The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-05
NOTED At AUSTIN.

| Texas Democrats candidate FOR congress
&c declare hinsoH in favor % protection
for Wool, hides and cattle this year.
| Al least i've irrespective congressional
| candidates from the Thirteenth district
were In Attendance upon the recent Cattle
| Rsisers' association convention held In
| Feri Worth. and saw very plainly that
although the association refused to lot
( political matters COME In for share OF
I attention in its deliberations a good ma
lority Of the delegates rad II Ia deep for
/ tho Mexican COW and would he sure to
'''asH the alien bovine an issue in the next
campaign. As the catilemen virtually con-
,i0l The Thirteenth district It is no trouble
| 20 p!enict how ;hc candidates VIII stand
on taat Que$ lion.
Ia the rneltih dls;ric; the caitlcmen
/ are, soi1ethsns OF a factor in Politics as
Wen as IN In Thirt ecHth. and. re-lutorcea
~ tAr wo0linen. who ara numerous there
ICY are N u position TO make or unnakn
1uS man wAo may want to ~ To- congress
trvin thai section.
Ia ls'i The Twelfth district chose a re-
i3eiscan 10 represent Il ~ The lover house
oi the National legislature, aua while tho
/. teteat OF ,he democratic candidate was
isectlS chatgcaele 10 the tree hery or
! llkowarmnesS % the BeXar county dem
ocra5x. Il j. also true ,hst it, did no,
FeASh EeNAr county with a. large a ma
fF ~ sy $ - deal as ~ SHOULD have
naa ~ the tul party strength rad been
Nouehsaf"i BIN. The Twelfth district IA
Democratic 10y At least olA1 Unaior4tv under
erfnaFN circumstances. hu; his ni15oritv
: subject 90 various influences. CHIEF
AMONG WN!rl s. TINT of lr,tecUon for
wool hiAes and cattle and nnWncre else
- t'ir truth vi the saving That protection
T. largely l'cal Issue after all better
illustrated than there CONSEQUENTLY tho
assumption ia justified .hat tn the Twelfth
as g The Eleventh district the democratic
gaH1igate Tor congress VIII stand ON
quasi protection platform this year.
The lliy white wing Of the republican
party is displaying considerable activity
just NOW.
Having secured no mean coign II want
nre from The late "black and tam state
ouNeato0 the "reformcrs" evidently
propose to make the most Of their OPP
portunity.
The d,sgraceful manner in whith their
Rivals Tor the control of tho par,y ma
o"inefy tn This state contacted them
Sv'Nes n4re last week has plac,d a strong
Nlf' II iheir disposal 10 play. and the
Ham. "i-'ch ihoy nave bear making that
I-tA nav m1nlpnly of whatever re-
nt' !AiNtE may !! concealed Ntaln re-
i+Nl4eAl ranks IN Texas no longer seeins
rNi1 sAasAht, Their members havo been
sl.d4l4y increasing also until tuey are
"a itn enough TO attract the attention of
ihe National organization and to cause
sNr CONT f.lins spirits Of tn. party at large
20 hesitate before turning them down.
2" persistency with which thcy main
Ri""i their fight Tithou; the cohesive
q tessory Of an inning at the pie counter
t.aHru-"s admiration and lends couSiIer-
able color TO their patriotic prQfoas sion as
Won as 70 the declaration that shey seek
ft'tiihg nut me publication Of the i~pub-
li'an liriN in this state Under the cir
rNtnSi%nces It is not n all strange that
IRON thosr than one direction have come
.NpIesstons OF opinion that It would be
good policy 70 harken to the lilly whites'
and accord them due recognition
IN" Hon. Isaac L. Hunt, Governor Nor
tons representative Who was FL Austin
recently. ihoi< ut hat 1t would be n good
thing for his party 10 give them The
glad hand snd There are others Of coual
prominence with himself who agree with
him IN this.
While it Is customary for the enemies ~
tho State administration to charge tina,
1t Is practically popul-tic, it is noticeable
thai the best known Of the converts to
popniism whose change of political faith
mas been from time to time herai5el with
great blasts u the goo-goo irumpets came
nom among the most iabii OF the Kick
state, Affairs.
For several years back the Waltons.
G"ralds, Nocdses and Elsins have raile
asa list ihn administration and accused
4 81 chasing down AMI arprorratins mir
party NaRhres only 10 finally land rignt
IN the mldaf ri the popuilst aggregation
iH'iiseiNes WAT To them was once the
T. hlil Sct ace 81 political huifoonery ~ now
we trPpir extract of sound -rinCiplc and
~" mot stuu' oil from thc can OF wis
DOM while these whom iheN were won't 30
hhlthtinatizc because of alleged lcaninWs
ward Dnaha pla rmlsw are SON doing
business at the same old stand and stiok,
lar closer than ever 10 the stand of DEM
W hle much has been made of thc recent
lcsertions 10 populsms from the Hardy
INK wing Of The democracy. IL Is not at
IS %" have been 'rfiormers' from the
iump-look uron the consequent increase
.n The number of th"ir commandments az
beneficial or desirable. The now arrivals
are too much inclined to waltz right up
into the head set at once 10 suit the old
tim" third PARTY BOSSES. and 1t 10 with
great misgivings thar they are receiving
those political neophytes. They rather
suspect that their democratic friends are
parting with what has always been "a
disturbing element a'norg them with "A
sikh Of relief and that condolences would
probably hc more In order than congratu-
lations over the recent aoccssions Of
'promincnr' eN-democrats TO aheir ranks
-
Far-seelng populists VINO nursod their
orgauizatlon with tender solicltudc IN tho
days OF it's infancy. arc not at all over
loyed because It Is attracting the atten-
zion and capturing the affections OF so
many or those who are in "A measure re
sponsibic for what Weaknesses they have
hc"n able to discover and strike nj in the
democratic nrmor, and they are becoming
seized with great fear, that n very I'M
lot ~ political hns-hcens arc he-
ins. unloaded upon them 20 th",n ultimate
undoing.
The great body Of Independent voters
which have. as matter OF iact hecn ihr
main support OF popul,sm. are not mdif-
fercnt to the character or the recent ar
rvals within the pupulist CAM either
These indeperdoi ~ embraced popu!ism
because they We're sick ana tired OF the
political antics Of the very men whom
they find row hurrying In their foot steps
and making for the third party prospec-
tive pie counter. They are beginning TO
ask. dlsgustedly if thav AFRO about 10
once more run up against the same brace
gnme which turned them adrift two or
three campaigns ago. ana they are PIE
pairing to retire before the advancing
army Of es-politicians who have turned
popuist hecauae their places at the dem
ocratic fodder rack have been taken by
others. Figured down line, every well
known" democrat who Joins the pop
Ilists these days Is equal 10 net lass OF
=, yernl hundred votes to them.