The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-23
Major Downs, An Old Pioneer of Waco
Dies at the Good Old Age Of
Eighty Years.
waco TO Have New Opera House -
The Democrats Rallying.
Cotton Coming In Lively at Fort Worth
The Wool Market.
Other Interesting State News.



Special to the Herald
GALVESTON, September 22.-The cotton
market closed easy midding llge; sales,
57S bales.
Colonel George T, Fnlay, democratic
nominee tor congress from tho seventh dis.
trlct, who was prevented from speaking
last night by the inclcmency of the
weather, addressed large audience
tonight in Tho rotuuda of the Fremont
house. Alter being introduced by Colonel
Claiborne, chairman of the democrats OK.
eCutlYe committee, ho spoke in substance as
follows. SO
lie was the democratic candidate and
would not 60 back over the history of the
country l0r the past twenty years. lint
would address himself to the issues of tho
day, lie had always been democratic he.
cause 1t was part of the constitution
and OF the people that live under the con.
stltution. The people were the rulers and
he believed that all powers not delegated
by the people to the general government
We're reserved to the people This district
had interests which did not appear in any
other district IN the state and If sent to
congress he would protect the interests of
the entire district. This was deep.
! water district, and the people wanted
deep water. 1t was not only
lhe right OF the general government, but
IT'S duty to grant us this. lie stood on the
platform of both parties on this subject.
lie said there was prejudice
against Galveston In this dis
trict but it she would stand
shoulder to shoulder to the democracy, the
the prejudice would be removed. II elected
ne would work as earnestly for deep water
ut Aransas, Bra2os and San Diego. The
interests were identical-thc advancement,
and Improvement at one of these points
was beneficial to all and the resources es''cI Of
the west would be poured into the lap OF
Galveston.
lie then stated his opinion upon the
question OF tariff, upon which he stated he
had been misrepresented. He stood along.
side OF Bayard, Hancock, Joe Brown, Ran.
som, Harris, Voorhees, Tidcn and host
Ut Others in favor of tariff for
revenue only, and whatever incidental
protection il might afford, he did not Sn.
heye the protection was warranted in the
constitution of the United States. and If
there was an abomination on the statutes
oi the country, II was the protection sys
TEN OF tariit. lie considered free trade
at the present time an impossibiity. ana
non dollars TO the taxes In Texas alone, and
he maintained that articles of prime
necessity IN general use among
the masses of people should
be admitted free; spoke Of the fact that
under the present system of tariff articles
OF necessity were taxed 100 per
cent, and those OF luxury, such
az diamonds, 10 per cent. lie favored
such protection on wool, rice
and Sugar as would come under the head OF
/ tarill from revenue and incidental protec.
tion, lie said If the taxes should be taken
| from sugar not stalk of
cane would be raised in bc
south. lie mentioned that, of the four
! nrrasing counties of the state, none of
them would give him majority. He then
addressed his attention to his opponent, not
| attacking his private record or himself per
/ sonally, tut politically, and in his public
character charged that his candidacy was
dictated by the general government, and
the republicans of the district had 10 swal-
I low him.
! Colonel Finlay then dealt in q flow of wit
ana satire at the expense of Major Ochil.
tree, and closed by saying that Major
| Ochiltrce had been invited TO meet him in
loinl discussion, huthad positively declined
early in the morning.
An explosion occurred in car in the
freight yards of the Galveston, Houston 4
Henderson. The car had In il a case of
matches and quantity of powder and was
consequently demolished. No one was
hhrt The origin OF the explosion is un.
known