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Jy and Lewis for Ainoiityl Burgess and Bailey. f or jbe Majority Re-
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1LTESTON. Texas. : August
t feature of the session of the dermo-
o State convention today ;wi ths
: upon ' the adoption of the majority
l U) aolnOrtty rport ! U latin-'
committee. This was opened by
. greaeTma Rsiua1 Hardy Of Corslcane
o spoke for the minority report. Con-
nmu Gom F.BurfaH of Gonsalea
owed with-an "exposition of the derao-
uio attitude on the tariff' and in turn
wu followed hy' Taneey Lewie of
ilea wbo apoke for the minority. Sen-
r Bailey-closed the debate which was
; lowed by the rejection of the minority
oort and the adoption of the majority
pote tbe platform committee.
"They met Wat- Goliad and we were
Aurh tared" .said. Centrreaeman Rufus
ardy delegate from Navarro county
i op en lax the debate lit support of the
Inortty repoTC. '"They 'met ui at the
aroo a ad again the alamo fall but
they will get theirs at' San Jacinto.
'The Texan sever despaired at Goliad
ever faltered with the fall of the Alamo
1 rushed on to Ban Jacinto and we
U be with you two years from to-
y." ' -
I vlar1ng that he did not desire to "be
led from a discussion of the real ls-
is before the people Into a discussion
f free raw material." Mr. Hardy said he
lred to appeal from the Texas plat-
an of ISM and the State and national
ai forms of 1808 and almost lmmedl-
ly .launched Into a discussion of free
w material and the national tariff.
He atoDDed to declare that according
the majority report on platform the f
raa democracy bad been asleep from
te l&Oi "although under the leader -p
of the Junior senator from Texas."
'."Tee and he will lead for twenty year
orel cried a man from the crowd
j hie was Ignored by Mr. Hardy who
nok up the discussion of free raw ma-
rial. saying that It had not been men-
nea in the Denver platform "and I
nt te tell you that it has not been
-ntlaned sinoe 1192 by name."
e then declared that to be strange
.0 catching a question burled at him
a delegate answered: "You asked
Foindexter who your man supported
r governor. I will go Into the facts and
H you that In 188t I- to ted openly and
nt to my political grave. But I never'
abbed any leader of mine la the back."
ATTACK ON BAILEY'S POSITION.
He then declared that Mr. Bailey in
is senate had said that unless protection
ldened and extended to aa many articles
possible "it was. dead and couldn't
He said that John A. Sherman
u''Iowa republican "one of the most
Jwart aver sent to congress" had de-
;'red that the removal of the tariff from
material meant the death of pro-
-t'tlon.
raking wool as an Illustration. Mr.
way declared that Just before the re-
"t meeting of cor trees the wool grow-
4' and manufacturers of woolen goods
d a meeting in Chicago and that the
anfeoUuwrs said to the growers: "We
i allow you a duty of eleven cents a
nod on lis washed wool." He said It
four pounds of unwashed wool to
Mr on pound of manufactured prod-
and that the wool growers In turn
Twed the manufacturers a "compensa-
V duty- of forty-four cents per pound
ethen attacked Senator Bailey's poal-
i on the tariff paying especial atten-
l te a dtwassloa of the duty on hides
j -was interrupted by a question by one
the delegates which he answered
1ng3 "In 1904 I didn't follow Mr.
an but I didn't stab htm in the back;
igbt htm from the front."
e then started to read extracts from
.eecn delivered by Mr. Bailey at Cal-
c. being several times interrupted by
crowd'
Then he was finally able to make hint-
f .- heard - be said auotlng from the
paper ellpptng he beld In his hand:
don't 'Stand on the platform unless it
mocratla. I don't stand on the plat.
t unless It meets my conscience."
a. next read an extract of a speech
ivered by Mr. Bailey at McKlnney In
v IMS. "Here is the reason he says
lev sot blading upon him" said Mr.
.ady to referring to Senator Bailey.
