The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

party, nut the OLD democratic party. he-
tween the paternalism of Il high tariff
| upon the side of republicaniSm and pa.
| ternalism in the shape of Il dcbaSed cur
rency. of a corrupt court and of violence
| instead of peaceful remedies on the part
| of the populists. we will hold to the old
| doctrine that man made the government
| AM that it is q free and honest govern
| mcnt. This is the substance: to form it
| is not so important. We ask our demo-
cratic brethren who have not yet seen the
way to so with us. to pause before they
20 farther. But we have no quarrel with
| them. If they continue it is their own
right. Their conscience is their own:
| their sense of duty is their own. But we
owe them two senses of duties. They
are our brethren we have loved them:
we love them still and we owe them two
duties. One is to stand firm in our place
and to give them the nucleus around
now ana November they may
unite in irving to preserve the
separate organization of the democratic
party; and then we owe to them a house
and Il home. to erect for their refuge. so
that when the day of defeat is over.
when they find that they have been
misled by the ignis fatuus of poulistic
hcresy. when they understand that this
is not the true democratic party; when
shall be by the winds of November land
in ruins around them and they know not
where To 90. we will have a democratic
home and with Ortstretched hands and
pleasant smiles we will have some place
for them to come in and sit by good
fire and talk over the good old times.
applause and laughter.) In times that
are to come, when we will have passed
away and the sceptre of our generation
or and better generation of tomorrow,
and our grandchildren are reading the
history of this day and of what is oc-
curing now. and one of them turns to
his father and asks. What was the
meaning of the division of the democrat
ic party and of that great gathering in
LouisvillpT he will tell of citizens who
loved their party too much to help it be-
tray their country: of Kcntuckians who
loved their country too much 10 30 into
conspiracy to sap the foundation of lib
erty: of people who loved the honor
of their country So greatly they were
willing to make any sacrifice to preserve
it mtarnished That little child will
have interviewer in all his brain these
great lessons and we will project our
selves into that future for good 0.0ng
continued applausc.J
After the speech of Col Breckenridge.
which was in response to repeated calls,
the districts were called for committee
men and the convention took short re-
cess until J:15 p. IN.
At the afternoon meeting the district |
delegates selected electors. The follow |
ing district delegates to the indianapolis |
were chosen:
First. f.. VI. Clemens and II. Buchan
an; Second, John +. Lockett and Rob
rrt Craig; Third. Judge {. W. Milligan |
and j. G. Johnson: Fourth. W. j. Dean,
Tr., and IL. 4. Watkins: Fifth. &. NJ.
Davies and &. VI. Athcrton Sixth. W.
Judge Thomas Hines and Professor
Ycagcrs; Eighth. W. W. Stephenson and
l.. &. Willis: Ninth. j. II. Pierce and w.
L. Montgomery; Tenth. J. l.. Salyer and
Judge Rodney Haggard: Eleventh. o. i.
Waddcll and J. Il. Sampson.
The convention reasSrmblcd 1T 5:1J.
out Immediately took II further recess to
I 80 p. m. to allow the committees more
line.
About the same sized crowd rs in the
afternoon faced Temporary Chairman
Hindcman at s p. m. Permanent or
yanization was effected with Judge J. q.
Ward as chairman. The following del
ngatcs III large TO Indianapolis were
.hoscn: Governor s. b. Buckner. \.
]. Carroll W. G. L. Rrcckinridc and
William f. Browdcr,
The PLATFORM which was unanimous
Y adopted. aroused frequent outbursts'of
1t was II severe arraign-
nCnt of the Chicago platform. which
vas declared to be Revolutionary and
destructive of democratic principles"
The candidates We're denounced. Mr..
Bryan rs populist and Mr.. Scwall as Il
subsidized Shiphuildcr and high protec-
ionist 1t contains Il strong preSenta-
ion of the principles to enuncate which
he gathering was called. namely. the
of an honest and stable
currency ON II gold standard; Il tariff
or revenue only: low taxation and eco
lomical expenditure: civil service re-
orm: the duty of the government To pro-
Get the citizen and his property from
awlessness: an Independent and an I'M
judiciary: the condemnation
If special privileges, Sumptuary legiSla-
ion. governmental favoritiSm. bounties
md other forms of patcrnalism and pop
llism. and Il hearty endorsement of the
lational democratic administration.
Every mention Of Cleveland or Carlisle
turing the afternoon or evening was
.rected with an outburSt of applause.
On motion of Col. Breckenridge an
amendment to the platform was adopted
lrging the nomination of Governor :.
B. Buckner for vice president by the
indianapolis convention.
After speeches by Governor Buckner {
nd others the convention adjourned.
CONSIDERED UNGRATEFUL.