National Republican., 1882-09-30
TOM oCHILTREE AT HOME.
He Tells His People why He Should Be
Elected TO COngress.


The Sunday Morning Ledger, of Corpus Christi,
of September II contains a three-column speech
of Major Tom ochiltree, candidate for Congress on
the Independent ticket in the Galveston district,
delivered at Market Hall, Corpus Christi, on the
l1th instant, from which the following extracts
are taken:
When forget that my father was William B.
when forget to do justice 20 this people and the
people OF this State then may the shadows of
from the memory OF my friendsl Now l hold that
this people in justice to themselves should send
to n na W%S 9mPy s
| peculiarly fitted for the duty. Because l can do
more for this section of the country than any other
man. Because have learned by experience the
mode and means of securing desired ends in vogue
at the National Capital. Because my association
and acquaintanceship there are such that all l
TO ack for and receive that help; and, lastly be-
cause am the best man for the place.
Under the present aspect of affairs and under
your present necessities you should look more to
politics You should consider the candidates.
| fitness rather than his political proclivities. In
| other words, you should send the best man (and
regardless of party complexion. There is no real
issue in the present canvass, and should be none
as side ISSUE however, you may send me to Con-
gress
Now, while every custom house In the State OF
is lamentable fact that there is not one of them
that deserves to be called custom house: All
these evils can and will be cured, provided always
wants and obtain the desired ends is to remember
that am candidate
As another evidence OF my desire to see this
people and all that concerns them prosper, allow
to say something With re; reSeTd 10 my eGnec @
before the two Houses worked increasingly to
get as much for Texas and this district as could,
and felt pretty well satisfied over the result when
the bill passed both Houses. About this time
was called away from Washington, and while alb;
stating that the President had vetoed the bill.
' Immediately hastened to the Capitol and entered
upon the greatest lobbying campaign Of my life
button holed every Congressman and Senator
and urged the passage of the bill over the Presi
; dents veto. Upon the whole, do not think
did more to secure the final passage of that bill
than any other one man in or out of Congress.
Here the speaker referred to his action with re-
gard to the Appropriation OF 100000 for the sup
preston of yellow fever, and its subsequent us'
In keeping out the epidemic at the present time
! claiming as another evidence OF his gooi inten
1 had been established at his suggestion, by DR.
a Hamilton, Surgeon General with whom he con
ferred on the subject at the direction OF Presden
Arthur He dsclaimed any desire to make vote'
by his action in this matter, and did not refer t,
as an electuneering card, but did so for the pur
, | pose of showing that he was always alive to tn
best interests of Texas, and that rs In the past h
would in the future struggle to promote the wei
fare and prosperity OF his ieiiow:oiuze.s'
3 / believe 1t will be TO the advantage of tn
, people OF my district TO elect me because am u
D accord with the administration. which has show
It's earnesnesS in helping out the material inter
ests OF the people, while the Democrats, when W
asked them for bread gave us stone, or as Gen
eral Dick Taylor once pithily observed of hi
a.slhetical army engineers, "They give you
n tropical fertility Of promise, and saharic aridlt
u of performance" After TecRpitulating and re
4 iterating some previous points, and menlionin
other local improvements that would receive hi
n attention in the event of his election, Mai
n Ochiltree closed his speech, having consume
~ about an hour in its delivery, during which tim