The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-15
POLITICS..
The situation In the Tenth Con.
gressional District.

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sIe9Siona' '''e''
"""s "'oNe' eoi'espo""e"' VI '"e
hNpress' says 30 '"i, ! nave reir"'''eu
'rou' touoh'hB 'n's suoJec'' because l
NAnso nrs' 20 Pos, my sen, IN SEVERN
Weehs uaNe' W western ieNas ! nave
heard plenty OF politics. have found
the Democrat. the Republican. the
cr.onb,cl.r ,h. l.hor,,, ma, ~, ou
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reauS 10 uie'a'e Tue only shie Poncy 10
follow. But one thing have found very
conspicuous. and that Is the lack Of CON
sniori,, OF ,ar,y ii,os I, IL nv
9po""' =" P"" a,
opinion that never III western ieNhS
were party lines so dim as nj
nresent. Never were there more
inaa,i,,, o.n ,1,n daoiara
s"'ep'"'e"' ' e
their intention OF consulting ihelr own
pleasure and interests, independent Of
The snap of the marty lash. IL was not
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"n unusuh. 'uihe w near men VINO ""u
all their life time voted the strnightout
Democratic ticket, whether Il held
Tbomos Jenarson or Horace Greeley.
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ueclare ,hat hereafter 'ney sno"'o 'o'e
at the dictates OF their oonsoienoes ana
the requirements of their interests. The
sb.a, man are Ia, n restoratjon of tho
-, s,,,, 49,. ..,,Io
'arin o' TWO years aeo' "nu '"e 'a,''e
and horse men would vociferously kick
were the M per cent duty taken off OF
s,oot .,a ,ha oo,,,rv aood.d with
ascrnbhy" Mey,can beefto compete will
,boir nov. n,rtj.lIy imnroyed breeds
For Congfess 1, tbe Tenth district
,hara soens no ha some considerahle
oasti,a ahou, fnr a cand,dat. Thai can
hs trns,cJ. ono that ia not a frnid IN come
ONT in unmistaknble terms and advocate
nri,cinias that ,ra lnovn 10 no favor
able IN The leading Industries of this
section. Mr.. ITnson has big following
for Congress Although n Democrat
His actions while in COMPRESS were highly
sailsfaetory. and many wonld like TO
show their annreojafion of bis valuable
services Inv sendlng him back: hui n is
understood he wifi NOT run unless nomi-
mated Inv the New Braunfels convention.
and his chances are vary slim there.
The neyt man snoken Of ia Hail l..
Goslino whom 4 need NOT introduce
Prohahiv few man have made more
friends during an eoualjy short official
career than Iiol Gosling. hut IL Ia gen.
orally supposed that he has already too
good n thing of IL In the United States
Marsbalshjr. Cullen sabe. One thing Ia
certain. there Is none more popular and
his name would rally elements TO one
standard that never trained together
before. Being thorough Western man.
knowing their every want. as well as
| that of the farmer and merchant. his can
didatlIre would he hailed by many as sure
of success against anyone that the New
Braunfels convention, might nut forth.
such nominee being almost sure TO
being pledged TO as much of free trade
as IL would be possible under the present
national platform to pledge him. This
| Is not the Kind of man that will suit
the independents OF the Tenth district.
| They viii demand man of pronounced
stamp on the tariff question. and. there
fore thew saw "if not Hal Gosling. who
| then can we support ",
ain the Sboestrinp district (Seyenth) |
found a general approval of The course
of the red-headed ranger nv his former