Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-01-12
The independent Movement.

State senator Homan mas naQ
himself interviewed on the pres
ent political situation and the
interview, which pufports to
have taken place in Brennan is
published in Tuesdays Calves
ton, News and is supplemented
by a leading editorial in that
paper, in which it takes the
ground that Mr.. Homan rather
over-reaches himself in his in
dependence. Mr.. Homan is
himself a sort of political monde
script; he was once a republi-
can, then a greenbacker, and
he now claims to have no party
affiliations whatever, though
one thing is certain, and that is
no democrat voted for him for
the state senate. He claims to
occupy a purely independent
position. 1t is not our purpose
to discuss Mr.. Romans person.
| al political views further than to
show where he stands with ref
erence to the views expressed
by him. He is man of far
more than ordinary ability and
in addition is personally very
popular and is universally re-
spected by men of all shades of
political opinion. He thinks
that an independent movement
should be made irrespective of
all party considerations and that
republicans, greenbackers and
democrats, except mossbacks
and Bourbons, who are regard
ed as hopeless, should join on a
broad and liberal platform and
elect an independent candidate
for governor and all other state
Offices. In the absence Of a
leader or any party organiza-
ton this is much easier said
than done and the idea is far
more utopian than political.
Mr.. Heman is an ardent friend
for the free schools and would
have them made efficient; he
is an enthusiastic enemy of the
democracy as composed in
Texas and arraigrs them for a
failure to provide an efficient
school system. The cash bal
ance, a fruitful theme, come in
for a share of just abuse. He
says that if an independent
movement is rightly managed
it may be made successful and
he would have the canvass
conducted solely on state issues
and matters of state policy,
saying a thorough exposure of
the workings and policy of the
state administration for eight
years past would astonish the
people of this state and bring
about an unprecedent revolu-
ton in public sentiment. In
regard TO the report that money
is to be furnished from Wash
ington in the interest of the
Jones movement, Mr.. Holman
says 1t is simply absurd and
thatthe report is merely a device
of the enemy-the democrats
Intended to cast odium upon
the independent movement, and
that many have been whipt into
a support of the democratic
nominees for fear of being de-
nounced as radicals" TRAITORS
to the south" and all that sort
of thing, but that the days of
! political intimidation are rapid
ly being numbered among the
things of the past. There is
unquestionable more political
independence now than there
ever has been since political
parties have been organized in
this country, and for this rea-
son the political parties should
be both more liberal and toler-
ant. The BANNER has an abid-
ing faith in the principles OF the
democratic party. but if it would
avert an independent move
ment and ultimate defeat, fol-
lowed,by total disruption as trict-
ly conservative, and progress
sive policy must be adopted, or
to use a very trite expression
"the devil must be fought with
fire" 1t may suit some demo-
Gratis TO regard the independent
movement as a mere bugaboo,
but there is meaning in it.