The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-04
PARIS.
Correspondence of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
PARIS, Aug. /, 1850.
The great Greenback champion, Wash
Jones, and "old Dave" Culberson, the Demo-
cratic representative in congress of this dis
trict, met in joint discussion last Friday, the
30th inst. The forenoon was taken up with
aspeech by Hon. IF. O'Neal, the Greenback
nominee for congress. At o'clock in the
afternoon Colonel Culberson opened the dis
cussion with speech of two hours. He
thoroughly discussed the financial question,
and reviewed the records of the Democratic
and Republican parties, and showed that
upon financial measures OF any Importance
since 1862, the Democrats in congress had
been true to the people, and voted against
class legislation, the bondholders and the
moneyed powers; and the work of the Demo-
cracy, since they gained power in congress,
in relieving the people from the oppressive
measure of class legislation heaped upon
them during the Republican rule. He re-
viewed the platform and policy of the Green
back party and the action of their leaders in
congress-Weayer's soldier BILL Wright's
bill to give married men, without home,
160 acres of the public domain, and loan
them $500 each to improve it with, and De
Lamatyr's bill approprsting one and one
half billions Of money to Loan corporations
and other extravagant measures of the
Greenback party, which, if they succeeded in
getting through congress, would increase the
public debt thrice told. Colonel Jones did not
attempt to refute the arguments so forcibly
presented by Colonel c., but sought TO evade
its force by profusion Of ridiculous anec-
dotes and yarns and by general fun-poking
at Colonel G. He left out the financial ques.
ton entirely, and sought the subterfuge of
fun making, the art of demsgoguery. Many
of both parties were disappointed, as they
expected to hear the financial question thor
oughly discussed on both sides. One of the
most prominent Greenbackers in Lamar
county publicly renowned his allegiance to
Weaver immediately after the speaking Col
onel Jones' anecdotes we're soon forgotten,
but Colonel Culberson's logic sank deep into
the hearts of the crowd. Evidently it was
good Democratic victory. Colonel. G. says he
intends to follow Colonel Jones up until he |
gets out of his district.--The county con-
vention met yesterday Saturday to elect
delegates TO the state, congressional. judicial |
and senatorial conventions. The following |
delegates were elected to tho state conven-
ton; j. G. Hodge, H. d Mcdonald. NJ. w.
Moody, w. II. Roland, w. h. Moore and j.
Y. Collins. The convention instructed for
o. NJ. Roberts for governor, and refused to
make other nominations for state officers in
structed for Hon. ID. B. Culberson for con-
gress, Hon. r. p. Gains for district Judge
and Captain II. T. Lightfoot for the state
senate. The convention was large one, and
well atten ded by the people from the coun-
try. 1t was conducted orderly and with little
confusion.--0ur town was shocked yester-
day by the report of foul murder on Red
river, in this county. 1t seemed that two
brothers named Fender pawned horse to
Mr.. John Palmer, and after failing to redeem
The horse, the Fender brothers claimed that
Palmer agreed to pay $40 in addition, in case
they failed to redeem the horse. The Fender
brothers armed Themselves, and hunting up
Palmer, after some hot words, one of them
shot Palmer in the breast with shotgun
and fed. Palmer died in few minutes. The
are still at large.