Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-12
CULBERSON SAYS
THAT HE WILL STAND BY THE CAT
TLEMEN,
Aud His Friends md Enemies Are
Already Making Political Capt.
tai OF the Assertion.

The convention decided by large
and enthusiastic majority that there
should be no political discussions In the
deliberations OF that body. But 1t Is
doubtless fact that no meeting OF
the Cattle Ralsers association ever
had within It's bounds so much politics.
1t was political question on which the
campaign for president was made;
there Is no small amount of guberna-
torlal wirepullng during the session,
and the fight for congress In the Thir-
tccnth district is being made right here
In Fort Worth this week. The JUMBO
district is fright In It," so to speak,
and the candidates from that neck
of the woods" are here In force, either
in person or by representatives.
There are Judge w. b. Plcmons OF
Amarillo. Colonel Squlres OF Henrietta,
u. l.. Holman OF Seymour, j. ii. cal
houn OF Callahan, ex-senator John IL,
stephens of Vernon and Judge Bow
man OF Howard. with residence at Big
Springs
These gentlemen are all represented
here and Il may safely be said are not
failing to let the cattlemen Of their dis
trlct know how they stand on the cat
tie question in its various phases, There
is no doubt but that the question OF I'M
portation OF Mexican cattle VIII enter
largely into this contest II Is stated
--NntLntl ny IullAlklhHH ANA 'NN'NN -
whether from the records-thnt the
present rule of the agricultural de-
unrtmcnt costs the COW men OF west
Texas something like five dollars n
head on their cattle. That being the
case It need not be guessed that the
congressman from the Thirteenth DIS
trict viii he opposed to the present rul-
ing. But. ut the same time, this dis
,rlct has n number Of well-known cat
tie men who deal largely In Mexican
! cattle. mud of course they Will have
/ something to say in the matter. But,
/ at any rnte. the conversational tght IN
| the biggest district In the United states
/ Is going on now and here In Fort
| Worth.
! Governor Culherson in his very brief
speech Tuesday, made one statement
/ that has been much talked OF ny both
his friends and enemies. After saying
that he would defend the interests OF
the great Texas industry to the extent
of the resources OF the state, ne SAID;
I'm the earlier part Of my career
thought that almost the entire state
OF Texas should be devoted To agricul'
ttrc. but d larger acquaintance viii
conditions has convinced me that q
large proportion Of the state is best
suited for grazing purposes
In view Of former discussions nnt
bloody discussions In the state between
tho large cnttlemcn and the agricul
turlsts this statement of the governo
was certainly very significant one
And already It Is being used both 10!
His friends and his enemies to inhu
oncc the coming campaign. The farm
or is now to he persuaded by the youn
governors enemies that the chief eN
eeutive ia In favor of Discrimination
against them In favor Of the rich cattle
men His friends of course know I'M
not to be the meaning of his position
hut that I've has simply recognized eS
istlng conditions. At any rate, thi
snying of the governor Is going to =
: used during the next three months wit
all possible changes wruns ON II.