The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-18
THE CAMPAIGN In TEXAS.
Hon. George F. Pendextcr Supports
the State Administration.
JEROME KEARBY AN UNSAFE MAN
That Was Judge Nugent's Opinion of Him.
Populists at Sea ms 10 the Details
OF Their Being Traded on.

reSpomdenco)- IL expect TO vote Tor Pain
err" says Hon. George i. PendeNtcr, OF
OF Austin's best known so-called gol
democrats. because believe that ii
theory OF free silver is bad. ] am not
those who think that the United stat
VIII go TO smash In the event of Bryan
election, however. This country is all rlgl
and Will remain so irrespective of part
fortunes. There Is one thing | am yer
positive about. though, and that IS tha
! will not vote for Kearby. | am no pal
tician. and 1t may be for that reason Aha
l fail to appreciate the logic of tearn
ones shirt for the gold standard Will
expressing an intention to vote for ma
who is a most rabid advocate of ire
deemahle money ana an avowed Coxcy
lite. | want 20 see gold standard presi
dent elected this fall, but II had tn,
deciding vote and 1t should DO required o
me that I give II to Nearby as well a!
to the gold cand date for president to ee
d counted | would never cast It. AS much
MS | would like TO see the gold STANDARD
crowd win In the National election | am
more interested IN State than N Federal
atfalrs, and am much more Interested IN
the defeat OF Hearty than am n that OF
Bryan. IFS all rigss enough for people u
have change Of administrations once IN
awhile but a charge from Culberson to
Hearty ~ not the X nd Of a change the
lovers of good government banker AZ
MIR. Pendexter is emlnenty correct.
-.
No good reason can be advanced why a
gold standard man should vote for Kear-
by. There is nothing in she popullst nom
inee's candiiacy to appeal to the con-
servatve citizen. OF all things cons stency
Is foreign to the Dallas mans canvass
Endorsed by cnraged physical cilturists;
backed by raucoro'is ccterie Of fire insur-
anee agents: halted as prophet by the
black ana tlns, and attractive to the
swarm Of political heel n'es which have
been bu2zng ansrllly since the "curnels"
met their Waterloo In 1880. Jerome Kearby
is In n poor pos ton to appeal TO plain.
gulleess and consce, GUS people for
votes. Armed with Ntupcratlan ana biz
ingssatc loaded with transformation ana
nonseuso, fun Of gan and brupsa.Ior %
MT kearby ls not he man e. charm in
itlllg Mt aud self-rospectlue voters As
me e laino hted Judge NuEeut once said of
NM 'He i u very unsafe man" ana tha
people VIII want > change murh vorr,,
,han they do now when they 70 to MIN
for it.
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The following from the editorial cal
umns of the Southern Mercury. Texas Of
holal organ OF populsn, makes soad read
Ing at this iHcture ana may ba clrsll-
cred foreiaste OF what VIII be printed
later on when IT comes to accounting for
the funds expected from republican
sources to help tho papuiis: State cam-
paign.
st Louis agrcel to pay, nud AID nay
,ihe peoples party National committee SO.
w - Secure thc National convention
w ra' became OF that amount OF uouey SIS
10" something OF a mystery. Soinv OF /. |
y accounted for by Tie committee. but by
lar me large, portion 81 it vas expended
by Ch5itnan Tduhcno, x aud q feW AIDES.
che OF which was j. H. Davis of VrNa8
enq another J'K W"Wcr of Iowa. ia
visiting State conventions prior TO the Ma
tlunai convention IN the Interest of fusion. |
II WI be remember-s that our Nation
al chlirinan. VITA a few very pleasant ic- |
,ra" S"'tpinlon5, visited Texas uhont tho
ulne o. the meeting OF tho Reform Press |
assocl Mlon. THIS trip must have cost Ia |
chairman a good round SUM of money |
a., "a the pGrty seom"d to Indulge in the luX- |
-. ii. Davis and Weaver were sent to
oregon To disturb the eluanlmty o. me |
l2luNsts of that STATE and prepare cor |
uluons Tor u republican victory This |
cost money als1. 1Ern the delegates s.nt
TO The different State oouYeutiuus TO nliv1- |
.ate fusion aud create confusion mail. a |
pp"SS HItW on tho NNoW There Is lttlc |
nouol ~, mat t1c Slopu has been cN- !
pehied' Probably none OF it viii he turned |
over to the National committee
"when the convention broke IN 4, Fort
Worth we an left for home under the inn |
that fusion with the populists had |
been arranged for" said well known 10. |
hi a
he populists are afraid to own M ia. II
met several Of their bosses at our State
'ehVehtion aHd they told int that Il was |
/" rlsht ana that there Was nothing lctt |
o agree upon except the size OF the fdnd
q. be turned over, to them to make tine
anlpalSn Wsth and the manner OF It's aig- |
'urSemenl. Yet / notice that Bradley. |
telr SlAtc chairman, aud some OF no |
'Siy ieuoWs VINO told ME at Fort North |
.'fdt tNsry ming Wa fixed. are ont la |
ARCS denying that tacro IS any fusion !
iunt understand their game ThcV lnnv !
~, ~ pi'A ism 10 goo oo p@,ues;l don't kuow-
9, fuse, why don't they say so. NaS az.
'lher thing Some OF our people say mat
We San dnorl to help the populists this
IA oi nttause they WIN 50 Ia pieces after
Ion nas been mat once people got Once
hey insist upon keeping IT, II We mi |
Nearoy et al IN the capitol they win want
. stay thero two years from now IA
ar aS can see, this fusion business is ,,u
u e-slded. MEX nlcy gets "A few electors
NJ the popullst bosses set al Tie pic
y NJ uo ar, e9iue m anywhere on the profit |
AS means to the end of preventing
of their people the popuhst
'osses have put II number Of CLINE cling
rs in the iiod to ask for Il division of
imp with democratic orators, with In