Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18
TERRELL.
IN 2 Speech at GafesvI'Ie Yesterday
ne Reviews the Political Record
Of John Hancock.
~"n1e war hehniniscenoes-CR mpaisns IN
which the Present Oproneats were
Friends How the Tables Turned.


SATKsvILiB, Tex, July l7.--Judge
Terrell spoke here this morning for two
hours to a crowded house. He discussed
~ length the tariff and exposed the ways
Hnd dangers Of corporate power on the
one hand and the folly Of violence as a
remedy for any evil, counsolIng organi-
cations and a judicious use Of the ballot
as the only remedy for the public wrongs
OF security for private property. Refer
ring to Judge Hancock, he said For two
months past the name Of John Hancock
for the United States senate has been
copspicuous at the masthead OF an Aus
tin paper. His intended candidacy was
not concealed, and when the Travis
county people, among whom we both
live, instructed for me, he was
not happy. thought 1 saw
symptoms Of his discomfort at
mexia, where we both spoke LAST
week, but II the Fort Worth GAZETTE re-
ports him truly 1t developed into rage at
Fort Worth two days ago. He Is re-
ported as being courteous TO others, but
severe on me, charging that was In
secret completely with and partner and
stakeholder with Jay Gould In railroads
and partner in large cotton compress
Mt Austin, the head OF which was Jay
Gould; that my onslaught on railroads
was insipcere and that I had long teen
the paid attorney Of the Galveston Wharf
company. Now, there Is not one word OF
truth In all this 10 the warp, wool OF fill
ing. l owned $1,000 OF stock In an Austin
compress and sold II for eighty cents on
the dollar, and so do not own one dollars
interest In any corporation on earth. ]
am not the attorney Of the wharf com
pany, which / represented but once
only and that was eleven years
ago, not before court, but before the
constitutional convention, 10 prevent a
conflscation Of its vested rights which,
even II attempted, would have been IN
violation OF the federal constitution.
II Mr.. Gould ever had any interest In any
enterprise with myself / am ignorant OF
IL. might safely rest all questions be-
tween Judge Hancock and myself, as 70
my sincerity, patriotism aud fitness for
public trust TO the recent action Of the
Democracy OF Travis county, where we
have both lived so long, but his unpro-
voked malignity has It's root in an in
gratitude so phenomenal as 70 require
exposure and leaves no room for
pity. Twenty-four years ago Col. Wash
Jones came 10 me one morning at Nc
Cullochis tent in Arkansas aud said
"Terrell, letters are in camp saying that
Hancock will be killed unless he can be
protected. | cannot get a furlough.
VIII you as my friend 90 to his rescueg
In twenty minutes | was in the saddle
and rode that day ffty miles through u
snow-storm, and fifty miles each follow
Ing day for 500 miles until reached Aus
tin. The fret time 1 ever entered John
Ia 81 a.. A
rival ia Austin. / afterwards, through a
gentleman then living in Burnett, and
whom saw only yesterday, turned
away the wrath Of Southern men
who sought HancOck's life for what
they regarded treason TO the
South. For months afterwards Hancock
remained In Texas. reported to Wash
Jones the means used to save his then
friend Hancock and myself did not
Differ about that matter when peace had
been restored, but oppression fingered.
thought that this man who left the
United States during the war could do
more good for Texas than Democrat,
who had sympathized with the South dur
ing our struggle, and | disregarded the
charges made By Gov Davis and others,
that Hancock had desired TO command
the negro troops at Brenham worked
IN the convention as his friend
over Col G,ddInas. uancoek and nv.
self did moi dlff.r that time WHEN pa
souoht AGAINST SAITH Shenard the nnm,na.
lion Tor CONGRESS went with him 20
Iamnasss where be deii. ered a sraocs
that nrom,sed no remIts. with mn Other
hnsiness than to helm him remained
for seyersi davs and addressed the con
ventIon In his behalf. Let Browning and
Rector hoth living saw who secnred the
vnta ~ T.smnaaaa county Tor HancocI
stta,wards sustained him in the con-
preasIonal convention where he was nom.
sna,sd crnc,fvlng The vnung amh,,ion -,
Seth shenard n true and noble man
tIsncocir ana mvsalf ana NAT siffer tsa,
ti,na when he WAS csnd,ds,a
sysinst Coke Tor The IInited states sen.
at,s retnsed IN grow angry like others
over hia fings al southern men and
s,o,ad for htm aolltsrv and alone I'm ths
t.st haIJot Hancock and myself aid moi
,i,star ,hat time WHEN he songbt thn
nomination Tor congress against Col I'm.
son want ~ Williamson county co re-.
conctie Aid Democrats n his sunnnrt
rnI ZIznre ana others Anow how earn.
,.s,iv ,nterceded for him. John Han.
cncR ana mysalf did not differ on that oc-
css,on When afterwards Governor Da.
Nc he.an his cnnvass against Hancock
thsr,, Vas no one 10 answer him, for IIan,
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