The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-14
MAYORALTY MATTERS.
THE GRAND FINALE OCCURS TO-DAY.
Interesting Speeches Last Night by
Messrs. Cnben, Bower, Bnrneu'
C0wart Aterrett, Stemmohs'
Fields and ThurmOnd-Large
Audiences at Both Meet
ings, Etc, Etc Etc.

l. 1st night tne speaking III 'ho amy '
campaign was all concluded, the last oratori'
cal gun was fred and to-day the contest Is
settled at the polls. AT the corner OF Main
aud Lsmsr streets, Judge Good and several
Other gentlemen in his cause, made speeches.
JUDGE GOOD
was the first gentleman to talk and he sad IN
substance as follows:
He deprecated anything IKE personalities ana
did not propose to deal in any. Judge
Tburmond had during the day circulated a
nrinted document, over his own signature
Charging that his friends had forged the
records of the city court and changed them
IN his detriment. This was not true. He
then told how in the case of the city against
Phillin Willis fned only 81 for carr ling a
nistol when the lowest fine under the law
was SOS: that in the margin OF the docket
the entry was 81 fine; that in the body of the
judgment it was entered 81 fine, and so APP
peared Saturday and Sunday; that in the
Commitment book kept at the calaboose the
entry was 81 fine, and that the endorsement
in .Iudpe Thurmond's own handwriting, on
the original affidavit on which Willis was
arrested was ST. fine. In the body OF the
Judgment in the docket the 81 entry had been
mutilsted and was made to appear like S2o
or 50. 80, no couldn't tell which. Now the
question was, who took the book from the
possession OF the city? The answer was
that j. O. Bigger had, on this Monday
morning, taken it to the office OF Judge
Thurmonds lawyer. On Saturday and Sun
day there had been no false entry made in the
records. On Monday, after 1t had
gone out of the possession of the city false
entry, forgery had been made. tie had no
charges to make against any gentleman as
being guilty of that forgery OF that mutlla'
ton OF the records of the court, but It was
the act of scoundrel, whoever did it. 1t was
for the people to say who they wanted as
MAYOR, If he should be elected, he would
give the duties Of the office earnest attention
or else he would resign he would I'LL the Of
fee in such a manner rs to reflect credit upon
himself and honor upon those who had trus-
ted him with position, or else he would not
gil itatall He counseled moderation peace,
good order and quietude during the election
to-day.
He was followed by
GENERAL CABELL.
He said he had hesitated about taking any
active part in the canvass because he did not
wish to give Judge Thurmond or any OF his
friends an opportunity to cry out persecution
sgsins. him. But he was there to
warn the people against the
dangers they would incur if Thurmondi
should be elected, a city was always judged
by the character of men it put in office, and
ifyou elevate to position immoral, bad men
YOU do yourselves, you do your city, and
You do posterity wrong. He eulogized the
Character of Judge Good, and his fitness for
the position of mayor. lie had thought the
city council ought to have selected different
method from the one it did, to get
rid of Thurmond, but ne was satisfied
the action of the council was legal and valid,
Some one in the crowd said: IF you was
mayor would YOU be served the same way
He replied: God forbid ever should be.
When Thurmond was first elected, just be-
fore he vacated the office of mayor, Ihul
mond and some of his friends had caused to
be placed above his chair the word REFORM.
It might be that his administration was sus'
centible of reforms, but lie had served hi;
farm out. Before Thurmond was elected
Dallas had always mayor who, when re
went abroad, was treated with that respect
and distinction due this proud young city
slways had mavor who could do the honor
of the CITY to visiting strangers without
causing the blush of shame tc
mantle the chez of our citizens
If YOU want order and peace and respect
ability to prevail in the city SO that ladies car
walk the streets in safety and gentlemen
without holding their heads in shame, theI
vote for Good if not, vote for Thurmond
He invoked peace and quietude and order
during the election.
In response to calls,
COLONEL L. G. BOWER
took the stand. He said that as he was not
voter in the city he did not propose to TAKE
any mart in the canvass, but being residen
of'Dallas. doing business in the city, anC
feeling an abiding interest ia its prosperity
and Welfare, he would offer bis testimonial t.
the worth, the truth, the virtue, the integrity
tho nnrity. the honor and thu
i bonosty p"' Of Judge Good. He wa
a Gentleman against whom no word could b
uttered, Ifhe was elected Mayo no mai
Womb be fined one dollar, when the lowe
ene under the law was twenty-five dollars
NJ rerords would be muti'qted while h
was mayor. He never would accept gold
headed cane from Martha johnson.
MR.. BURNETT
next smoke. He said that the personal rels
tons existing between himself and Judg
Tnurmopd had always been of the pleasanta'
Kind up to the time he began to participant
in this canvass in behalf of Judge Goo(
since which time Judge ThuImond hau II
dulsed in some ISLANDERS about him. l
taking the position he did in this contss tn
was rot actuated by prejudice against Judg
Thurmond or by bias for Judge Good. d
simply, in the interest of good govern
men and the welfare OF IL
city, chose between the two candidate
espousing the cause of Judge Good becaui
he believed him better fitted for the plac
better calculated to insure good and respects
BILE coyC cnment and the development an
advancement of the city. He then diseusse
very deliberately the constitutionality Al
validity of the law under which the counc
deposed Judge Thurmond, and paving
handsome tribute to the worth and ability
Judge good, closed.
CAPTAIN r. E. CowART
made the next speech of the evening. /
smoke an hour or more, and the whole of b
time, excepting pe.haps fifteen mirutes, w
occupied in reading the atiidavits in cas-
tried by Judge Thurmond in the city cou
when mayor, wherein ne had not fn'
,,nrties according to the law
Tho several cases. all fines beir
less than the minimum legal penalty, and
g ,ybiob the city lost $4,000. E