Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-30
WBIIIlDUiIIN ~ JfDD5.
Ten Thousand People Hear Our Con.
gresham AnnihiIa,e Green.
back Barney.
Mr.. Wellbofn Gives an Account Of Ills
Stewardship TO H,s Constituents
In Eilts County.
So ccini 10 ihn anr,ttc.

ENNIS, lex, July 2H.--1he barbecue
to-day was an immense success. Fully
ten thousand people were In attendance
drawn here mainly by the debate to take
place between Barnett Gibbs and
DIN Wellborn. The exercises were
opened at the grove by an address OF
welcome by Mayor Higglnbotham,
after which, Hon. w. l.. Crawford
was introduced, who spoke for an hour
and a half on the issues affecting national
politics. Following him Hon. Barnett
Gibbs spoke for two hours, embodying In
his talk the gist Of all the speeches by
him In the past few months, and
brought up MIR. Wellborn's record 10
show that he had exhibited lack
OF energy in his administration
OF public affairs. He said that people
warned him that he would be beaten In
the race for congress, but he was like the
negro who had great faith In the Lord,
and who would jump into the river at the
command of his Savior, even though he
knew he could not swim out. The get
ting In was his affair and the getting
out belonged to the Lord. He said the
getting in belonged TO Him, the getting
out belonged to the people.
After dinner, after quiet had been re-
stored, Mayor Hlgginbotham arose aud
introduced Hon. Olin Wellborn, who was
enthusiastically received by the people
Mr., Wellborn IN opening turned
the tables on Mr. Gibbs Joke of
the darky, and throughout his speech
referred to Mr. Gibbs as the political
sam Of the congressional race, who
would drown himself to secure notority
hauurffht al ole o. "a
their trial OF him OF all preiudices and
try him simply on his merits and on his
record. He referred to Mr.. Gibbs crld-
cism of being at home and took up in or
der Che reasons Mr.. Gibbs had advanced
why he should be at the Capital city iu-
stead of among the people,
The interstate commerce bill, the first
of Mr.. Gibbs reasons for soying that he
was neglecting his duty, had such an
overwhelming majority in the house that
no one vote could influence the
ultimate result, aud he said that the
Morrison resolution, the second of
Mr.. Gibbs reasons, had passed the
house ten days ago, and would
not come up again should II be amended
by the senate until next December ses-
sion.
He said that MIR. Gibbs said that he
should have been ut home ten days ago.
"Fellow-citiZens," said he, 81 came as
soon as could get away; as soon as
considered IL safe and right to do so.
Could have harnessed the lightning Of
heaven TO the locomotive which brought
me, rest assured / would have been
among you three days sooner APP
plause.
He said that he was now here and
would attempt briefly TO give his constit.
uentS an account of his stewardship. He
grouped the charges brought against him
by MIR. Gibbs under three heads, viz;
He had done nothing in congress.
The bills returned from the COM
mittee of which he was chairman, the In
dian committee, were eNtravagant.
3. He served monopolies In preference
to the people
He took up the first charge and said
that the first duty OF a congressman was
to look after the postal facilities OF the
district which he represented. He then
showed that he had literally gridironed
his district with postal routes, and had
secured more convenient service than
ever before. In answering Mr.. Gibbs,
who had attempted TO prove his
inefllciency by showing up the number
of bills introduced by him, Mr. Wellborn
had recourse TO record showing that
Representative Joseph, territorial
delegate, who could not even vote on the
bills introduced by him, introduced one
hundred and six bills during the
past session, while VIM. r. Morrison,
the acknowledged leader of the Demo
cratic party In the house, had introduced
only twenty one. He said that according
to Mr., Gibbs rule Mr., Joseph was u
bigger man than Mr.. Morrison, If the
rule could be taken.
Mr.. Wellborn promised, should he
be returned next session, TO beat
Mr.. Morrison. lie had fallen
two bills behind him this session.
having only introduced nineteen. He
said that when elected his district COM
prised the major portion Of what was
the then frontier, He said that as his
district was nearer the Indian Territory
and more greatly exposed to the dangers
Of Indian depredations than any other he
had been put upon the Iudlan committee.
He said that he had secured
the passage of bill which
provided for heavy penalties on any OH.
GERS or Indian agents who permitted In
dams to hunt or fish in Texas A bill that
Gov o. NJ. Roberts said saved the
state of Texas $4,000 annually. Zap.
plause.
Next taking up his record, he showed
where he had secured the passage Of q
bin through congress granting right of
way to the st Louis & San Francisco road,
thus establishing the right Of
eminent domain on the part of the gov
eminent In the Nation. This he said he
had done not to foster monopolies but
that Texas might have competing lines
of road, thing she much needed
He had endeavored to abolish the trial
of revenue offenders in distant courts I;
had introduced bill for that purpose,
which had unfortunately been defeated,
Tho government, however, had
issued orders to take offenders
to the nearest courts for trial,
which amounted 10 the same thing.
Mr. Wellborn SAID that he had earnest
ly supported Mr.. Culberson's bill to regu-
late the right OF corporations 70 try state
cases in federal courts. He showed that
the Culberson bill had passed the house
az thai aaaainn and Mt avery ona since