The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1884 Page: 2 of 4
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THI- DHMOC'KAT.
A Chaugc Wanted.
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' !t\et 'om
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iuy ihi •'?.I. ,
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ju iiaril t ;i
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duty Mitd wi -
Meet ll]>OII
them f"l ' l:i Ull
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ilig a com ''ii
h"Id thill
the i1111;
iot '• are
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tliink thi-j
a tickli-h hit
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pain lias an\
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then- i- it..
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ll -i'i Mil- 1 1. i
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jierate .Hid
io •sail in
without h
ti ieaten*'
hi" ti ii t ii *i i i s t
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ii 1 *i>ti lo- in.'
h a. if i eti . |
W. \ i *111 IM e ,
-1 thi*;
unit h ftit tic
'1 ■ I'urties
that | "o|.|. '
ia glass
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ami thai <ii_:
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play :ti It
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them.-t i\es ,
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BhowitiK nj- !
tu'dn
Hrot her 11
i-i- niiti
the |l|.\|oi t; V
■ ;t'oi| at
show ing ti)' "ti.'
•li< ii!d show
tl)i the te< old i 1 M
Ma. k fan
didab' foi t - • j i •
•atite. All
t ight : we are i■>;, 1
to publish
an\ thing t-ha! i -
true, he ii
good, l':e! ot iinlij
We
are tr\ i11v i w io till ; , ,.m ,,r
that <' i' • i, I hit k
letter, thai
you h.i\ • 1 ••
'.'"W about
We w.tnl i . ii
i one inst r
tiotl. We U ,
' 1 I give his
acts ttii< 1 \ "t• ii t
e hegisla
tlire, hi- win re.
I'd and hi-
feeoid it^> it 'I' n. .
at. It will
all collie; don't
t. W i will
not Jiitbli -11 .,i
da It*ier- on
all \ bod v. illld v. tl
•id v t'Om h
tin jti ivate and j« ■
hal .iH'airs
of other* wimmi 11 ■ \
:i —: i 1 "iirs
You can u-o "it vvi'
it \ tin eir
t'tis. Uiolli' t iioutni
^ on will
tind the hnioi r: \ t
oil i 1 ■ het'lfti
- and tiiiiUiitu it-
way io the
frollt ill e\ e| \ l.ootl
f it Use. We
would it«Id one nu.
re Word of
caution. If Mini
i i Mt ihiat
makes any more a-
-anils up.mi
Mr. .M.'iek'- |uivai
1 • i moral
character our * oiuin
it- will 1 heu
be o]teii to th ' t
<t r io show
uj> hi^. If we are i i
tly inform-
ed there «ill u< \ 1.
much gain
ed by our town eow
neighbor iu
inch a situwing.
We hold that such i> not the
'I'll:' kHii"uo 4 'if y .lotirual *ay s:
•• We «|o hot >a\ iliuf luinka seek-
ing jillhlie deposit* tilt' dishon-
est in tlirii intentions. 1 itt we do
-:t\ ;hat the piaeticeofnllow ing
tin til to litM Oljl)- ho||il*IUCIl of ti
lift I«• till • it:' el's ill e\i'hallge for
1 III ■ 4 i < I "1- i | - I 11 nil I I it' llll >tlc\ >
* , J
U .i «>iis piar!In foi
hanks an i "iHt ials aitil a cou
staat Hi'nain • t" <I* | -il"i ah'l
: a | a \ < I - I'lle I'm n « f t If . . . . , . ,
1 ■. , , < hai ila Me t-hoimli to >a\
I " I" -itH'h ha- oi ' h •!• iiioiis ...
' rat' I by a« thai e\jieriem e.nin
ii -' il- no aliriiiiit'tii in it- sap
| ol t * * " ' *
mailt', antl the sooner it eoiiie
tin bcttci lni all concerned."
tin* IM.Mot'iat reviewed the that it will U-their duty to ex- vent ious are neecesnary inl a fullv what lie was iltiiug wuuld
report of ili«- grand Jury, and* plain. The examination of M|drit of true democracy will never have signed urcisqfuaui-
showed ii]i it- sophi*trie« to some of ill** witnesses wlio wviv not tolerate them. It U hard to ij'K. witnesses and telling what
Aim 4|l| 1HM4 In reply to 1*.
kmtuk ta
In * fttui-
Mefclmiey
I I'1''- u" It « l rcwllwKr n.lJury i>U)ilil t.. uwl. ivtan.l turn a few x-lutiim .V"ViVl?.«" " ''ImL" thuUioL tiJoMiwuf dw'tbT' feTi
vhh.- ,u.l,i,iB juM.lmt K" l" tl"- P"WI.'. .I.....I.I Kel it iMlutli.'ir h. iMlatf K,,.|.-ii t uld will W.«? quiiw. two iwmb«i jrf tlw toto IS «35",
it was, tunl never called it any- I lit* jieople iiiii*I Itmk to til*' attempt suc i au Illijioidtloti UJ - j,,M| nieiidcd." graud Jury stated tliat the HUM- eluldish creature. 1s tliera a man In the
tiling moif not anything lean. ballot lu.x in November to hiivc onthe jieople.
Wt* !:a\t shown ihat ii|mui its all these evils nh'tHliil. Wi< desperate
very lart' it is a iiiisn'iiri'M'iittr say to our renders that there their power.
iion of farts ami just rmirlu- is great wrong and grfat dan- wouhl Iw/or all trui'dMuiocrata,
>i"ii- NN'f hair alwati
<m'K4T had wilfully lit-d in rt« £y**}**.
uf flit• ittrlii tIi** vrit iit| jur\
w itli tlit> t<\rt'j tion of a fi'w
> s Im'imi K<>r ill th«* )irfS4*nt wIioIcmuIu vi- who Wi'lifir ia tin* docirim* that Th. r.. art- nu n in M. KiniiHV mini.-H ofth..s.Mwograi d luri.rj. jjtn
a\ that olalioiis of luw in the mauaiff the iwojilt* should I'ift't tlndr who luakc it their dailv 1 ih( " ''"j ' w(" kr«i,
_ ... ..... . . t... .i. I. • flutiii u'luil tlit'i' illd uo. I litturil o...
