San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-14
GOING FOR MILLS SCALP.

district. and his free trade antics any
thing but a winning card. He Will
need a committee of ways and means
at home and is very likely to realize
that the ways of Col. Jones mean
business. Roger Q. will understand
shortly after his appearance upon the
domestic stage that he is a very much
larger man at Washington than he Is
in the ninth congressional district OF
Texas. The combination at present
threatening his chances for re-elec-
ton are not to be moderated, ana MI.
Mills will find himself put to his Ut
most resources to successfully resist
them. Col. f. A. Jones, who has en-
tered the lists against the redoubtable
lieutenant of President Cleveland, is
himself a democrat with record. lie
is a pronounced protectlonist,
and will draw to his support
very large protectionist demo-
crat vote. The prohibitionists Will
rally round Jones' standard to a man,
and the labor vote and the Farmer S
Alliance influence are ALREADY
pledped. These combinations are IN
earnest in defeating Mills and are
making preparations for vigorous
attack all along the line.
Col. Breedlove, of Brenham, wash
in gton county, an old line democrat is
out in a strong letter against MI.
Mills. He pronounces in favor OF
Jones. offers to stump Washington
county in his behalf and predicts
majority of 1000 for Jones over Mills III
Washington county, provided the
vote is counted. There will be but
little danger of suppressed vote as
there will be enough white democrats
voting the anti-Mills ticket to ensure
a fair ballot and an honest count.
DIR. Thomas Moore, of Waco, for
merly chairman of the executive COM
mittee of McLennan county, now
withdrawn from the party on prohi-
bition grounds, favors Jones can
didacy and says that under no cir
cumstances will he support Mills
| or vote for him. Other strong demo-
cratic opposition is coming forward
and the indications are multiplied that
the great free trade leader will have a
hard time hoeing his row in his own
congressional district. \ call has
been recently issued from strong
body of wool and stockmen for the or
ganization of a protective club in
Waco, and there is no end OF music III
the air. The defeat OF Mills at the
hands of his constituency in Texas
this year of grace, one thousand eight
hundred and lightweight, will be
cause for national rejoicing. 1t will
be only secondary in its effects upon
free trade legislation to the defeat OF
his master, Grover Cleveland.
This Tenth congressional district
should follow IN the footsteps of the
Ninth and put man into the field tc
try conclusions with free trade Say
ers: a man who would relegate
him to the shades of pri
vate life and more correctly represent
the protection sentiment of the
wool and stock men OF southwes
Texas. There are thousands of pro
lection democrats in this COMPRESSION
al district who are aching for chance
to rebuke Sayers for his misrepre
seutatiOn of their interests, and if :
good man was nominated he would
stand a very fair show of election
The whole situation in Texas evi
deDces an uneasiness and a dissatis
faction with the situation which
wisely improved would break tn
q solid delegation in congress in NOR
than one district. AS it is, the,repub
lican party, torn by internal jeal
ousies. and led by meu who are figur
Ing for self and not the building u
of republicanism, is not in condition
to enter the field, and the indeper
| dent democrats are very chary OF il
itiating a contest which means polit
! cal death in case of defeat.
e GROVER and Thurman have bot