The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-14

reed in the campaign of 1890. and 4 must |
be confessed they were very successful |
| for a time. The old parties were disposed |
TO look upon the new movement in a |
sreering way and 10 Intimate that II was |
not mvch OF a shower after all. As a mat
ter OF fact the alliance had In that cam
patsn the most perfect Organization that |
any party ever had n the newer States. |
| 1t was able by means OF it's secret lodge |
MEETINGS TO md out the positions OF every
voter and 70 disclose the stradders, while |
the opposition could not break the Sc
crecy, or make a poll OF the voters that |
would be OF much value, In some counties
ne rcpulists we're able 60 tell In advance
| their vote within per cent OF the reality. |
| When the time OF the election was APP |
preaching the leaders ordered that tho |
voters should make a showing OF their
| that we're what tho local ones had been
with the added element OF parade that
was TO do the frightening. The days OF
the rallies were looked forward TO with
great interest by che old parties and all
| preparations were made to discount any
| showing that might be made. About 10
o'clock the procession OF tho families he
gan 10 come into town. II had formed out
IN the country. and many OF the people
| mad driven for twenty mics to he In line
| and swell the numbers. As they wendell
| their way through town the reporters OF
| papers counted the teams and also the
| voters, and tho coustcrnN, Of the OPP
| pononis can be imagined when It was seen
m many instances that the voters In the
me We're enough 20 carry tho county.
Nefned iiW the pcnics were not SO sue
cessful after that, aud the dying out Of
the secret order was the end OF this cam
one OF the oldest campaigns that has
tcen fought in the West WAS that N
| oates went into pli tnership aud gave n
snow under canvas that was warranted
to be worth the money; 1t was the r..
furnished at that time, and WAS a sub
su,ute FOR NE lacking opera houses ;h4
Town s amS h neSG' INC S' tnT Tt eysS s
for honors were rood friends and agreed
that they would savo the expense Of sep
arats campaigns, aud went together aud
purchased a large tent. This they placed
ON wagon. and. with a driver were
tighten And the crpwds came too They
nilcd the tent. and the orators were able
10 AXE turns At the dudieneo until there
not reached. Whether the NJ sucVeSsfui
candidates were satisfied with tine re
SUIT or not the experiments was never re-
pcatcd
The joint debate has ever trcn the
iaNorlte on the plains Tho people are
admirers of the ready of-hand oiatory
that Is not So set aud >, tid as That of
the formal speakers. The East roNcr can
feet the same excitement as unimAtcs the
Western town when there Ia IA debate
between famous SPEAKERS. Whom I--ucoln
ana Douglas set the pace for ths KIND
Of cnnpa Hung they set severe one,
and II has been seldom that any similar
series has risen 10 the same heights as
iirNan has hren through the same Kind
OF work lie met Senator Phurs,on on
the plains of Nebraska IA a series OF he-
bates that was listened to hy thousands
nightly. or course, - these debates There
Is always a diversity Of opinion - 10 who
IS the winner. The usual plan Is to divide
the seating capacity of the hall Ia give
TO each party half of tho tckoIs. Thls
insures, that the speakers VIII tie well
chccrcd. FOR iho attendants VIII All APP
plaud their own advocates II ts char
aci"r site %; the Western people To refuse
io udoitc any unfalrncss, and the speaker
who Is able to turn point ON MS al
v"r4arN q sure OF a generous AZ rlhusc
from his opponents.
In Il series of debates two years ago he
tween the rVals fer tho congress unai scat
In tho rffh Kansas district the pop"lii
adYoontc took out folder Of the Santa tc
, railroad SystDm aud pp1ied 20 the IA
milia- llop frighiul example Of tne
, l'rit sh .uilucnce, that iiritish lion SHOULD
, ornament railroad advertisement Nhrn
W \. Cal ierhend, arose to 'opiy b, hold
4 up IL" fol'et tn the EHze Of the an1'.n'y
, am pointng to the Hon said ~ SEQ MOI
TN" Ron has MI his fc't ON the north END
of tho contircni. II sc"ms TO me thai he
has right to be- there, AZ tho 3r,irh gov
1 ! saw the point and yrll'd The rctiN spread
, owe the district nnA ara much clri
y MIR Cnlderheni Thu m1< rc'eni kHntns
e debates were those between Senator ret
. frf and j Il. furton in thr tall or lNH
, when they debated In every dwtc' ~ in@
State. and wcrr listened 20 hv The i"gchi
{ | crowds that could b. accommodated M
{ Burton IL now oand date for Nh F'rrfS
placc. AMI tho arguments may pe repeater
- -rhr r.f,ris ~ tho individual office scck
y ,'p ar someilma- Of the nNsl rHinNiNHN.
character au,, show the queer ideas ih1i
, mo portlc have Of the m'int Nr,' NY
y 70 win tic votes - their ir"nd" IN"
:, story of the mnn who wont Ply w. w.
% homes ~ tho mon who were fr"ndlV 10
, him. ara Thought that when the NJ II WaN
u over thai he had grn bnscly 'g a., va, ~
ia. ft..