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randemonlum broke . loose for several
'notes and . when Mr Hardy could
ala be beard he was saying: '1 have
t te stand before this crowd of sterling
moerats' and defend the National dem--atlo
convention from being a set of
.nksn reprobates. What la there to-
y U) prevent a man who thinks he Is
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-"'"h from golna; out of here to say
a crowd of drunken delegates r
and. hisses greeted this re-'
4 Monta- Moore was 'instantly:
- I on the platform clamoring for.
i by the chair. "
ins nodded his head and abev
Hid be heard Mr. Moore calling:
point of order.'.''' '
e it out of my. time said
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UPON THE
euased bat the gentleman Is slmpry using
the weapons of a cowardly assassin n
The remainder of his words were lost
in the din and confusion and as Mr.
Moore shook his fist at Mr. Hardy the
volume of noise grew greater men threw
their hats in the sir and hurrahed "Joe
Bailey!" f
THE BAND BROUGHT QUIET.
Quiet was not restored for several mtn.
utes toe strains of the band soothing the
spirit of the delegates after the sergeant-at-arms
Ms assistants and Chairman
Phillips had been completely Ignored.
. Mr. Hardy then took up the thread of
Ms argument regarding free raw mate-
rial but almost immediately left it and
referred to that plank of the minority re-
port regarding public officials accepting
employment from publio service corpora-
tlona He pleaded that the convention
adopt that plank of the minority report
and after comparing the feudal system of
ancient England with conditions today
where lumbermen railroad owners and
capitalists were likened to the barons and
lords of medieval times he declared the
struggle today is between the people and
the special interests saying: "I want to
tell you today we have got to drive these
representatives of the special Interests
from the halls of congress and the State
legislature and remove the burden from
the backs of the people."
Barges' Speech.
Congressman George F. Burgess of
Oonsales was the speaker to make an-
swer on the part of the platform com-
mittee to the speech delivered by Mr.
Hardy in behalf of the minority report!
Mr. Burgess declared the time to be of
more than passing Importance and said:
"Understand at the start that this Is a
difference between democrats.'
He then said that William Jennings
Bryan stands for free raw material and
that Joseph W. Bailey stands against It
"Let me say here." said the speaker
"that when you are disposed to take a
fling at Bailey for his votes that a ma-
jority et the democratic senators lit the
United States senate voted with hire on
every question.'
This statement was greeted with loud
applause but when Mr. Burgeis declared
that the Issue must be fairly met and
said "You can't pick him out and make
htm a scape-goat in Texas" a roar of ap-
plause that rattled the roof was heard.'
OF
Again asking his hearers to look fatriy
at the question Mr. Burgess caused them
to smile with the statement that the tar-
iff is always with us. He said it was
written into the first constitution and
that the history of the democratic party
proclaimed the party's position on the
tariff to be "a tariff for revenue only."
He compared the position of the demo-
crats and the republicans on the tariff
question the republicans contending for
a tariff to provide protection to manu-
facturers. He said the democrats contended that a
tariff was a tax that should be equally
distributed saying "You must give equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none."
He elaborated on this Idea explaining
the various little things which must be
understood to properly understand the
tariff.
Calling the names of a number of con-
gressmen from Texas who voted for a
tariff on hides the name of Mr. Hardy
was mentioned along with Henry Dies
Gregg and a number of others. "I didn't
say It was because they knew Texas was
a great cattle country" said Mr. Bur-
gess "as there is hardly any lumber
produced In Texas except in Eastern
Tqxhb i floe 7
He credited Mr. Hardy with being hon-
est regarding his views on the tsrlff
and after declaring that he would take
but a Httle of the hour and thirty min-
utes allotted to each side tn order that
Senator Bailey might have more time for
bis argument he decried the splits which
so often occur in the democratic party
and advised them to get together everywhere.-predicting
a victory for them at
the next regular election.
' . Lewis' Speech
! -In. the- third spech of the debate Yancey
Lewis of Dalies closed for the supporters
of "the minority report confining bis ad
dress of forty minutes wholly to an
argument' built' around the "Statement
that there Is now .Within .the United
States a growing feeling of dlssatlsfao-'
tloa with the representative form ef
government due to mismanagement and
abuses on the part of the men elected by
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. Taking the first Plank of the platform
submitted In the majority report he de-
clared that he was in accord therewith.
and in the next breath asked the ques-
tion "Why is it deemed necessary to
commend Hhe representative .form ' of
government?" . . "
' This he argued was' indicative cf the
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growing - unrest among the ' American
people regarding) -e wmktug of .the rep-
resents Uvw government. K - .
