The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-23

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To the Editor Of the Herald.
In MY former communication endeav'
ored 10 be candid and Just, and will strive
to be so in this one. The people of this
congressional district are too intelligent for
any one to attempt to deceive them, even
though he were so inclined. Personally
Mr.. Wellborn has my warmest friendship
and highest regard. I can say no more in
avor of Colonel Crawford. But as both the
gentlemen are before the people, seeking
their support for a high and important Of
stice. it is but right and proper that We
each on all questions ofpublic interest. The
friends of Colonel Crawford submit that
the people of this congressional district
have a right to make such Investigation.
BIT will II be said by any candid person
that the supporters Of Mr., Wellborn are
equally just and liberalp
We wish to be understood now and for
all time, that In our criticisms we do not
mean to reflect upon the integrity Of Mr..
Wellborn, or the law firm OF which he is a
member. Neither do we make assaults
upon his supporters. Many of them take
rank among our best citizens and are the
warm friends of the writer Of this. Hence
it is the public good and not personal con-
sderations, which prompts us to support
Colonel Crawford and to oppose Colonel
Wellborn for congress in this district.
We have endeavOred heretofore TO impress
upon tine people the reason of our faith.
We, have submitted certain well known
and admitted facts, and not single one
Of substantial Importance has been denied
by Mr.. Wellborn, or any of his supporters,
in their lengthy and numerous commune
cations published in his behalf. His friends
rather admit that tho record is as stated by
us, but plead by way of confession and
avoidance! We ask the verdict of candid
public if such Is not the case.
In our first communication we charged
that at the time he was first elected to con
gress he was the salaried attorney of two
leading railroads in the state, andf that it
was solely through the influence tof said
corporations that he was nominated for
congress. Has that been deniedP Can il
be denied without violating the truth?
We charged further that said corporations
were 80 friendly towards him that they
carried delegates, pledged to his support,
free to the congressional convention. Has
that been denied?
We charged further that 30 friendly to
him were the said railroad corporations,
that they sent railroad hands to different
precinct meetings to assist In selecting dele
gates pledged to his support. Has Mr..
Wdlborn himself denied the charge? Can
and will he deny 1t, the feeble letter of
~. l.. T." to the contrary Notwithstanding?
We charged further that the trains were
concentrated at Fort Worth and the rail-
road hands sent to the precinct meeting at
that place Tor the purpose of controlling
that precinct and selecting delegates
friendly to him. Has II been denied? Yet
there are friends of Mr.. Wellborn here in
Dallas who participated In the proceedings.
company furnished team and buggy and |
Lobbyist for driver to enable him to canvass
the district, and that has not been
denied, although the driver is in the CITY |
for Mr.. Wellborn. We |
charge, and his friends admit, that the |
railroad companies furnish him free passes |
for himself and family to Washington and |
return, and that he draws his mileage.
We charge that he went from the courts
Of Texas as the salaried attorney of the |
Texas & Pacific railroad into congress, and |
was placed upon the committee of the |
Texas Il Pacific railroad, and that at the time |
said road was seeking government aid |
through congressional legislation, to the |
extent OF having its construction bonds, az |
several million dollars, Endorsed
by the general government and that Mr. |
Wellborn favored the measure. Who has |
denied this whitening, biting fact
In our second communication we alleged |
that in 1875, when the legislature of Texas |
met, there arose a bitter contest between
the people on one side, and the Texas 4
Pacific railroad on the other, as to the ex-
tension Of time to said road so IL would not |
forfeit the land grant of several millions of |
acres Of the public domain of Texas, which |
would have become a part Of the public |
school fund Of the state and that Mr.. |
Wellborn went to Austin as the representa- |
tive of said road and aided all he could TO |
get the extension OF time and thus save the |
land grant; and that by reason of his labor |
In favor Of said railroad he deprived the
school children :, Texas Of millions of dol. |
lars that rightly belonged to them.
That Mr.. Wallborn did give his labor and |
influence as above stated, We call upon ev-
cry member OF that legislature to bear wit |
ness. Neither no nor his friends will DENY
II, except our kind friend "Citizen" of Ian. |
caster, who, In this MORNINGS HERALD.
confesses that Mr.. Wellborn did everything |
charged against him, but takes issue with |
us in regard to il being the people VS. the |
railroad We will not quarrel about names. |
rose by any other name would smell rs |
fragrant and look as beautiful as ever. |
Citizen" says; 1.-THE contest was not BIO. |
tween the, company and the people of the |
state, but between different sections Of the |
state We are not |
surprised at "Citizen" for terminr
1t by that name, since he
pleads guilty Of being q member of the leg. |
stature who prevented an Adjournment
was completed"
He omitted to tell us how much Il cost
the people to continue the legislature in
session in order to enable the railroad 10
complete Its line and save the land grant; |
or whether he and Mr.. Wellborn we're Tor
or against the people In the matter: but we
submit that after all tho thin sophistry o.
Citizen" we drift to the true issue In that
affair; shall the seven millions of acres of
land be given to the Texas & Pacific rail.
road company, represented by Mr.. Well
born, or shall II so back TO the people of
Texas for school purposesp" Don't you call
that an issue between the people on one
side and the railroad company on the others
II not, what do You cali Il? And was
not Mr. Wellborn on the side
Of the railroad In that issue?
And was not that the only issue presented.
whether the railroad should have further
time within which 10 build liz road md
Keep the land, or whether the road should
DO held to the law, and for failure To com.