Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-06-20
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ADDRESS
WAS ENTHUSIASTICALLY RE-
cEIVEp BY A CROWD NUMBER
ING some SEVEN HUNDRED
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

Hon o. B. Colquitt, who was speak
ing at the city hall Saturday after
noon at the Herald's press hour, was
greeted by an audience which practi-
cally filled the city hall, estimated
at seven hundred people, many OF
whom were ladies'. Following sere-
made by the Woodmen Band, the audi
ence soon filled the hall, and waited
expectantly for the guest. A number
of gentlemen from the county occu-
pied positions on the stage. Mr.. Col
quits arrival in the hall was the
sign for demonstration, and he was
escorted to the stage by Messrs. j.
D. DuPuy, G. R. Fowler, Jno. R.
Moore, Dr. E. l.. Rose and E. ]. EZell.
Mr.. Fowler introduced Candidate Bar
ker, who made short address ask
ing for the votes of the Anderson
county democracy.
District Clerk Jno R. Moore intro
duced Mr.. Colquitt in neat speech,
declaring him to be democrat of the
Jeffersonian kind, and man worthy
of the support of all true democrats
Mr.. Colquitt pursued the regular
order of his speech most of the time,
but took occasion to hand Governor
Campbell a few hot ones, to the evil
dent delight of a small per cent of the
audience. Speaking of the governor,
Mr.. Colquitt said, in part:
Il see that the governor of the state
has called an extra session of the leg
islature to correct the fire rating
board insurance law, the inequalities
of which and the iniquities of which
have been pointing out for the last
several weeks, and his appointee, his
commissioner, net more than ten days
ago bitterly and viciously assailed me
for my opposition, and incidentally, of
course, upheld the. great wisdom of
Governor Campbell in having it pass
ed. This bill was passed on the rec
ommendation of the governor at a
special session of the legislature, and
\he has heard the rumblings of the.
PEOPLE and has listened and harkened
to their voice, and has called an ex-
traordinary session of the Legislature
to undo what he should never have
permitted to be done. But | doubt
whether that is his only purpose. He
is mad, just like Davidson and Poin-
dexter are mad. They are mad with
me-
You take up, the daily newspapers
and read the reports of the speeches
of Poindexter and Davidson, and
therein you will find bitter attacks on
Colquitt. Now they have good sub
ject, but they ought not to abuse it
Qaughter), and Governor Campbell is
mad and he wants to get even, and he
has called an extraordinary session of
the legislature. He has got a bowie
knife ON the inside of his coat pocket. |
/ dare him to disclose it. / challenge
him to disclose it. There is a feeling |
and a sentiment that he has called |
that legislature with dagger in his |
hand to threaten somebody into vot-
ing against me. But he is going to |
make me thousands of votes, because
the people of Texas are free and in
dependent and are not subject to the
rule and dictation of the governor at
Austin.
THE newspaper correspondents at
Austin have limited that among other
things if the primary election don't
go to suit him he is going to ask the
legislature to call constitutional con-
vention in order that it can put an
amendment for prohibition in the con-
stitution in an indirect way if they
cannot do it in a direct way But I
say to you that Texas today has one
of the best constitutions of any state
in this American union.
when the free manhood of this
state winks at Campbell's politics
and Campbell's policies and allow him
to overturn that constitution it will
be one of the darkest days that they
have seen in the history of the coun-
try.
There is no public demand for a
new constitution, and in the constitu-
ton itself it is provided that the gov
ernor of Texas may, for extraordinary
reasons, convene the legislature in eX
session, but, my fellow cit
liens, there is no consideration that
demands an extra session of the legis-
lature to call a constitutional conven-
ton except to crafty the spleen and
hate of the governor of the state.
Il want to say to you and l want to
send this message to the people of
The state in this speech this evening,
hat they ought to go to the members
If the legislature, who are candidates
or reelection, and demand to know
If them whether or not, in the event
he governor submits it as one of the
ssues for their consideration after
he legislature conyenes and after the