UrorM. litve KriuikHn'* |iii|tiU uiutlr their grift*
-- fair hirxi. liif t|u«wlti u« *wc Mill to
Kraiiklln limtead uf John ton. and then
IIK'Ut of olir
which th«*\
County TrruBurcrand Bank«.
Im thi- ilav of hank i :iui«
■ ti iii^ >•«•* iitiM" •••' ■" • •••«•• n iim lutmr i« iiiiift aut iniiir . . .. it a i it i r raiiauu uiairati ui uunitsuti, biiu nirii
'.IH',',ttf t ll"* 1'iillut box, Uiftuy lm«- th, "^.^d yo/r ^ri !fc 'SStTJICJSW.^3?^
. - "*"••• i.v *«> ...."k'lU' Kiu.li r„" .tr t"i >"'t
\ ^tatiiT'- will ha\t t>. ht- n;,nit s, wt if a tfood. hoin'st s *t The tuiMchinvoiiHunddan|(**roux nijivontions ami h*t thoMt* who { . ,.v|„., t,.d to Ik aluisfd oatliM that the Jail whip toid.tohn ontiui * • iwiiawtiPmuk-
am! had I h-d to Ih* rhamrter of this *rr.*at public Imvc mischifvous designs to ,u,d knew 'hat thorn* who op- | i««K not iwhtopiM-d with- aiTorU1 •«*m.«l* 1m
li.x f that tlif things t hf\ dom* wron>f tin* more markad l v carr\'out. have everything their pre«n the immiiiIc ami are guilty hinnif two extra tfiiMi'dc. «>v'd no4* tu Jumify th«M m ii lu iuak-
ut if i iltht. that tIn*v wen* lob- tie ) v*eui )H*rMi«tent courne of owu way. The more the\ are of corruption would And tamie ' vl *i? x'rur t \«l VnTv 'VitV'pu'tVu"
., Mi.,! luii ,n,r tfii vear old liov •K«i««« iw. miu tu:| ii««aui * niyjuiiilU
1 I if! intliifh. .-ii I.. ;|o what Ihf violators Of tlm law in their Set alone t lie sooner they will ter'tVi-oua h' whom would ktu w lifter than that. ' 'Hutu !llfm?ion*,N^m«rin:i^ute'
,,u v \\ e have used wrongs. ttf <*r so mau\ tax-pay kill th. niseh. \ st.-mly ami |h(<x VVonld get in some or their " ' ^ ""
hate Spoken out against it. si-tth'ih'tfl initiation b\ the peo iilaisf ~
<it iiit'
.ihi;iia;;t'
abotil them ft
I"' uiistiiifi ten lit any
to jit'ii i iv!• ilf thin
-In uhl not
v. a \ < ■ i tail
:• t I ha l i> Jilu'tnl in t lit- hand
litii. "t out t'ouul \ tiuaiices.
Ah'l w hfli Uf sa\ llti> v\f do
lift \\ i->11 i" l e understood as
raising attv 11u«*-1i«#n a- to tin*
lit• 111 -t\ of init pit'sent < i'lint;
l'|i 11 -III e)'. i >1 I Ite Utl'lllest iotie I
sohnu; <1 the t'ollin (oiiht\
Nati' hal l>ahk. Hotll ttl these
tinis| he taken for granted until
111e i 1111 ai \ is 111. i\t• 11. I ni
I hi it is ;; • 1111 >| i.itt behind I his,
U 11 it !| it is i i|| | l | It t \ | I ) I | i st'USS.
i: - t he -| it ii of t lie law t h;it a
hank "I ft h el set III It \ h t the
i mill \ Trejisiiiet sltoiihl. il'stt
i m 111.1 left 'hi' the f iistodiaiis.t if
* if •'i •tint \ Itiiids ami hand I'
a ml i hi | 'h <\ t lie same in a man
in t in w Ilicit tie ''Mit el hitiiselI
is Hot lift 'It it ted to do? 11 so | ||e
j <'ital statute ptohibit ing i In
111 a -11 r«-1 iV'iii misapply ilig the
i "Kill \ ttjoUev. is 11nule mil I a in I
\ ■ <i• i. ah'l theie is no v ii tile in
the tell f t. ten \ eat* i It I In pelii
!■ htiar\ .u it Ii u hi>*li he is f hreat
filed in ease lif f' 'hi In i I s such
111 o 11 e \ in 11 i s o w 11 use o r I It a I til
others. If, b.\ aiin mishap, oui
.V t all ims been made to hn\e
I hi ilk i 111;
hot
lit -
.argument
and in
charactcr. The
ami Mi Hairlev.
ply bur t« our
ri t- it la led falsi
all been abuse.
olir t|,...t,.|. t I'.>^i.1 n#i..ii vi iK ik.ivw nttiinrniilf p'tiitfim-n. anil ilinfluir^i
x •• solution was pass ,|1#|r,|,iii,t#an«.rilii.l.lnri.ritHill..nil U-
.\I r til any Til'rwin'Vir"rur|"VratStiin laill chronics. Alrend V the velp tlllirked or Molliehow indicated, t'l
-t of that of thf dirtiest vv-nl. i,„ ,i. i/v- ;,M,Ivh«, w«,,«t tiw•inmii Jiirv wn-tt.h- has gone ui> that "the whip Ss to . IMd you examine these pack- ?'
