The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-20
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLY
The Citiz.ns Of the Fifth Ward Hold
an Opsn.Ai Demonstration
AND LISTEN TO RINGING SPEECHES
lister, and Congressman Ball De-
Iivers u stirring Grafton.


Providence and Hardy stfess. bu, the
threatening appearance OF the weather
somewhat detracted from the magnitude
OF the gathering. although II In no way
dsmpened the ard5r OF those in attend
ance. Prior to the opening OF the event
the strains OF the Light Guard band put the
crowd In good humor. and shortly after 8
o'clock, the hour announced for the open
ing OF the proceedings, Hon. Thomas II.
Ball. the distinguished congressman OF this
district, and Hon. ]. C. Hutcheson. the
brilliant ex-congressman, assembled the
platform accompanied by Hon. John T.
Brown. Alderman j. G. Blackburn, Judge
j. V. Lea and others This was the signal
for tho crowd TO line up around lhe ros-
rum. and II was s2on followed by the tor
NAL Inauguration OF the business which
summoned the peopllLogether.
AT S:15 O'Clock Alderman Blackburn
called the assembly 10 order and In brief
terms presented Captain Hutcheson to the
crowd.
Captain Hutchinson. on rising. excused
himself from making long speech. on
the ground thai he had been in court for
several days. and also had an appointment
which would detan bin at his office until
midnight. He said In about ten minutes
he would give way to the orator OF the
evening Hon. Thomas Bali. He then
urged all OF his hearers TO at once reg o.
ter. so that their votes might be coun,ed
In the next election. He said they owed
that much TO their party and their nom-
nees. and he trusted they would not neg
| leot doing their duty in that regard The
bloody Fifth" should take foremost
| place in deciding who should be their next
| public officers. They should not be too
/ 80, a. .vl No afan oil m
mind them that no man and no party was
| 30 weak az those who were over confident
| He asked them TO stand by the ticket they
| nominated and wound mp by intIodu ing
! Hon Thomas II BALL who stood foremost
az citizen, foremost as patriot ana fore
most among the democratic representa-
! tives In congress.
Hon Thomas n. Ball in coming forward,
explained that ne had ns opponent in the
race for congress. but that be felt MAJ
ural interest in the success - his friends
and OF his party. and hence he was here
/ tonight to raise his voice IN hehalt or the
democratic nominees, and to that end he
hored all OF those within the sound OF his
voice would lose no time in securing their
right TO vote by registering their names
according TO law. Every man on the dem
ocralic ticket deserved 10 be elected There
was not an unworthy man on the ticket
from top to bottom, and ha wanted to sae
the citizens of old Harris county come to
the 'front.' and by ther votes triumphnptly
elect them. Mr.. Ball then contracted the
democratic with the republican party. aud
said the former in office meant good gov
ernment, while to elect or place the other
IN power meant a return OF the old Il. j.
Davis regime. With all its corruption. d.
honesty and oppression. He spoke OF all
that democracy had done for the education
of the children OF Texas, and said that IN
the whole democratic administration of this
State there was not breath OF scandal IN
twenty five years. He ridiculed the PFC
Tensions OF the republican rarty--a party
that was afraid to father a State platform -
asking tho support OF the electors in tho
coming contest. He also referred 10 tha
vagaries OF the popul,sts, and said that
Barnett Gibbs had Initiated the campaign
for governor 10 Texas and would de from
A relapse q referendum, In severe terms
he stigmatized the conduct OF Mir Gibbs
as a traitor to the party who had so lo1g
honored HIM. and stated that IN the COM
Ing raco he would not be known az against
the overwhelming strength q, that soldier
patrAat and peerless defender of the poo
Pies rights. Hon. Joseph n. Savers. MIR
Pail then branohed ont into National p,li-
tics referring In caust.c criticism to the
pension frauds which IRE constantly de-
pletsng the United States treasury. He
said there were more - ssoners now los
tered and created by republican rule than
|
and the Est was constantly Increasing. He
charged the republican, machine with
bringing on the war between the United
Statcs end Spain. and said that
II democratic counsel hal been
listened to- and the bslllgerency
OF Cuba recognized in the beginning
the conflict might have been averted. He
'hen enumerated seriatum the sending to
Cuba on a vain mission the chivalrous
Fi,2hugh Lee the blowing up OF the Main.
and the murder OF 266 American sailors
and reminded his hearers ttlt II was IN,
der the unprecedented provocation OF thes-
cruel crimos-and when the whole country.
, North and South. demanded retributon-
that the democratic leaders acqUissced IN
, the sangunary struggle which II was then
too late to avoid. Mr.. Ball fairly roasted
the territorial eNpansso n idea, and said
that he WAS opposed 10 this country AZ,
sorbing Il lot of seml-Savagos for the unhoV
: purruse Of investing them with the rights
, and privileges of American citizens and
training them TO compete with the free anu
: honest labor OF the United States, He de
: cried the aneXetion Of Hawaii and It's de-
q guided population OF ignorance and lenrosy.
. and charged 1t as a criminal blader
against the present administration, and in
: the most scathing terms he denounced the
Il, ill-treatment Of our gallant volunteers ana
: the whltewashing process by whllh Mr..
n Mckinley sought TO shield the incompc-
y tence and STUPIDITY OF those who were re-
. sponsible for IT,
a. In an eloquent perolNtior he oulosizes
a the patriotic principles expressed In the
3 Chicago platform. and wound IN ty declar,
a Ing that In 1900, MS IN 1896, he world siuui
a BY every word and syllahie contained
IL from the free coinage Of silver at the rat'o
q Of II 10 | 10 the election as pre- sideat Of
n the United States OF that iliusfrinus states
y man and gallant patriot. William Jennings
a BRYAN, tApplause)
: Judge Lea followed In rousin. spsech
II lin support Of his candidacv for district az.
;. torney and in behalf Of the entire demo.
IS cratic ticket, after which the meeting nd.
N iourned.
X Back from Europe.
MIR George Ellis and wife Of this city and