San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-26
CLARK BOASTS DUDLEY.

CLARK RoAsTs DUDLEY.
WACO, Jan. 25.-[Special]- Judge
Geo. Clark was asked today his
opinion on the call for the meeting
of the state executive committee
by Chairman Dudley.
"What do / think of Mr.. Dud-
ley's call 2" he said, "why, think
it ought to be styled proclama-
ton of party dissolution in Texas.
OF course Mr.. Dudley knows that
if the ideas suggested in his call
are carried out, it means war from
start to finish. This midwinter
businessl always produces "anti-
snap" as is co-relative. Brother
Dudley ought not to beat around
the bush, but come out in the open.
am informed by one of his COM
mittee that he did not advise with
the members as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of his call. In amatter of much i'm
portance, / know of no man who
needs advice more than Dudley,
nor, 1 may add, one more incap-
able of appreciating it. The plan
won't work, for of course the DEM
ocrats intend to get in line with
the party throughout the country,
after it has spoken, regardless.
'If Brother Dudley and his
brethren in silver misery wont
help us hold a democratic state
convention in Texas after the
meeting Of the national conven-
ton, we will have to hold one by
ourselves and without their help.
And il Brother Dudley and his
friends can do without us in No
vember 1896, / am sure we will
be equally able to do without
them.
"The sound money democrats of
Texas are tolerabiy clever fellows
in their way, but don't love those
who despitefully use them. They
are also accustomed to get along
without much office and can cheer
fully vote their convictions with
out much regard as to conse-
auences. This they intend to do
this year, especially if it is to be a
wear of war. So the brethren on
the other side can sound the hew-
gag and beat the tomtom If they
want to-"
"The real democrats intend to
stand by their brother democrats OF
theUnited States, upon the platform
constructed by the wisdom OF the
party in national convention, and
fight everybody who don't endorse
that platform in Its entirety, with
ont evasion or mental reservation,
whether we have one state conven-
tion in Texas or a dozen. They do
not intend to speak one way and
vote another way, but will vote as
they speak, from president to con-
stable. II our silver friends want
war and war only, we are ready for
war, and II only one convention is
called it will be regarded as de-
claration Of war.
"Nelther do they intend to be
governed by any expression OF pri-
mary elections unless the proper
democratic tests for voting therei n
are prescribed and faithfully car
ried out. Democrats are weary OF
having populists swarm into our
primaries and after debating our
policies and candidates, swarm out
again. This has been repeated ad
nauseum, and furnishes biennial
picnics for the populists, and the
recent act OF the Legislature regu-
lating primary elections seems TO
have been specially adapted tor the
peroetuation OF this practice, as 1t
expressly authorizes everybody to
fs1tote onc1' gets ten years. nJegard-
see ot-fg. Robert Estrada gets tw
\ Ior confessed burglary.
Inc suing OF this city on tn
ga water works bonds from whic
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