The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-14
CAN 1T BEAR THE LOAD?

did you propose methods OF securing legs-
lation. There has been not the slightest
hope or encouragement from this conven-
tion. but | want to say to you that you have
damned the whole reform, damned 1t here
today in the weakness of human nature,
and there is no salvation
f. T. Roots of Conuersvillc, Ind, jumped
up at once to reply TO Mir. Waller. He
said.
II think that he has misunderstood the
motive of men who have heeD active in
the calling OF this convention. Rather let
1t be the beginning of a grand feature IN
politics that we are so Interested that we
will spend our money. we from the East,
from the West from the North and from
the South because the Republic Is In our
hands and not in the hands of congress and
our seuates. We came here for purpose.
We came here to express our sentiments,
and DANGEROUS ~, the position OF the man
In congress who charges us'with being Iob-
byists for Immoral or any other purpose
Mr.. Roots also introduced resolutions,
upon which no action was taken
by this time the delegates were aroused
and interested, and began TO prepare Tor
the squat that was to come. Congressman
Fowler offered the following as an amend
ment tn the committees report
Resolved That the permanent executive
committee of this body shall be constituted
by the selection OF ono member from cach
state represented, and that the selection
of such members shall be by the delegates
of the respective States; and that Sqid
committee shall confer and cooperate WIN
the banking and currency committee OF the
house and the finance committee Of the sen
alto TO secure the involahlo passage Of
bill carving out the principles adopted
Mr.. Fowler spoke on his amendment Al
ter paying his respects to Mr.. Rocis III
sarcastic tone, he said;
This convention is nothing II 1t rs no,
q convention of the people oi the traten
states | venture TO say that any proionsa-
tlon of this question through the compii-
cnted machinery adopted here VIII result
ia dry rot and the defeat of the noble pur-
poses that have called you tosether'
"Make popular commission. commits
SIGN Of the people representing every o'ate'
and make them feel the Importance OF this
convention ny giVing 'hein 10 unucI S. 1l'
thnt Won want them 10 act. ana lci as com
Ing from the people. This viii enable ,he
congressman to see that the people aamahd
from them immediate action ON the imam
cial question.
MIR Bullitt OF Pennsylvania spoke
against MIR lowlcr's amendment urging
that # would not be feasible 20 appoint
committee composed Of one man from each
state IN the Union. lie said
ION that committee you want men oil the
same calibcr as the men who brought TINS
convention together men VINO are not 10
be deferred from doing their duty even ny
being told by the chairman OF me com
mittee on currency that your movement
here is damned No man should rest from
goin,, forward in movement he believes
To DO right because some man n a mo
meut of disappointment tells You That you
are damned. CImmcnse applausel
II know you have 4 right to call on con-
gress You have a right 10 say 10 mem
what will canduoe to the true interests OF
the country They have that right and 50
far from believing that ths movement IL
either TO fail in the future or that II is TO
ho cut down so that members OF con
press gentlemen, will not nouce IL. Let
us move forward. confident that we ara
right. determined to assert our rights am
determined to hold them responsible II they
do not come up TO what Is rishtiuhy "a
pocted OF them" tApplausel
Congressman Walker at this point AGAIN
took the floor, saying among other things:
You have a friendly congress now you
may have hostile one next The mem
hers Of congress are not absolutely isnorant
and sli tho wisdom OF the country is not
outside ,,, "a
camn az Knoxville, Tom. Mr.. o. r. Hog
90, ~ Now York and Mr.. Walker took
part the latter said:
..The spirit manifested here and that has
prompted this report has been defeated for
The last four years and will be defeated
for four more. Proceed in way that
will bring results with the men with
whom you have to deal and who arc az
much interested as the members Of this
convention md n you take M any %
them fer flat you had better let hin
alone"
/ ~ this junciure Mr.. Inralls of ctnoln'
natl aid 'If our friend Walker wishes 10
give Inctnrr m tho best way 10 help
congress will give him an evening. Win
IN ne next sixty or ninety days there Is
| no oi:egticn hut what you can get this en-
I vention's measure through congress-, " u
| has one. There are some things l never
liked but there is one thing we may ctn'
graduate ourselves upon. and that Is q
convention OF 700 and odd business mtr