Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1888-01-19
NOT OPPOSED TO COKE.

NOT OPPOSED TO COKE.
Sundays Issues Of the Galveston
and Dallas N4ws devote three quar-
tiers OF coli mn of their editoria
space to discussion of the Texas
Senatorial campaign" il which it is
sought to correct nisconceptior
and to disabuse the mind of the
BANNER along with number of other
papers of an impression entertained
to the effect that the Newses were
s1yly adding fuel to the small spark
of opposition which has been kindled
against Hon. Richard Coke, with
the view to preventing his return tC
the Uni1ed States senate. To con
TESS the truth, however, the BANNER
was not disposed to put much store
by the News paragraph, notice OF
which by this paper called forth its
leader, and mentioned it merely as
one of the News ways Of diNerting
itself. But it has had an effect that
was not anticipated. The News has
done something which it Is not usual
for that paper to do. 1t has come
I
out fatfooted for Senator Coke, and
gives testimony to his ability and
sees no reason why he should not be
returned to the United States senate
at the expiration Of his term. 1t
only feared that the indiscretion OF
his Organ" and his friends might
complicate matters and endanger
Mr.. Coke's interests. Why should
the News insist on claiming that the
Waco Examiner is the senator's per-
sonal organ, when that paper has
taken occasion more than once to
deny that he had anything to do
with the new deal? And why
should he be held responsible for its
utterances, even admitting that the
Examiner is indiscreet and intemper-
ate in his advocacy? Is the fact
that it is an enthusiastic admirer Of
the senator and warm friend Of his
any evidence that it is his personal
organ? If the small-fry press keeps
up its attacks and continual yelping !;
1t the heels of Mr.. Coke, soon every
lignifed, self-respecting journal i'll
he state will be induced to become
| personal organ, altogether such as
he Examiner is, of the senator. The
BANNER confesses that to an extent
t is inexperienced in politics, and is
ware that for ways that are dark
md tricks that are vain the po;iti
.ians beat the heather Chinee; but
till it sees no cause of alarm in
he probable contingencies the News
uggests. Just why Senator Coke
hould stoop fromhis exalted position
n the United States Senate to daily
nd dicker and scheme and informed
lie with state politics, can not be
asily explained nor understood. :
he BANNER gives the senator credit
Or broader craftsmanship than t
hat, and does not believe a l
IAN who has had experience in |
ublic., affairs as he has any way p!
-ould be guilty of'such impoEcy as |
, antagonize any interest, any par S
7, or any clique, or to intermeddle
/ any way with affairs with which
e should have no concern as the t
Jews itself remarks. Beyond the I
mall opposition OF a few insignif- e
ant papers, which represent no l
ody's views but their own, and /
,hich are trying to make capital out s
the fact that he did not throw d
side his coat and mount the l
lump in prohibition campaign, the I
'ANNEB fails to see wherein Mr.. 7
Ioke is in any danger, and believes i
nat he can safely rest Lis cause v
18th the people, who elect the legis- i
lture, without giving himself any =
Oncern. (
The Houston Post takes the same L
lew of Mr.. Mills conduct in the