The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-07
Wednesday. June 7, 'S2.
A REPUBLICAN WITH SHEEP PRINCI
PIES.

The following dialogue is supposed to have
happened between Texas stalwart and re-
publican with sheep principles,-from Boston;
Republican with sheep principles; ~ am
an unadulterated northern republican, not one
of your Texas kind of radicals"
Texas Stalwart: "Then Of course you favor
electing genuine republican to congress from
this district"
R.w. S. p:-"Well, when you come to that
vote with my pocket-book,-l am in favor
of Upson for congress"
T. S:-But Epson is democrat and will
seek the nomination of the democratic party
again; how can you reconcile your position
with your political principles!"
RVS. p:-"Well consider Epson as an
entering wedge to split open the democratic
party. have found, in conversation with
Epson that there is no difference between
him and myself, except upon the state rights
question. consider him good republican,
T. S:-"Upson considers himself good
uCluOIldt, 10 Ia SShS 80 N'S' i-> --~~S
voted on the tariff commission bill with the
republicans because he did not dare to antag-
onize so important an interest in his district
but giving him full credit for his vote, if
your action in this matter is controlled
from purely personal interest standpoint,
you are not looking out for it very well, be-
cause protection is only preserved by the re-
publican party. Mir. Upson's vote was not
needed to save the tariff, it is saved by the
republican party, Of which Mr.. Epson is not
member, and with which he has no influence.
R. w. S. P.-"Well, it is the general sent
ment of sheep men to put Epson back there
if money will do it, because we consider him
the man to give US the protection we want"
T. S.-"Upson is about..as good democrat
as you could elect, no doubt, because he will
vote with the republicans, even if he has to
apologize for it, but your danger comes from
the democratic party which in its national and
state organizations is the enemy of protection.
Mr.. Epson says the commission bill was Or
iginally a democratic measure and he cites
this as an excuse for his vote; if demo-
ratio measure it was when the democrats were
in the majority in congress and had the power
to revise the tariff in their own hands. but
now, when the republicans have the upper
hand, they drop it and voted against it, only
one from Texas, Epson, voting for it, notwith-
standing the fact that Texas stands almost at
the head of wool producing states; what your
men want is man in congress who will not
only vote right and do SO from principle, but
who also has the influence with the party that
protects, to guard you against unfriendy dis
elimination"
R. w. S. P.-I can't see exactly how re-
publican or independent would help US more
than Epson, and we know we can depend on
Upson's vote"
T. Swell, I'll try to illustrate my point:
Upson is more interested in getting the demo-
tic party into power than in saving your sheep,
hence he votes with the anti-protection party,
called democratic, to seat Chalmers, Dibble
and every other contesting democrat, right or
wrong, and if possible to secure a majority of
democrats in congress. Now if Epson could
succeed in securing a democratic major
ity by his votes what good would
his vote for protection be in the
face Of his party majority against it
In short, Upson's votes to secure democratic
majority in congress is vote in direct con-
hct with his vote for the tariff commission.
You can't nor can Mr.. Epson reconcile his
vote with his party, unless he assumes the
position that it is not a test question and that
he has not been confronted with the direct
issue in voting for the commission, which his
speech largely intimates.''
X. w. S. P-"But am not party man
when it comes to my interest,"
T.S.-"Just so, you are not an exception.
Interest controls men of all political faiths,
and in fact, it is to preserve their interests
that men vote with and become members Of
political party; every man thinks he is con
serving his individual interests, be he demo-
era. or republican. But I'll put you another
question: Has Epson ever voted yet for pro-
lection?
R.W. PEI think he did when he
voted for the commission"