The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-28
GROVER IN NlNETY.lWO.
He Spoke of the South and Free
Silver heresy.
LETTER HE WROTE TO |. c. q, LAMAR
Financial Policy lie Would Not lie Will
ing to Further Would Dispose of Him.
Prophecy Then. Hist"ry Now.

Jackson, Miss. July 21.-E. 8. Wilson,
manager OF the Picayune's Mississippi bu-
reau, former secretary of the late Hon.
l.. q. G. Lamar tonight wired the fol-
lowing 10, the Pcayune
In May, 1892. several months before
Cleveland was nominated for president a,
Chicago. he wcSe the lake Judge Lamar
a letter. the original OF which is now
preserved in this city, being in the pos
session of Hon. l.. Mayes. Juoge I.amar'a
scn-in-law, and biographer. The exceD
i.onally anectionate ana conhdcn;ial re-
lationS between these great statesmen,
who We're in fun accord admitted of no
reservations. The letter above Ceferr,d
to was IN reply to enc from Judge La
mar, written in pencil On a sick bed from
which lie never arose. what was prophecy
then is history now. Patriotism viii never
find lolties expression than in this let
ter which follows:
Lak.view, n. j.. May !. lSs2.-My denr
Mr.. Lamar: First OF all. must tell YOU
how pleased | am with the report have
from TIE press and other SOURCES con-
corning your improved health. / nope and
pray that You are on the road to com
p.cte re, Overy and great pubic useful
ness. You VIII nOt. think. cons -el me
omus.ve, II | say that 1t seems 70 me that
the love OF friends ought u make you
Vel. though do mol exactly see how
this resdlt Is worked. | need not say how
dcl.ehten was 10 hear from You again ia
your own hearty. kn1ly style, and | was
especially Touched with the letter. written
as il vas, when yon We're So SEX nave
WITHIN tn,e las, .ew ms passed through
much that was Trying ana perpleXiis %
me. The office OF pres.d. Mt has not to the
personally Il single aI.uien.esit shrink
ICON everything which another canvass
aud its result Involves. | know what an
other election means and know IS vii
the darl. aep.hs that yawn at tn" loot OF
auothsr ',elcat, / w9lld AVOID e.ther II
should consult dl1ne my peace, my com
IRON sense OF .luty ~ hlnest pqonie ANA
devoted friends. / alone with my
confidence Of my .counrymen- They pr -
upon nv nourly Nv Gay and night Am
mistaken IN all ms. ana are my country
and my party prepared toegischarse me
from service? one thing ! know-turces
are al work which certainly mean com
plrte turning back of The hands on the
Gal Of d~moeracy. and the d s.ruct.on of
party hopes. 1t IS oriained that | am to
be The instrument through Wnich demo
cratic PRINCIPLES can be saved. whether
rarly supremacy immediately awaits us
not. If folly Is to defeat III any cvQut,
ought to be called upon to place myself
unisr the falling timber? 'inis lasi corr
sidarat.on smacks little of care fcr
self which perhaps ought to be lis
caried
You shah know my dear friend. my In
most thoughts. | shall be obedient 10 the
ca liSe of my country and my party, and
refused 10 serve In time of need or ADAM
doned thosn whom nave been ns,ram.n-
tai in calling 20 he field when 1t waged
am given my discharge shall thank God
most fervently. can easily be disposed
Of either by the selection of candidate
carnIul gn pol.cy on the fnnncia. quest on,