San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-25
HARDHEAD AND SOFTPATE.

CvlbHdtc-" OH, y cs, diIl uO. uUlus L
can't get over the idea that the
be cast for Clark, in order TO
cratic majority" These Germans
didn't vote for Hogg last election,
therefore, If they vote for some one
else this time, it won't effect Hogg's
| vote; don't you see. And another
thing, Clsrk's faction claims to be the
genuine democracy, and the solid
German vote will be about the only
solid vote Clark will get.
Hardhead-It isn't the big demo.
cratic majority our German citizens
are after, but somehow they have got
| 1t into their heads that there is an
other prohibition fight on hand be-
| cause Geo. Clark is running.
Softpate-Oh. is that so? recol-
lect now that Bryan Callsghan was
once the great champion of our Ger
man citizens because some one threw
rotten eggs at q poor old preacher.
Clark WAS the great manager of that
anti-prohihttioD fight.
Hardhead-Clark was the employed
manager of the campaign, but the
| credit of that victory over prohibition
belongs to many men, who gave their
| time and money to the cause. AS
| for Bryan Callsghsn the Germans
saw through him early in the season,
and you are mistaken if you think
| they look upon hum as q hero or
| champion of their ideas. But for
Clark, they have great respect and
| through the manipulation of julius
Schultze they may desert their life
long political principles and go into
| the democratic party. Should Julius
| Schultze succeed in delivering the
German vote to Clark, they will form
in the largest body of Clark's follow.
ers in the state.
Softpste-Do you mean to say that
Clark will not divide the democratic
vote in the state?
Hardhead - Any observing man
can see that Clark's democratic fol
| lowers will gradually weaken and
fall away as the campaign advances,
and that oil that will be left will be
| the IS 900 Germans headed by julius
J Schultz, and the drummers headed by
| Benson. And the work of trimming
| down the brutal democratic majority
will be left to the white republicans,
and the Nugent party. II Clark gets
| the promised 70 900 Germans, and all
the drummers, he will make q very
| good third in the race.
Softpate-Whst about the colored
vote, it certainly is as large as the
German vote, and if solid might cut q
| figure in the result.
Hardhead-The colored vote ought
to be at least 20 900 in the state, but
not more than one-halt vote the re.
publican ticket under the most favor
able circumstances. This time the
cOlored votes will be split
up between Nugent and Hogg; in the
cities Clark will get some. The re.
publican ticket will be generally cut
by the colored voters under orders
from their colOred bosses.
Sottpate-You don't mean to say
that the colored voters will vote
against such men as Houston, New
comb ana Davis?
Hardhesd - They would vote
against A braham Lincoln If he were
alive. They have forgotten all the
sacrifices, all the loyalty, all the de-
votion OF the old epublicans for the
cause of human liberty and national
unity. They have no political graft
tude. 1t so happens that the Houston,
or so.called lily white ticket, Is an
ideal one, so far as it represents the
loyalty of Texas Houston, the son of
sam Houston, the patriot presidentot
the Lone Star republic, the deposed
governor who would not de-
sert the Union; Davis, the sou
of the reconstruction governor
of Texas the southern loyslist who
drew his sword TO defend the Union,
to whose purity of life, patriotism and
integrity, Texas owes deep debt of
gratitude, and over whose graves
even a democratic legislature passed
a tribute of praise and respect. New
comb, the old unionist and much
abused republican,; Thompson, the
sire of Indiana's great secretary Of the
navy; Kolb and schmidt, old Union
soldiers. The ticket was not intended
old loyal sentiment, but 1t happened
so.
Softpate-And I am told that from
Clark down his ticket is ex-confeder-
ate.
Hardhead-Thst don't amount to
anything, Hogg will offset this by
Reagan, the last remnant Of the JEFF
Davis cabinet. Aud besides. the
people are tired OF war records, on
one side or the other.
Sottpste-Well, next time we meet
we will talk over the material inter-
ests involved. [ see the Express
claims he must beat Hogg In order to
restore northern confidence in the