"'"hv i-i-i-'i!- i-"-.' «.-.t .......t ',,i-«
hank otlicials
in tfai| of ft
• how ing. ha\
statements
,aim'tig tlf' people. I'll tlieill ill
response to a relist' o| self de
fehse \\ i have replied b\ show
11 lilt rhe\ W H|'e fit I The hank
ollii'i.als. as w
ha\ '' not 4 lea 11 fail h with the i
et| in the fount v Convention ou ::,r.,uV'
Tin* t hi
Iti^tl ti> liank Hint ctHintv 11Hi■-iuii. unit in- j'"
• ..■uiit.. I 'iiiiiinirti.it win.11Ll I..* dtin'tl in itiuk* fnl.ii'|mru n> 11 I I I." "•
utl 111 111 111 slioUnt o|i|i r ' jiu„ii ii ml fiuinty utttfiTit. In a lit* an tianf to see tile y
primaries to meet to solid their ""d ioriuntuo. Ill- ihcanlhiT ik ia|iahle of
i. , , , . , iTfiliH-iiiu. Ntt| a ttiiixlf i'i«int\ iitlii'ia!
ih'legllti'S to saicl convention. In liiiniteil in tin « ili-firt- fur anv nitt'h.
tint tm thi-ftmtrary, thi i mtnty 'fri-asnr
•r anil nil fiuinty t'lllftT* that wt- iiiiit
deiicv todeveloi! the amount of that the lliotiev was show n VOU y«Jitr attfiiUInK to ll. Why illd yon nak
it-niiVn,.-}; ..xilltii* in I'liiW-. with III;- uinoiii.l :.MS'"tawT«l'St
To l> now i-ulliiiK for ii
Xotiank tiiHiiai posed as tliev iustlv deserve., tmver counted that uioiiex....... . ... . ..- ... ... ,
rinp.|.r« who noon d ' iKSi'lt,1". ' « 'litti'mlV io„.,t.v.! ,.-t von wok } oil iltd. '
whltf-M imlilttK and will not tolerate kickers out Now, you two gentlemen of «UU nmn wonhjI |da<*« hhuaelf 111 your
the grand jury, stated that you "*• Se,ltt,or «•>'",hirc •
,;",K L'ot through that resolution on w n no loiiiiyiiiitilini^ or whiic-wm
ve 11 a \ e tlloiurllt. , tc ii w. iii fltlfinptfil. anil In-wlm itayit tlifri-
i ... . -ii edtiesday. Some body has ipm nlaiidfroiirt and infaiiioiik liar.
V* t oft he harness.
fv i*
Waxv
-lioiihl ili'.'tppeiir,
itiil not he indict
ctihl \ luit'l-
Mi. Haglev c
ii|, IJi'l could the 11 j I j i i fs i 1 t||f
< 'llih t "ouiit v National hank.
< >.11 ot ah1111<la111 cauiioii we
Wotlld thefef. protest itgilillSt
ill' j i resell I nioileol 111 a n t }i 11 i 11
i t. _ the ruilhtv fluids, a I least
until hv slatiite law the same
penal prov is ion that rein lies the
11' a -lit el hitiisel I sha I i be e\
I e 1111' 'i 1 I' ' tile hallk ollicel S o|
111 iii i s 111 ei v ing t "ititt v nloin■ \
"It deJ'osit.Tllis Is lllltjllsl to the
p> 'pie a titi h\ no means unju.-t
to those who I UO e the CUstoi|\
of I lie I'hh'IA 11 is till atf-w el ||'
;ill litis toa-se|| the solvi'tiex of
lite b;tnk lia\ illg ill ci|stotl\ the
Ihollf V. 1 lie W hole iplestioh is
one put'eh of statute law . As
*.• think !lifte sh< nMl in each
ra.se |ie ;1 >ei of I Hilt'I - III e Ii W It"
an hoi to have tlie liain 11 ih,n < f
I ll e I 11 III is. No l ll'posi I S
s hot i !i i iie made w i I It I In • bom Is
itn it 111ti 11 i any cin tiiusiamvs.
Thf\ s}|otthl hoi Ii. pi rinittetl
i" tiike tIn funds into ciistmh .
f'i". tici? i- \ irtuall let!itijn Hie
'h 'lHM out n\ ith< tin set ui ity . 1 J'
tin I ii-itsurer 11e-ii jo niakt
■its vith a h.ink let
ri-inindfd them thnt rlinre is • havf llvfd in Collin oounly many yfaw:
« ""'*" «* havf fiideavored tolivf hoiifally andto
be consulted.
cott\flitiou that passed a IN'Solu- bf< n at't'imril of |i riiiry or whitf-waah-,
lletttt' wt- iii«ki> thU "iiiifiufni to i lit least had om
is one of tin
:! In reading the above oim J""® been in ( oil in county il that I am willing
I I'1' 111 ■"■"'I'm.' ""I fie ■■••poll j.i.. |„ |M. ,.„n«nlt«d. Thi''""j''.)'!ITS.S ""il^K| woiihl think thnl the dehor of '""J, 'jt'J'i'| ,ur".m!•"u'i>*«t'ti"*' 'i'l' "r'Mr- V1""i* "fi™"!'^
lion orderinif a convention to "*,i<,«' w«" niaki- thU matfiiifnt to i ilt least had once been so. lie • der places, for you know ami' ""'inioK coinnilttff,and tlwr w re both
iioii nun iiii^ a i to . j, , , .,. „f( 0i|j,. ..onntv tlmt • •• .1 1 1 . 1 .1 L .1* .1 . fr,"n Mthlniify. Senator .IoIiiihou, In
1 w "• dm late converts to. SO do the pwoiile that you are bin fommiinii'atlon htm rpneatedlv a«-
I. J. iti at.
It. W. I'tuo it.
that the\ hiul thecoitHty money,
u hen in fact 1 heir sworn re-
port showed that such could not
Ilf the case. We lui\e thought.
