Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-11-06
Thursday, November, 6, le9O.
pUBLIC SPEAKING.


Guard Band a large crowd gathered S
on court square to listen to the pup t
lie speaking by number OF speak
ers on the political issues OF the
present campaign.
The first to engage the attention
of the assemblage was the speech Oh
Col. D. G. Giddings. He reviewed. the
National issues and arrayed the re-
publican party for the passage OF the
oppressive and Ubiquitous Mckinney
bill. and their attempt to force upon
us tho still more oppressive and OBJ
nox;ous measure known as the
Force bill, the bill that would usurp
our rights as free men to cast nee
ballot, to control our elections, the
bill that would put Federal super
visors at the ballot boxes OF a free
people and force them at the point OF
bayonets to surrender the privilege
guaranteed by the constitution that
of local self government. 1t was
mastery argument handled by an
artist.
The second speaker was Hon. al.
M. Fielder, democratic nominee for
the Legislature. He dealt princi-
pally with State politics and the Is
sues to which the Democratic
party is pledged. He made splen-
did argument for the Commission
Amendment, citing in support OF Its
necessity the iniustices of the long
and short haul which allows man
in Kansas to ship goods to a gwen
point in Texas cheaper than ives
tern Texas man can ship to the
same place, the R. Rs. thus discrimi
mating against farmers, the produc
ers. who have anything to sell, IL
favor of outsiders a thousand miles
away. =
The next speaker was Hon. h. u
King, Democratic nominee for the
Legislature for the District com
posed OF Washington, Lee and Bur
Lesson, the latter of which he is from
Mr.. King was suffering with colo
which somewhat impaired his delly
cry but his speech was replete will
arguments for the perpetuatlon o
the Democratic party. He arraye,
the g. o. p. of the State for its ma
feasance when in power and cite
the records which he quoted in SUP
port of his charge of its unworthl
ness. He mentioned the fact tina
under Republican State government
the funds were squandered, citln
instance after instance where tn
records showed it, one OF which wa
that out of the State funds bill fo
states in Williamson county wa
paid that would have purchase
enough slate to put slate roof a
over the county, though there wei
none purchased.
The next speaker was Louis l
Bryan, Esq, who though soon
leave us has been a citizen for
years and announced that In view I
the fact that he was soon to lea
the county, they all were aware
the fact that he had no axe to grin
and only the love of good COVER
ment in the county prompted him
address the assemblage. He co
fined himself to county affairs du
ing the republican Administrative
up to 1884 when the democrats q
sumed control with an empty trea
ury, a rookery for court house,
bat resort for tower, and pointt
with pride to the magnificent edit
that under democratic administI
ton of county affairs has be-
reared in its stead.
At the conclusion of his spec
there were loud cries for Roger
Ben S. Rogers, Esq, democrat
nominee for county attorney
cended the rostrum and beginni
in a slow and deliberate manner
too reviewed the condition of
fairs before and after repu
lican administration of county
fairs, showing what the republics
had done, how they had stolen
treasury dry, and how the Den
Gratis had brought smiling prosper
out of grim visaged chaos. H
Judge Kirk had improved the pl
lie school system, and how the ros
and bridges had been improved ,
der democratic rule. He then tt
up the ticket of both parties 8
compared their fitness for Office,
logizing each Democratic nomil
and scarrifying the Republican {
Independents by quoting their O
records announcing his ability
prove every charge, some of VII
were indeed grave. He gets dc
to ''brass tacks" and "wood- sawi