'Lt us -not forget that' wo are' demo-
crats." he said being greeted with ap-
Eleuee. "And let us not forget that the
nereats and principles of democracy rise
abovo personalities and the prejudices of
ansa or men.. . - ;
. In a well-worded peroration he cau-
tioned his hearers to not forget that they
were but atoms and referring to the sea
beating against the piling upon which
the convention hall la constructed he
told of Its age and power and said that
the only thing which could compare with
the ocean in age and beauty is principle
and truth.
Referring again to the' keynote of his
speech he declared the question new is
"How shall we restore the confidence of
the people hi their representative forms
and Institutions?"
"One of the answers to this" he cried
'Is that the representatives of the people
shall obey the Instructions of those who
accredit them."
Referring to the temple of Janus built
by the Romans and which was closed
but three times out of 700 years being
closed only In times of peacev Mr. Lewie
used It to illustrate conditions which he
declares now to prevail. He said that all
throughout the country there are investi-
gations and inquiries conducted into the
affairs of cities towns and States that
the people are becoming dissatisfied and
aid. "If we built a temple to graft and
legislative distrust as typical of our
development and closed it only during
the times that Investigations were not
being made that temple would apt be
closed In the years to come." T
Mr. Lewis' argument was almost wholly
along the line that the people were rap-
Idly losing faith In the representative
form of government and that In order
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to restore their trust it would be neces-
sary for the officials to obey the Instruc-
tions of the people.
Bailey'i Speech.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of 'the
Convention: I don't deem it necessary te
reply to the delegate from Navarro coun-
ty. (Applause.) Nor do I take Issue with -the
polished eesay of the gentleman from
Dallas. I turn from these to the great
questions before this convention and I
pay the compliment to your Intelligence
by turning rnself to them. There is only
one thing I -will say: It has been eug-
geeted that there has been such a loss
of confidence In representative govern-
ment that It has become necessary 'to re-
declare our faith In It. And If you seek
a cause for that it la because too many
demagogues have told the people untruths.
Unfortunately the people sometimes elect
a faithless publlo servant but I don't
lose faith in their Intelligence or patriot-
ism when they make a mistake like that.
I remember that when the Sovereign of
the world came to call about him twelve
to follow. In 'that twelve he found one
who betrayed him. and another who de-
nied him. Shall we think that the peo-
ple when they come to c noose their rep-
resentatives are wiser than the Savior
when ha came to choose his disciples?
No my countrymen and If I wanted
to change them I would a till not be will-
ing to leave It to an assemblage of a
great convention and I again proclaim
those precious truths.
I (ear that those who dissent from this
filatform have not carefully attended 'to
is provisions because with Its closing
sentence it announces the duty of the rep-
resentative to obey his constituents.
Let me read it to you: it might be that
you could have phrased it better be-
cause you may possess more literary skill
than we do but God - knows that you
possess no sounder democracy than ours.
Let me read it to you: "We hold it to
be the first and highest duty of every
representative to faithfully execute the
will of hie constituents when fairly as-
certained." We do not wait for an Instruction; we
do not wait for the people to assemble
and lay upon us their command but we
declare that it Is the duty of an honest
and faithful representative to obey their
will whenever he fairly ascertains it
THE REAL TROUBLE.
Now my countrymen the real trouble
la 'that they think I will not. (At this
Juncture Senator Bailey handed to Mr.
T. N. Jones of Tyler the book from
wMch he had Just read an extract from
the platform and continued.) Hold that
and hold It well for It is a precious doc-
ument. A Voice: We will hold It.
Now my countrymen the small part 1
had In Its preparation and barring the
ninth paragraph against which I at the
time protested that la the greatest plat-
form ever adopted by any convention.
The real trouble with them is that they
are haunted day and night by the fact
that I will not always obey platforms
even when I know them; to . be wrong.
