Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
WEB FLANAGAN.
He Replies to His Own Famous 0oh-
nundrum.
A Crowded Pouse Greets the Republican 0u-
bernatorlaI Candiiate-An Address
Replete With Humo5.

Hon Webster Flanagan, candidate ioF so'-
ernor of Texas on the state Republican ucXe''
spoke at the courthouse last nlgat.
He was accorded full house and attentive
hearing and his address was replete with feas-
enable argument clothed in fancy ralment OF
bumor and rich rhetorical and oratorlcai nights
Ne ,vas surrounded during last evening at the
picI v,icE Inv large numbers OF the staunch mem
hrs of the Republican party in Fort W orth,
whose greeting to their siandard-oearer was
warn md cordial and was modestly received.
MIR Flanagan is well preserved man past
middle age not large of stature, but possessing
a penetrating eye that does not oelie me lnteii
-ance hen nd it. He is man OF genial tenn
6arament He had soon greeted all his old
friends in Fort Worth and placed himself on
easy terms with many whom he had not not met
When shortly after O'Clock good band of
unsic lie ad pv Professor Ault presented itself IN
lively airs, the march to the courthouse was
taken up Mr. Flanagan was escorted by
Messrs. n. B. Moore and T. b. hurorlde OF
Fort Worth, behind them marching q long line
of Mr.. tlanagan's admirers
Arrived al the courthouse, tho district court
room was found TO be already pretty wen niiea,
and before five minutes had elapsed all the
! benches were filled aud the standl lg room was
| nre ty we'll all occupied. The concourse con
tanned many Democrats not rev OF @nonn I'M. are re
| hear the argument OF the man whose tame had
| PIndae N b. Moore presented the speaker OF
| the evening in few we'll chosen words. Judge
| Moore sail that the large ga herring whlcn
| greeted Mr.. FLANAGAN was token mat new
| Gro was at hand in Texas-the era OF Republican
| administration, which means an unprecedented
| increase in the tin bucket brigade.
! Mr.. Flanagan spoke Tor couple OF noup VI
audience during the time he spoke, except when
| the sparkling wit and humor led TO laughter or
the str king point of argument eiiclted 81 plaaSe
| He said that he was not making defensive
| camnaipn: that the principles OF Republcanism
need no defence. He was present to perform .
| dntv as can idate for governor. Sam Jones was
IN the field to save souls, but he, the speaker,
was out to save the souls and bodies OF the DEM
ocrats The Republican party IS one OF progress
| no OK cart for US. We have every IN ng ID
Twas necessary for great industrial advance
ment except Republican administration
The speaker produced document %nlcn ne
ovarred not one perSon IN every 5,pOJ OF the
| neonIe OF Texas had ever read-the platfor II
ppdopted by the state Democratic convention.
II he said the production Of tSis eoys
They must have been in the saddle when the!
| produced this platform. ~
| ition he occupies before tie people, as he ha
| been training for il for the past four years. h'
has appealed to the lowest preludlces OF the hu
man mind He has attacked all corporations Ii
~, state HIS policy has done more to lnlur
Texas than all else since 1855.
; MT. Flanagan took up the Democratic sra, stat
BY section, dissectins each plank an
part OF plank. using sharp shaft
Of ridicuie altern iro .h .t wl,a
, Republican princip es. His humorous sketche
| never TAI ed to bring down the house, and ever
| noint made brought unstinted applause.
| THE audience was al In elligent one. Yer
{ few colored people were present. M. Flana
| ean's talk was q conservative appeal TO reason
and the speaker earned the respect OF all b
| hearers if he did not succeed in weaving thei
| from their previous convictions
At the conclusion of the speech cheer &c
Webb Flanagan was proposed and Justify giver
Then numerous of his hearers pressed forwar
to shake hands W tn the orator.
At his rooms at the Pickwick Mr.. Flanaga
= was serenaded by the colored band OF Fo
q worth and leaning out from his window, NJ
Flanagan addressed few words to those
| een,bled below. The gist OF his rsmarl
we're that the Democrats complained OF II
Republicans having squanderei the ig treasul
d surplus handed over by the Democrats. \
the democrats are the most clamorous II
Il annropriations. 1t was Republican Flo
in ms city tnat set in motion the ball which b
n resulted IN appropriation OF s6,5OOs w 1
"a daeu water on the Iexas coast, which Apr
nri,Ilou was made by Republican co
10 yrrsa and signed by q Repu biican presider
= What ii the national treasury contained su
= Sc atom ended WHAT good did that do I
IL counlry? The Republicans went in and turn
;. the money loose IN Inc country
ls s.Wnat are we here forf were the conclu
-, ing words, as the listeners sent up cheer,
- Inc speaker withdrew.
n SI 20 south to- morrow said Mr.. Flanag
-e | 20 a renorter ~ will speak in Taylor Monda
, Rrvan rue day and Houston on the 18TH
W 81 have had aston shing success In my CO
III | naign and have been treated most courteous
Id by press and pubic.
>. state with Jim Hogg, and the people wouio co
Do ont to hear us, would carry TINS election
IN | he the next governor OF Texas.