San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-16

Democratic breath in his life"


q Democratic breath in his life"
Referring TO the administration th'
governor showed how the affairs o
the state were administered on th'
basis Of 17A cents on the 800 exclu
sive OF the school fund.
Referring to the fence-cutting HI
said that fence cutting was . thing o
the past; that many blamed the gov
ernor for not stopping IL before Il
became a thing Of the past
that they forgot or did not think o.
the difficulties in the way of sup
pressing such crimes, that men would
not tell who cut the fences when they
knew the perpetrators /; how coult
the governor suppress such things un'
less the citizens, with hearty public
sentiment came to his assistance
that when the people wanted mill
tary despotism they would have to
cali some other servant than the pres
sent executive. The speaker than
explained at length how the fence
cutting arose, and said that when
fence cutting was declared felony,
and money placed in the hands Of the
executive to carry out the law. 1t had
almost ceased in one month after the
legislature had adjourned.
In speaking of the Republicans
looking for the bolt, he said the peo-
pie up North were reading papers
which told of a quarrel in the Demo
cratic party, and they were looking
ior trouble in heparty and Republi-
can victory.
The governor humorously said the
paper was not the News. Some one
in the audience suggested that it was
the Fort Worth Gazette, and the
speaker said he would live to see the
Gazette do noble work in the cause
of Democracy; that he knew from the
men who owned and run the Gazette
that paper was all right that he had
seen in recent issue that the people
of North Texas would interpret the
lease law, and was sure il that was
prophecy it meant no harm to the
Democratic party. Continuing and
referring to Northern Republicans
Governor Ireland said: "But they
do read an occasional paper from
Texas, and it ia said that Lanham's g
district would cast $4,000 votes
against the Democratic party. l
know this is a slander on that dis
trict. I have too much faith in the
Democracy there to believe such
statements. t
Speaking of the small representation
of Northwest Texas the speaker said |:
"You all deserve grand representa-
ton in the party conventions, and it is
your duty to go to the polls and vote
your full strength for the nominees of
the Democratic party in the coming
election.
Referring to opposition to the ticket
he stated that he wanted to see an
organized opposition, because it would
solidify the Democracy and bring out
the full vote; that he did not believe
the honest Greenbacker would support
the Republican party with its fearful
record behind it that Democracy
would live when our great-grand chl-
dren go to the polls to vote.
Branching into national politics, he
mentioned the name of Tilden, which
elected round Of applause. He held
up the Republican party record and
in many well rounded periods showed
how it had robbed the people with q
fearfully corrupt administration OF the
public affairs since the war.
In conclusion he said he would be
the next governor of Texas if lie lived,
not of the Democratic party, but OF
the whole people; that there was no
power behind the throne in his ad-
ministration. He advised the people
of Tarrant county If they were dis
satisfied with the lease law to send
Mr.. Pendleton to the Legislature to
amend or repeal it.
SPEECH OF Mr. GIBBS.
Mr.. Gibbs, opened his speech in a
pleasant vein and alluded to his COM
ing from Dallas, which had pleasant
and commendable rivalry with Fort
Worth. He was glad to meet the old
and young Democracy Of Fort Worth,
and paid them q high tribute. He
was pleased to meet the ladies who
were present. He dwelt upon the
usefulness of young men. saying the
Republicans held out no inducements
to them; that that party had not re-
duced the taxation or debt of single
state in the South during its rule Of
ten years. He made o terrible arraign-
ment of that Republican party and
said party that would put a negro
at the head Of O national convention,
simply because he was q negro, was
not entitled 10 the support Of the
respectable people Of the country,
and that many Republicans in the
country would refuse 10 support the
nominees Of that convention.
The speaker alluded 10 the reduc-
ton of taxation in Te1as and said the
tar receipts Of to-day, compared with
those when the Republicans run the
State, would make the best kind OF q
campaign document He referred TO
the eKtrAvAgAnt way Of getting nd Of
money BY the Republicans, after it
bad been collected by the iniquitOus
tariff system, and very ingenlOusly