Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-06-22
Col Yrsnk M. White.

co.. White. ds late nesting u ihe d,mooracy In
Travis county, comes ur spuasey " The marx, aud
dshnss HI. position In regard 10 the Opposition Thus
smother piaak Il Knocked from unisr lhem anl CO..
White Il an rirht before the eounsy lisa 'outoe
n Intense gfalldsa,lou 10 bis numerous friends In
lhr county, thu, he las thus uucqul,ucally defined
hls position apl Il will 10 tho duty aud pleasure Of
~ good Democrat. 10 take him ont n the bad com
rany into which he has Nr the present, fallen. The
ma go uame Of democracy, under whose oolors the OPP
position arr attempting to sail, will not take with
democrats. who know the ring Of the true metal and
will not hearken to the voice Of stranger, charm he
never 50 wisely Democrats are saying throughout
the country, chat those who are not with us are
against us - aud never hAs that old maxim been
more fully excmplihed than during the present year
There can 10 traced regular line OF sueceSso; for
the same opposing elements that now array themselves
ar,ins, the democracy, aud urge It's defeat as tie only
safeguard Of the country, are the X Ms, Or the
same old enemies under new aud false colors Dem
ocrats will sec this, and fully understand it, "What
has Gen Houston done within the last two years, to
render him so vastly popular and acceptabie'' is
the question asked by every one. lie made speech
AGAINST Judge that the public said was corrupt
and that sneech has covered him with glory, his
friends saw Leaving the record of Houston, the op-
position seize upon other material that they Va'nly
imagine to be more ayailable-and this one of Col
Whites position stands prc-emlnent. But White
leaves them alone with their glory, and sticks to the
democracy. We quote his own words, or their sub
stance:
,.Col. White came forward and took the stand he
said that he had hoped that he would not be called
upon before the action of the meeting in regard the
objects for which 1t had assembled but being called
upon he would not hesitate to declare his position at
tho prcsent time. lie said that he had never been
ANYTHING else than n democrat; had never entertain
ed any other sentiment acted with any other party
Col W. remarked tlat it WIS proper that he should
advert to certain facts which had transpred since his
nomination, by the Houston convention. Sometime
since Geo w Paschal addressed him letter, enclos-
inc an editorial from the State Gazette, denying that
he (Col w. sympathised or had any part or lot in
the independent movement, against the ticket nom-
mated by the Houston convention, and proposing to
him certain interrogaories lie then read the letter
and his answer, remaking that exceptions had been
taken by some persons to the answer lie next read
letter addressed to him by Dr. j. NJ. Steiner, and
his answer thereto and also one addressed to him ny
Geo W. White and VIM. Byrd, Esqrs., and his answer
He stated that he regarded those letters although
from personal and political friends, questioning his
alloqancc to the Democratic party, "nd hence his an
swers to them.
He then remarked, that two years ago he was NOM
mated Mt tho Waco oonvanon. for.Commissioner of
the General Land Office, the democratic candidate;
and Ms such was elected by the people at the polls
that he was now before the people as candidate for
recollection: under the nomination of the democratic
convention which had assembled Mt Houston.
lie then cael attention to his letter to Paschal and
remarked that it would seem that he had passed over
in silence P's nterogatory in reference to the articles
of the State Gazette He then said "llad that ar
ticle been untrue would have said So but as 1t ac-
corded with my past conduc' and the position occupy
on the democratic tcket--nominated by the Houston
conventional did not feel called upon to affirm the
fact, but now say that do not sympathise with any
party opposed to the democratic party, or with any
movement having for its object the defeat of the can
didates of that party" Cries OF THAT'S II,
"good s'that will d." Sci