San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-31
SON OF SAM HOUSTON.

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Col. A. j. Houston, the Republican,
Candidate for Governor at Paris.
From the Paris Advocate, Oct. 27.l
1.-The name of Sam Houston is rev.
erened throughout broad Texas, and
no where more ardentiy than in
Paris. SO when it was announced on
J the streets yesterday that the son of
the great Texas chieftain, as the &C.
credited candidate of u great political
party, for the highest office In the
gift OF the people. wonld address the
sovereigns of the county, it was
decided by a common impulse
that he should be accorded q
reception worthy of his lineage, and
worthy of his mission. Accordingly,
when at 7:3O last evening, after q
pleasing and appropriate introduction
| by Capt. Sam J. Wright, he arose to
deliver his address, Col. Houston
confronted an audience of which, con-
sideriDg the short notice given, any
man might be proud-an audience in
the main opposed to him in political
sentiment, but moved toward him
by an intense personal sympathy, for
in the person of the young speaker
many of them recalled the glories Of
the great Texas Liberator.
Col. Houston Is q logical, rather
than an eloquent or ready speaker,
but 1t is to be remembered that not
only is he quite young, but he is
wholly Impractical in the art of pub
lie speaking. Nevertheless he handled
his subject with skill and ability. He
began by paying pleasing and grace
full compliment to Paris, and proceed
ed at once to present the claims of his
party to recognition in the pending
contest. His wing of the republican
party, he declared, represented the
real progressive, regenerated republic
can party of Texas. It represented the
reorganization of the patriotic element
of the republican party in opposition
to the domination Of the federal office
holders. The speaker did not fiatter
himself that it would win in this con-
test, but representing the true pro.
gressive Interests of Texas, and ap-
pealing to the conservative sen tlment
of the country, which was certain to
be aroused by the dis traction existing
in the ranks of the decsying democ-
racy, it woald prevail in the end-the
end being not so remote as many
would imagine. Texas has invited.
lmfUIRIdtlOu AHA IuS6btIh6uU. IL
would never secure it under q demo-
cratic administration welded to the
policy of intolerance toward railroad
and Industrial enterprises, nor from
one committed to the policy of &C
corGing great corporate powers I'M
bridled license. Mr.. Hogg represents
the one, having thrown wide omen the
doors through which, since he has oc-
cupied office, he has besn engaged in
driving out capital and enterprise.
Mr.. Clark, running in the interests of
railroads and corporations, represents
the other extreme as against the true
interests of Texas.
Col. Houston touched lightly on
state politics, but in his short discus
sion paid his respects in q lively way
to Clark, Cuney, Hogg and Nugent.
At the conclusion of his speech he was
awarded an lmpromptu and hearty re-
ception on the stand, nearly every
person in the audience pressing for
ward to shake his hand"
Col. Houston will speak at Rische's,
opera house tonight. Everybody is
invited to come out aud hear the true
gospel OF Republication.