San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-22

L ne photograph VIII De printed NOV. 4
The last issue of the San Angelo Enter
prise, Democratic paper, speaks of Can
didate Col. Gus Houston, as follows:
BEFORE AND AFTER TAKING.
Last Thursday night Mr.. A.W. Hous-
ton made very lengthy talk to a large
audience at the court house on what he
termed the issues of the day. He began
at the days of Moses and slowly wcnded
his path down TO Houston, and the civil
war, upon which topic he said: The
war made the Republican party, and it's
mission was to SUBDUE THE SOUTH, free
the slaves, reconstruct the Democrats
and make harmony once more in the
land" Here he waited for applause, but
the rustling of a canary birds wing
would have sounded like storm. Then
he found the pulse of his hearers cold as
clay, and at once proceeded to try and
make amends, as he found himself waiv-
ing a Republican bloody shirt. He then
directed his remarks to Texas, and event
ually asserted that last year she raised
the enormous number of 2OO,OOOOOO bales
of cotton, and said reapers were selling
in San Antonio at S45 each and in London
at SIG. His figures were just about as
correct as the following special to the
San Antonio Express, which is an exag-
geration by one half in the first instance
ana three TO one Ia the second:
DEMOCRATIC CLUB FORMED.
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Oct. 9.--Iu COM
pliance to a call of Chairman Murphy.
the Democrats of Tom Green county met
in a body at the courthouse here last
night, at which club was organized
with an enrolment of 200 members.
Chairman Murphy says the membership
will be increased to fully 600 before Nov
The election Of congressman for this
district is causing considerable interest"
He quoted figures on many articles but
few were correct. He proved conclusive
ly that he was not posted on the stock
business in west Texas. He asserted that
Mexico had passed laws which had ruin
ed the stock industry Of this section, but
two months ago he told US the Wilson
tariff bill had done the devilment. When
here before, he asserted that the Wilson
bill was direct discrimination against
this section, that it had killed all the
sheep, cattle and horse industries of
west Texas, all of which he now says is
incorrect, that man who will look to
not a Democrat. Mr.. Houston says
man has right to change his
min land proved very cOnclusively that
he had undergone very radical change
OF mind since he had received the nom
inatiOn on the Democratic TICKET for Con-
grCSS. He declared in mOurnful tones
that he sympathizeS with the poor, igno-
rant POpulistS, that they were more to
be pitied than blamed. (Here. as herein
after, he told some campaign yarns which
originated in the days of "MOses'O. He
had sympathy for Republican principles
like those he expressed here two months
ago-(he had changed his mind. He
despised weakened Democrats and in
vited them to leave the ranks. But dur
To- l. a, IL IN,.
neglected. TO mention wool" which was
his principa! topic In days of yore-dayS
when he sought to have west Texans
nominate him-then he saw discrimina-
tion which he does not see now. The
speaker has taken to read advestise.
ments, especially John Wannama-
ker'S, and 10 them has found head
Great reduction" free trade prices"
''20 per cent discount" etc, etc, (the
same as you read in the Enterprise for
Schwartz IL Raas, s. LapOwski & Bro.
and others. He had not read the papers
before, so these things were new to him.
He declared Judge Noonan an honest old
man, and said he had been district Judge
for 81 years and that every body liked
him. He also says deserters from the
Democratic ranks at this hour, when
the nominee stands facing defeat, should
be shot.
But here is another trifle which it
| might be well to consider while we are
looking over this matter, it needs no
comment, it stands the test without any.
| This clipping appeared in the Enterprise,
June IA:
A STRONGLY AvORDED PROTEST.
The following call was circulated yes
| terday for meeting today, Thursday, at
| o'clock at the Pickwick, and received
| the signatures given below:
| I'VE, the undersigned citizens and bust
| ness men Of San Angelo and Tom Green
! county, regardless of political faith, re-
quest your presence at a mass meeting to
| be held at the Pickwick hall this after
noon at 3 o'clock for the purpose OF pro-
1 testing against the unjust Discrimination
! to our wool industry by our representa-
| tiveS in Congress; and TO devise ways an
means to have such men elected as our
representatives who will at all times
stand by the interest Of their constituents
i and voice the sentiment of the people OF
this country: and who will advocate an
adequate duty on wool so long as the in