Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-26
sreakIng AZ Qaeen Olly.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
QUEEN CiTI, TEX, Oct. 26.--Last
Friday night the fire under the political
pot at this place was kindled and made to
blaze by speech by Hon. w. 4. Hudgins
OF Texarkana, Democratic nominee OF
Bowie county, for representative from
this Pictorial district, and Hon. w. T.
ATmstead OF Jefferson, Democratic
nominee for state senator from this
senatorial district, and Hon. ID. b. Gull
berson, Democratic nominee TO succeed
himself In congress- from this congress
sional district, The audience was fair
sized aud was composed OF voters OF
every avocatlcn, and goodly number Of
ladies'. Mr.. Hudglns opened the ball
with q sound logic speech OF an hours
length In which he only discussed state
and local politics.
Mr. Armstead came next, but made no
attempt at a set speech, merely admonish.
ing the people 10 stand by him as he had
stood by them In the legislature. He
exploded the foolish objection 70 lawyers
as public servants simply b cause OF their
profession. Mr.. Armstead viii be elected
without doubt, as he is very popular
throughout the district Next came
"0ld Dave, the Peoples Pflde.n
His appearance was the signal for
cheering loud, long and hearty.
He made one OF his characteristic speech.
CO, in which be gave an account OF his
stewardship. lie told how the Demo-
cratic party stood on all questions now
before the people, and showed that IL WAS
the Peoples party. He showed how dis
Satisfied Democrats and Republicans have
made common cause against the Demo
cratic party, the one claiming that Democ.
racy had been false to its promises made
10 the people, and the other claiming that
Democracy had been true TO all promises
made to the people. He told what had
been done towards paying of the public
debt, aud how the breach between the
president and HIS party, caused by his We
toing the bill TO pay sl0,000,000 per
month on the public debt, was brldged by
the presidents paying $50 100000 In less
than two " nths, He aired his tariff
views and explained why more had not
been douc 20 reduce II. He told how
much less Was required by Democratic
administration TO run the government
than was expended by the Republicans In
running II. He showed how harmonious
was the Democratic doctrine and that
PROMULGATED by the Farmers alliance
assembled Ut Cleburne He favored labor
organic lions, and thought that farmers
and wage workers had as
much right TO organize Tor mn'I
tual protection and advancement
as merchants Bud professional men. But,
said he; IN secret political organlzA.
ton can live IN this country No third
party can llyo 10 this country" He ad-
Yised the org quotations n any broken
down politicians came wheedllng round
their lodges, asking admission and
office, 10 shoot them ON the spot.
MS speech was power for good sin this
country He left nothing Tor Independ-
ents 20 stand on, and advised them 70
come back into the fold. He related an
anecdote as 10 how, as Lees army 81 co.,
900 men marched In all It's military glory by
the Int Of Ru humble widow, II was as
eaIledby The Widows littledog Sandy, who
stood on his hind legs and barked turl.
ously thl the good old lady called 70 him
10 cons into the yard; "Sandy, don't
bite the grand Confederate army" Mr.
CuloersOa closed his speech with en- elo-
qnsnt aud fosciole application Of the
anecdotel urging the thousand Sandcg
along the Democratic line Of march 70
victory ia 1858 70 'icome into the yard"
The cheering was Wild for while, and
before II ended, and before the dig
tiuguished speaker could yecate the stand,
a Sandy" bobbed up nuinvited, unintro-
duced and, be soon found ont, NOT
wanted, and started out 70 make q speech
anyhow. lie told how he had
rOao twenty miles on horseback
ihs day before 70 Rct 70 make
N pegch AZ Atisnta, and md been de
NAtsd becaupe be was alhoJr'ng n1n
\ Mfe he was called o. from ~ over ihe
Muse % "coioe into iba yard, Sandy
(cor,aMtd o. rim Pogc.