San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-02-10

Is not your army an oppressor an
Mr. Barns right in saying SO? An
egain if the republicans and dem
oerats (your army did not max
these laws which are oppressive
who did? Don't forget please +
tell US in your next.
Prof. if you desire to discuss tn
political issues, we will have j
either oral or written, but let u
get the question before US in SOM
shape. l will affirm that the par
Y known as the Populist possessei
of the living principles of tn,
Democratic party. you deny.
on affirm that the party known
4hoThe present Democratic party
possesses all of the living princi
1 pies of the old Democratic party
and I will deny. "Are you readyY
Or viii affirm that capitalist are
expressing laborers through or by
laws made in their favor. Will
you deny or affirm? Thai
the laborers protection by law il
equal with capitalists protection
by law, l will deny. "Are you
ready?" Or will you affirm that
the ensctments of our Congress
make the burdens of all our citi-
zens equal? 1 will deny. Then
you will have n fair show to run
your argument that the people are
not capable of self-government on
to me. As it is you may say there
are laws that don't bear equally,
your 20 to l, or Mr. HIS 100 to l,
made them and you are the fell
lows that show that we ale incapa-
BILE OF self-government Sol guess
You will affirm the last proposition
or take backwater. And II We en-
gage in discussion we will leave
out mud-slinging. Yes, leave il
out by all means; not say we will,
then sling great big balls of it and
try to muddy a fellow all over.
l quote you a am not engaging
in this for mud-slinging, and TAX
ing you to be a man above such, !
shall write this letter. WE'LL we'll
Then wind up your letter by say
ing "send in your burlesque you
were writing on the '3rd PART"
when you were informed of your
.;soe4;nl ss11s55i.- as si1u-etandasS. -5s3=e-
Of that party" Now where is the
mud, and muddy mud?
I have never written or started
to write a burlesque on the "3rd''
Party or any other political party
at any time in the past, and SO
stated to friends in San Saba town
that l did not want a man to vote
for me that know me and then be-
lieyed 1 would do such a thing.
What Change my principles for
the sake of any Office in the gift
of the people, is foreign to my
idea of true man, and is below a
regular mud-slinging politician.
Idon't want to be harsh, but that
burlesque about the Peoples par
ty or any other party was q cam
paign rail, with the rail spelled
backwards. l dent believe you
believed it, and if you did not
then we have more mud-slinging
if you did believe it. 1 don't
see how you could take me "to be
man above SUCH mud-slingine
or above anything else.
Yes, I would like to give you the
hand of fellowship in the OLD
Democratic party, but alas Ephran
is Joined to his idols, and will have
to let him stay there where equal
lights n'er can reach him. l be.
| lieve Goldsmith said:
an fares the man, to Fastening ills prey
Where wealth accumulates and men decay
Princes and lords may flourish or may fade
A brt ath can make them, as breath hal
made;
But bold pleasantly, their countries pride
When once destroyed can never be sup
piled"
,. Hoping and working for the
lettering of the oppressed l am 9
! friend to those that need friend
Feb. Bird. W. r. ALExANDEh,
Bend, Texas.