and have so said to the public,
tluit thesf Lffhih'lneii dit| not
deal fait l\ w ith the people and
tIn- yrami jur\ w hen they made
.. sli. v in^ of the fottnl x unuie\
that wiis not in fact countv
nii'hf \. hut their ow n on exhi-
bition fo| the occiisioh. We
l.iixt endeavored faithfully to I ^^i,„V p,m>.7 iirsVl't'ti t in a cyclone. Hut keeping cool is theeontrary he fought the hem- ring for depositing the county
'! "f i "'«'•• If- hftwover. th..; 1' or h.,,l,h. ll.- J ' ■""><; t. '«.v. of'IVxn. if .. ... .
deem it best to meet let them fore proceeding to reply to nof •nisintormeii in 11 : that Mr. Hauley aiid these oth-! *l,t-re1 aml. a ,A,.1.ng i>Uk"
. , , 1 • i ti.lii.il tin. < liil V11 •• 1111.• It i«i I m 0 •• « . ... , lifhed in thf dtalrict.and a tiling iiub-
declde lit once to do Uo such these gentlemen, wa* ask them to J 1 • HISjer might gobble the liNhfd at Pilot Point, Mr. Ktndul'a or-
. - .... . I ll.. ih.ll ' '• * *■ -• " * " • - ■ • anb* a
thing
nominate representative and IhfV may kiniw that the aiitlmr of tin
,i , . . , i . .. | arftt lfit iifrtuiiiig to tin* lull* (irand.Miry.
tlontei seem to lltlVi' forgottoil ' liHnk ottlfialu ana fonnty ottlf^r* i*a tlar
that there was anybody but •"•I anlamlwr orhonp'unen
tIteilisf 1 yes to be consulted. In
. the lirst jilace we suggest to the In tin* a hove the public hears
member* of the Democratic from the l.ate grand jury. If
Kxectitive Committee that they , strong language and an intern-
have done their duty already perate manner of speech had a
and would do well to have no telling effect, we would find our
more meetings until a proper oc- selves, at once, in the midst of
the present
practice, a11<
• if pi
lit i
i \
precedent and
have urged a
change in tin manner of hand
linu the connt\ funds. Have
shown how the county money
that should he loaned out for
the benefit of schools w as i
heing loaned for the bene-
fit of thf hank, and at
least oin count v oflieer the
■ ■ 1111111 \ judge.
We hit V e 111 11| I
ill*' people, illltl ItllVe ll
si mug laiui'iinge oid\ w hen
show inu ii|i i he false statements
id lie parties coitcfrued. We
democracy is to leave as mucli charges of perjury is made j atlemocrnt
as possible to the iintrammeled iigainst the grand
' action at the ballot box. This these gentlemen must
stand itN own security. All this «««"> . «nd 1 wain every iui n In I enton
. . . . cuiiiil v t< rmu it :
i'tt-y. Thi i"n!'!""J"d I" !«• « no,,. ,riw, ,K. 1W
st do ot' tile I descript III his late COIIN ersioll | poo, George Cameron fell be- Mr. M. B. Franklin, Dear Sir: \
. m . t t i | i ^ * • • • . i ■. .. 4.. v. r ill.. " i i. a ...ll .. ill m. .i.jil t'l.il m •. a i
Your
should 1... ri'diii-ed to j.m. ti.-.- to . undid , to | >" H'" ]'"«}• !,.■ seems to, hind. Now. I an),)«,«.. it is i t.'J
■ '• i.i.. .......i i ,.« ^....1 miii'li lietter to liav these biir tunnini- .ihihihiiii in mitprtim' in tifiiion
A Review.
ier wa\ in which to discuss .. .
e merits of ne-li for oflice, but people
About ilie middle of May we
I " ' f'i 111 a discussion of lite pies
''lit hint le of 11a lid I i ttu oh t roll h I \
lihilltces. I\\ plesetll illg to «'lll
leaders ;i s1111j*| article taken
from the Kansas Cit\ Times.
< >h tllU follow ing Week We fol
loweil ihis with a brief artidc
plfsfhtihti the Iplestioh in a
formal w:t\ to our readers
\ I'.e will In- found these two
at ti* h •. and w e w ill h'live ii to
t candid pe 'pie if it word ha -
1 said o| published l>\ those
who abtisf the I>1-.Moi l! \'| fo|
its course, in answer to the
plain common sense of thesf
attiflfs. We further suhmit
10 the people of t'ollill ColllltV
11 tun position has not been
I'll 11 \ ii ?ul hhiinswera hly stis
t:iiiifd \fifr siuiif further di-
f11ssjoh lite tpieslioh assumed
serious enough form to attract
the ilt tenth ill of the Ulillid .jnn .
We is-ni.i! ;m extra "it .1 it lit* the
•J,s|||. to set (he |>l Mot U A I I igllt
in the discussion, ami to call
special attention of the urn ml
jnn anil Commissioners court
I" the violations of haw that
Were be i hi. illdtllged ill h\ | he
I 11 'it S II11 I. illltl |o show I hill the
people We|f being Wl'oliged.
i'iie grand jur\ considered the (
uuitter and felt it their ditf\ to
make a hi ho red argument in
vindication of the course of the
Treasnrei ami to misrepresent
lite testilnonx of the editor of
the I i Mm u \ i ami others, and
undertook lo 11 fill •' t he show ih^
of the |>KMocit.vr b\ an argu
nit-iii full of sophisti\ It was
ma ii i ft 'Ml upon the face of that
vol it mi nous re j mi t that w hetliei
t! nhsiispeeting members
kht w ii ot not, it was made
v tih an intent t<i screen certain
county officers and to make the
mismatuigeim-nt of the jail and
count\ funds look all tight ft>
In the discharge of
liuvf d'-alt with the t'ollill
i Count \ Niitioiinl Hit nk in the
: light of its unjiisi st.'itements
; J hoi it ill lllse of the IlKUo-
, i i: \ i. aiitl in the light of its
j complicity in the Treasurer's
■ s iolaii"h of the liiw. and be
i t'il USi
"f matters coii\ ittced us that
, till' coll 111 \ lno||e\ was not illlV
too sjife in its present custody.
