The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-18
r,,,.MAN's CRITICS.
.,,.or Evidently Exasperatcd.
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.o,,-or Evidetly Exasperatcd.
re FIJI Roasts the Press. m
W., February Ex-senator TIL.
Sw w.. follows to the editor of a
Sss ,Srs February l4.-My uniform
wisn-s een TO treat criticism with sill
rue a' ak that rule now FOR a pur-
tD'e "a hat is 10 challenge those who
ysse ~. 60 much 10 condemn in my
ave Vs. ..o, in the senate to u trial be-
i'sI he jury Of their readers, IN wii'G ,
~ ux al least a show of justice. Ihe
Cd ' ~. Times editorially terms me "A
Mv W. the New York Post "a poll
TIL 'N,,,st.r the World has used the
tkA an iialiivoihers kite." the Philadelphia
sfd ais me the chief OF anarcnlsIs
Rsoru, e. paul Globe says. rms IeNow
I'd 'as ~ he senate the unsaVory record
7. astfsde In his state oiia' "e'e' 'a''0Neu
glih dlsa 9s0s lew of the elegant phrases
Tne'r he inc polite editors of some of
lrEis'33Sine newspapers as applleu 10 my
DE- N SSasv have not read my speech tney
K- nv p,Ihlish Al in fun, ana basing
lrs not iris,ns upon a few garfield eA-
lstli e q. ~ bich | use strong Language TO
Iitls W ,ndisnation aud contempt, they
iIltss ..'snIe TO render a verdict against
~ !e q coarse brutal. ignorant black
rsld. uda and phrases which occur
AZ 'ae nth ~6 TO which they take exception
,ie weed a dozen. They neither add
u Nl ", ~ from the arguments ana facts
no s'S1ntcd Not a single one OF them
tpNnessrlitmentary, and frequently IN inc
s W., language as violent. coarse ana
snsW 80, been uttered in the past by u
I'm men whose NAMES ale "i't'ci hihh
e.r countrys history ..,,......,.
Se GU language was unparliamcntary,
Wd M senator call me TO orderY II
I,n ~ were untrue. why has no Sen
-. ans srr~ssered them and why do my news
osa.ri,irs not atLcmpt to answer thcmY
agsl sS,n',,,riiamentnry and indecent 10 tell
us'',r9 Are we sunk TO that low estate
(. v,aisoho1d and treachery ana official
w t. .aas can NOT bc mentioned without
,1nr down an avalanche oil muse ana
aasssr What other senator's nave whls-
Wong themselves, J have spoken
~ "a In Main words. What n major
a NY IKE IKE neople have thought and felt, ]
1 AN. ' is the sum of my offending, and the
,.sfrg editors nud reporters VINO now &c
~ he so-called freedom OF the press
,I IN As~nirnhle IL level may Halter them
~ mai they create and control punHC
XXX, INT the thousands Of letters mat
n. 'roilrcd in on me from every quarter
NJ Union. and mostly from the North.
! from men i'm every pursuit OF lie,
,se ciyen me assurances that the scales
= fslling from the eyes of the people,
4 Thai the truth bravery told mas
Ws,t and wholesome sound.
III American people as whole-thc
-, common pcople-loNe the truth aud
"a ther country. They despise traitors,
syes and towards. II is large mass to
gs hut the leaven Is at work and the
s5sn on election day. So far as am
nayidually concerned, and as far as my
-,Arh II concerned, / care nothing for the
- heaped on me and thank my critics
directing attention to my utterances
Nm MY facts and arguments nave peen
-oyed | Will apologize. Until then de-
sss demands that men who abuse me lor
ratne the truth should let their readers
|. n or fudge for themselves or reserve
m eplthets for mea OF their KIND. who
had Ina truth and love cowardice.
N there is no need for reform, reform
n moi come If | represent nothing but
Frarce and anarchy. why was elected
rerror OF South Carolina twice by such
yTbelming maioritieS2 For four years
executive / fought and was abused by
ITorstions anu their hireling ncwspa-
\. Why did my State send me to the
Ais by vote of l3l out of 100 In me
aGsl assembly? During these iour
sn the State advanced in material
with and increase Of taxable values
, sr rapidly than in any previous period
rs history. IT spent half a million dol
IN the erection aud equipment OF
Of the largest colleges for Industrial.
i.kal and normal training in the
3D. one for each sex, And the constl-
BAL convention. with which | had 4
deal to do. fixed constitutional
so as To double tho free school
The saloons have been hanlsnod