The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-16
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This Correspondent speaks Again ON the
Congressional Question.

DALLAS ifAAs' june 10 -
presented in this congressional uis'rics is
whether we shall have member of congress
.o,ao,ad hv could,s railroad officials. attor-
." =! ,,.h,,,,o az
heys' lobbyists anu chPioye'' VI -,
the people-the toiling taxpayers-wiii NC
nermitted 10 select their own representa-
~. 49, ~ iii, oo 20 w.shineton free
i've, wy NJ u IL; T. avancos and combina.
LIN, 81 81 ,a riod and nharocier
"V S,o al ~ iyr ,ho iahor;n" class If which
ope";Hse - ~ l';n,s,Lo honor M be;ng
sne 1919 ~ ,n,S S"r DO not hesitate re-
~ n .,.a., ,...;,a,tn ~ Lo,a ond sinew of
s ss}2 'a ,bo', IA az ali other countries and
eiin,o 20 s,s ,bot thev ors canahle Of select
IN. th a. 'r renr sn in congress
re-, III a;x,r;,., rr;,hout tho monied aid
ana ;n , nf rho ,,o,serfnl cornorations
any ~, ,oa stotn " '"e po"'
" . az tS S.a ,'son,a-tbe hon, fde votors-of
Az d;s snS ,h.r,saIroo 70 the true
;ssue e nres ss 'Mnnonolies or anti.mon.
onoliss and meat II lille men who are
s,p,,r.h,, ~ ha csae,,,a, .nd WIZ ara canahle
" a.o,,yorn;na n, o,asai, ,as 7 ar Ito farmers
tba mechanics the msrchants and The toll.
Inc n,assas nf auerw hind and character
haze a vo,ca IN selsc,;na their rulers ana
nfticars Of government and particularly
thei- renresentative in congress- who goes
as The chosen lecislator 10 make laws TO
rovsrn tLen and for which thew have 10
Raw in The way of hieh taxation and tariff
On nn' ali tha neccssaries of l;fe
All fair. MINDED nersnns viii admit that il
ia 30 the hns, ;ntcrpsts If o"r neonle to have
snch n REPRESENTATIVE in concress But can
be ne en- and nd supporters os Of
admit that he ; 10 = cIevar snntiemnn and is
nos sessed Of averaro ability Int when that
Il sail fnjl and annie iustice has heen done
him Bnt that he ia interesied in and uses
his influence hoth in and ont of congress in
favor of railroads md against The people
when there is CONTROVERSY between such
cornorations and The neonle ia nronosi-
t ,on nd @ sad peSpe ~ pros Of
so n sense 10 denv '''O
Let ms examine his record and ascertain
therefrom il such is not the case. We shall
snhmit nlain md si.,nle facts md II il no an.
swer ~ ,hnm far thn fr;ends fMr Weilhorn
10 saw he is .ohsent at his most ot dutv u
The most If duty for member of congress
is to represent honestly and iaithmlIy. TO
the yerv best of his ability. the people of
the district who selected him ms their
servant and representative. But how
stands Mr., Wellborn? What position did
he occupy before and what position has he
occunied since his election To congress- ?
What acts did be nerform hefore and what
service has he rendered since His election :?
In brief. what has been and what is now his
record ?
I,et thc focts be snbm;tted IN the noonIe
70 The voters of the dstrict~-snd we are
willing To abide The resnonse md decisinn
made Inv them The voice NJ
the peonie oonstitute our annellate
court The world over, The verdict re The
peonle of this district will not he controlled
by the friends of Mr.. Wellborn saving he IL
absent and can't defend bimseIfi Is. no
not drawing n salary Of S5 600 and mileage
n wear To REPRESENT usp Willis drayyino
sucb salary wrnng from the tniIinc mass'
es Inv TAXATION, shonld be he nj Wash;nS.
ton, or at home electioneering fl, n third
term Ia the said salary naia for b;s sar'
vices in congress- ar is Il crotuito nsiv toi.en
from the ne0nlc's treasnty mud na;d ovor IN
him for the purnoses ri elect}oneerinc ", w
his own Interest viii soma of his fr;ends
enliphten us ON the snbiect?
MT. Wellborn's official record il nar, of
the political history of this country The
what II is They want to know how ho stands
on all the issues affecting tbeir inierns,
And while we like him nersonaliv vct III.
official record. his mast nets and assoc;ations
are the solid foundation stones mon which
we base orr firm and established ohiectiona
TO him viii his friends nrotest acoins t' ihe
neonle knowing what he has Neon doins, 'i ~,
wears pasfP IL So thev ara trvino 10 ,,a -,
ceiye the public bv conceai;nc facts wIinb
the people should and will know Wnmld
Mr.. Wellborn's presenc" here or elsew Ju
change the record be has modaS smnt
berrinp sophisirv as that ,lained hy IL
nretended friends in This commnnitv wy,,Id
moi deceive the most verdant trsn, mV inv
ever rerambulated orr streets I mnrb ' iaas
The intellirent voters of this cnpgress;onoI
district No'e' e'''oi'"'
In NV former communicates, had On
.casion to mention and demons,rats coro 10
sivelv TINT Mr.. Weliborn when fret . .iaO,aS
10 ccpcrcss was tho salar;ad attnrn o,e', ~
Two railroads md that be secnrsJ h;s yon ,Tr
natios and election TO conpress tbrons lV ,ho
;nilnonce and snnnort Of said cornora sH WY
which he then renresentcd IN III onurta o.
Texas. and To whose welfare and ;ntor.s .' W. v,
has aver heen trne dnr;nS lie sarn;n" Nv y,
concress Who can denv That wall tuov ~
iactY Whatever else NAV he said of onr
nresent member of con@ress fhe NJ noo vJ
know that to railroads SnJ snhs;d Heop' Nv
them in land grants md bonJs ;n a;a W W
snch enterprises' Inc has been faith fnt Nv o III
things and wanting IN mona "' ~ q"
II will be remembered that nrev;ors 10
his election 10 congress- nj every sess;on W NJ
the ievistature of tbe state nj 1evas u,,,o W
anv onesiion was before that boJy, a wne
mo tbe Texa, a Pacific railroad Vr Vii