The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-11

ever high or low; l have never come In
contact with men who were SO devoid OF the
ciVlliiies and dcconCics of life as can be
said OF yourself and those associated with
you. have never seen as much absolute
inbccilty injected into a campaign. nor
have | ever seen the prospects Of any party
frittered away, dobauched and destroyed
as has been the case by yourself and thos.
associated with You at Dallas, posing as
you do as the representative OF one of the
greatest leaders that this country has ever
seen, namely. Hon. NJ. \. Hanna. aud
VIII tell you now. II MIR Hanna can ever
be convinced Of what you have done and
the Injuries our movements have sustained
by reason OF your connection with them In
Texas and how his fair name has been be
Titled and trailed In the dust by reason OF
your connection with II. he Will absolutely
spurn your memory. think the facts will
bear me out In the declaration that II YOU
had never stepped your foot In Texas that
at this time the political halls in the
United States would have been rcsoundiug
with the wild acclaim that Texas had gone
for Mckinley, and that this great Nation
was bound together from ono end to the
other by bonds OF friendship.
In this instance feel particulsrlv re-
s,ntful, first for the reason that | WAS the
- - W "''' -.
for Mckinley, and up tn the point whore
lost The management and control OF shc
movement II Was success. but from that
time on the results Were unsatisfactory.
r'H.n,' SECOND because nave never seen
s"oi p"i I"V'u ihsoienc' anu presumption
MS mas otoh eVinceh ny YOU stranger
Voih'nh 'l''u '",s s'nte ana attempting 10
manipulate ana oi'tort Iisitinhtu cohol
tons into illegitImate channels. and tell
you now mat The people of Texas with one
accord r'saruless oil poil'lcs enter .aln Inc
same feelings mat ! DO.
fl Sun 'u'se t'lllss p'Vnuse propu7e
to night along these lines and In order to
Lace YOU on ho,''e mat you VIII meet inns
ana VIII ne confronted WIN these declare
.Iohs on ny pa'' peloTe M'' mamma MT.
mckinley ana tbe National party Wherever
! come In contact with II m counsel as
serlb'od, so you may as Wen he prepared
10 meet ~, because II " coming. felt the
sung OF the inhnenaoes quietly ana conf
dentlally espresso n'i IA tho same spirit
communicated 10 me- anu l want you to
hhoW that am '"sH'~"H' VI yum frequent
acts In that capacity. ana not only am !
aware OF that. but every true tepuplifan
and every friend OF Mckinley feels as do
about II.
l hrd been MADE aware OF your intended
line Of assault upon me and he ioltcies
you proposed to pursue. aut wait TO tell
you now that have never maze a h.'nt In
my iilc that nave MOI won, sHni'iy TOT
tie reason that invdiiioly have justice
on NY side, ana 10 not propose 10 make
an exception in his Instance. Jnttice and
right are with me ana ny people, ard the
people of Texas Pre win lie, REPUBLICANS
sound money dempcrats ami ropulists. and
! viii guarantee to NEGATIVE any Ihisstate-
ment that may be mlde, and VIII fur
thercmore guarantee to get th' ne facts
as they exist without establishment, for
they need none. as he NAKED truth Is bad
enough, before those VIC VIII be III SUI
preme control.
The state of Texas - M" nome. Tckas
people are my people, anu thcir inriests
are my interests, aAd PROPOSE - hS't FOR
their rights ana 20 usiolu t"cir wrongs,
and YOU will ind when the case coi1,s up
for trial that here WI he 2n). 900 people in
Texas willing 10 testify n. - TIE INJURY
sustained nv the inoeIla;ion o. our recent
movement with political prostitution, in
competency and reckless disregard Tor the
common rules of decency, equity ind JUS
tice
have worked In this campaign as have
never worked before for myself or In any
capacity. hoping against hope that might
be enabled TO carry this State tor Mckinley
and Hobart even against your ilethods,
but the exercise OF the civil rights OF the
n, nnle at the ballet n0N evinced the fact
mai they were capable OF melting out the
nronor resentment.
you have informed me and many OF my
friends that YOU despised a gutter" a
new tenn added TO my vocabulary By you,
hut I will guarantee to prove to your
mi, a s''i nave proyen to Mr.. Mckinley