(Cheers.) Here Is the difference be-
tween them and me; they want me te
obey the representatives of the people
and I refuse to do it; but I will obey the
ropla. (Cheers.) And when they speak
will execute their vote or else I will
resign their office.' (Applause.) '. -' -
But my coutniymen let us net eon-
fuse the will of the people with the will
Of the delegated repreeentatives of the
people. I remember twelve years ago tn
Uls - very htstorio city In a great con-
vention they dragged into that contest the
question of - territorial J expansion and
trampled upon the moot sacred traditions
of tbvy demooratlo party. ; I remember
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tit when I plead -1 with t ". te reaffirm
'tne Leciaration Indeprimence t"-y re-
fueed to da It and laid wt reootuuua on
toe table. u (
A Voice But they finally earn back
is It. . i v -
And they tried to lay me under - the
table: they thought they were laying me
under the tab's. .
. - A Voice: 1heyB never ds ft. - u .
Now gentlemen you know that story
too well to need a rehearsal of It
from me. . I appealed from that eonven
tloa to the unterrlfled . democracy of
Texas and two years afterwards I had
the supreme satisfaction of beating those
same politicians in the State convention
by a majority of more than five to one.
A Voice: Tou can seat them ten te
one new. .... . - i .
Another: 'Tes sixteen' to one.
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My country raasv that is the difference
between the - people themselves and the
represeatatltes) of tne people. They talk
as It oonventloaa were the people. Con-
ventions art threw degrees removed from
the people. Analyse ' the obmpoaltioa of
this body and as I look about me I bear
cheerful witness that a more splendid con-
vocation of democrats never assembled In
this State and 1 make that statement
even though It does include some folks'
(Cheers and aplausei continued and pro-
longed applause.) v .
Now let's be -calm because it has
reached the time when It ie necessary to
analyse and to re-establish the proper
theory .of a representative government
Let's analyse the composition of this con-
vention Tou assemble first tn your pre-
cinct convention and fa a precinct where
the people cast 10 votes perhaps only
thirty of thoee- peopl assemble to elect
delegates tottoe -county convention. Let's
assume that thaso thirty out of the MO
who do assemble were the people and
these people elected delegates to the coun-
ty convention those delegates' were true
representatives of the people; but when
they reach the county convention the
county convention elects delegates to the
State convention and you as such dele-
gates are not the Immediate representa-
tives of the people.'. You were chosen by
the agents of the people and not by the
people themselves. (A voice Good.)
Then my countrymen when you come
to make this platform the people did not
elect the platform committee but the
agents who ware chosen by the agents of
the people elected that platform commit-
tee and the full committee assembled and
appointed a subcommittee of which I had
the honor to be a member but when the
subcommittee assembled to prepare the
platform they were not the agents select-
ed by the people; on the contrary they
were the s gents of the agents of the
agents of the ageats . of the people.
(Cheers.) I go to the majesty of the
Texas democrats;-- I stand .uncovered in
their presence and with an acute ear I
shall always head their command and
obey them or else give up their office.
(Applause.)
But my countrymen I want to be
frank wilth you; no sect of the people's'
agents removed four times from the peo-
Sle themselves can ever command me to
o wrong. I am willing to risk my office
on my Judgment and that Is more than
those politicians have ever been known
to do.
CONVENTION OF TWELVE TEARS
... AGO.
Lst us recur for a moment to the con-
vention of twelve years ago. When they
adopted that expansion platform it did not
square with my conscience or my democ-
racy and I returned to the old Fifth dis-
trict (Qod bless It; It has the blackest
land and the whitest people In all God's
world); I went back to the bosom of my
people And told them that the great of-
fice which I held was tnelrs and that they
were entitled to- have It executed accord-
ing to their will' but I told them that if
it was their will that their representative
should vote for wars of conquest and co-
lonial dependencies that they must find
them another man to do it. (Continued
applause.) I refused to take a nomina-
tion for congress on a platform that In-
dorsed the platform of the State con-
vention. Of course these agile politicians
will ollmb up on the platform the people
make; they were like the old time school
teacher who was willing to teach it round
or flat however the trustees desired it
taught.
Now my countrymen out of my fear-
lessness no I will not praise myself
describing my conduct with auch a word
. but out of my stubbornness (does that
suit you?); oat of the stubbornness of one
man he saved the State of Texas snd the
democracy of the South from the con-
sequences of a fatal mistake.
Suppose ' I had imitated the ntmble-
tongued politicians who are ready to take
the nomination on any kind of a plat-
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form and stood up and aworn that the
one they had here was the best ever
written would we have ever gotten right?
