San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-18
MATTER OF BUSINESS.
How Are You Going to Vote ?

TT. MChANEII, leA', OepI' ~ 0t'
Editor Enterprise.
The question is before every cit.
iZen of western Texas, and there
has never been an election where
it was more important for the vot.
ers of the district,to make careful
inquiry into the merits OF the two
candidates than the present one.
Mr.. Houston is anominee OF the
Democratic party and Mr.. Noonan
the candidate Of the Republican.
Which of these gentlemen are
the people going to cast their votes
for?
The tariff on wool is the main
issue, and to capture the popular
vote Mr.. Houston has straddled
both parties and promises to stand
by the interest of wool, and every
other industry in west Texas that
requires tariff protection.
This is a good promise, but IL 1T
is carried out like other Democratic
promises it will result with his
voting with his party when the
lines are closely drawn, and the
party whip is applied.
Mr.. Noonan, on the other hand,
stands before you as straight out
and out Republican, pledged to
protect not only the interest OF
west Texas, but every other indus
try in which American labor is
employed.
Are the people going to take
their chances upon the uncertainty
of Mr.. Houston's course in Congress,
or will they vote for Mr.. Noonan,
and have assurance that their in
terests will be we'll taken care OF
whenever they are assaulted in Con-
gress? Let me put the question in
another light: Under the Wilson
bill, wool is on the free list, and it
will require extraordinary efforts
on the part of wool-growers to re-
store the tariff. The Republican
party will not want to father the
woolgrowers' trouble unless they
can see that they are going to
profit by doing so.
Ohio, one of the largest wool
growing states, has always been on
hand at every national convention
and has demanded that wool grow
ing should have the fostering care
of the party. They were on hand
when the platform was framed that
Harrison was elected on and if it
had not been for their efforts the
wool industry would in all proba-
bility not have been especially re-
| ferred to.
They demanded that a wool
plank should be used, and they
were strong enough to carry their
point, and the result, you all know,
brought about the advance of one
cent per pound under the McKin-
ley bill.
Ohio will be on hand again at
the next national convention and
will no doubt use her best effort
to have a strong wool tariff plank
incorporated in the next national
platform of the Republican party,
but it is a doubtful question if
they will be strong enough to over
come the objection that many OF
the delegates will have to opening
up this tariff debate.
If West Texas should return
Judge Noonan in place of Mr.,
Houston there can be very little
doubt that it will strengthen Ohio'S
efforts, and they can with greater
propriety insist upon having a
special plank for the wool indus
try.
Is it not best then to vote fol
Judge Noonan, and have some as
surance that the wool growers in.
terest will be watched in the next
Congress
And when / say wool. growers in
terest think that | can say that /
refer to every man who lives west
OF the Colorado river. For while al
may not be engaged in sheep hus
bandry, we know that this is ont
. of the principal industries that on,
r section of the state is capable o
carrying on. A landholder is in
f terested in developing the coun'
!; try to the fullest extent in hi
a power. And storekeeper, | an
I sure, will admit that his business
|. will not be injured by as man.
:: wool producers in the country a
n we can get. VIM. l.. BLACK.