The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-12
DR.. GRANTS REAL FEELINGS
THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
HEAPS Walls OF WRATH ON
GEN. HUSTON'S HEAD.
Sends 4 bitter PERSONAL Letter
Concludes by a Gentle Invitation to
Meet Him at Sherman, Texas, Any
Time He Desires-Proposes to
Show Him Up to Mckinley.

The following letter shows the intensity
Of feeling that existed between the war
ring republican factions at Dallas. II
flashes sidelights on the recent campaign
that do not flicker as they shine. II
breathes DR.. Grants real feelings, moi
the public expressions of the adroit poll.
tician. 1t was furnished by Mr.. J. W.
B. Smith, who offices with DR.. Grant,
and was one of his lieutenants at Dali
las. 1t makes an interesting chapter in
Texas political lore of 1896, and is self
explanatory:
sherman, Tex, Nov. 6.-Mr. j. n
Huston, Dallas, TeX.-Dear Sir-Yours
of the 9TH instant to hand containing
your personal check for $72.25 to cover
my hotel bill at the Oriental, which
check l hereby return.
''The tenor of your letter is in confor-
nifty with your past acts and the acts
of those associated with you in the recent
campaign. From the first you have
evinced the fact that you had very limit
ed regard for my ability and intelligence,
and l think this letter emphasizes that
as much as anything you have done or
said in this campaign. The sentiments of
the letter, independent from your covert
acts during this campaign would have
the tendency to appease wrath, but since
l know it to be continuation of the
methods pursued throughout the late
fight, it does not fulfill it's intended func-
tons. During the campaign | felt it my
duty in the interests of the republican
party of Texas, the republican party of
the nation and Mckinley and Hobart to
accept all indignities and discourtesies in
ficted upon myself, my friends and the
friends of Mckinley, but now, since the
campaign is at an end and sentiments
openly expressed will not injure any of
the aforementioned parties, | consider it
my right and privilege to assert my opin-
ion and defend my manhood and the de-
cency and integrity of our party in this
state, which from this date l propose. to
do, and those who have been fritting
away it's rights, specializing upon it's vi
tality and prostituting its decency may
expect to come in contact with my
wrath.
II will say to you and through you to
some of those associated with you that
l have been connected with public and
private life now for number of years,
and during my entire career l have not
suffered as many discouresies, indigni.
ties and insults from any class of men,
however high or low: have never come
in contact with men who were so de
void of the civilities and decencies of life
as can be said of yourself and those as.
ISOLATED with you. | have never seen as
much absolute inability injected into q
campaign, nor have have l seen the pros
poets of any party frittered away, de-
bauched and destroyed as has been the
case by yourself and those associated
with you at Dallas, posing, as you do
as the representative of one of the great
est leaders that this country has evel
seen, namely, Hon. NJ. A. Hanna, anG
| will tell you now that if Mr.. Hanna
can ever be convinced of what you have
done and the injuries our movements
have sustained by reason of your con
nection with it in Texas, and how hi:
fair name has been belittled and traileG
in the dust by reason of your connection
with it, he will absolutely spurn YOU
memory. l think the facts will bear m,
out in the declaration that if you hat
never stepped your foot in Texas tina
at this time the political halls in tn,
United States would have been resound
ing with wild acclaim that Texas haC
gone for Mckinley and Hobart, and tina
this great nation was bound together
from one end to the other by bounds o.
friendship.
I'm this instance l feel particularly re
sentful. first, for the reason that | wa
the originator of the scheme to carr,
Texas for Mckinley, and up to the poin
where l lost the management and contro
of the movement it was success, bu
from that time on the results We're un
satisfactory. l resent. second, becaus
l have never seen such barefaced inso
lence and presumption as has beef
evinced by you, stranger coming int,
this state and attempting to manipulat,
and distort legitimate conditions into lille
ultimate channels, and tell you now tina
the ~"onle of Texas, with one accord, re