The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-15
ooSGar@ioSAL RACE

TO tho Editor Of tho Herald


torneys of the Gould combination and sys'
TEN Of railroads. In the state OF Texas, why
IL is that whenever any railroad belongings
to that system Is sued that sworn answers
are frequently put in by Wcllborn, Leakt
& Henry as the attorneys OF sad railroads
To said suits? Let the people OF this con
gressional district examine the court rec
ords of Dallas and Tarrant counties anu de
eide for themselves whether the aboVt
allegation Is true or not. And II Is also wen
known that Wellborn, at the time he. wa
| first elected to congress- was comparatively
unknown to the people OF thus congress
| ional district, and that no had been in the
state but few years. 1t is also well known
| and cannot be denied truthfully that at tht
! time of his election he and the firm Of which
| he was then, is now, and has been all The
| time, member were the PAID ane
retained attorneys for the Texas y
Pacific railroad company, ana alst
! the attorneys for the Houston
| & Texas Central railroad company.
! 1t is likewise well known that at the time
of Wellborn's candidacy for congress, hi
had never been in but three counties OF the
many comprising the district. That when
he became candidate for congress, the
edict went forth to every town and city
TO every railroad station-house
to every section-house, to every
railroad passenger and freight agent, 10
every railroad stock agent, TO every railroad
tie camp, to every section boss and section
hand, to every railroad servant and en-
ploye of both the Texas IL Pacific and Cen
trail railroads residing within said congress
sional district that thev must rally TO the
unhinching support of their fellow-servant
and railroad attorney Mr.. Wellborn, and
do all in their power TO select delegates
from the different counties and precincts,
1. fYNt l1n raG eli al
convention. That in obedience to said
edict it is equally as well known that when
the precinct conventions were held the
same we're controlled and manipulated
by railroad employees brought from far and
near both i'm and out of the district, to the
exclusion of the bona tide citizens OF the
district whose free and untrameIed will was
thus defeated. 1t is also a familiar and no.
torious fact that when the precinct or coun-
ty convention was held at Fort Worth to
select delegates to the congressional conven-
ton, that by preconcerted movement
the trains of the Texas d. Pacific railroad
were concentrated at Fort Worth and the
employees, section hands, train hands, fire.
men, engineers, brakemen, agents and all
other employees of said railroad, OF every
kind and character. were mustered TO-
gether and sent to the convention at the
court house at Fort Worth and
assisted all in their power to
control the convention in favor of Mr.. Well
born and against the free and honest senti-
ment of the good people OF that county III
convention assembled
The people of Collin and Dallas counties
need not be reminded that on the days the
precinct conventions were held at Plano ana
Richardson to select delegates to
the county conventions, which IN
turn were to select representatives
to the congressional convention, that a
sbrewd stock agent of the Central railroad,
of which Wellborn was then the attorney,
was sent to each of said precincts, along
with numerous railroad hands, many OF
whom did not live IN the precincts, to, con,
troll the same in the interest OF
Wellborn, and after a hot contest
did succeed in controlling both precincts
fourth the good and permanent citizens OF
said precincts. We challenge a denial oil
the above facts by any of Mr.. Wellborn's
friends.
And will Mr.. Wellborn himself deny
that when the delegates attended the con-
gressional convention at Fort Worth that
nominated him for congress, that they
or most Of them, were furnished free
passes by him over the Texas d
Pacific railroad, and that said passes were
obtained by him from said railroad com
pany free Of charge?
Will any of his friends deny that after he
was nominated TOR congress the Texas d
Pacific railroad company employed we'll
known lobbyist ofsaid railroad who, with
span of spanking gray, horses
drove Mr.. Wellborn over the district on
an electloneering tour? TO whom did the
| team and buggy belongP At whose ex
pense was it furnished2 Who paid the ex
penses of the lobbyist apd driver? Will
some employe or agent the railroad com
pany answer?
II is well known to all that members o.
congress get a fixed salary, and also ter
cents mile for going to and returning
| from Washington. Has Mr.. Wellborn evel
paid out cent railroad fare going to or re-
turning from Washington? viii he deny
having drawn the ten per cent. mileage
Has he not gone and returned every time
on free passes not only for himself, but also
for his family? And we're not those passes
obtainegior him by the Texas d Pacific
railroad company or some OF its officials OF
agents?
Mr.. Welborn was first elected to congress
in 1873. He was then the attorney iol
the Texas e. Pacific railroad and also
the attorney for the Central railroad
I'd continued to actually represent said
companies in the courts of Texas until be
took his departure on free pass to take hi;
seat in congress. At that time the Texas
& Pacific railroad company was seeking
congressional aid from the eoYernment tC
the extent of having congress pass law re
curing the United States govern
that company TO the extent o.
several million dollars, to enable it to con
struct its road through Texas to FL Paso
When Mr.. Wellborn took his seat in con
gress, through the influence of the official:
of said railroad, and of his own free viii
and accord. and with his own consent ano
approval remarkable TO relate he was
on the Texas & Pacific railroad-thC
very committee before which the question
of aid and congressional legislation in favor
of said road came for decision and recon.
mendationl!l Now Mr. Wellborn might have
been placed on said committee by acct.
dent III, or he might have veen selected by
some chance process (9), or he might have
been forced to accept IL against
his will ~, or he might have been
people OF this district believe otherwise
than that be was placed there at his own
instance and special request and warm and
earnest solicitation, that he might serve In
congress the same railroad company that
he and his law partners we're then and are
vet serving in Texas? A railroad COM
pany that was 50 free and liberal in
the distribution Of passes to the congress
sional convention that nominated him for
congress, and then sent him free to the ma
tional capital 10 represent the people Of this
congressional district in general but said
Pacific railrohd company in particular
VIII some friend Of Mr.. Wellborn point
us TO one single act Of legislation Of general
concern to the people Of this state
OF district with which bis name has been
identified, or which received his support
and aid? We win have occasion hereafter
10 review the bril- liant % career Of our pres
ent member Of congress while representing
rs 10 the national capital. RECON-.
uWben NV horses were sick with what
uas called lung fever, last spring, ] gave
simmons Liver Regulator liquid) in one
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