i We hit\f continued to agitate
! this matter becausf no reforms
i in tin* j ii i I ot matters of county
tilia lice hit ve been protiosed nor
, .*ts. fat its we know any coutem
pill led b\ the t ifllcei's, il lid we
I if 1 jo ve b \ this agitation these. , . .
ivlonns i„. I.V il„- * ^'".'s''""d"d nil wiitliority
IM.I ii'in i,' V.. 1 ' fhe 1'riinnrl.s tliat s,.|.l I thai tliey were not lobliiwl is 11
ohf\ |
(the fullest extent compatible Whom they appeal, w-ill apply
i ; j w ith party nuccess. Conventions j some of their own
se tilings si 1 ways been considered' rough language to themselves
° I ijfcessary evils, but are proper j We hud never thought
enough when two political pur-j "f charging these men
ties itre nearly equally hal- with perjury, and yet ihey hold
lanced. In this particular case out thai idea in their kerosene
the effect of a convention would attack upon the Dkmochat. W c
be to take the election of a re- have called it a whitewashing
presentatiitive out of the hands concern and have shown where
of the people ami place it*in tin*«ifctici how their work wtis done,
hands of a few maiuigers who
would give the people a machine i ""I hdibied, we think they
man as a candidate. We are ! were honest in it. Ootid icddiy-
. . . , not of the opinion that one out!never permit their victims
a t ititough niNcsiigiition j )(f t})0 (l<.|noc*rntH in the to know when and how it is
county favor any such a mani-) done, \\ e stated from the first
pulutioti of the ] opular vote;j'',a' most of these grand
and if the committee make the were good men and did
experiment we think lhey will | not know that they were impos
meet w ith ii rebuke that will ■tl n. *V sinr w 1 lobl y 1st u \ i ^
settle machine politics for all ,^permits his captive to know
titne to come in this
Convention in on
action bv tluj
be terribly reformed.
as ,a fact iu the history of slave
times that when a negro was
proniott
mad*
for this office.
So the democrats of Collin
ty
new master will know what to
expect, lt has always been
noticeable how violent a temper-
ance advocate a reformed drunk-
As to their statement that they ' urdout of the gutter makes. He
never gets done abusing whis-
ky and whisky men. Bro. Bo-
tnaron his first democratic legs
will be likely to fall into the
same error. No hotly ever
knew one democrat to take as
much dish as the town-cow edi-
tor. Hlaiue had as well pull
down his name. Brother Botiiar
roinoted to over-seer that lie t^oes its own securitv ami be-' tut*, upo" wblch authority I ftfted, I
. i .. | . . 1*1 *ii i i l If tiitcv wa* siibiiptiuentiy I'hangfd
ade by for the hardest master.! sides pays tile bank a large per iMiot I'oint, the neat of the sunm
lie democrats of Collin couu-' cent to get to go it. Now if Mr.
w ho don't do to unit their Bagleyis so much better and
honester than poor (bn>rge ('am
eron, why is it the county has
is di'ii.ormtir oin- nn.t tlmt w,w 1,1 'fr" f'"'"J
years and was always elected
your grand-jurors commission- gg,gy^rairSi
era or county judge find some ; Hiirrender your authority? Now . hrotlier
that was not submitted to the | two men who signed the above
ill be elected who will
le law
, lit alljhis lony continued dis-
i ciissiott. the I>i:moi hat has been
I answered w ith curses and even
tile best illltl Illost holiest lliell
! "ti the •rrand juty answer ahiue
conclusive showing as to the
nice manner in which the work
delegates tothis last convention:
ami no such thing was thought
of until the delegates caiue to | wns done. I'liey say "not a sin-
McKinney on Wednesday and ; county official insinuated to
come within the iufiueuce of the us a desire for such, etc." Of
county iit this time
l-'ai is in11si In* i on?radictfd by
some sort of proof. It is
easy thing to ghc the "lie" but
in doing so. one might possibly
"lie" himself. I'coplc hud bet-
ter be careful how they give
others the "lie;" ifhiuu; it ami
proving it ii re two very differ
••iii tilings The hKMOCKAl will
hot be thrown off its balance b\
•
any kind of falsfhood or slan-
th'i 11 is making this tight for.
the people of Collin county.ami
does hot e\peet lo let Up Ulltil
the reforms it advocates are in
augiirated.
Iu its much as the iikvockat
Itiis heeit called hard mimes in
pt int by two of thegraml jurors,
we will feel fully justified till
del the law of si (f (h'fehse iu
i' ihg a little dee pel into the
record of thegraml jury. Sever-
al pointers have already been
given us, ami by the time all
the grand jurors have turned
loose their billingsgate and ep-
ithet- on us we will lie rea«
V
V
we must fight tire with fire. . our plain duty to the readers of j with some mhlitionul matter
official lobby ami the little po-
,, i in- , w ' 'V litical ring now striving to re-
in InlllllL'sgalc. Nlixage abuse, . ,
will noi s„iwvtl„. I Itnin .onm.1 of «.ti ty iiflhiw.
Colli ' ai lids iiin,*.! " di"tR""f l
people livcatiSH of the fact
^ i that upon its facc it was meant
to be done in the interests of one
or tw o men. whom their friends
were not willing to risk before
the people. Why not resolve
just as well tonoiniuate Sheriff.
