The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-22
.CULDERSONS HIDE Tanned.
DALLAS COUNTY POPULIST EN-
ECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPLIES
THE LASH
HIS ATTACK ION GEN. BUCKNER
Is the Subject of an Address Given Out
by Dallas Populsts Who Are EX-
Confederate Soldiers and Took
Culberson's Remarks to Heart.

Dallas, Tex, Oct 17.-(SpeciaL)-The
pOpulist executive committee of Dallas
county met today. After the session was
over the following address was given
out to the public:
at has not been the policy of the pop
ulist party to parade the war records of
its candidates, nor is it intended to do so
ut this time, but since Governor Culber-
son has seen proper to make an unwar-
ranted and uncalled for charge against
Gen. Buckner, simply because his name
does not appear on the same ticket that
Governor Culberson's does it would seem
that it would not be out of place to men,
ton the fact that five of the populist
candidates for state offices are eX-Con-
federate soldiers. Perhaps the governor
intended the thrust at Gen. Buchner to
apply to ex-Confederates generally. The
undersigned hope not, but be that as it
may. Hon. j. G. Kearby is well known
over Texas as the boy soldier, having
entered the army at the age of IL, re-
naming till the close. But while the war
is over and the hardships Of the battle
SCARED eX-COnfederate are seldom re-
counted. even though to memory dear,
it ill-becomes man of Mr.. Culberson
age, and especially having been born and
raised in the SOUTH to criticise these old
heroes, who followed a cause they be-
lieved was right, who had the courage to
defend their homes, wives, mothers, sis
tiers, aged fathers and children. Intol-
erance is bad at best, but ineXcusable in
such case. Not Il man who wore the
blue has been so unmanly or unpatriotic,
so far as we have seen, during the cam
paign, to criticise the old eX-Confederate
or the cause he loved SO well, but it is left
for stripping, intoxicated with intol-
erance or agrieved at the thought of de-
feat, to stoop to such methods. Shame!
1t is suggested that better method of
campaign for the state house gang would
he TO explain their conduct, to account
for unnecessary expenditures, for the in
crease in taxation, to give reason why
they permitted prize fights by the dozen
to take place in Texas, but spent some
$4,000 to stop scientific encounter; TO
tell the people why many men are per-
mitted to sell lottery tickets in the state
in violation of the law; to explain what
caused McDonald's sudden conversion
and what it cost Tor will cost: to account
for the flop of Maj. NJ. M. Walton and
Tom Hogan of Dallas county; to tell why
they gave more than 36,OOO,OOO acres of
public domain away; to tell what was
done with the $750.000 indemnity money
paid Texas by the United States govern
ment for frontier defenses; to venture an
opinion as to whether it is right Ill NOR
ais or under their tenure of office to neg
lect their duties as public officials to make
a canvass; to explain why they have APP
proved so many bonds; why we nave
such large deficiency; why, two years
ago, they Endorsed Cleveland, gold stand
ard. bond issues and the use of federal
troops at Chicago, and now denounce
his administration; to explain how they
can consistently be the friends OF the
free coinage of silver at the ratio OF 10
to / when the democrats have defeated
silver legislation twenty times Ill the
house and thirteen times in the senate
since 1873; why the free silver democrat
ic campaign managers of Dallas county
snatchcd a bundle of democratic free
silver records as published in the News,
out of the hands of the boy who was graf
uitously distributing them at the Hogg
speaking the other night. Was he
ashamed of his own record? Why they
stole the greenback platform and failed
to carry out one single plank therein, ana
why the railroad commission has been
silent for months. Doubtless the people
would appreciate such eXpldna tons more
than alta cks upon old eX-Confederate
| soldiers. Respectfully,
"FRANK SMITH.