The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-15

mere Was tremendous cheering whe
Senator Lindsay In closing, saii: "W
nave many times made platforms, address
es and selected candidates in this hall an
we have never gone from here without "a
Ing 10 victory until two years ago, wbe
we named man who refused to stand O
our platform"
He referred to General T. Wat Hardin
who WAS defeated for governor OF the Stat
by Bradley.
Hon. Henry Watterson followed Senate
Lindsay.
Mr.Watterson' speech was most liberall
punctuated by voices and hands cxpressin
approval OF his utterances. hut loudest an
longest perhaps was when he dramatlcall
declared that the coinage Of silver at tn
ratio of 16 TO / was as dead as the institu
tion OF African slavery. Great morrimen
mingled with applause when he adroitl
illustrated his point about the solf-wreck
ing of the free silver democrats with III
use Of the figure OF speech telling that tn
bookmakers had let loose n very dar
horse" which was "never known 10 be le!
at the post"
At the conclusion OF MIR Wat'erson
speech resolutions which had been formu
lated were read by Hon. w C. y. Breckln
ridge. The sentiment revealed in thes
resolutions found the fullest OF approbato
ualb AbNti h''.''''''iNN'' .-'NlN'f''
The resolutions are az follows:
The national democracy of Kentucky.
in convention assembled, cordially APP
prove the action taken last year result
ing in the Indianapolis convention. the
nomination of Palmer and Sucker ana
the complete reorganization ana per-
petuaticn OF the democratic party, not
only for the campaign, nut Tor an tinei
and with equal cordially indorse the
,lotf of r,ripptulpa apuplnppl nv
the Louisville convention OF 1876 ana
the platform adopted at indianapolis
and rcaffirm our hearty allegiance to
The principles and policies therein ex-
pressed and declare they are IN ae-
coriance with the democratic plat
forms adopted by the various preceding
National conventions. which platform
we hereby readept, and by which we
stand.
We reaffirn as the pledge of the DEM
ocratic party that when intrusted with
Federal power It wsll enact such tax
laws as will produce sufficient revenue
and framed for revenue only. levying
necessary taxes only. and with
impartialhy and without bounties.
bonuses or favors: will reform the cur
rency laws so as to maintain the stand
ard of the world, furnish a sound.
stable and sufficient currency of gold
anu sllNtI, WIN SthN4i
other at equal commercial values; will
regain with suitable revenue and havi-
CATION laws the supremacy Of the
seas; enforce a proper civil service sys
TEN. preserve the public order, main
tain the public peace and protect the
rights. liberty and property of the cit
liens by such means as may be neces-
eary. at home and abroad
We denounce the free and unlimited
- al, f.,,. all
ing silver recommendation. and we adj
vocate a gold standard and the coinage
of silver to the requirements of COM
morce as offering the only means OF
maintaining bimetallism, and denounce
any attempt to fix the ratio between
metals arbitrarily by law without refer
enre 10 their commercial value as un-
safe and dangerous 30 public welfare
and private intorests.
The democrats of Kentucky renew
their allegiance to the principles OF
true democracy as exemplified by the
administration of Grover Cleveland and
as illustrated by his eminent secretary
of thu, treasury, John G.. Carlisle, and
pledge themselves to renewed and un-
ceasing efforts to embody and substan-
tiat them into National policy.
The public order ia the basis OF tho
public credit The democrats of Ken
lucky. who have renewed their allie
glance TO the credit of the Nation as
proclaimed by the Indianapolis plat
form. take this occasion - declare their
devotion to the public opler in the Ma
ton and in the State. They denounce
lawlessnuss of every kind wherever 1t
appears, whether at the hands of the
mob usurping the functions of the
courts, or of marked mnrauders intimi-
dating peaceful citizens, aseailing tho
property OF the people, menacing me
public highways or otherwise disturb
ing the peace OF society.
fort to restore the supremacy of the law
patrotlc men 10 JON WIN US IN ms
nuti 49, F1'''