Assessor Ac., all the way down
to Constable! Why stop,at re-
presentative* It must lie because
the ring candidate for this office
was iu danger of being left. Xo
true ami sound democrat in
county like this, where there is
only a democratic party, could
object to going liefore the jwo-
ple and would not want any
thing else. A waul of confidcnce
in the people in thoroughly
undemocratic. The boast of
democracy is thnt it depends
upon the people and the Iiallot
box and those who do not act on
such a priuci|ial are not gtxxl
iltmocrats. National and State
Contentions are party necessi-
ties hut in this particular por-
tion of the 3t«te, no other con-
course not. No lobbyist that
knows his business over "inti-
mates a desire for such etc."
"No bank official or member of
either bank iu McKinnev" sav
Suppose they would have done
so had he been in the party at
that time. Look out for the
democratic convert; he is now
ready to go around the congre-
gation ami shake heads with
the "brethering and sistering"
ami cuss the sinners from a "fur
ways back."
Say Brother Boimtr tell all
men that could find nothing
in his life jump on his hooks
and in a moment call him a „ ........
„„j „ .iu#-,,!!,., t*., ..ii * '■ n #d iieeauaeyouul iaoi refommenii
rasi al and a defaultci. Its all |lluit tjlllt ynnimd nothing Hi?ninet him?
nhou. tli.it Ki mtrhliiK Of,I... Old I *r,„V.vnil,..o th'^t' yo. Z™ J5,r"Sffl
A l'"d'' "'l > "LTpi™ i moniV M^?t l" KrlSWSliS'K
vi.i- in..niioiii.it ii.* ii.ui I grow ling ami imlependantism, much or Tittle. He had the mon- fandidate#from «•«<•;
! " Of tliey did i ""'d sllik n pin Jnsi whonyonr m-in tlw rity wfrfor vou. You ',toi "
om uey n j democratic convic- aid not have t<i take a cheek and j candidate in your.-
turn it; they were too) "" "1" go to the Collin Countv Bank should name thrm .
I'.ii- tii.il IV u'fitilit i 'i0'"4 s, t in- "' to know , . , Jf t . . tlifiu, and didn l I
They would!
they, "ev
ter to us
not mention
smart for tiiat.
have been very poor lobbyists
to do such a foolish thing. The
sleek fellows whotlid the lobby-
•
ilig are laughing in their sleeves
at the honest sincerity of Messrs
Rude .and Prater when they
•
sav they were not lobbied. It
wuiibl not have been good lob-
ihhI f would a;
wail on you
temperate explanations will not j these violations of law < Be-
go much with the jieoplc. They j sides the Dkmociut is poor,
want facts. We do not deem it < financially, and to meet the com-
necessary lo say anything biued influence of capital; ofH- .
alMUit the whitewashing. That cers and soulless corporations, s! u !!!'
is not denied at this* lute day. j would take more capital than py jttck,and if it dotit suit you
It will appear to everybody's we have to spare. We leave > can have it in full and 91)or HO
minds as we stated in the out- ^ this to Is* settled at the Koveni- more. HaPPTtfACK.
joii.n johxmix.
set that most of the grand jury
w ere got ui men but were iiu-
posetl ou. As evidence of this
a grand juror that understood
ber election. _
A swarm oTloeusts nine miles
wide in devastating Texmalea,
Mexico.
We call attention of our read-
ers to announcement of Mr. J.
Hand as candidate for Coiuniis-
Isioner histrict No. 1. Mr. Hand
* bl il " 1 " « . is a worthy man. asks your
A Shelnjr county, Ky., color-. nnmHifU nlld promises to per-
•hI man shcued 191 sheep in! form the duties of office to tliu
one day. I beat of his ability.
Now then when you Weill to ' ""W *"> >«« "'I lhl farth
n\' a || | '..lit,, iUn nk t,i •oiiii' lo any otlur t'onriiialon when
e. fhit the hKMoi ltAT will 'I' ' ollln t ounty IJnilK oillit yoll )tMu«ie<l ibtw t|iii*«itiuiis to thviu
i its course kliowiliu that the peoples money, you were 0|M*n. and in tin- way thai sou did. You
.iey have chai'ircd. ftoi tlo Not w ilhstamliug the abuse pie not to vine lor their muui- goon its course knowing that . . . . . - . . .
.• . . . ... ... . . ?i i . . | **• | | Liinie uboiit tell or iifti>eii mill- walleu until tin- lantrd roi n-ady for t a-
^ •• • p' t t ■ -loop to the dirty hsjipeil upon the IlKISorUAT We net's is wliat tile public gooil tie- I he people are not to im misled i. j f aiiiinal it'll, and l«ooii(ty took tha chalk to
.1, I il it 11. iiiruniri. ill .j •« . « tl... —«•! . ,..,....1- bv appeal s of injured ill liocelice HUB you ennll ociiy lor Write Ihi-.|Uwtlon and you itaw your
.ih'l 1111 u • lit. in.inly ltihj_iinj, will lontinm to tlo tin ser\|te inalius. until mcts are aiisweriMl there were tell or fifteen of us •tndenu wi*r« lauglit for you did not
th\ .iii tisitiu towaids the of the lieople ill showing Up tile Watched Voll. VoU went down KBOW wliat attifalloiiil woiild ik> aiiked
■ .«• n ii* ' 1 ., . * A Star to the Iiit, and Beholds . theui, and you wvroot ili«'o|iinion from
i < i m i h ii a I. We •'till believe perpetrators ot the wrongs. child wan born Thst Democratic Whip to i oillit .10 or 40 thousand dt l- your action that th« hoard had
more wrongly, as additional niuu . mnwmmnm. ( - , lars. To count it as you i ?{**..
