Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-10-14
A BIG DINNER
TO DEMOCRATS
Three Hundred Persons Dined at the
City of Dallas.
NOTABLE SPEECHES.
Governor Of Arkansas Tells Of His
Experience With Legislators and
Hon. j. ). Hogg Speaks
on Political Matters.

over 300 guests. Banquet. which begsr
at o'clock, was not concluded unit.
2 o'clock Thursday morning. Hon. NJ
NJ. Crane was POSTMASTER.
Governor Davis Of Arkansas was tn,
first speaker. and he told of how Den
ocrats run things in Arkansas" The
governor said he scarcely knew what
to say to a gathering of legislators
My experience with the Arkansas leg
islature has led me to have profound
respect for legislators" said he. You
know they tried to impeach me last
winter" Uaughter.) He said that thS
Texas legislators looked like honest
men who could not be bribed After
hearing your governor and ex-govern.
or speak to-day. 1 have come to the
conclusion that you are suffering IN
| Texas from an overdose OF corporate
greed (Applause.) He told how rail-
| road assessments had been raised in
Arkansas. The first year was gov
ernor I raised the assessment OF rail-
roads S5.5O0OOO. and the railroads
Kicked. Next year raised them ST.
100000 more and the next year 500
| 100000 more. The governor. state
treasurer and auditor constitute a
board TO assess railroads in Arkansas.
and I am going TO recommend that
the assessment OF all corporate prop
erty be made by that same board. The
local assessor can assess the little fei-
low all right, but they take the buck
ague when they go TO assess the prop
erty Of a big corporation"
Governor Davis brought in quite a
demonstration OF applause when he
| declared that a corporate lobby can-
not exist without something to feed
upon. II you fellows (the legislature)
are straight and honest the corporate
lobby will have to go out of business. {"
Former governor Hogg was the next
speaker. and was GREETED with great
enthusiasm. Governor Hogg said this
was a collection OF the strongest men
he had ever seen around a banquet
table. This compliment was just be-
cause they were Texas products. Gov.
Davis was a great man. He had won
the contempt of that class of privilege
seekers who are inhicting Texas to-
day. The duty OF Texas Democracy
was TO see that when a plank was
adopted by the state convention every
splinter OF It be obeyed. It was the
duty OF Democracy TO beat the
who voted against the Hogg amend
ments. IL was Democracy to COM
mend that class OF lawyers who are
able TO distinguish between their duty
TO theer clients and their duty to the
state Let US remember that when
the Democracy fails the spirit OF the
constitution that is the breath of our
fathers fails. Let us teach our repre-
sentatives TO spurn the siren song Of
corporations. Make corporations obey
charter demands. Let us teach them
that when railroads consolidate the in
debtedness OF the road OF the highest
debt must be scaled down 70 that of
the lowest road. If YOU don't do this.
Democracy's days are numbered. Two
hundred thousand persons did not 60
10 the polls last year.
He thanked Governor Davis for the
statement that II the legislators were
honest there would be no lobby. It
was broad. cruel and incisive. But II
Governor Davis would go TO Austin aud
see that the third house" was the
largest there. he would understand
why he was cheered.
How about nepotism?" was asked.
Governor Hogg. replying. said that
his opinion on that was found in a
message was written by him during
the time he was governor. NepotIsrn
stalked abroad in the land 1t was
everywhere. Recognizing II as an
evil. he said Il was to be condemned
But he wanted 10 say that one OF the
officials mentioned In this connection
had son who was a most worthy ex
ception TO the rule
Mr.. HoEg was asked about the Pan
anna canal. lie said. Il know that
the Panama canal was opposed By ev.
cry transcontinental railroad IN the
United states. I know that the Pan,-
ma canal whether 1t was manipulated
by revolution Or In any other way. is
a certainty. and being a certainty
Il makes Texas. when Il Is constructed
a front state. instead OF back state
and by eatlins. Il T. the biggest thing
that was ever done for the south in
NIFTY years rApplausaD And I tell
you now " that canal had been de-
feated the gentlemen who are explain-
lrE now they stood on that question
IN congress would never have been re-
turned by the people CCheersD As
Il was not defeated. then you can &C.
cept apologies and trust to the IRE and
Mint again. LaughterJ
Governor Hogg answered many
questions. some pertaining 10 Parker
and others 20 the speech before the
Houston convention. In regard 10 IN.
latter he explained why he praised
Roosevelt Tor his action IN the North
ern Securities case.
How about Bryan?" wa. asked.
Governor HoEg raised his hand
above his head and said.
"Hurr1h Tor BRYAN. the greatest
man
Tremendous cheering resulted
Railroad Commission Colquitt de- !
Tended The commission and spoke OF IT.
work
Hon Cone Johnson Of Tyler spoke |
on "Frenzied Finance" and Hon. T.. 81. |
Campbell of Palestine on Turn Texas
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