The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29

held TO yindicate the last surviving mem
her of the Southern Confederacy. zap
plause) This is the truth, then l say
ii is not right to drag the eX-Confeder-
ates of this state into condemning Gov
ernor Culberson for any unwise ana I'M
gallant speech. would STAND mere un,
iii nv arm was withered and my tongue
was paralyzed before | would say one
word in defense of Governor Culberson
for that utterance. tCheers) The sur
yiyinp heroes of the late war are too
grand and too noble to be dragged into
partisan politics. There is not a living
eX-Confederate who can commend ana
approve the utterance of Culberson or
Kearby. either. (Applause.) Then,
say. let the matter alone and pass no
resolutions here today. The effect OF
both utterances have gone forth. Ihere
is another feature of this AFFAIR, my
friends: it is this: Let the eX-Conted-
crates begin denouncing this utterance
of Governor Culberson and 1t VIII nave
II terrific bearing upon this campaign.
Let the foul ISLANDERS go. | believe Gen;
Ruckncr was rs brave man as lived
and /. too. will never believe that he or
any other Confederate soldier ever made
n disgraccful or cowardly surrender.
| do know that Kearby lied as to Reagan
(applause). and yet | do not want eN-
Confcderates to condemn him.
Here followed ringing and touching
appeal to the body 10 take ho ac'ioh'
Continuing, he said:
II was never in all my life in Il more
embarrassing position than l am right
now. / am going over tins state de-
voting nv time and my means to Il can
vass for the democratic ticket. L had
lust returned from the west, Wherc,
have been speaking. and on passing tnls
door and hearing few remarks, saW
L., nj, tn
the injury of that ticket that -, iooo
speeches of mine could not undo. Inere
is n bond of union between the old Con
fodprate soldiers. such as when once
they are aroused they would sweep the
state and defeat the democratic tlckct.
This would be great calamity to the
state. The resolutions you propose
would hurt Culbcrson and beneht Near
by. the man who slandercd Reagan.
"In nv opinion. there is no reason Tor
any action here today. My comrades,
if YOU act at all, it would be far better
to defer it until after the election. ne
record of Gen. Buckner as gallant
soldier can not be affected by the utter
ances of all the governors OF all the
states in the Union. (Applause.) Again.
if Culberson is denounced here today. II
will look as though this grand ,organlza-
ton of Confederate heroes has gone
into politics. Such action as you eN-
Confcderates contemplate here today
means the election of Jerome kearby,
who stands equally charged with Gull
berson. If you think Gen. Buckner
needs any vindication, do it after cleo
ton If you attempt it now, 1t VIII De
charged that it was done for pollticni
purposes. for You know full well 1t VIII
he detrimental tn Governor Culberson,s
candidacy. If. however. you say Cul-
herson should reap the fruits of his IN
discretion. then pass resolutions as 10
Concluding. he pleaded earnestly for no
action on the part of the body. j,
Mayor Paddock move that the
amendment of DR.. Van Xandt TO d"t"r
the matter for two weeks he laid on the
table.
Inst as the vote was about to he taken
on the motion of Mr.. Paddock to 'ny on
the table the motion of DIR. Van Iandt
to defer action. Judge Cummings gam
ing the floor. begged permission to hrst
read telegram from Governor t,uiper-
son. 1t was the message he mad peen
holding back all the time. evidently not
desiring to read it unless forced 10 40 so'
He read it as follows:
"Austin Tex, Oct. 21.-To the Mall
Telegram, Fort Worth: Telegram re-
| am not positive of the exact language
used. What | said. however. was, IN
effect and meaning, that the indianapolis
convention had nominated for president
the Federal general who had most out
ragged southerners in kentucky ana Tor
vice president the Confederate general
who had made the most ineXcusable and
rcprehensible surrender on our side dur
ing the civil war. My conclusion was
based on discussions by Confederate sol
diers in my presence in the past and on
historical criticisms. and the fact that
Gen. Forrest refused to he surrendered,
but took his command out of the fort
without serious opposition or resistance.
The statement that | charged Gen. Buck
ner with cOwardicc is untrue.
(SigneD sc. A. CULBERSON.
Not particle of applause greeted the
reading of this. Judge Cummings
again attempted to discuss the matter,
but point of order was raised against
him and was sustained.
Chairman Van Xandt appointed Com
rades Abe Harris and Il. Bratton tcllers
to take the vote.
The question being put on Paddock's
motion to table resulted in tie, IL vot-
| ing on each side.
Under parliamentary usage the chalr
declared the motion lost.
| The question recurring upon the
original motion to defer action for two
weeks, it was carried by vote of ~
to 80. This put the consideration of the
matter off until the day after the cleo
| ton.
| As Chairman Van Iandt was in the
act of appointing the committee to then
report. the minority of thirty-nlne
through Mayor Paddock. STATED that they
would not insist upon further action, and
the body adjourned.
The above is the accurate minutes of
the meeting. Governor Culberson's
friends do not draw any comfort there
from. His friends never sought to meet
the issue. They used the democratic
ticket and the prestige of the various
candidates to defer action on the matter
until the day following the election.
They. one and all, in speaking. con-
demned Governor Culberson. All they
could get was II postponement. and 1t
took telling work to bring that about.
The move to abandon the matter after it
was deferred came from the minority.
OF the thousand present, some 200 were
old Confcderates, and yet less than one
half that number voted. the remainder
standing in the corridor and sitting about
with panied expressions ON their faces.
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WINKLER GOT ONE YEAR.
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