Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-04
wELLBORy ON OLEOMARGARINE
A vigorous Hsrangue Against the Pro-
posed Measure.


posed Measure.
Special 70 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June S.--Mr. Wellborn
delivered mastery speech In the house
yesterday against the oleomargarlne bill
He was listened to with marked attention
by the house, and was warmly congratu.
lated by his colleagues upon the conclu-
sion of his remarks. He stated briefly
that the doctrine OF this vicious bill was
the principle which invites legislation In
behalf of special measures. II was class
legislation, which bad no right In coun-
try Boosting of free institutions, but was
part OF monarchical and Gristocratic es-
Establishments. He characterized the prec-
edent set by thebill as most dangerous
to the republic. 1t was entirely un-
American and violated the principles Of
constitutional law and equal rights OIL
which this government Is founded. He
said that the report and advocacy OF this
bill by Republicans was only In keeping
with that school of political phil-
osopby In which they We're taught, ana
that the protective policy they
advocated had been so expanded that its
shadow now darkened the entire country.
No such excuse existed for Democratic
support OF the bill. The plea that IL was
In the int rest of the farmer will not DO
accepted outside of the house. Ameri-
can farmers were not readily duped. He
enumerated the evils to which the inter-
ests of the country were subjected,
among them being q protective tariff,
the failure OF congress to regulate inter-
state commerce and contracted, made
quate currency. Farmers of the country,
in order to It'll further increase the CO.
lossal fortunes OF the manufacturers, you
must continue to bear the intolerable
burdens of protection to the end that
railroad magnates and kings may con-
tinue to draw large dividends on unreal,
watered and fictitious stocks. You must
still submit to these unjust corporate
eXactions, inevitable in the absence OF
laws regarding interstate commerce,
in the interest OF national banks, of bond
holders aud OF persons with fixed in
comes, made more inadequate by the re-
fusal OF congress TO restore silver to free
and unlimited coinage, but as O partial
atonement for these multiplied and I'M
utterabe wrongs, as some compensation
for the burdens you bear and the losses
you sustain In these respects, know that
here your chosen representatives are now
engaged In an heroic struggle to crush
out oleomargarine and thue relieve from
dangerous competition your surplus
butter.
This was greeted with loud laughter and
applause. The speaker said ne claimed
to represent all the interests of his con-
stituency, and when one of these
is borne down with oppres.
sion duty commanded him TO
attempt relief. He said the farmers
must be relieved OF the wrongs which
they suffered or else the social and polit.
ical elements of the country would be
kept in constant and perilous disturb.
ance. To place tue free Institutions of
the country in a fortress impreguable
aud lasting we should entrench them in
the hearts OF the people This was the
peoples government, and their interests
should be cared for. Then the republic
urder mighty impulse, the love and
of 100000 people, would
move forward to higher end more glo-
iious destiny than has hitherto been al
Ioted to many human governments.