The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-24
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.
REPRESENTATIVE LARORING
MEN HAVE A WORD TO SAY
Judge Clark's Position on the Eel
low Servants, BIlI---The SI.nder-
Gus Circular Distributed over the
City answered.
From Houston Herald, May 2lst.

FROM houston Herald, May 2lst.
For some days past a slanderous
circular charging Judge George Clark
with opposing the passage of the fell
low servants bill, has been secretly,
but industriously distributed through
out the city. 1t was not published in
any of the public prints of the city
and only through persistent effort
was the Herald able to procure a copy
Knowing that Mr. j, Il. McComb
was familiar with the facts regarding
Judge Clark's connection with the
passage of that bill, reporter for the
Herald was detailed to interview that
gentleman and secure from him
fruitful statement. Upon his attcn
ton being called to the matter Mr..
McComb said the charge that George
Clark had opposed the passage of the
fellow servants bill was campaign
mistake and political blunder on the
part of the friends of Governor Hogg;
that he (McComb) and Colonel Ford
were In Austin when this bill was
pending. The farmers and railroad
employees continued Mr.. McUomb,
were opposed.
To the original bill as was also
Senator Lubbock, as being entirely
too sweeping in its application to all
corporations and co,laborers. Mr..
McComb had a conference with
Messrs. Higgs and Schoff and others
who as representatives. Of labor orga-
nizations were working for the pas
sage of a railroad fellows servant bill.
They desired that the bill should ap.
ply to railroad corporations only if it
could be SO drawn and not be class
legislation, Without this they feared
its defeat. Mr.. McComb prepared
the bill jusr as it passed after first
having conversation with Judge
Clark in regard to it. In course of
this con, ersation he asked him CLARK
if it would be class legislation and
unconstitutional if made to apply TO
railroads only. Judge Clark replied
that it would not and referred Mr..
McComb to the United States, supreme
court decision upon that question,
which held that such Legislation
was not class legislation. Mr.. Nc
Comb so informed Mr.. Schof and
referred him to Judge Sawnie Rob
ertson who was also in Austin.
This decision to which Judge
Clark referred McComb, settled the
question in the minds of those who
doubted, and the bill passed without
opposition. Thus, it is that Judge
Clark not only did not oppose the
bill but aided materially in removing
all obstacles to its passage. The idea
that Judge Clark opposed the fellow
servants bill which passed existed
only in the imagination of political
buncombe manufacturers.
The effort to make political capital
out of this piece of perverted imagina.
tion shows TO what extremes partisans
of Hogg are driven, and shows that
Clark is the laborer's friend in way
that would doubtless not have been
mentioned but for this unjust charge
for Clark is not posing as dema-
gogue. R. M Higgs of Fort Worth
and G. W. Shoff of San Antonio, rep
resented the order of hallway Conduc.
tors; were in Austin lobbying for the
passage of the fellow servants bill,
and had the measure in charge.
They will substantiate every word of
the above. Mr.. Shoff was on the
Arkansas Pass and went out on the
strike. He stuck to the last and lost
his place, but is honestly supporting
Clark.
Mr.. Higgs writes
AUSTIN, TEX, May II, 1892.
"Hon. j. f. McComb-Dear sir:
You are correct. | was one of the
committee representing the Order OF
Railway conductors in Texas, attend.
ing the first session OF the 22d legis-
lature for the purpose Of securing the
passage of what is known as Wilson's
fellow servant bill AS a member Of
such committee | gave the matter my
undivided attention until it passed
both houses OF the legislature. 1t is
not true that Judge Clark opposed
the passage of that bill or that he
did anything whatever to defeat its
passage. l was on the ground anC
made it my business to ascertain hi