Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-11
MOORESM MAIDEN SPEECH
Congressman Moore OF Texas, Makes
His First Washington Spsech on
the White-Lowry Contest.
The Question of Citizenship Discussed-rhs
Examination of the Record Dis
closes a Conspiracy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Congressman
Moore Of Texas delivered his maiden
speech on the White-Lowry contest on
Saturday last, and YVES listened to with
marked attention. We give his speech in
full. BE said:
AT the close of the debate upon the re-
port Of the committee the day before yes
ter6sy, most pregnant and important
questions WEI asked, and they were
answered. The distinguished gentleman
from Massachusetts (Mr. Long, remem-
Der as one who asked such question.
The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Bland)
was another; and yet other gentlemen
made this significant and important in
quiry OF the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Cooper aho was concluding his re-
marks: With regard to the names Of
those VINO purported to have
become naturalizAd citizens in the county
OF Allen from 1860 to 1870 inclusive,
did there appear on the record
in fact any order of the court
nsturallzlrg these l7S people, period of
time covering ten years and including the
date at which Mr.. White says he WAS nat
urslized? say that is most important
and pregnant inquiry. And 1t was an
swered, within the hearing OF every mem
Der Of this House, that the records Of the
court OF Allen county were silent as to
the naturalization of these 17s people.
Am I mistaken? Was not that the
uestion2 Was not that the answer
Why was the question asked ard why the
answer!
Let me be fair and candid about this
matter. II it is fact that the
records Of the court OF Allen
county, in Indiana, are so utterly
without verifcatioD, SO utterly without
judgments and DEGREES OF court, well
might Mr.. White say that within that
penody ''on the 9th or 2Sth day OF Feb
ruary, 1865, was naIuralized, and there
is no record of my naturalization" In
the ratio and proportion of the want Of
fidelity in that record is the truth of Mr..
Whites claim exhibited. In the exact
ratio, therefore, in which the record Of
Allen county is correct, in that ratio Mr..
Whites statements are not to be
credited now state to this House
that there IS full and complete
naturalization record in the case
of every one OF those I78 men. I will
show that, from the record and more,
there Is not man in Indians or out of
it who has ever produced s certificate of
naturalization in that court where the
record does not disclose the fact OF CON-
plete naturalization, except the one IN
fortunate, fstsl mistake for Mr.. White.
There is one name, am fair in stating,
that is IN this condition. But tell the
House that it will appear from the record
before We are through with it that there
will not be left vestige of a claim for
BIZ. White. On page 287 appears the
name Of Gotlieb Lsemle. So far from
that being defect in the record it comes
to Us with absolute force of proof
OF the verify of the record. Lsemle in
1884 received certificate of naturalizs-
ton, and that certificate recites The
reason why no record in 1854 should be
made Of IL, and that is, It came within
one yesr of the fling Of his declaration. |
Therefore, he should not have been upon
the Io cord, and some clerk gave him this |
certificate that he was not entitled to. But
when it came to the records of the court |
Mr.. Lsemle's name does not appear until
1865. In that year he did have it put
upon the record. 1 say, therefore, that
the absence Of the name OF Lsemle in |
verify CT the record.
Now, to this record. An examination |
Of it by the House will disclose most |
rems ksble fact, the fact of conspiracy;
and 1 think l know what 1 am talking |
about. know 1 have examined every
figure and fSct In that record. What does |
it disclose? There is no dispute about it. |
Ma,er, q CLERK, testifies that at the in
IF p 10 TI-ad =
two weeks making up those three sheets |
Of paper. How did he make it? Here is |
the testimony. He says: "I took down |
every name from 1860 to a certain date in |
1870, inclusive, that appeared upon the |
book" He then begins it; |
he puts down the names-and regret |
that every member of the House has not
q copy of this record. will try to give
some description of it. The first
name is Adolphus Klein. Then |
running out column, "mArk," "psge;"
under the word page is 'i100," signify |
ing that Klein is on the one hun
dredth pXge of the book, 8 pRturalizs-
ton book. He then makes smother col |
umn, which ne heads "order book" He
follows that down with the names or
marks Of the order books SIT 81 tx"
Then another column of figures; oppo-
site Klein's name 49," the page of the |
record Of the order book, which the clerk |
put in there only to represent thst il
Klein was naturalized On the date speci-
ned, namely, January Is, and there had |
been an order on the order book, it would |
have been on that page. Then another
column, which, from beginning to end, is
marked "no record" Then another col |
ump. indicating the terms of the court by
name, "Common pleas" aud "Circuit."
Now, wherefore that arrangement? BE
goes on in his testimony and tells US thst
upon the order book of that court there |
is not naturalization of these persons,
and that there is no record of it. He |
combines these two things cunningly to
deceive. His statement did deceive psrt
of the msjority of the committee; it did
deceive every member of the minority on
this floor, judging from their statements,
and 1t did deceive 3 large proportion
of the members Of this
House. A cunning device!
He said: ST will take so much Of the
record from the books Of naturalization,
and will take so much from the order
book Of the court, and, combining the
two, shall be able to testify that the re-
cord CT the court discloses no naturaliZa-
h.