Oh no. t
My countrymen in the great work ef
thla world there must always be some man
who Is brave enough to defy the conse-
quences In behalf of the people's sacred
cause. I have tried to do that up to this
time and I have tried to be that up to this
time and I pray God that I may be that
to the end of my time.
THE TARIFF ISSUE.
Now my countrymen that platform
about the tariff question preaenta a de-
cided and well-defined Issue. They say
they want to Indorse the Denver plat-
form; they hardly dare to ask a Texas
convention to indorse the doctrine of free
raw material but they take refuge Jte-
hlnd the Denver platform. I want to ana-lyse-and
I'll do It briefly the plank of
that platform which they would specially
commend to us. From my childhood and
I was a democrat before 1 was a man
from my childhood I was taught that
when the democratic party was permitted
by the revenues of necessity to lift the
burden from any class that It would lift
It from the shoulders of the largest class
who are the least able to bear up Its
crushing weight In other words the
democracy which my father taught me
and which I am trying to teach my boys
te that the toiling millions shall have re-
lief before the millionaires are afforded
H. Yet oontrary to that only four com-
modities were named In the Denver plat-
form. The Denver platform recommended
us to remove the tariff from wood pulp
from printed paper lumber and logs.
They didn't know that twelve years be-
fore that a republican congress bad al-
ready taken the duty oft of logs. Do you
believe that I ought to vote to take the
duty off of the rich manufacturers of
wood pulp and leave It on the goods and
on the .clothes and on the hats of 'the
workinjrmen tn his factories? Do you be-
lieve that? .j ;.v; ;. .4
r A voice-No.-- : -l . i.-;. v.'
- Stand up here' some man who calls
himself a democrat and tell tne that the
profits of the rich publishers are mora
vital to the happiness of the country than
the relief of the tolling millions Do yoi'
want me to vote te take the. duty off of
the rich publishers and leave it on their
printers' wives oalioo dresses? Do you
believe that any mag speaking. In the
sacred name ef democraoy ought to Tots
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Tet theft the dcotrtae of the Dearer
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1 exas ;JJemocratic si
T1 ret We believe that a repreaen- '
e tathm democracy Is the most perfect ' '
S mtt MAW MM.. .1M. iMlJ h.
- the .wisdom 'of men and wa . are an- (
J alterably opposed to every attempt to
a destroy or Impair the excellent system :
J; established by eur wise and patriotic
: fathers. . We hold it to be the first and '
' highest duty of every representative -
to faithfully execute the will of this
constituency fairly ascertained . '
;V TH CONSttTUTION.;
Seoond We bold the consUtutleq to
be a solemn compact between the gov- '
eminent and the .people adopted for
the protection ef individuals and ml-
(nor!ties and we insist upon a strict
construction of its letter as well as a
faithful observance of Its spirit.
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THK FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Thlrd-We believe in the Tederal
government In Its full constitutional
vigor In preserving the rights of the
States of the Union in the time-honored
doctrine of local self-government
and In simple economical and honest
administration of the government tn
all Its departments.
-V THB TARIFF.
Fourth We 'reaffirm the tariff dec-
larations of the democratic State and
National platforms of 195 and we ex-
pressly condemn the proposition to
remove all duties from the manufac-
turer's raw material so long as such
duties remain on the manufacturer's
finished product.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Fifth Whereas section 8 of article
4 of the constitution of the State of
Texas limits the power of the execu-
tive to convene the legislature in spe-
cial session to "extraordinary occa-
sions" ws declare the calling of extra
sessions of that body on other than
"extraordinary occasions" unjust to
the taxpayers of the State and unau-
thorised 'either by the letter or the
spirit of that Instrument.
SUBMISSION.
Sixth In obedience to the instruc-
tions given In the democratic primary
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platform. Remember this and when you
go I am going to change the name of
my enemies I have quit calling them
my enemies; they are my critics.
Remember this I challenge my critics
to read that platform from one end to
the other of course you will have to read
It for some of them for they can't read
It themselves.
THE DENVEbTpLATFORM.
