The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-10
PINEY WOODS POLITICS.
the Edition Of Tho Post.

To the Editor OF The Post
Rockland. Texas. .luly 7.---r,ver since the
present campaign opened the newspaper
| correspondents from "a certain county at
| tachcd 10 this (ryler) and other counties
| for judicial ami other purposes have kept
| up a continual fire on candidates for Of
| flee from this county. No attention has
| been paid to them. as the source from
which they ema'lnto : well known, The
majority of the people of that county
hnvlng almost invariably supported the
Tyler candidates for district offices. But
another Richmond has entered the field
In the person of one who has recently
come at least In temporary possession of
n newspaper plant in that county who
gets off the following in his last issue:
Jefferson county Is entitled to little
oil the "ment an the cocoannt'' In the way
of judicial office holders one of our
prominent lawyers. Hon. w. l.. Doug
the outlook is exceedingly bright that he
will reccive tho nomination. Tyler coiin-
~ for the last few years has developed
n ravenous appetite for office holding
and th1rr greed seems to grow stronger
and stronger each succeeding year. IT Is
about time the professional politician Of
this ou,-of-the world pluce was given
lesson
II IL true that Tyler county has fur
nished more than it's quota OF district of
fscrrs. hut as long as the people of the
various districts see M to elect them tho
question arises ms to whose fault 1t IL.
1T would seem. however, from n COM
parison OF the voting strength of the two
counties and the quantity of meat In
ties that the criticism is somewhat out
of place coming from the county IT does.
That county furnished the representative
in the Twcnty-second legislature. the
fourth thanks to Tyler county,. and
now has a candidate for district Judge.
district attorney and congress Al lsnsf
the county convention instructed It's dee
gates to vote for clti2cn.Of that county
and plead with him with tears I'm eyes
70 save his country. by going to congress.
II The gentleman declined to go In the
Saving" business y was no fault OF the
aforegnld county. As matter OF fact
the .nord.nate greed for meat shows
decadcnce In Tyler county and an alarm
ing increase In said County, Think OF
county with two votes An the Snto con
venitOn asking for congressman. dis.rct
indge and district attorney. and which
has continuously furnished n representa-
years from this district. compla ming OF
another couniy's greed for meat" po-
litically eveaking.. Bnt then I would he
unfair 10 hoh the cittzenshsp Of trnt
writer Of 4 has not resdnd in his pres
Ont abode long enough 70 learn that 1u-
dicisl officers, ~ this d!sir'ci are not
In the general election IN November. He
nlso showed his Ignorance In a marked
degree Of the constitutional requirement.
,ouehing The e.shiliy or rcprese ,ha
cuse he guvc for retiring from the race
for the legislature was TINT he hud been
told he was ineligible on .scorn! Of hin
meat" For the reason that a good deal
has been sent put from ina, county IN
line with M, above article ~ hoped
par,son may be had with trOa "holier
Than fhou" people. John -. Larkin.