The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1894-08-22
THE OXFORD BARBECUE.
A Large Crowd Present, Fine Dinner
and Good Speeches.

ing the union barbecue at Oxford
four and one-half miles south of the
city, yesterday. A large GROVE
was present, estimated at from 800
to 1000 persons.
Before saying anything of the
political discussion, we wish to com
pliment the neighborhood upon its
success at entertaining the public
so well, in a barbecue. There was
plenty of nicely cooked meats of al
kinds, pork, mutton, beef, etc, also
good bread, pickles, ETC. Every
thing was well prepared, and We
must say we never eat of better
barbecued meats.
At II o'clock Hon. ]. D. Conway
opened the political discussion in an
hours speech, replete with good
Democratic doctrine; also exposed
the fallacies of the fault-fnding p.
ps., in his unique style. In telling
of Democracy's good work, now go
ing on by the administration and
Congress at Washington, he clearly
established the worth of his party
to public approval and support, al
the ensuing state and national cleo
tions Showed how it had already
saved millions of dollars, by true
economy; how it had, as fast as
possible, redeemed its pledges, by
passing a bill repeating the odious
Federal elections law, repeating an
unjust law exempting $500, 900, 00O
in U. S. treasury notes from taxa
ton, the passage of tariff reform
bill, which reduces taxation 80 per
cent, etc. In exposing p. p. here
sizes, he showed that Hudson and
Davis, p. p's. in Congress, proposed
by four bills they introduced, to in
crease the public debt $40, 900, 900,
600, which sum is twice as much
money as there is in the whole
world. In closing, he paid high
tribute to the ladies present, and
he knew if the husbands and bro
theirs (voters) followed their advice
the Democracy was safe. He was
often cheered to the echo.
After dinner Mr.. Jno. M. Pitt
man, of Prescott, Up. p. nominee
for Congress) made characteristic
speech of one of the fault. finding
gang, in which he, by bare asser-
ton, charged upon Democracy all
kinds of sin and dereliction to duty.
He received slight encouragement
in faint applause of his misrepre-
sentation by few followers pres
ent, After slight interruption by
rain he finished his hours fault-find-
ing harrangue, in a senseless TRADE
against the Democratic tariff bill
as passed.
Some of the p. p's. got upa wran-
gle as to the order of speaking, al
though the program had been pre-
viously fixed by proper authorities
as we understand it, the Demo
Gratis to have two speakers and op.
position two. AS usual, p. p. com
planners tried to break the agree
ment and have their choice in two
speakers follow Mr.. Conway, but ii
didn't 60 worth a cent. AS they
couldn't get the advantage of two
speakers together, they refused tc
follow Wallace with speaker, hence
had only one, Pittman. Authorities
arranged the program properly
which was carried out, 1t was d
union barbecue and the two opposi
ton parties were to be equally rep
resented in speaking--that is Dem
ocrats and p. p's. Republicans
have out no ticket in the county
(but are helping the p, PSI hence
are not Gin it." The opposition are
welcome to all the capital they car
make out of this little "trick" ant
howl, which was no doubt arranged
beforehand,
Hon. r. M. Wallace, in forty
minute speech, followed Pittman,
and exposed Mr.. P's ignorance ant
knavery. In eloquent and convinc
ing words he corrected Pittman,
false statements or assertions as t
the record made in Congress, boil
by the Democrats and p, p's. Al
though it was raining the good la
dies crowded around him to lister
to his beautifully rounded period
and burning denunciation of p. p
fallacies. Cheer after cheer wen
up as he literally demolished Pitt
mans bald-faced assertions. 1t wa
a Democratic crowd, even to tn
ladies, and the p, p's. were confuse'
and COMPOUNDED on every side. MI
Wallace was warmly congratulate
on the fine speech he delivered. A
a fully posted speaker and brillian