The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-07


vote yourself to your country's good
Texas was delivered in a struggle hetwix,
ireeucm ana peonage her pathway has
ot.h marked with peril aud studied
with thorns Personal liberty will vet be
Nindtotted In Texas. our party today
STANDS in the vigor Of youth, untarnshed
ns barter, without the smell of smoke
upon ITS garments.
Az ST Louis the allurcments of easy and
painless party death was resented by
IeNas the life and integrity Of our party
was preserve, by the nomination for VICE
president of that gifted patri-t and loyal
friend Tom Watson; with such men on
guar the peoples party will never die
IRON ssasslnatlon, We may survive the
occasional deOh of a leader we may sur.
vlve the occasional betrayal of traitor,
we may survive an occasional honorable
ucieat, but We can never survive the bar
ter OF our principles.
Now. my friends, we are at the thres-
hold of one of the most bitter campaigns
that ever occurred in Texas. II there lie
ana sick or disabled now Is the time 20
so to the rerr | beg you rot to add do
ceit to cowarlice. Don't stand hore and
h" counted aud at the moment of danger
desert us. pull out now or go with us to
victory Or d.l+.''sff fAisre has ever been
bury them here today. 80 hence united
resolved 10 work as one man for tho
achievement of the grandest victory that
ever crowned the efforts of oppressed man
and woman. History viii never record
party action prompted by mere unselnsh
patriotism than that of the peoples marty
III this campfIgn. AT Chicago your leaders
were there begging of the National dem
ocritc party some kind of recognition
whereby our party could he pres ave and
our votes consclentiously cast for re-
form. we were contemptucusly spurnod.
A. 81. Louis the democratic leaders were
there. participated in our councils, hal
seats In or high places. Again IN our
own wigwam we begged for such rccog-
milton. We were willing to surrender all.
~ n l., fVNr oh.
TO me end that free silver might be ac-
complished. Again we were repealed and
finally when our associates were overcome
and the poor assurance given MS that we
couli name the Vice president. we ac-
certed. Now the democratic party in the
oxerc Sc Of Its autocratic power refuse u
recogn'ze the nominee fer vice president
and here I'm Texas they refuse 10 recog-
rize 10000 voters who could beSo poten-
tial in aiding them in carrying out the
financial reforms they profess so much de-
Votiun for
My cnuntrymen, YOU have acted bi,lvcly
and we'll If free silver fails. the respon-
bility IS with the democratic party
They alone stand In the way OF unity ana
concert OF action. II tho democratic party
prefers death and degradation 10 honor
able victory with our help, say let them
die. our l'arty stands ready 10 meet them
in honorable compromise, but We are not
brow beaten, bulldozed or dashed into the
support Of any ticket. We must he made
to fesl that the victory and h nor Is IN
part ours, that We are in the house o.
our friends our democratic friends have
placed their electoral ticket in the ncld,
no message from them has hcen = ,ceiV, d
by our committee. but leading democratic
have gone into the public press and de-
nouncc1 us declined our help and re
fused any kind II negotiation with us,
thereby dr wing us to the only alternative
of fight for our party honor, our party
existence. | row say to the neople of
sui f..f
have begged. ontrcatcd for compromise,
for honorable settlement of issues tina.
We might vote as one man. We have never
interposod but are reservation, that we
should not be required 30 strange TO
death our party. This we viii never do
Now. my trends, I accept with FEELINGS
OF sincere graft ude your nomination AMI
extend u y-u thanks that words are IN
adequate to express for your contdc n
ana the distinguished honor You have
conferred upon me. can do hut lir;le
alone. | can accomplish much with this
earnest determined body behind me.
need your encoumgemont. | ncel your
cclls ctive and Individual support. | mast
have II. Don't THINK you have discharg
your duty by unloading on me implprc
you. each and every ono of you, 10 III $
hour make vow with yourself, your
wife aud children. that your enemy p
tr' iism and pers rna effort shall be ~
rcrtod to the election of the state ticket
nominated here today, and <uccess Is as
sured. Stand by your orgdnizar ons, your
committees, your county papers They are
fact ors in success that can not hc over
estimated. Sustain them and the rewarl
Will be- abundant If there Is amy on"
thing that | would impress upoa you
above another, it Is that you must suporI
your county paper Ii reaches places ana
lis hear, a, times whore all 5oices AR
s'rl,d We have IN Texas the hardest
worked and the most lily pad class Of de,
serving newspaper men to he FOUND
within the confines Of our civilization,
Men stand by your county paptr, II II
y3ur main artery of lite ana enurali'i ~,
Men. fer twenty years | nave trlen 10 n9
my duty DO yours for four months ani
,xrmpliiy the rntriotemNl our Grcatest
dctd. protect our lewicst living ana u Il
Major Kurby's speech was frequently
when he referred to the part the IeNa
do,cca:ion had played in the 81. LOUIS
Iu'lrn Hutchinson Of Hays county, AT
tho oneninu of the nominations Tor Irl-
ttnant governor was introduced ana pro
ccadrI 10 nominate II. $. r. Ashby IN d
spceeh eulosl%ing ms rppu rnceiyed VIII
ar,at apnlause. Russell of jefferson moved
that each congressional district secohu t'"'
nomination, which WI G ipin, was reoched.
f. n Rainev of Milan, a. colored deie-
gate, took the floor to second me ho't' n
Ton Of Ashby aud drllvtstGi c|n,o az, ,,ie
Al the call of tn. Tenth district Moan
Allen candidate for congress, VINO 'nanSi
the hot talk of NeiIeidaS' 10, ~ Iii n
the nomination ana was greeted VIII" "
WG.n tht 'phirteenth district was reach
ed. W. il. Lockett of TAYLOR county inpV We,
the nomination Of Ashby 10y ncelli'atoi
and tho nomination WAS 80 nlaIc. ,.
TN eomttae appS d76Sd,e ~ of S"S Mos @4
,',u of navarro. Buck Barry OF Bosdue.
Noah Allen of Galveston, \ FIwar"s "i
Wise. l., NJ suhctt of McLennan ana
ben Terrell of Guadalupe. 20.
NM - tnmittec raturned in re" MINUTES
ANA Colonel Ashby was pres ntcu 1nu
made us address Of aceen nSiis,s G Me1d
,,,e;v nnon themselves for SUCCESS the
applause that foIlowet woHd do se, If r to si
IL r.fe,reI TO the action of the texas
dcleglfion at st. Louis ana Wa l ,,.,n1
Win 5,lqs responsiNT for the henlgiG Gsfcdd,
Wa. an hono 1t showed the strength Of
h pary ana It's inhp1e len oH Hnq" the 5e' cS
ei,iius Gang md would ev-r be WIN
ihem. and Il, loved the poor for me SUI
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