San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-26
SHORT STOPS.
What the People are Saving.

What the People are Saying.
The San Antonio Express, editor
tally attempts to define its posi-
ton on the question of protection,
and justify its support OF Houston,
and in doing so compares Houston
to the late Gustave Schleicher. This
will look like sacriledge to the peo-
ale Of this district. In his last
race for Congress Mr.Schleicher was
elected by the assistance of the
Republican voters of the district.
He was opposed by Judge Ireland.
The writer made an active canvass
for Mr.. Schleicher. Mr.. Schleicher
stood squarely upon the platform
of the Republican party on the
financial and protection questions,
and ran as independent.
The Express says: "Mr. Hous-
ton has time and again declared
that the defense of the interests of
his district would be his care, no
matter where opposition came
FROM" and asks, "do the people
want more" Yes, Mr.. Express,
the people do want more. They
are unwilling to leave it to Mr..
Houston's judgment what is best
for them, they want to know if he
will vote to restore wool to the
protective list, whether he will
vote to restore cattle and
horses to the protective list,
whether he will work to have hides
put on the protection list, whether
he will follow the footsteps of his
predecessors and vote with his
party for free trade, and then tell
them that it was for their inter-
ests, he did SO.
Houston is no better man than
Joe Sayers, who the Express, sup
ported upon an express declara-
ton that he would stand by the
wool growers, and he went back
on them, and is today running as
free trade candidate in an adjoin-
ing district.
The people of the 18th district
trusted Savers to their sorrow.
They can't afford to trust Houston
at all.
The people do ask more, they
want Houston to define what he
considers the interests of the peo-
pie of this district--they don't
want any generalities; wool
is the great interest in this district,
Houston has not said wool once,
so far as heard from. His views
upon the stock interests are well
understood, Mr.. Houston in his
Castroville speech defended the
free trade bill on this item.
II the Express is honest in it's
position let the editorial manage
ment secure from Mr.. Houston the
square answer whether he will
vote to restore the duty on wool as
as contained in the Mckinley bill.
No equivocation about it.
But what matters it to the people
of this district if Houston came
out squarely for protection, which
he has several times denounced i;
what benefit would he be in Con-
gress, belonging, as he does, to a
free trade party.
Does he not support President
Cleveland and has not President
Cleveland come out flat-footed for
free trade, and especially in favor
of free raw material ?
What good would he be in a
Congress where his party, headed
by Cleveland, Mills, Catchings,
Savers, Wilson we're bent upon
keeping wool on the free list?
What use would he be in a Con-
gress when the Republicans were
in the majority, which will be the
case in the next Congress. No
body would have any use for him,
or the district he represented.
In order to be useful a congress
man must go into the caucusses Of
his party and abide the decisions
of the caucus or he will not be re-
cognized. Will Houston go into
caucus with his fellow Democrats?
If the people of this district mean
business, if they want protection,
the only sensible, business way to
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