Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-21
CLARIxsvLLE.
coI. Chenoweth's Spcech---A Review Of
His Opponents Position ON the

"'S VppVUcut's fOSitt0u on the
Tarifr.
Special to the Gazette.
CLARKsv1LLE, May Yesterday
was a red letter. day in Clarksville
for the friends of Col Chenoweth.
The announcement had been made In
advance that he would address the
sovereigns on the first day of court,
which was the 10th. The colonel ar
rived here last Sunday aud filled his
appointment the day following at IL
O'Clock, large and appreciative crowd
giving the gifted orator audience.
The speaker was introduced by the
Hon. A. Nj. Taylor In few short
words, who explained that Col. Cheno-
weth was able to speak for himself.
After explaining one of the principal
reasons that had caused him TO offer
for the lower branch of the federal leg
islature, which Is that Col. Culberson
had frequently here and elswhere
made public the declaration that he
would not again be candidate, the
speaker served notice on those of Col.
Cuiberson's friends that were present
That he did not want TO take any I'M
fair advantage of Col. Culberson, and
that hereafter perhaps. when con.
gress adjourned, Col. Culberson
and himself would make
a joint canvass of the entire district If
Col. Culberson so desired. AS far as
his cause was concerned, he had no
fears; IL he could succeed in getting all
the truth before the people he was sat
isiied OF an ultimate Endorsement.
The first argument presented was an
attack on Col. Culberson's recent tariff
speech, wherein the speaker, after read
ing that section where Col. Culberson
says that the life of the nation is supe-
rior TO constitutions and laws, went ON
TO show that this doctrine was false,
ubiquitous and contrary TO those teach-
ings of Thomas Jefferson aud long
line OF Democratic precedents. The
only man who hasever before advanced
TO such doctrine WAS that great enemy
OF the rights of the people, Thad Ste
vens, who was as good "a propaganda
OF Democracy rs Sam Randall.
The speaker then read from the Gal
weston News and Houston Post inter
views of Mr.. Culberson, also
Mr.. Culberson's denial of the Post
interview, and his earnest re-
quest TO the News that he be allowed
To be heard and TO set himself Alright.
rs he had been misrepresented and
placed in false light before his con-
stituency. The speaker then pro-
ceeded to compare both interviews,
and showed conclusively that while
one was a little more voluminous than
the other, they were In substance
identical; that MIR. Culberson unquali.
iiedly Endorsed the Ohio platform, ard
his Endorsement OF Mr.. Randall was
ut least quasi. Col. Chenoweth then
read Mr.. Randalls own utterances,
where he Endorsed the Ohio idea, and
said that this was the only true doc.
trlne Of the tariff. The speaker then
proceeded TO comment on the platforms
OF the different states He read from
an article in the New York Sun of re-
cent date, where that paper, which
favors Mr.. Randall and his followers,
was fair enough to say that the best
platform from u protective standpoint
was the Ohio platform, and probably
the best anu most com
plete from free trade stand
point was the Texas
resolutions of 1888. Commenting on
this, the speaker showed his hearers IN
arguments that cannot be answered
how the reople, the agricultural
classes, were being yearly robbed oil
millions of dollars that went not 10 the
government or towards its support
but for the enrichment Of favored
class that were being pampered by this
protective policy of which the Ohio
idea was an otishoot. The speakers
eloquence frequently brought down
the house, and all his remar"s were
well rendered throughout, and II Is moi
saying too much when ] say that hii
cause from yesterdays proceedings
received no setback, but he has
promised TO again address. us when
congress will have adjourned, pro
yided Col, Culberson SO wills IL.