Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-06
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
a Large Gathering Of People at the
Courthouse Last Right Listen to
Congressional Candidates.
Furmon and Gibbs Define Thor Positions.
FurInon for Reform In the laws. Gibbs
After tire Federal Judiciary.

A large number Of voters gathered In
the courthouse yard last night TO hear
Lieut.-Gov. Gibbs speak, he having been
pretty thoroughly advertised TO address
the people Of this city on the political
situation. Mr.. Gibbs was preceded
by Mr.. Furman. Mayor Broiles
introduced
MIR. HENRY NJ. FURNiAN
to the meeting. and he was received with
cheers.
Mr.. Furman announced his candidacy
for the position of congressman from the
Sixth district. He said that the time had
come when purer code of laws should
exist In this country, and that If sent to
congress by his constituents he
proposed to aid in purifying the condition
OF affairs He emphasized the duty of
individual citizens in the performance Of
their political duties, that being the
only manner in which they could ever
hope to get good laws. The proper men
had TO be selected TO represent the
people in Legislative halls; men who
would recognize public Office as only en-
ployment on behalf Of the people, and who
would execute in their representative Gu
pacity the will Of those who elected them
lie declared himself as not warning
against any individual, and would not
have entered the race Lad IL been
merely the matter Of choice
between men; he had never been
a pet of the press, nor
is he able to pay for puffs, but when he
entered this race he toughened his hide
for the blows that would fall on him, aud
expected in the course of the campaign
to receive "particular fits" Mr.. Furm.n
says he will not depend upon politi-
cal tricksters and ringmasters to
bring him into the Office he
seeks, nor upon secret caucuses, but
upon the integrity Of his citizens;
he believes this to be the peoples year,
when they will with mighty voice speak
out and elect to office only representative
men OF their own number. He defined
"dark horse" in politics as sired by polit-
ical chicanery; its mother is secret eau
Gus; he despises those, so.called clark
horses" who were without courage
enough to come out and declare their
principles, If they had any; believes all
candidates should come out boldly and
take their chances in open convention,
and not shoot from the brush-no "bush-
whacking" Mr.. Furman hopes the peo-
PIC Will NlNIA hO lhtu W CDu-
gress unless he freely and plain
ly declares himself. Only men
in hearty sympathy with the voters
should be elected. Send none who are an
tagonistic TO your interests, said the
speaker; none who are liable to bel
blinded by self-intcrest. He makes no
assault on the present congressman from
this district, but the people should
remember that for years WeIlborn was
the attorney Of the Texas & Pacific
railroad; as such he must have become
Intimate with the owners of the road and
they buttered every slice of bread Well
born swallowed and paid for all the
clothes upon his back; he was sent TO
congress; possibly he would do right as
he viewed the matter, but Wellborn is no
angel, but is "silyered-tongue" orator,
aud his oratOry is like molasses, very
likely to catch flies and fools.
This congressional district does not |
belong TO anyone, and although he
(Furman) is poor, he too has the right to !
enter this race as has a railroad LAWYER.
Mr.. Furman elaborated on the great pos |
sible Inconvenience of the removal of |
cases from the state to the federal /
courts in Texas, when rail- |
road companies are involved, |
and pointed out the hsrdships often in
Cured by poor men, but promised to see
this remedied If he were sent to congress. |
Declared he was no enemy to railroads, |
regards them as blessing; are good |
but bad masters. Thinks they
should have full protection by the law,
but they were created by public power,
and should be for the public good.
Mr.. Furman gave some interesting
data as to watered stock of the Texas &
Pacific road, and showed how the farm
ers and poor men are made TO pay freight
on fictitious valuation of the road.
Would make the Law wiring the water out
81 such corporations, and would, in con-
sress, seek to make it pen
ltentlary offense to Issue watered
stock. He favors the arbitration
Dill before congress and Is in hearty nc
cord with Senator Coke's position there
On; believes bureau OF labor should be
created IN the national government, with
seat in the cabinet for its head; favors
free and unlimited coinage of silver;
Iully in accord with free trade doctrines,
and believes in buying the cheapest and
selling for the highest prices; considers
The importation Of foreign labor
into this country, to the detrIment of
home labor, as little short of treason.
OBJECTS to the contract system of sending
conylcts out of 'he peni.entiAry. He
proposes to make The race as a Demo
;rat and he urged every man to be pres
emf at the primary meetings aud do his
duty Mr. Fulmau paid particularattentlon
10 Judge Pardee and Receiver Sheldon,
ana characterized them very severely IN
their connection with the Texas & Pacific
road Mr.. Furman closed with an inyl,
latlon to his hearers to support HIM In
mis- race, and then gave way To
LIEUT.. GOV, GIBBS.
Mayor Bpoiles in graceful speech in.
reduced Mr.. Gibbs, who was heartily
received by the crowd He began hy
saying he had heard during the war that
mus country was doomed 10 distinctions;
pc had heard in later years that change
n this present form of governments
vas becoming necessary, but he denied
mat such condition OF affairs existed,
lie fully reviewed his position as taken
upon 'ae strike matters, and his utter
' ', touching Judge Pardee's de-
.islohs' which had been fully re-
pied to by Gibbs in the press.
the operations and detrinents
~ railroad passlng into the hands of a
IeceiVer appointed by federal power; de-
lue1 me position Of employees OF such
roaas under such circumstances: spoke
u tAe power welded by federal Judge
ahu the invasion OF the state bv such
power. The men who with their blood gave
10 us Texas never believed that their
mug would wave above those TO whom
lrial py jury would be refused He criti.