Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22

s"ot hc Is not MWuyS NJ his
post, prepared 10 oppose with
vigor or advocate with ardor. accord
ing TO his convictions, any bill that Is
introduced or any measure that IL pro-
posed. No doubt his voice Is not
hesrd on every question. 1t would be
cruel to deprive new members of the
privileges of making n display, and /
learn that the old members frequently
give way ON such occasions when a
question Ia up that neither this coun-
try or any other country has an inter
est In. The old settlers here say that
Dave never fires buck load at n
sparrow" and he doubtless follows up
this policy at Washington. A writer
should know whereof he writes before
embarking on the literary sea as a
critic. "A man who asserts that Col.
Culberson Is deficient In any one res
pect necessary for the "make-upn Of an
efficient congressman Is either woe
iuily uniformed or blindly preju-
diced. The fact that he prepares his
speeches with labor and care Is fully
attestej when his Anniversaries even
listen TO the facts which he adduccs
with deep and untiring interest, and
accord to him a full need of praise nn
every occasion that he speaks In the
house, \ man may be born genius,
but IT requires labor, study and appli-
cation TO bring out an array OF facts
ana arguments ON great issues, which
command the admiration and applause
OF the brightest lights" of our day.
\ sloth Is not capable of any such
great efforts. Col. Culberson's success
rs a great advocate before civil and
| criminal court Is attributable TO the
care and skill with which he prepares
his cases; the deep research into all
their merits and the patient labor
with which he collects and arrauges
whatever may be the salien,
points and arguments for his
clients cause. His friends dc
not deny that he Is "slown--slow in
gait, slow when he leaves his office to
get his dinner, slow when be starts To
the depot TO take the train, slow when
he answers TO the summons of the
breakfast bell, slow when he starts &c
aid friend whose life or property Is In
jeopardy; but there Is no case on record
where he ever failed to get there in
time" Those who know Col. Culbet
sons true and inward sentiments oil
the tariff question, know that he oc'
cupies the old Democratic position on
that as on all other questions Of ma
tional public policy. The great speech
which he recently delivered in tn,
house OF representatives on the Morri.
son bill was not the outburst of a new
convert, but the result of convictions
nurtered in his breast from his boy
hood; the earnestness with which III
delivered that speech and the sen,i
ments he enunciated bore proc
, { their sincerity, and evidences tina
} they were not conceived In day, bu
, were the r, suit of n long and faithful
search after facts 10 sustain his theory
) His views then on the tariff question
+ We're proclaimed In the presence of tn
1 representatives of all the states, an,
e are recorded. Can any ORTIZ % ,oS Dem
p ocrat object to them? No. Can an,
t one assert truthfully that he has neg
| lected the interests of his state or hi
T, immediate constituents? No. n
such complaints have been made an
v sustained, and at the November Gle,
l ton the people will deny all such ALT
S cations as are made against him.
: The writer has never heard Col. Gu
berson, or anyone representing hin
/ give expression to opinions concern
= ing the various newspaper articles tn,
= appear from time to time, and this
y simply an act of justice TO the maj
J who IL absent from home attending
y his official duties as IA member of col
y gress from this district. cann'
y think that the broadcast assertions a
- luded to should he taken for granite
1t by default. As THE GAZETrEh has pu'
: lished some of these articles pro m
il con, will ask you to publish this, an
4. in conclusion l assure you that fro
!, an extensive acquaintance througbo
this district ana frequent intercour
Ii with well-iniormed persons from ,
e portions of 1t, | am led TO believe tn
Is the people, or large majority of thei
3, have decided that the old incumbe
Or must be his own successor.