The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-13
Senator Cohc's Mastery Effort at Fort
Worth Yesterday.
lhe Galycston Democracy Emulating
Rip Van Wlnklc.
Aud Other Interesting Specials.
Fort Worth

Eort worth,
Special TO the Herald.
FORT WORM, October l2.-Goyenor Coke
spoke here at > O'Clock in the courthouse
to large and select audience, consuming
two and half lfhours In drawing the com.
parison between democratic and radical
rule, he handled Davis without gloves
showing his administration to have been
one OF tyranny and oppression; that he had
suspended the writ of habeas corpus in
Limestone and other counties, that his
police had murdered citizens and stolen
property; that when he (Davis) came into
once taxes were but twelve and hall
cents, but were raised TO $2lIJ
on the slOO. Not only that,
bat he left the state 81, 100000 in debt and
stlil worse, tax was levied to build school.
houses, and not ono was built After
dwelling at length upon Davis and the
frauds and corruption of the radical party,
their dishonesty, ETC., and especially how
DAVIS came INTO office and still wished 10
be retained in office, even ut the point OF
the bayonet, after he (Cokc) had been
elected by 5000 majority, and referring
also TO Clark, who contested and tried To
seat himself in congress, when Gid
dings was elected--in fact, draw.
ny vivid picture of radical
fnisrule-the senator turned to the indie.
pendents and greenbackers, and asked
them what they could expect by electing
Wash Jones. governor, il such u thing were
possible. You can expect nothing; you
/ are simply being led astray; you are sold
out lA.yoicc in the crowd: "Aou'll have
to prove that, governor" I'm prove II -
] rpnlip1 Sanatnr tAla NAANh,. l.
Washington the radicals look down south
and nix up the business to carry the south
ern states, and fund of S2,000,000 will be
used Tor this purpose. Look at Mahoneism
I IN virginia. | heard Malone tell
the lamented Ben Hill that he was better
democrat than he (IilD was. when mn
was tearing the mask from his face TINT all
might see the deception he was practicing
upon his people, Just so with Wash Jones
who claims TO be only an independent
Elect him, and you will see what kind OF
| an independent he IL. lie endorses Davis
Davis endorses him, and he hates the dc.
mocracy with hatred that knows no
bounds, Governor Coke then impress
siVeIy asked, why have any change
At all IN the party government
when all IL peace, prosperity and
( happiness. The people had tried Other
parties and had been badly deceived He
showed conclusiyely that they had nothing
to gain but everything to lose, and he
urged the greenbaCkers, independents and
/ dlsaliected democrats not to be inyelpled
! into any party that has no platform and
promises nothing, but 10 come into The
folds the democratic ranks Tor protection
( from oppression and misrulo. His speech
| was a mastery effort, delivered in that
/ happy, earnest and soul-Stirring style, that
seemed to ntuse new lie into all. As shout,
and rounds of applause rent the air, al
tho. conclusion the crowd pressed forward
and the Misunderstanding commenced. III,
/ speaks at Weatheriord tomorrow and at
/ Decatur Monday.