San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-11
oUNEY's CIRCULAR LETTER.
A Patriotic Reason for FavOring
the N0mina Z on of George Clark.

NY bedt SlT'-ln view OF the result
of the recent Fort Worth con vention
In which 1 had the hon or to play ar
active part, have been called upon
by many friends, who W ere not pre-
sent, to explain my reasons for advo,
atiDg such action.
Under ordinary circumstances
would have favored q straight re-
publican ticket, for every one knows
/ am a republican and wish to up
hold republican principles, but ex-
perieDce has taught me that we could
not accomplish anything for Texas or
our party by putting ticket in the
field. We have an undisputed power
as a balance, but absolutely no power
as prime factor. The largest vote
we, as party, ever polled in. Texas
for Governor was In 1899, when we
gave Gen. Flanagan 77,C0O votes.
/ knew. under existing circumstsn-
ces, that Mr.. Hogg, Mr.. Clark or MIR.
Nugent would be the next Governor
of Texas.
Realizing that it was q state mat-
ter, and IN no way connected with
National politics, and realizing that
every citizen of Texas owes his state
q great and solemn obligation, /
could not see wherein I was untrue
to the national party. to which I be-
long, in advocating the recommends.
ton of Judge Clark, as l thought
best, to the support of the republicans
of Texas.
[ examined the principles, advoca.
ted by each OF these gentlemen. as
to the best political and material in
terest of the state. and when l say
that of course l mean the best inter-
est of each individual in his daily
life. L considered the condition of
every home and fireside-its prosper
ity and happiness. 1 lost sight of
personal preferences and personal
prejudices.
1t lie almost useless, at this time, to
60 into details and state specific rea.
sons, as shall later on do 60 before
the people of Texas when / meet
them.
Mr.. Hogg has been our governor for
two years and what has been the re-
suit? Stagnation in business, no new
enterprises, every industry parslyzed,
money driven from the state, the
money mark ct in the hands of few
at the expense of the many-this to
such n extent that the rate of inter-
est has gone up to 10 and II per
cent, so that Texas today is doing
business at pawn shop rates. Many
If not most farmers are borrowers,
and it is strange to me that they aud
their fellow citizens. who are think
ing people, cauDot or do not see the
injuries inflicted upon them by the
reck less class of legislation adopted
by the present administration TO ad-
minister the government in the in
terest of the whole people.
objected TO MIR. Nugent because
he is in line with Mr.. Hogg; but .
few steps removed toward socialism
and communication instance, the
government ownership of railroads
aud the sub-treasury His princi-
piles ssek to undermine our whole
system of business. which has exis-
ted for years, and under which our
country has become great and strong,
and made itself the foremost among
the nations of the world.
1t was therefore clear to me for the
foregoing reasons and others too plain
to mention that the best thing for the
republicans to do at this juncture,
important to all the vital interests of
the state, was to refrain from putting
state ticket in the field and lend q
helping hand to that element most
likely to remove the disastrous effect
of the Hogg Hurricane, universally
admitted to be the worst which has
ever swept over Texas.
The convention has now passed
in to history and the atmosphere has
cleared, and looking dispassionately
at its work / am more than ever fully
convinced that it has done q wise,
sagacious and patriotic piece of work
which will rebound to its credit
through all coming years. 1t seems
to be forgotten by many persons that
this is not the first time our party
has deemed it best to support an
outsider, as it were, for Governor, and
this too when the dark clouds of
business depression were not lowering
over our State.
The republican party is not a cast
iron institution is reasonable, flex.
ible, liberal and patriotic, and has
given an example of wisdom and
devotion to Texas in this matter Of
which every republican has cause to
feel proud.
In conclusion let me say: The re-
publican party has clothed itself
with new dignity which should be
worn by every member of it with
pride and pleasure. At a single
stride you have gone to the very
front of the procession with q COM
pact organization Of one hundred
thousand votes; you have subordina-
ted all personal ambition and promp.
ted by patriotism alone, have laid
your offering at the feet of Texas that
she might live. Your action challen-
ges the admiration of the world and
the applause of your countrymen;
you have served notice on ignorance,