Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-09-04
LOWERING CLOUDS.
A Probable Candidate In the 9th
District Against Hon. r. Q.
Mills,

whispered about that concerted &C.
ton was being made to bring out a
candidate against Mr.. Mills, who
should be able to make a strong race,
and for the past week or two the
name OF Col. Z. A. Jones has been
spoken of in that connection. Yes
terday Col. Jones was interviewed by
a reporter Of the Dallas News, and
the following is the reporters account
of what Col. Jones said at the inter.
view. Col. Jones said:
PERSONALLY, l am opposed to Hon.
R. Q. Mills, and will support any
deserving candidate who will make
the race against him. Mr.. Mills is the
champion of all that I oppose Of lat
ter day, so called democratic ideas,
and would be pleased to aid in pre-.
venting his return to congress. / want,
however, to have him defeated by a
candidate who would represent prin.
.ciples which l consider correct and
truly democratic. The opposition to
Mr.. Mills had been casting about for
long time for suitable candidate and
one that would draw together all of the
elements, and the result Of the vari-
Gus deliberations was communica.
ton signed by representative men of
all parties and addressed to me and
fatteringly naming me as that person
and asking me to take the field
against Mr. Mills" Here Col. Jones
placed his hand upon a stack of let.
tiers heaped upon his desk. "These
letters" he continued, shave accumu-
lated, addressedto me from all parts
Of the ninth congressional district,
and many of them remain unanswer.
ed. They are from prohibitionists,
republicans, members of the union
labor party and democrats, and they
all urge this canvass upon me, but l
am waiting. The hour has not come
for me to decline or accept. Iwish to
see my way clearly before l act. /
am pleased that The News has sent
correspondent to me and obtained
my real views, instead of publish.
ing matter wholly incorrect, as has
been done. If l should determine to
make the canvass, desire to come
before the people as an independent
candidate, and l shall expect to re-.
ceive the support OF every voter, irres-
pective Of party, who desires to secure
the defeat Of. R. Q. Mills. The can.
,didate who can unite the opposing
democrats, union labor third party
and republicans, can be elected to
congress from the ninth district"
1t seems from this that Col. Jones is
willing to make the race provided he
can see in himself the man to focalize
the opposition to Mr.. Mills and will
do SO under the name of ancient
Democracy as opposed to what he is
pleased to call latter day Democracy.
That Col. E. A. Jones is strong man
no Democrat can afford to deny, it is
not too much to say that he is the
strongest man the opposition could
find. He is too good man to be u
victim to party he cannot serve and
to act in opposition to q party in
which he could do yeoman service il
he chose to enter politics at al all.
Should Col. Jones become candidate
OH an independent ticket it will test
the fealty of the Democratic party OF
the Ninth district and bring to cru
dial test the question whether man
can any longer be Democrat and op.
pose the Democratic nominee and 1t
is question that needs settling.
Blaine, Edmunds, Harrison and the