The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-07
GOV. HOGG At NAXAHACH|E
HE MADE AN OPENING SPEECH
THERE YESTERDAY BEFORE
A BIG CROWD.
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DEFINES HIS VIEWS ON SILVER.
And Also Told His Hearers That He
Would Not Be Candidate for Any
Office Until He Had Given
Them Previous Notice.

was erected near the pavilion with q seat
ing capacity of 1000, while the pavilion
accommodated as many more. Governor
Hogg was repeatedly cheered. A long
procession of white horses on which sat
staunch free silver men waving their
hats, accompanied the governor to the
grounds. AT 100 this evening at mass
meeting of bimetallists the following
resolutions were adopted: i
Resolved, That we endorse the ac-
ton of the state Democratic executive
committee in every particular
Resolved, That we do not approve the
action of the Democratic executive COM
mittee of Ellis county wherein it was not
in accord with the state committee.
Resolved, That to secure Democratic
unity we accept the action of our county
executive committee and insist that all
friends of pure Democracy act accord
ingly.
Resolved, That we urge upon every BIZ
metallist in the country the importance of
earnest work to the end that the full
strength of the country be felt in the
primaries; and that a solid delegation for
free silver be sent to the state conven-
ton.
Resolved, That the bimetallist Demo
Gratis in each precinct are required to
select in such way as may seem best to
them the names of delegates to be placed
upon the ticket on or by May 10, 1896 and
send same to +. Powell chairman of the
blmetalllc side, and in event of failure of
any precinct to send names of delegates
then said county chairman is authorized
to I'LL out said ticket as may seem best.
and deliver said ticket to II. j. Cole.
chairman OF the county committee. We
recommend the immediate organization
of bimetallic clubs in every voting pre-
cinct in the county,"
The opening of the governors speech
was OF general nature dealing with the
past and present
Touching on the financial question, Mr..
Hogg said: A strange, sensational cam
paign, filled with the deepest bitterness. is
now agitating the American people in
every quarter of the United States on the
financial question. 1t has already as
sumed mammoth proportions, but its eli
max has not been reached. We have
but approached the picket lines of the
great conflict just ahead Whatever the
result of this contest may be, the final ar
bitrament will. for a decade at least,
greatly relieve the strained conditions of
our country. In good faith we should all
strive to settle the difficulties as early as
possible, with the least bitterness consist
ent with patriotic duty and manly con-
duct. That the best of men honestly
differ and are disposed in the heat of ar
gument to grow unfriendly over the issue,
or supposed issue, no one can dispassiOn-
ately deny. The difference over the
question, if maintained in the forum of
reason, can not but lead to enlightenment
and benefcent results. But if it is to be
settled in the low pit of passion the con-
sequences must be serious and are to be
dreaded by every patriot. Passion de-
thrones reason; wrath destroys justice.
Passion and wrath are the gross, brutal,
beastly elements of man. When they
hold sway over his reason, he is, to view
him in his most favorable light, a pitiful,
poor animal. Now, | ask you all to keep
in good humor. If you want to yell,
etfervesce with enthusiasm, and blow off,
all right But don't get mad and say
hard things to your neighbor. Don't
call him a thief or fool because he will
not agree with you. You can not win
him that way. Abuse, substituted for
logic, is the fools argument. Don't in
dulge in it. Sometimes hear of a man
SAYING hard things about myself-at g.
distance AT first, get fretted-irritat-
ed-nOt mad. Then | reflect, | reason
In moment | conclude logically that
the poor fellow is diseased in some way;
that most likely he has wart or worm
IN his head. Then | pity him and up
braid the gossiper who would rutfle my
feelings by conveying such news. The
power to subdue passion and to resort to
reason is the most manly attribute. Avoid
ing all Incorporate words and ill feeling in
this campaign, we should search for the
true cause of this universally political
connection and try to settle it without
embltterments or embarrassing conse-
quences.
TO my mind the main issue or the dis
tufblng cause has been Intentionally or
unavoidably obscured by the enemies of
silver who control the daily newspapers
Most people think it is "bimetallism
against monometallism;" or SILVER and
gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 against gold
Standard, as the money of our coun-
Try. This question is of great import
ahce and is most seriously involved. 1T
IS not the real or primary one, but its ad-
Justment will settle the main issue. At
an times it is well to understand the rela-
I'VE values, the debt-paying and purchas-
ny power OF these two great metals and
their adaptability and use as money
ti'"Shoul tHe WOTlQ, Out Ill ulscusslhS
1ne present great financial question now
uaily growing more important to every
cltlzen, it is better to know what is the
cause OF all this trouble and to prepare
10 apply a suitable remedy to it than to
study and discuss technical terms or eco
nIomlc theories. The substantial the real,
tne paramount, the overshadowing ques-
tloh now before the people is plain, point
ca, simple, practical. 1t is not necessa-
riy what shall the ratio be-" Nor how
snall we maintain the parity of gold and
slver; nor whether we shall have BIZ
lnetailism or monometallism. 1t is not
W1ether we shall continue the use of both
eold and silver as the money, or adopt the
single gold standard. These are but
neaps OF brush piled up by the opposition
10 hide the eggs on the ground. They
are put dust thrown into the eyes of the
people to blind them. They are the cum
nlng devices contrived by the other side
10 9elude the masses and lead them on in
excitement until the fatal day dawns upon
I1nem, when, panic-stricken, their only re-
Lief Will be fight or surrender.
THE QUESTION.
Relieved of verbosity, simply stated, the
main question to be settled is this: Shall