I challenge them to read It ' from one
end to the other and answer thia ques-
tion: Is there anywhere In that plat-
form a command on the democratic con-
gress to remove the duties from the
necessities of life? No. The only four
articles which we were recommended to
remove Immediately from taxation were
four articles of no great value to the
people. Did any of you ever buy a pound
of wood pulp? Not one of you. Then
take the statement of my friend George
Burgess that the tariff Is a tax and then
apply It to remove the tariff from wood
pulp. To . remove the tag from wood
pulp how hany of you would It help?
My countrymen aa long as the shoes ef
the little children are taxed: as long se-
ttle calico frocks of 'the good women are
taxed; as long as the hats which the
farmers of Texas wear are taxed so
help me God the publishers must pay a
tax on their printed paper. Tne real
trouble with these platform builders la
that they do not understand the work
for which they were commissioned.
Let us announce the great principles
of our party and I'll subscribe to them'
but let us leave the details of the legis-
lation to that constitutional body where
our fathers lodged It in their wisdom.
A voice How about the income tax?
Mr. Bailey I have been fighting for
that against those republican infidels for
these many years. Let me tell you what
was my tariff creed. For two months I
stood there exerting myself to compel
the reluctant republican majority to lift
a hundred millions in taxes from the
pockets and appetites of the American
people and lay it upon the abundant In-
comes of the rich. (Applause.)
That is Balleylsm? (Hurrahs tor Bai-
ley.) And I ' presume that the opposite of
that must be antl-Balleylsm. I need not
add anything to what my friend Burgess
has already said upon the tariff question
and I win not delay you longer than is
necessary.
Voices from all over the house Go on.
Mr. Bailey-I will add this: That If
the tariff is a tax then the rich manu-
facturer must bear It as long as It Is
laid upon the tolling and industrious mil-
lions of thla land. I will say that when-
ever this government can dispense with
the revenue the first thing that shall be
relieved from taxation shall be the neces-
saries of life.
(Continued applause.) Wasn't that the
democracy of your fnthers?
(Voices Tou are right.)
Then my countrymen I beseech y6u
to make it the democracy of your children-Voices
We'll do it
THE RANDELL PLANk.
Now there Is one other plank! In that
platform upon which they think they
ought to lay great stress. They say that
they want to prohibit a representative or
senator of the people from accepting
employment from any public service cor-
poration or anybody else who Is In-
terested in the legislation of congress.
Well if there Is anybody here who is
not interested in the legislation of con-
gresa he is an escape from the asylum
or the poorhouss. ;
A voice That's right.-- - l-
Mr. - Bailey My countrymen- if I son
sldered myself alone I should offer no .
opposition to this plank because It does
not touch tne. But I am a democrat
and understand the difference between
being a democrat and demagogue. (Ap -plause.)
4 And never with my consent
will the demooratlo part proscribe a
man engaged In any lawful and honor-
able pursuit. (Voice-"Hurrah for Bal-
I know men- who work' for railroads
that I would trust with my life. I think
X saw of them sitting out there with.
ftAUMONT - S .
of July 23 W0 we can upon the
Thirty-second-' legislature of Texas te
submit to- the peoplS for their rejeo-
tlon or approval. - a .' constitutional
' amendment prohibiting the manufac-".
! ture and sale Of Intoxicating Jlquors .
In this Bute but we declare that a i
' vote upon such amendment shell not
be a test of detnooracy .
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. ' fAUBLIO EDUCATION' '
J Seventh Believing that an edooated.
cftlscnshlp ( Is the best assurance of"
' good government and good ' conduct
and recalling the wise and generous
provision made by the fathers of the
Republic ef Texas for the establish-.
ment of a complete system of public
education from the primary school to
tile university; we remind the legisla-
ture that our school system has not
kept .pace with the educational prog-5
resa of the times but has suffered In
organisation and In maintenance. We
demand. therefore the perfection' of
the .common school system of this
State and the adequate prevision for
the upbuilding . of the university the .
Agricultural and Mochanlcai college
the' normal schools and the other
educational institution controlled by
the State. Provision should be made
for efficient county organisations and
rural high schools encouragement of
manual training for district or county
agriculture training schools and the
separation of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college from the State uni-
versity. Provision tor a liberal and
independent Income for the Bute in-'
stltutions ' of higher Iesrnlng should
be made.
