The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-24
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
Contributed.

There is not name on the county dem.
ocratic ticket which does not represent an
honorable. conservative. representative citi-
zenship. The personnel of the ticko, cm-
| braces men of irreproachable character.
known responsibility. unqucstioned intog.
rity and conceded ability and experience to
| discharge the duties of the respective
! offices to which they aspire. Can as much
be said for each and every man whose name
appears on the conglomeratcd and mis-.
| cegenated ticket Incorporating under the
title of Citizens Anti Ring Ticket"
The democratic majority at the coming
election should hes pronounced and deci.
sive as to forever put an end to the guerilla
| system OF political warfare now In vogue
with the opponents OF democracy
In war. deserters and the riff ran from
the contcnding armies form themselves
into guerilla bands for the purpose OF
preying upon friend and foe alike. So in
politics. The deserters. dsgruntled aud dis
appointed gather themselves together and
under some high sounding. patriotic or in.
dependent name as citizens" "anti-ring"
or other catchy title form into combina-
the country incidentally. but directly to
gather the usufruct obtainable from con-
troll OF the public offices. And IL may be
remarked, when once they get their molars
clamped on the 2ublic teat ard enjoy
taste of the tactical honey It is rather
difficult matter to force them to nnhook
The candidacy OF Hon. John G. Tod for
district judge appeals for support with
peculiar force to the voters of the district
He is young man of sterling qualities
conceded abilities and unquestioned fitness
for the position, lie has discharged the re-
sponsihle duties of county Judge for four
years In such manner as to commend him
TO the confidence and esteem NJ every
friend OF honest economic and intelligent
government. With laudahlo amt ition he
now seeks wider and more important
field, and there are none who W!ll not adj
II 1t but what he is entitled to the honor
The only objection advanced against him
is that he is Young man; but the kids
are at the bat this year. from president
down and there's NOT a mothers son OF
EN- but who Will make a home run
There will be no immediate vacancies to
fill by the Texas Central Railway com.
pany True, some half dozen OF rs trusted
employees are candidates for public offices
| in opposition to regularly nominated DEM
ocr1tic nominees. hut not a mothers son
Of them will he elected save 10 remain at
home The people Of Harris county regard
less OF politics, are not delegatng to rail
way or other corporations the task of sc-
lecting candidates for whom they shall
vote to fill their public offices. MOI ,auoh,
Mary Jane, especially this year of our
Lord, 1856
The painful accident sustained by Mr..
Ed Dupree. necessitating confinement to
his room. should not aud viii not serve
to lessen Interest in his candidacy for
county clerk. His friends should take mp
the fight for him. and see that no effort
is left undone to make his majority SO pro-
nounced that it shall rival ground swell.
Judge Lock McDaniels present lament
for THE wrongs OF the poor colored man
should he framed as a companion piece for
some Of his utterances when championing
the lilly white prescription against the
colorod race.
Mr.. Rob Rohb generously offers, in
the improbable event he Is elected county
clerk to issue marriage license. free OF
any charge. to every coored man in the
county who votes for him The contingent
|
Robins web. hut the offer evidences high
order of talent upon the part of Mr. Rohh
of a speculative character. which II fost-
cred in the direction of growing post holes
and cultivating double breasted eye Rnsses
might result in bringing him both fame and
fortune But 1t will bring him noA9tes in
Harris county.
In the improbable contingency that any
one of the aspiraiiis on the ring -Streakei.
anti citizens ticket is elected. what bene-
fits does he propose to hestow upon the
citizens and taxpayers that they do not
receive under the administration of our
present efficient county officials? VIII ne
give them more public improvements and
lower taxes? VIII he donate his salary TO
the poor fund and cover his fees into ec
public treasury? In word. will he board
and clothe himself and serve the dear peo-
pie free gratis simply for the love he
has for the poor down -trodden sovoreigns?
Bah, Those fellows are out for the offices
and what there is in them. That's the
alpha and omega of their aspirations and
their patriotism.
Not a single reasonable argument can
be advanced to show why either OF the
present efficient county officials aspiring
to a re election should be turned Out to
make place for some inexperienced and
untried opponent. They have held office but
one term. and every rule of precedent and
fair play suggests that man who has
intelligently. courteously and capably dis
charged one term merits the Endorsement
of a second term, especially where the
tenure is of such brief time as two years.
There is not name on the democratic
ticket but what should receive tho support
of every man who believes in an honest
economical and efficient administration OF
public affairs.
A determined effort will be made at the
next session of the legislature to secure
the repeal Of the law permitting railway
companies to charge passengers cents
mile where they fail to purchase tickets
before entering the cars II Ia a useless,
ANNOYING and onerous cXaction and should
never have been enacted, but the railroad
companies nevertheless Will vigorously OPP
| hal lie