The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-16

ence. Mr.. Gibbs, candidate r Lieu
tenant Governor, spoke at Farmersville,
in this county, yesterday. Notwith
standing the fact that local option
election was being held in the adjoining
neighuorhood of Wildwood, Mr.. Gibbs
WAS welcome by quite Il large and re-
spectacle audience, which was made up
of the representative, thinking men Of
the community.
Mr. Gibbs, although laboring under
the disadvantage of cold contracted ON
his trip to the northwestern counties,
acquitted himSelf handsomely in a
speech OF about an hour and Il half He
seemed 10 symipathiZe with The mood of
his audience aud gave them what they
reli5hcd a good solid, sensible. bust
ncsslike talk on the pol ticil affairs OF
the present, the recent past and the flu
| ture.
His appeal to the young men.or rather
/ his reply to the claim that
the young men OF the
State would affiliate with the Wash
Jones oue-man show, was the best part
Of his altogether good speech. He ar
gued that the X puhllcan party, which
at one timO, in 1870 to 1873, was a party
OF principles, was now nothing more
than one of eNpgdieuts, had no promise
for the future which could allure young
men, and that Wash JOuus' ruH Was
simply one of its eypedicnts 10 lead
Democ, ats out OF tho democratic party
after which they would, before they
knew II, be safely housed in the Repub-
lean HOUSE hold in company with the
$1,000 negroes of Southern and South
eastern Texas.
He handled the free grass ques-
ton in u way that caused
tho greater number of those
hearing him who had previously
been inclined to the free grass idea, to
announce themselves converted.
Mr.. Gibbs was already popular in this
county from hearsay, but after the poo
meet him he is absolutely invinciblG.
After the conclusion of Mr.. Gibbs
speech MIR. Mack tho free grass candi-
date for the legislature, and Mr.. Muse,
his opponent for the same office, adj
dressed the audience. Mr.. Mack adj
dressed himself mainly to his griev
ances against supposed ring, the can
Il date Of which ho charges Mr. Muse to
be. Mr.. Mack's evidence of tho exist
once of ring consists OF the fact that
prior TO Mr.. MUSES. candidacy there
were throo lease law candidates in the
field against Mack, who was the only
free grass candidate. That the
ing that the majority of the
people of this county were not in
favor Of the sentiments advocated by
Mr.. Mack, but fearing that il
the majority should divide thor sup
port among them that Mr.. Mack's vote
might he sufficient to elect him, them
by giving To the minority of tho people
the representation of the county, got
together aud got their friends together
.. /. IL
ono of them should make the race.
, Failing to agree ON either ono of them
they I'll three voluntarily withdrew and
loft the field open. MIR. Muse, who had
already been petitioned by renresenta
tive citizens from all portions of the
county WAS then approached upon the
subject, and urged with such unanimity
that hn could not refuse, aud he entered
into tho race, worry much to the dismay
. of the lreo-graSs advocates.
\ MIR Muse, in reply to Mr.. Mack, mad,
II most complete exposition of the ma
, turo and logical consequences of Mack's
- position on the grass question. He uu
quostiunably had tho audience with hin
by largo majority, aud he made
most tOrciblo and satisfactory speech.
= Mr.. Gibbs returned To Mckinney q
night whom he found arrangement
I made for n speech from him ut th,
, courthouse. Gibbs Is an accommodate
ing follow, aud ~ II never occurred {,
, him that ho could refuse 90 comply
D with any request Of the people, no sp0llt
here TO n large and appreCiative audi
ence. IL was sort of put-up job ON hin
! some Of his friends having telephouCt
To Mckinney In tho morning to hay,
notices circulated that he would spral
T at night. But he didn't grumhlo abou
: II. a great many from tho country nv
Q manned In town To hear him, aud they
were entertained with good talk from
"A him.