The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-20
MEASUREMENTS CORRECTED.

] y. r. McM ulitIs
MEASUREMENTS CORRECTED.
True story of the iIawley Campaign in
Austin County.
To the Editor of The Post
Wallis. Texas. October is, lSa6.-The
democracy of this district and especially
cf Austin county demand fair statement
Of facts concerning our position In this
campaign in It's relation ia free silver and
j the candidacy of j. II Shelhurnc. aud the
only medium through which We eau secure
fair exposition uf facts among the great
dailics Of this state is The Houston Post.
| The Galveston News. true to it's Instincts
OF cnmity to sound government, state and
National. and its adherence to the inter
est of the moneycd aristocracN of this Ma
ton has deputod one of iis repor,orlal
stan to accompany lawlcy. their sugar
coated and sugar bounucd candidate, in
his canvass through this district for the
sole purpose OF furnishing TO thu News its
/ customary evasion of facts
In the issue of Octohcr j, this same re.
porter furnishes to tho News a report OF
/ the Hawlcy meeting at Wallis ON the even
ing of that date. in which he stated that
Mr. Hawlcy addressed, in speech OF two
hours length. an audience Of about 100
people, threc-f ourths OF whom were whites
aud many of these were opposed TO sound
money wh'h' III lac'' M TINS oh'lre pre-
.",'' ~ =" "N NY 49, t''", va
are only two white republicans. and one of
them is convert of two weeks standing
from the populisi party aud TWO sound
money men, one of whom was dhscu from
the meeting. If Mr. iaWley and this re
porter hh' taken tnV pal"S 10 i"iufu' thc.n
SViNcS tueS coul' nav "aIn'" '""' M1
haW'ey support al 'uls pace rs cNclu
Efoos mere Il very r'hp'.'aul' NulhpeI are
10Y Tree sllN"r auu ''N 9U.l"ulh' anu tneF
VIII Auh many more 40 'n'H hulnpcr DC
loie 'h' "u Oh .'uNeiuoVI
Now the history ol 'N's n'c,hE Is the
history OF every i't'.luE 'n'' ti""leN M mnS
oeen Hn'V ~ %''',t ''e ts ''
committees OF jim 9N'inNrh, ana hdWitN
met many days before tuo above uate ana
decided upon JONI deid'c between taN
T ley end representative democrat Sireu-
lars were distributed 10y bNu p"lNts au-
+, nouncng the dehale several days before
the debate, the democratic bllS an
2 nouncng Judge Robson 10 liaWioy's or
ponont for the evening aud we were not
= informed that HaWlcy would not meet
b Robson until the morning of tho 18th
+ which was too late for a eorrco lion. That
fact alone answers for the audience TO hear
HaWIcy Had II not been for this an
nouuccment. Iawley. outside Of his nc9r,
support would NOT have had a corporal.
4 guard to hear him az this place. rs tt
# The good behavior al our meeting, yot
4 can'r Mace the ueoplc of our town and com.
/ muuity in position tina, they are not Ia
90 dirs and gentionNn. The applause TIN
u News reporter speaks so enthusiasticail,
n about never came to Hnwley. His app,aus,
y was feeble and halg hearted from hs col
> , 49,. ..,t,., . nj.
=. reirhbor MIR Gooch questioned MI Ilaw
II lev and he showed his cntirc inability II
II logically answer. the welktn would ring
TN, rcuorior with the customary unfair.
ness proceelo' 'n cro'l' our sugar noun
y ,,oa,, ro. Gooch alone
+, Let us review that little interview
r. with an ascd German II ScaN, which
II the News rolS NNdeI lts tongue Ike Il