San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-20
HAROREAD AND soFTPATE.

They Discuss the Political situation.
Softpate-Hello Hardhead, / have
been thinking over what you said
yesterday, but / have been reading
the Express and II seems to me that
Clark is the man.
Hardhesd-I warned you to keep up
your umbrella, but / see you need a
still further precaution, don't read
the Express for political opinions; 1t
is the most Inconsistent, unreliable
paper IN the state; 1t is strong for the
republican protective tariff policy and
yet advocates and supports Clark and
mis- free trade platform. The Express
Is our newspaper but its political
views are valueless.
Softpate-I don't know but that you
are correct, / can't see how the Ex-
press can ride two horses going in op.
posite directions. But, saw, Hard.
head, did you see what Benson said
about all the drummers in the state
voting for Clark, they'll poll q heavy
vote.
aardhead-The drummers are .
smart lot of men, and generally make
their politics subservient TO their
business; it won't do to pledge all
the drummers to Clark, some of them
will want the trade of the HOgg,
Nugent and Houston. Just ring the
old chestnut bell and dismiss these
knights of the rosd from your dreams.
Softpste-I tell you, Hardhead,
Clsrk's going to get plenty of repub-
licsn votes, and see that Joe McCor-
mack. OF Dallas, says Houston wont
poll over 5000 votes; what do you
think about 1t?
Hard head-So far as Mccormack is
concerned, he's the man Houston so
numerically skipned in his speech of
acceptance; he is inspired by personal
spite; he don't know any more about
ii than you do. But even If
Houston only polled 5000 votes,
it will be better beginning
than the republican party made ma
tionally. AS the canvass proceeds, it
will be seen that the Disguised men
of all factions will turn to the one
flag that waves in triumph over the
great states of the Union. The men
who deliberately mallgn the memory
of Edmund J. Davis cannot expect
help from the republicans of the
state. The people have not yet got
it into their heads and hearts that
the talen ted, splendid Texan who
heads the Texas republicans is
worthy SOD of the hero of
San Jacinto; President of the
Lone Star epublic; the man who
never forgot his love tor the Union
Sam Houston.
Softpate-Well, Hardhead, I'll
plump one for the memory of old Sam
Houston, anyhow; but you don't
know how friendly and persuasive
these Clark men are and they almost
convince every body that If you don't
vote for Clark the world will come to
an end.
Hard head-Why of course they are
friendly, they expect the republicans
to elect their man, and what do We
get for our spostacy to PRINCIPLE
Clark with his hide bound, free trade
democracy fastened upon the state.
and the idea, my friend while every
one is looking to the governor for re-
lief from democratic legislation
such as marked the Hogg
ad administration they forget the legis-
lature which will in all probability
be third party body, ready to carry
out the policy laid down by Nugent.
What every good man should make
up his mind to do is to vote the re-
publican ticket,-there Is no relief for
Texas in any other direction.
Softpate-Well, I must be going.
I'm all right now it just strikes me,
that you are eminently right, 1 am a
northern man by birth and
i can understand very well,
that Texas needs outside capital
northern capital, 10 develop our re.
sources, keep up our cities, aud all
this comes from the republican north
| 1 think / see it all now.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY by ola fellow, read
the Express for the telegrams, but
don't put any value on the political
Sincerity of its editorials the summer
is nearly over and l think you are
safe from suustroke. Ta-ts.