liuhl falU upon these matters Another OouatyOoavsattoa, K*HMuu.Mi.i.f.Tax.. July il, *s4, i lie county coiiveiitioji in- shoiiltl have done to sutify tlu^-' -rilt.y Malti tu.. tliat .it.iitiNou oyyer
thitt the report of"*tlie grand
jury xv;i- ii piece of whitewash
in-, iiml ilci' ipiite :i ii 11 iii ht *i of x - C_*t immittecs as lo a County
til*' "h hi hi*| ■•aIh t io||ei 1 it, i 'j.ui-.,.iii,iii i., ti..inin«ii.. iii.iiill. w liiii--w u^liinu mill iit-riort'il liniit, ami 7 ' " • • t' , >• ... ,•
. WK will-in for the tijlicr iiii'inbfrH* of hip wise move, illld Will have a tell- did do. >oW you Will not deny hoiirtl diti noi liavi-tiii'in \vi-ilitn't douht
diites for representative and lir ml.litr> that limy WW*nil Illicit tomnl
wit- let The nh-Wet to our ii....i,al. t i..^..liiiI..iiu..ai,..L< honoraliU' p'iitli*iin-n. ami ilitn'luirKi-il
lars. To count it as you I ty* queatloua. you naked thisui if
tint I did not have the i|uenti«
—v ... . iiit 'I'liey aaitl no. that Johnaon never fol
To tin* lloiii'nt l'i'n|.|p ofi'iillin fioiint v. structed (lie county central colli- |>eop|e that the money was all lliem, you Itaid 1 have them, and handed
Koraevonil weekii |iawt we have not (etui mit tee to call precinct a.id coiill- right Would have tllkell Voll . Jlwiii Ui the hoanl open, and von had no
. in the mt kixm.\ i>i mm k.i u hat thai til- .. • ' .ifl . .... r I. i s * . time to m nl them. or. there la mi douht
a consultation of members of thy aheet ralU mid "iii\i'«tiK«l)on tif the ctiliv fill lolls to nominate call- tlltei o| roui hollls that IS to . hi my mind nor the Imnril's hilt w hal you
at'ta of the late t. rn ml .1 urx.We ha|i- (lidiltes for local representative coilllt It tllld cxilttlilic tile books 1 would have done it. Yoii a> I hat you
|ieneil io lie iiiemliem nf thai tuo-ealled) I thuitni' ThU ui. iloi'in ti us VoU stnletl under outli vim could lta\c aealed Ihein. ( eitalnly you
"• Convention to tlolllinafe caildi- wl.!le-«a-hinK and ,.eriured hiidy. ami "V1 ^nut,,,• "M ,n a _nW[l_ OU wiiihl. and il you had known that the
. ou not
aught. Wlo did you lint owu at the
i«lart Inn* you not llieae i|tii' ttou'*? Why
did you try to eover it uu, lor llaker. if
you had I hew icttera, ami had received
tali the lieolilv seems to viewed manifeaied a decided nreferem-e " 'inn«- in.' u in ...iiW .......j..o, ^ yont*elf clear hv theae lettora, and
' ' ... '« ' clime and rlffid examination into eliotlgll. Illld tliev should be t'X- yoll tlolie yourselves for you allowed your authority why theae tjuea-
be all after thought with the their reapective ntticeg. No hank otticial posed as tlie\' ilistlv deserve. Iiever colllltetl that lllolie\'. aiul I w'wr?1' ,l.ev,?r
it McKinnev J, m,. • . .. i"... J 't 4„ 1 «.„ ...... .it.i
ever lliellt iolietl the matter
out aomewhere, ami 1 will aiate here
for tltla i|ueatiou to
a truth <if the atate-
cio ttie pwolile that you are hla communication haa repeatedly aa-
deuiocracy of which lie speaks ( Yy} ^ "W^'is* ring ut Mc -ertod that he
in Uliother place. Fresh n, - I .n!111'/ iT'l v ^nvi.^tUrl V' f ! ,h•, 4,1,11,1,1 dealguate ^tcKinney aa
: ,, , , i out of It bj saving that you the place for lite ewiuiiuiitlon of the aiu-
verts are always allowed the have been here a lonir time f im>i)i <>r%%-iif^ii I huv« )>rov««tto
uri veleire of shoiltilur freelv s o f ' i | ' ' i • «" w««« ne the
1 1 ^ ' Ui Illg I.' li lid d poor t\< list, lor 1 hil\ t ' t«atluiouy. la it rcnHonahle that I would
Ulltil the first sensation gets off. been here 111 to (I miles of Mc- hnve inatructed Mr. Klndull to puhllah
.. .... ... Kimiev for ttfi vi.iiis miH rlu.e.7^Wr"tlinc and plane for examination
The editor ot the Witxy never !vi,m*v r°r sw \ eai S ana tlieie w|tllott| liaillillg^ny «MIU|neny Again
h-is been licensed of lieiliL' n rascality going on ii4iw o. it reaaonulde that I would puhllali at
,,M " m Hlg a r,|un , ,.vt.r HttW Minn. | |,nv,.' Pilot I'oint the liuie and place for eaaui-
deinocrilt until his last issue ill tl„. coiinlv \||«- it !na,l°'i "I'd deaiKimie Hie place at Mc-
.... i /. ! . . . "".i' • ^''" '" Kiniiey, and not pubiiali it at Mchiuney
which he was self accused. Ull seems thnt Mle excuse of all this I or uny where eiacy Again la it notun-
reaaonnhle that two rcprc entatlrea In
their right mind would have attempted
. .to mihliidt an exam I nation for a dlntrlct
not misinformed in i i Bank is that they are afraid and atlok jt up in a poat offloe when
" "« ti..- 'tfti'-i" i"t!*ii-i.-*i I "".7,lm' ssc1':
oiiveiition The true theory of in the Deuocuat in which the i sau' ^ro' Homai is any soit of g lmntl unh,ss tin nion- j)Ht it better than at uAt ins papers on
onv.niioii. ill. 11 III nil III j oi , I He Ims lM'811 irrad- °y waH lmt iM hands to.aatuuip. 1 will give Mr. Klndaira tea.