TATE INSTITUTIONS
eighth We favor divorcing the
management of the penitentiary and
bur eleemosynary institutions from
political control to the end that they
will not suffer the disturbance of
changes in administrations and we
recommend independent boards of
control with tenure of office so ar-
ranged aa to prevent a complete
change of management at any time.
We Inslat upon a faithful application
of the wise and merciful policy of
moral reform and mental and manual
training Jn all penal Institutions.
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whom I served In ths congress of the
United States and I would trust Tom
Ball with my interests and my life. On
the other hand I know men' that work
against railroads that I wouldn't truvt
down that stairway.
A voice That's Cons Johnson ain't it?
(Cheers.)
Mr. Bailey Come let us reason to-
father. There are some good men who
ave been misled about this matter. I
was talking to one of the best friends
I have at my home. He was -begging
me not to resist this. He says. "It will
create opposition to you." I said "1
shall regret that but I would rather
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have opposition than to be wrong and I excluding the men wno votk tor ran-
I am bound In self-respect to try to save I roads and of course they don't atop with
the democratic party from that mistake."
I told him I was willing to leave It to
the people to Judge about a man's bust-
ness-oonnecuons and aoout nis personal
habits-and about his antecedents and
let them reject the man who does not
measure up to their standard but I will
never deny them the right- by law to
take a bad man if they want him. - -
Thla friend ot mine Is a very ardent
firohlbitlonist and as . good a man as
Ives; - That - may shock some ot you
antls but hs Is Just as good as you are. -and
you are Just aa good as him if you
are as good a democrat and as good a
eltiien as he is. We have already said
in this platform that whether a man is
sn antl or a pro does not affect his
democracy. That is true out I said to
this friend "Tou are an extreme pro-
hibitionist; you would not vote -for env
saloon keeper on earth to go to the
legislature." He said of course he would
not. I then said to him. "Would you be
willing to . deny the people ot another
county the right to elect him If thev.
wanted to?" Oh no. Leave these things
to ths people my countrymen. t
thb 'randbld BU&B.'
But that-ls not my only answer; let
me tell you the abomination of this 4ee
trine. Son of these oounty conventtons
Indorsed what they call the Ban dell blD.
A voice Who is Randell? "
Mr. -Bailey He Is my successor In eon-
Seas and that la about alt be has ever
es able to be-known as. ; '
They -didn't say which one of the
Randall blUs they Indorsed. Hs has in-
troduced two of them. He baa been in
troducing them ever -two years every
rnrlmarv vear. every primary election
year two years ago and then' Again this
A roiew 'AOO'Bsn srawwua. vv
Mr. Bafley-I am willing to take ettheY
fenth tnacajias those men who Indorsed
them .have never read them. - Listen to J
what that Randell bill would do and that
is really the concrete-expression of this
platform urged by these renttemen. They.
Drought Into the committee room-rlnto
the subcommittee mom one of these de-
luanas wrun-n on tne was ene msanr-
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"'-. PCWCR AND BITTIrt LA WAV-
r Nlnth-We belters that the sBrel ;
; welfare demands that the aoople ebsl! J
; not be annoyed by constant political g
agitations and they should be relieved '
'i therefrom in 'order that they may on
disturbed pursue their' usual a voce- j w
tlons 16 the cad that" they may
be
contented and
prosperous
and w
4 promise an. Intelligent and strict on. ;
forcemeat of the law as it la by law- ey
Snl tk- mriitlMt Of Such 5
; :' additional laws. only as are absolutely
- necessary to protect the'" publlo an4 .
v : the rights and liberties of the people'
.- and we recommend that the Thlrty-
' ' first legislature now la special session
: dispose of the flrw rating board law
v adjourn and go. horns.
' - JUST AND EQUAL LAW!.
Tenth Realising that . the develop-
' ment and prosperity of Texas require
' that there shall be harmony between
the producers the merchants .farm-
' era manufacturers laborers and cap-
Italiets. and that no such .harmony
can exist exoept under Just and equal
laws we pledge ourselves to the en-
actment .and enforcement of such
laws... ... ' ' .' ! :
HOME FOR CONFEDERATE
WIDOWS.
Eleventh Wo favor the adoption of
the constitutional amendment making
provision for the establishment of a
home for the widows of Confederate
soldiers .
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS.
