The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-23
THE TEXAS LABOR VOTE.
1t Certainly Will Not BE Cast for
Jerome Hearty.
Cul BERS0N HAS BEEN A FRIEND
To Organic, d Labor. as His Acts show,
and ,hc In ciiigcnt Worki"sman
Is Aware of That Fac.
llBERSON HAS BEEN A FRIEND

Austin, Texas. October 2e.--Iion. Nat p.
Jackson, whose peculiar relations with
some of the most important labor organiza-
lions In the State place him in position
to have anC give the opinion as to how
the labor vote will be cast at the coming
election, Expressed himself follows to
The Post correspondent today;
do not assume to speak by authority.
nor after consultation with any az the
leaders In tho labor organizations. hut l
do say that | nm in position TO deny
the clain, OF the goldbug press that or
ganlsed labor in this state is going TO
vote In solid ranks against Governor Gull
berson.
There is nothing sincere In The claim OF
either side that in the National contest the
laborinr clafses in this State arc sHiug
to vote either way with practical spllGry.
The labor organizations csro"ia,ly those
engaged IN the transportation cnterpl ises,
comprise very large number of mon ''om
the Northern. Eastern and other states
In which for quarter OF cA1-ury or
more the republican sontmcut has been
predominant Nine out OF ten ~ these
mon are republicans IN principle. They
differ materially from the article developed
III Texas These mon are going 10 vote
for Mckinley as the representative of prin-
ciples IN Federal affairs to which they lave
alNayA adhered They arc essentially iio-
tuctionsts and anti-iiat money mel. as
every republican naturally Us, aud IN he
made nothing else OF. All the ,)mbuiug,
fucing. trading and agreeing Mi Grocn.
Mi Bradley aud Mi Simpson representing
rccrcctiVcly the republican. the loPulist
and the goldhue ALLEGED democracy. may
do rRu nnt dri'o ihos" nen INTO tue siulu-
fSiug act OF voting ton kearhy, free trade
and fiat money.
The Texas goldbug who scca universal
dosolation in free silver The middle of
the roAdor, VIM has proved himself. inter
all political prctcNt, ANA the ropun-
licana TcXicanus. whose political quarter
inEs are forty acres and a mule IN col
lapse aud a razor rampant, and all OF
whom on principle would run away trom
| actual labor and the pie counter Ike a
house anrc. may do So but not The ieai
! laborcr.
That man is going to look out for num-
her one IN state affairs He is Interested
/ In the contest far more ia regard IL what
/ the next administration and the next legis-
! laturc win do hi his immediate interests
/ than he Us rs Ia who the next governor
Will appoint secretary Of state, Official ste
nographor or notary public udt In ihe
! Panhandle He does not have 10 take cut
+ hcrson's ante numiuation professions 10
I know where he stands on legislation a.fcct-
! Ing labor interests. He had practical
/ demonstration when hts uloa,,u't's. tally
/ the arbitration hill was oetn-c the late
legislature confronting corporate h'Mili'y
( lie knows that t'ulhcrsun was Nyith tim
: heart and soul In all the rem''lih l-risia-
I ton he soui,h- fol ne mad his rcproaont-
ativcs men our Of hrs own loberH on tho
ground. The perfection OF such legislation