The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-08
SNAP SHOTS FROM TEXAS.
Sam Small Writes While on the Wing In the
Lone Star State.

| Houston Tex, July 23.-(Special Correspon-
| dencc )-When one Of us cold Georgians' en-
| ters the office Of the Capital hotel here he Is
! apt TO come face to face with genial HeorSe
| McGinly. the former famous Boniface OF
| the old II. I. Kimball house in Atlanta. nc
! was the prime landlord Of the city i'll those
! XXX days of the later 'IO's Wien atlanta was
thrilling and throbbing with the prophecies anu
| first works of her present greatness George
| is still partial to the Georgia boys anu MEL
lions as one OF the chief episodes of his ca
reer out here the pleasure he felt III welcoming
| the lalnented Henry Grady and his party 10
one of those unique special bauquets of which
| George was n master in the old kimbhll days
| He makes digent inquiry after the old friends
| of those days and talks SO affectlonately OF
| them that | have Il notion that one or these
| years McGinly will want to come back to At
Ianta and hear his last Home, Sweet
| Home" among his old cronies of the Gate
| City.
| This hotel Is located on the site Of the old
capitol OF the republic of Texas, hence the
| name. Twenty years ago, when l first came
to Houston to do local reporting for The Mer-
| curry | boarded In the old hotel, the original
| capitol building. My room was that which
| had been the private Office of President Sam
| Houston and we dined in the hall of the
! house Of representatives," In those days the
old Texans would put up at the hotel and
| cordially rcgale one with unique stories of
| the stormy and historic events that had
characterized the old capitol and the new
born republic. But today all vestiges Of the
old capitol are gone and fine modern hotel.
with elevator and electric lights, puzzles and
dazzles the struggling old Texan when he
| comes to town 'for the first time In twenty
years.
Down at The Houston Post building. In
| cozy sanctum, looking cool and complacent |
NAT TnI Coo ola froI
cambridge. He Is a cousin to Congressman
Ben Russell and strip of all-woo democracy
| off the same bolt of goods. He recalls his
| early journalistic association with "Uncle Re
mus Harris on The Savannah News and asks
| affectionatcly after his old chum. Editor
| Johnson has been in Texas about fifteen years
and has made himself one of the chief fac
tors in the journalism and politics of the state.
There is a sort of Napoeonic suggestion of
success about his physique and poses and
the prima facie prophecies are not belcd by
the events of his career. He has made The
Post one of the first papers In Texas. 1t is
admirably served with news, closely and
vigorously edited the orthodox democratic
lines, and is popular with widespread and
daily growing constituency. 1t was The Post
that stood up to Governor Hogg In the last
campaign-the only daily paper l believe, in
the state that did so-and WAS Therefore the
only one that could crow BOOSTERS on the
morning after the election. 1t was Il wise
! choice and made The Post the recognized and
! trusted organ of the regular wing of the
democratic party in The state. Colonel John
| son mas an able and cultured aide-dc- camp il.
| Major Toole, whose paragraphs and crs
editorials are easily distinguished. The Post
is modernly equipped, runs the linotype ma
| chimes and will soon have its own specially
designed office budng-then It will be "1he
| Constitution" of Texas
1t would be objectionable to speak concern
ing the press Of Houston and not mention
| Uncle Dan McGary and The Evening Age
| Everybody In Texas knows DAN or has hea I'd
more or less of him, for he is one of the
| Nestors of Texas journalism. His little Even
ing Age has been printed daily In Houston for
twenty-five years and has outlived in that
time some thirty different contemporaries
that have had their birth and death during
McGary's time In the Bayou City The Age
Is unique In journalism. 1t doesn't print an
average OF three columns of original matter
per day' out 1t Is one Of the best quoted
papers IN the state Dan knows Texas and
texans as no other editor in the state and he
is one OF the freest lances that ever welded a
| pencil. lie doesn't seem to know or care how
| the age IVES but always abides In the faith
| mat II viii get out on time, and it does
FROM the day that the federal soldiery
marched Dan to jail in Brennan for edioriallv
| criticiSing the military despots then lording il
| over rebel Texas he has had friends who
! stick to him closer than brother and Dan
| IS IN the swim, panics and cyclones notwith-
standing He Is genial, happy golucky Bo-
| he1nian of the Olden cast and his paper will
| live while he lives and probably die when he
| dies. AS to that latter event all Texas hopes
that 1t will be graciously postponed for de-
| cadeS yet to come.
had Il glimpse of Senator Richard Coke as
| he passed through from visit to the jctties at
Galveston. The shaggy old veteran seems to
nave recupefated his le0nine proportions and
Is ill the spirit for battle royal with the
goldocrats OF the senate and the nation. He
is for free silver coinage straight out and be
Heves it would be Il grave mistake to adopt
the policy proposed by the godoators-that is
TO repeal the Sherman act Internationally and
trust to the future and TO President Cleveland
Tor the rehabilitation of silver to it's rightful
equality with gold in our monetary system
lie Will fight that policy bitterly. demanding
an unequivocal guarantee from the president
ana Secretary Carlisle thar any democratic
legislation in line with the Chicago platform
will be signed and enforced
some or the Texas papers are continually
firing disparaging paragraphs ut Senator Coke
because he did not bolt the regular party
lines last year In the state cumpai~n Rut
"Old brains knows the people of Texas and
knew what they expected of him. He did his
duty and upheld Uogg to the victorious finish
Even II some OF them would have preferred to
have had him on their side they can afford to
be liberal to his right of choice | remember
his famous campaign for governor against e.
j. Davis in 1S74-hOw galantly he led that
forlOrn hope, resisted the usurpation OF Davis,
drew from President Grant the famous repli-
diation of military support for Daviss prcten-
sions and then gave to Texas a fearless,
laboroUs and honest administration. To his
wisdom, prudence and courage this grand state
will always be indebted. for her speedy IT.
covery from the robberies and ravagcs of
riotous republican regime. Texas can af-
ford to be very kind and indulgent to the bold
personal independence of Senator Coke. He
has earned immunity from the assaults Of
vicious partisans and the acerbities Of chronic