Ll^M at.1 ill. <1*1 4.. 4 11 . liiiuilH'. I
It is said much better to pay these big : Senator .loh'naon to advertise in iioiiton
bugs the interest on our money i countv thut n competitive cxaniinatlon
*|r Ii„„i4,.. k, would l e had in the city of McKinney,
for gtUllg Air. Hag It y S^ st i lirity on «lny of monta, |SS3, for acholnr-
Blit tllis money Ml.il. ill the hani llouaton Normal lnatl-
- - i-t-i. -..,.1 1... T ...t_.l JjH|
to
Jjiiui mer
n Vina i. by authority of Ihe hoard of ed-
ucatlon. Senator Johnaon advtiditg urn of
the change. lti'Mpectfully,
w. a. kimui.I .
v.v„, „„ w....,, Think a representative to he author!*
unlit on* hi m li.iii.i uli..ii Vie zed to advertise in 1 lent on county for
wt lit Oil Ills OOlId, Wilt ll Ml. ; t|ir iienetit of his entire county fortlie
Cameron filled as good a bond competitive examination ofhls own peo-
uiil i.te <if any l ank or foiinlv i
money as ever was filled in Col-1 nmf sti0k it up on a stump, and
lill County. And to-day, as without any examiners names there to.
t.lKa rascal a « of ll„. c
scoundrels say he was. he! Dr. HI. II. Franklin, Pilot Point, Tex.
could if lie were here make as j wkaii sir:- Yours of yesterday is at
i u.i . i r iiiinil, mid conifiitH duly notou. I will
good ll bond as any member of ; M|K|e t l,iit 1 had not lieen notilled of the
the bank or Mr. Ihigley t< save! appointment >y Mr. .lohnson.hy letter
their lives; and he could fill a ' or otherwise, and au. satlstledthat this
bond from the best man iu the
county if he was here to-day.
Now let me say a few words
for poor George Cameron, lie
appointment was not published In any of
the Denton papers. Most respectfully,
K. B. Kkyik.
Will Professor Key te explain how he
come to tell Dr. Franklin that he would
not be there at the examination, also tell
un how t iray son county amU'ook county
and as low down in. Witu Mill, in Den-
ton county, found out the time ami place
flaw ill his transactions during, Klndall.dl'd 1 not connul't you on the ex-
t.i, ui'..i v..„ 1....1 u :*! ainlnatloa* Did we not agree to appoint
l.:^ lit'../ V..« !>.... 1....i animation* oia we not agree ioa|i|iona
his lift.. ton tllill had it ill two examiners from O'ollin and one from
your power to examine his re- j Dentoli y The Denton professor was to
tiorfa mid books mid to enmit ' tie the chairman, and I left it toyou to
pons ana oooks una to count Hn whti wailtw|. You selected I'n.r.
the money, as you pleased. Hut Keyte. Is It possible that you in ndver-
tlsins for Denton county for a competl-
.-^.ng for Denton county for a competi-
tive examination would have left out the
examiners and especially Professor
Kevte, your own aeieetion. Didn't you
tell me when you found out that Franklin
was mad because you did not recommend
M l . agree
candidates from each county, out of the
number that was competent ? Didn't t
knew nothing about the
ounty, and that yon
ppoinl
...... iln n.,uM <.n.l if it,., un«l 1 them, and didn't I wall on you to the
ili.iiiocriitie i { V do now, Illld if till blink |aBt |lwur J(( „n„u. the two candidates.
Ill inoi nun i ls ,«loW,)d, it makes noilifference and then before I would appoint thew
I sent t'ook and Itoiden to you,in
all about It. Tlu
majority in Collin will la- at j what your necessities are you ........ . „ . f i....,..,
least one greater this year, that have got to wait till next mom-1 V/Un/mc the names*of the two
i« if Villi limit iri>t lint of tin* no- for tllC bank to otM'll before 1 candldnicit that you w anted appointed,
is it you tioni gt i on oi rm no voiirnioiiei The n,,«' for nH' 10
thin before the election and go • , . • #| • '| . : ahead and appoint, tnat yon had conclud-
' . . „ way now is to pay these bank M| to have nothing to lio with it. and
to scratching the nominations. | gentlemen 18 per cent, to hull- they informed uie of your answer? Then
Soni.- a k win .lon't th.- I :v «l'' .v""r "wn ""'I Jlu.t }£*!'
. ,. * r ,, .. without yourown consent. But, to Professor Keyte not getttng a letter
oc It AT Illdict these fellows lt'\|r Kditor I have soliiethiiur flroni me Informing him of his aupoint-
by illg if the victims hat! seen j they are violating the law. How i „10n. to say in your next issue KfeereToU^
the joke; but their ignorance of j could we thi this mid to w hat in Mr. Cameron's behalf and proved bv i.oonev ami Price that Frank-
the fact shows it to have been a ' effect when the officers have ex- consenting this late grand Jury ^ JJJ|^ h^a^inMn'riwn^hanTthese
decided success. Hasty and in-1 pressed themselves in favor of . .. from all I Muesttons to tin bosni. biu Ke>J(e wa«
. • ... ' ... _ .. can find out these irrand itirors t not there, nor would ie t be there, and
cau find out these grand jurors' . . . .
Iiml nil li..tti.r li«> low Tlu-v therefore lie handed them to Price and
tltid till iletter lie tow. i ney |,tK)nev, Bmi i i
ve themselves away when nion eertineateit from
, , , - l.ooney, and I now hare In my posses-
give themselves away when lon certitlcateit from llogiie una Vantls,
tliev told what the witnesses ,«h«'Same, and if^>rankllti Is net
Tli.«*« vii.1..t.ul tl..>ie i satlstled with Looney and Price's testl-
swore to. I'hey \ ioiated their ! llloll> hr „hlin havt,
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Robertson, Orrin. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1884, newspaper, August 7, 1884; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191403/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.