Twelfth We congratulate ourselves
that the democratic party has con-
trolled the government of the State
for nearly forty years andt that dur-
ing that time no scandal has evsr
marked its administration and we ex-
pressly commend the present State
administration for writing into the
statutes of the State the platform
pledges of the party.
Thirteenth With renewed hope .la-
the principles of democracy and a
firm and abiding faith in the capacity
of the people for self-government we
appeal again with confidence to the
intelligence end' patriotism of the vot-
ers of Texae.
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committee paPr of the National house
ef representatives.' although It was slgnoa
by the name of a delegnte to this con-y
vention which Randell does not happen
ip be. .
A voice We sent some good ones down
Ire.
Mr. Bailey Tea tried and teated. rll
take either one or these bills and try ' 1
this question on It . . .
Under that bill if 1 were to collect a '
five-hundred-dollar claim for a steel cor-
po ration against a local Gainesville mer- -chant
they would make me a felon. Yet ..
Andrew Carnegie with his three hundred .
and fifty millions In steel truat securities
could take a seat in the United States
senate and vote on the metal schedule of t
the tariff bill. Oh wise Judges! (Greet
applause.) ' .
1 don't want to aay anything to hurt
their feelings because I am ready to re- . .
pent the worda they aay wereiuttered X . ;.
believe by Eob Evans. An American :v.
neet had destroyed a Spanish armada
and the American soldiers were shouting
In victory and the brave captain eaye; t
"Boys don't about; the poor devil are.
dying" (Long and continued applause.)
Now listen. If I were to collect ft .
promissory note for 1230 held by a Ns- j . .
tlonal bank they would expel me from -the
American senate and punish me with -imprisonment;
yet the man with 'One."
hundred millions of dollars- of National .
bank stork could sit in the senate. of the
United States and vote on every bill to
vamend the National banking law.
THE INJUSTICE.
My countrymen I know a conductor tn .
this State who Is vrell qualified by char-
acter and by capacity to go to congress; .
and yet be would be compelled to forsake
the employment to which he has devoted
twenty years of his life In order to ac-
cept the office of his people; and J. Pier-
pont Morgan with his hundreds of mill-.
Ions of dollars of railroad stocks and
bonds could sit in congress and vote On'
railroad regulation bills. Oh what un-
speakable demagoguery is this! (Cheers.) '
Will vou Insult the intelligence lnteg--.
rlty anil patriotism of the millions who
must earn a living for themselves and'
families by telling them that -.ley are so
base that they M d6 for these corpora-
tions what the owners of the coipora tlons
will not do for themsci'-'s? Are you
willing to say that? i
A voice No.
Mr. Bailey My countrymen I prefer
the doctrine of the old populist party.
Tne- didn't bellevo In the integrity ot
lawyers and they taught the peopje not
to elect lawyers to any public office and
when they found that statute which re-
quired that a lawyer fill certain offices
they kept aa close to the principles as
they could and nominated the poorest -
lawyer they could find. (Applause.) But-
never In its wildest delirium did the pop- r
ullst party propose to limit the tight of
the American people to choose their rep- '
resentatives.
A voice Hurrah for Cyclons. Davis. V
Mr. Bailey The constitution fixes the
cltisensiiip and the age and leaves . the
balance to the people where It can be '
safely left. . I would not grossly flatter
the people by saying they never make
mistakes but I think It Infinitely better
to trust- them with the erection even
though tney now and then make a mis-
take and pick a bad man than It Is to
tie their hands behind them; but my
countrymen this law does not atoo with
I the lawyers. - They exciuae everyoorty.
1 The conductor the brakeman and the
I engineer snd even the honest man who
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en the railroad embankment tolled In - :.
meager way earning a living for his wife '.
and children. All ot them they put un-
der the baa of this" infamous supposition.
liyj'-ltitTiB lAWTERETTE. - ' . ; -
doa't'thlnk much better of some' Uw-V
yers than they do. (Cheers.) f wouldi-i
not trust A lawyer Who declares that Uwv "
-yers can not be trusted. ' (Applause. J But ." .
my! countrymen they are not lawyers;
they arg lawyerettes that means a little
lawyer. (Cheers.) And there wasn't n
of that kind la this State who defends .
er-teeUng hogs sad takes a v.
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