The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-10
.GIDDINGS' REASONS WHY.
THE BRENNAN STATESMAN
TELLS HIS OBJECTIONS 70
GOVERNOR HOGG.
And why he supports Judge Clark
For GoVcrnOr-Hopg's Hostility to
Capital cannot be Coudoned for
the sake OF Personal Ambition
BRENNAN, Texas, April 25, 1892.

BRENNAN, Texas, April 25, 1892.
X. II. Parrott, Esq. Waco, Texas:
DEAR SIR: Your favor asking me
to give my reasons for supporting
Judge Clark aad elective commission
in the present campaign, mas been re.
ceived. The limi. is too small to
more than touch on few reasons
l. There Is a well grounded belief
not only in this state but extending
far beyond il, that the present admin.
istration is hostile to capital Whether
this be true or false, this belief exists
and its harmiui effect is the same In
retarding immigration and investment
in drawing from us friendly capital
that is so essential to the develop.
ment of the vast resources of the
country and in preventing our people
from borrowing their money where it
can be had cheaper and upon the only
security we have to offer
That the effect of the policy of
Hogs administration has been to
drive capital out and clog the wheel OF
progress no candid man can deny.
1t this be true the best interests of
the people require that he should be
retired, and some one put in his place
against whom these serious charges do
not lie. 1t will not do to sacrifice the
best interests of all the people 10 graf.
ify the personal ambition of any man,
or to ylndlcate him even from SANDER
The re election of Hugg in the face OF
prejudice against him, and the fear to
make investments caused by his course,
and resulting from his policy would
necessarily be considered by people
outside the state as an endorsement
and approval of his policy of barring
out capital and discouraging invest
ment.
2. | am, ana for a number of years,
have been in favor of railroad com
mission and believe the methods of
railroad managers have made it neces.
sary to call into exercise the right to
regulate and control them and all
other corporations created by the peo-
pie. But the commission itself should
be regulated by law and should be
chosen by the people and be RESPONSE.
BILE directly to them. No three men
should have the power to stop the
building of said roads or grant immu-
nifty or privileges to one locality or
railroad, as appears to have been done
dy the present commission in the case
of the Wichita railroad by which it APP.
pears as an inducement to bind the
road the commissioners build them
selves and so far as they can their
successors not to exercise their right
to control that road tor a period of
three years.
What right have the peopl or that
line of road to privileges not allowed
all others.
believe in administering the gov.
eminent in all its branches, in ac-
cordance with Democratic principles,
melting out even and exact justice to
all, with special privileges to none.
3. | shall support Clark as against
Hogg because believe him to be a
better Democrat, and that if elected
he will administer the gov eminent
more in accord with Democratic prin
clples, land because | believe his cleo
ton will restore confidence both at
home and abroad now so badly shaken
by the mal-administration of Hogg.
ID. q. GIDDINGs.