt ono spccnl in
.,,'',,., :, III. cnnntrv that of thc greedy
.ii,.n,. n,;nnr shall ho huilt I'M nj the
rypensc of every other citizen in the
Land IAnnlnusni And what is that
nnrtvp If is not proper that | should
Liscnss tho norticulnr platforms of the
Ji,fercnt nortics here. but it is well for
ne MS notriots to ask the origin of this
Marty calling itself falsely the demo
cratic marty. how il was constituted and
What ,rn tIc nrincinlcs that it cnuncatcS.
'Thev claim they were regular. The dele
gotos TO that convention were appointed.
Il is truc. under the regular authority of
democratic organizations but the primal
ries. county and state conventions, re
affirm the fundamental principles of the
democratic party and sent their delegates
to Chicago bound in honor and every
political duty TO adhere to them. Dld
they do it? You have been told 10y the
gentlemen who have preceded me now
they violated their instructions. how they
abandoned the principles of democracy
how they betrayed their own party 10
the enemy and went over TO lalSG uoc
trincs. (Applausc.l But they said that
that was regular, and therefore we ana
every one who has been associated Win
+hn democratic Darty are bound To follow
their lead because they regularly pro
claimed that the principles OF democracy
were dead and those OF popullSm should
he hereafter those OF democracy TAP
plause.)
Benedict Arnold was regular Ill ms
proceeding. (ApplauscD He was regu-
iarly commissioned 10y. his government
wore it's uniform. He was assigned by
Washington to the command at W est
Point and the islands: he issued regular
" his orders through the chosen staff
to his troops. disbursing them broadcast,
IN order that the enemy might come in