Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-07-11
SECOND DAY.

As the giant form of the Texan loomed
up on the platform there were enthu-
siastic cheers. His voice rich and
deep penetrated 10 every corner of the
hall.
Il am waiting, waiting with the
Democrats of this convention, for the
report of the Committee Upon Plat
form and Resolutions. | want to see
that document and learn whether the
Democrats cf this country are ready to
fiuke CT fight. (Appla..se.) l want to
know ifthey dodge the issues of 1896
(Applause and cries Of .No.') and join
the Republicans; or whether we are
est of the country.
Are we to be free men or the poems
of the British government? applause
and voice, Free Men.o | for one long
for the time when Americans can be
Americans without going abroad for
either inspiration or for tutelage in
their political affairs. tApplause.)
Let the DemOcracy%be a party of
of principle, instead of one of make
shifts. applause, and a voice, Rightly
Let us go to defeat, if to defeat at all,
upon principle. rather than to victory
upon a makeshift at the sacrifice of
principle. (Applause.) We want that
platform to repeat, not re-affirm, the
Chicago platform. (Applause and
eheers.) We want it 10 meet the new
issues by other planks suitable in eX-
preston that cannot be misunders-
TODD. If you give the Democrats of
this country platform of principle
such as we had in 1896. changed only
to suit the conditions of to-day, we
will march to victory under the gal
liant Bryan next November" (Cheers.)
When he declared that the party
did not propose to surrender one iota
of its attitude in 1896, as promulgated
by the Chicago convention. there was
round after round of cheers But
this broke into whirlwind of approx
ing shouts when the governor assert
edthat the party's platform must con-
tain an unequivocalands specific declara-
ton for Is to /.
Hon. \. NJ. Dockery, the Democrat
ic candidate for governor of Missouri,
was next introduced and made stir
ring speech which won frequent APP
plause from the multitude.
Next came Mayor Rose of Milwaukee
who made the finest kind of an i'm
preston. His voice was clear and
ringing and his declaration that Wis
consin was as reliably Democratic as
Texas brought the people to their feet
with several cheers. As he told how
Milwaukee had turned 1000 Mckinley
majority in 1896 into 5000 Democratic
majority and how that every city of
note in Wisconsin had a. Democratic
city government the audience was per-
Suaded that Wisconsin was certainly
in the Democratic column this year
At the close of Mayor Roses talk.
George Fred Williams was recognized
by the chairman and he moved the
appointment of a committee of nine TO
confer with the Populists and Free
Silver Republicans. This motion car
ried without debate.
I'VE will now be addressed by Gov
ernor j. W. Beckham of Kentucy,"
said Chairman Richardson.
Instantly there was a roar of APP
plause and delegates and spectators
springing to their feet to get better
view of the young governor of Ken
lucky, waved their hats and handker-
chiefs frantically.
When Governor Beckham reached
the stand where all could see him, he
was given reception as enthusiastic
any speaker who had thus far ad-
dressed the convention.
The young governor of Kentucky is
a man of five feet and nine or ten inch
es, slender and clean-shaven. He was
dressed in modest sack suit of dark
serge, and spoke slowly and with de-
liberation, evidently weighing his
words carefully. He said:
Il shall not undertake to make a
speech upon this occasion, but thank
you gratefully for this expression of
your esteem not only to me. but to the
outraged and slandered Democratic
party of my state. (Roars of applause.) }
| want to say that if any blot or stain
has been placed upon that state it has
been placed there by those who have
not voted and will not vote the Demo-
cratic ticket.
But L want to promise you, my
friends, that, after the experience we
have had in Kentucky the last year,
we Democrats have learned somehow
to fight down there, l promise this
convention and the Democracy of the
United States that in the November
election Kentucky will be safely and
solidly in the Democratic column
Great applause.)
we have had some exodus of Grim
inals from our state daughter and
shouts of 'Taylor.o and if the good
work keeps up the Democratic maiori
ty in Kentucky this fall will be 100.
900. We have seen there, my friends
so much of Republican Inisrule: ws
have had such dose of it that tn,
Democrats of that state do not car,
much what kind of platform yo,
lgive them, they are going to stand OF
it and give their vote to Bryan in No
vember." wild applause.)
He turned to leave the stand and wa
met with loud cries go on" but tn
young governor only bowed and lef
the platform.
Somewhere down on the floor of tn
convention came the strains of IN
tOld Kentucky Home" and the con
fusion was stilled almost instantly tn
audience standing and listening to tn
song. 1t was a most dramatic final
10 the governors. appearance on tn
platform
A Maryland delegate named Mile
was then introduced and made a yagu
sort of plea for harmony in tn
platform so that erring Democrats G
, 1896 might come home once more
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