The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-18
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

Tho Galveston. pnnaa NcWs expresses It
correctly whrn 10 kntH VA INluR 10
ship tetlt into lu" Tie houston Pos pre-
4ruts 81 eorry Apet tucl-. Ihn NrNs ipirrs
10 tho enort ~ The PoFt Ia gloss oNri the
unlawful proceedings Of ihe state dtlu'
crut- cNrcuiiNo pommlt feH Ihefr htN To- /
was "a greater contrast lhtn IA the ln~.'l2 /
ard cioqur1t ePrfrh ot Mr., Johnston. the /
editor az Tho Post. before the commute, /
coN0.mulug thH uuiHwful and tyfNnncal I
lfocceliukt 81 th" committee, and ilie tdl- !
TOTALS in Trc t'oat attempting 10 palihtc I
iv level whom acting INDEPENDENT of part /
san Ties mat hiA los htS to thorr t'rH INin |
dies his Independence aH - man anu ntl'h
him gho apologiSl of wroncA that lac au
eiDuucntly nul scNthugN denounced when
ho faced tho committee. man to man. tie
makes tho mistake that domoerttc Sue
cess depends upon Il certain clement nt th'
party ia this state. Why, even the suNrt
men Of the democracy OF this state do not
hesitate To deuounee the unfair action -
the sixteen majority OF that committee
Austin statesman.
The above is gratu.ious. not to refer 10
1t IN stronger terms The position of MI
iohnston Ia the committee was Identical
| with tho course OF Tho Post since, lie
| commended that the committee had no right
| 10 regulate local affairs that It's duties
wcrc limited simply to the calling Of two
! State conventions. and suggested that VI
! tho committee went beyond this limit so
| wen defined and established hy custom and
| prccoacni--the people would not feel ohh-
| gated to abide 10y ouch acton. That W tho
| position assumed by The Post Immediately
after the needing and IT IL It's position
now The Post made no attempt TO "gloaa
over the unlawful proceedings Of the CON
mitee." ON the contrary. II condemned
tbose proceedings. but at the same time Il
took occasion 90 say that the committee
action Furnished 10 sufficient reason loi
quitting the regular party organization
The Post believes In fairness AMI right
/, has NO use for the methods of MIR bud
ley and the majority ot his committee, hul
, Tho Post does not train with "a ccrtmr
class OF sorchcads men whose animositN
to Individuals would lead them to seek foi
prctoxts for pulling down the whole demo
cratic structure IN tho hope Of hurying thu
victims OF their hatrysi In the ruins. IN,
= Statesman should pouiuee Its poor oil
head.
The nudloyiles would put the head o
u the party I'm Texas under the sand os
. trch like, and hide the state issues. Their
is nothing hid th,S year In Texas poliuo
that viii not he revealed, II IL not IN tn
: power Of the state committee TO dcsro,
the record or shut the eyes OF tho poopl
= 20 it-Sau Antonio Light.
I This Is republican testimony, Nothin
q would suit the democracy better than I
= mako its night before the people on It's rec
n ord as to state Affairs
r The Houston Post which had the dis
. tinctior cf being the only daily paper q
| influence which followed the Hogs CON
/ bine after II had repudiated the Naticna
- | democratic platform IN 1872. and which Ia
: ever since been regarded as the organ an
4 | mouthpicte OF the regular democrau
party organization and of tina state ~
| ministraton. indurses the action OF "a
n | McIcnnan county democrats, who Ignore
!, the dictum OF the Dudley COMMITTEES. tia
" weston Tribune.
II The Post Endorsed the action of tho Nd
j. Lehman county committee TO the extent
= ignoring the unauthorized orders OF IN