The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-14
CAPTAIN W. G. sTERREIT


next Wednesday, but he was rejoiced, b
said, that Thurmond would spare him unit
he voted against him, and in behalf OF a.
honest government.
A brass band played after each speaker
and fireworks and bondres lighted up thu
scene.
THE TuUBMoND MEETING.
At the Texas & Pacific depot Judge j. N
Thurmond, Col. Stemmons and Judge FiolC
addressed large crowd of people.
COL. STEMMoNs
was the first to speak. He was glad to see Sc
many of the people present to listen to the
truth, for the opposition judge
Goods party had dstortec
it so that there was danger of some being LED
astray by the slanderous reports that had
been so zeslously circulated. They had evel
gone so far as forge the records. de had
called on the city clerk, Mr.. Volt, for them
in order to inspect them, and that gentleman
had refused to give them TO him, and he had
10 get an order from Alderman Bobny before
he could get them; charged that the opposi'
ton had changed the records SO soon as
the Good party found out they were begin
ming to make discoveries of these fraudulent
changes Secretary Hereford had come to him
I'D said Tat he wanted those ords
as he was their custodian and never
allowed them to go out of his office and that
they must not remain out any longer. 1t was
strf 7ge thing to him that the secretary
Aould show such solicitude for the rec ordS
so suddenly ard that he mad never thought
of it until they were being exposed. MIR
Hereford and Alderman Bohny had subse
aut ltlv called, and the latter demanding the
rect ds he had turned them over to him, not
however, until hundreds Of citizens had
called and seen the fraud that had been per
petrated, e Judge Thurmond had stated in
his card published. While in his office
Alderman Bohny stated that when he signed
the card issued sunday by the six aldermen
that the case of Phillip Willis was not in it al
he knew nothing Oft.
While Judge Thurmond was violating hi
oath rs mayor he would ask where was City
Attorney Gibbs and Marshal Morton. 1t wa!
tie formers place to colHct him. lie die
not believe Barnett Gibbs, whom he con
'dered an honest man, found anything II
Judge Thulmcnds administration to correct
As to drunken Marshal Morton, he hat
nothing fl Their to say. The speaker thor
read the various atfidavits Published il
Judge Thurmonds last card, commenting
on the same. Referring to The
ejec.ing of Judge Thurmond from
the office of mayor the city council had inva
ded and usurped the rights Of tho people ant
that body was over riding the will of thu
people. That corrupt body had taken thei
right away from them to elect their city at
tornev, secretary, treasurer, etc. 1t woulC
never do to have case of w. II. Terry
whom Thurmond at the request Of his broth
er, G. NJ. Terry, had fined heavily in order tt
break him of strong drink, he charged tina
Marshal Morton had permitted the keeper o
the station house to furnish him whiskey ant
that they had charged him bill f,r 1t
This was the kind of M
officer Marshal Morton VS.. The,
could not harmonic Judg
Thurmond with their schemes, ant
because he refused to be pup
pet in their hands they had discovered
want of confidence in, and had Illegal
ousted him, They were grasping power, AM
when the people voted to sustain their actlo
they simply voted away their liberties. II
did not believe the people would stand it, TO
be believed that they would vindcate them
Ives by voting for Tburmond, and he tel
slre tn y the sun today would set in trump
upon right over wrong, and that the peop'
would Jury the six corrupt aldermen, VIII
would go down "unwept unnonored and uu
sung
JUDGE FIELD,
in response to loud calls, took the stand. II
said that as he came by the Good meetin
they were singing that old hymn, "St o'
pity, Lord, Lord forgive" and he though
Il very appropriate. He would ask them q
| AmeriC an freeman if six men shout
be pc mitted to undo what two thousau
Ii. lmen had done. This the cornell ma
DOR. The Good clan had dubbed the fol
lowers of Judge Thurmond as the "rabble;
lat was all we'll enough. The people mus
y, GIVE their liberties, for liberty was neve
NJ, chased save by blood. 1t was histol
that whea once lost it took blood to regal
it. Let the voters of Dallas guard it wit
care. The resolution passed by the councj
ldressing Mayor Thurmohd out G
office was unconstitutional, and not
understanding the prating of the Good click
IIrd so been decided by tho supreme cour
The third ward would bury little Wheeloc
90 deep that he would never rc'urrect. The
should 90 promptly to the polls and carr
their neighbors with them to vote for thei
liberties. The council, elected by the peopl
10 do their bidding, were now the people
masters. He would speak of the forgery {
the records, but Colonel Stemmons ha
fully ventilated that fraud. Victory We
theirs. The council would be so be lily beate
tina. they would vote want of tonfdence
themselves.
i. The speaker babe then good-nigh
0 saving he had promised Mrs. Field motto sta
out late, and he was afraid that II he CID nc
put in an appearance pretty soon she woui
yste a want of confidence in him.
Judge Tnurmond was called for and W
q Justify cheeled as he took the stand, /
I orened by saving that MIR. Cowarl had STATE
e that he played puppy and then pig, b.
granting that was true he had the advantat
+, of the gentleman who couldn't play anythlr
n but puppy to save his lille. He called upc
a the people to sustain their rights and to star
q firm in lighting for their liberties. Since u
a council had thrown him out of office IN
+. BODY had expended nearly two thousand DC
a lars of the peoples money uselessly and
lawfully. He was in favor of public schoc
a and had labored hard during his admin
!, tratiou to promote their prosperity. II
!, Good gang had brought men here wi
4 bowie Knives and pistols to intiulidate. In
4 would be at the polls with curses and thre'
4 to attemptto bulldoze the people. He won
Il admonish his followers to be peaccet
- and pass them bv. "Frenchy," the prophet
4 Of the famous Red Light would be at t
poll. to work against him, for he was one
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