The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
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| Judging from what democrat (l
outlying counties OF the TweIftb ~.
sional district say. 1t will be ,a-olns|
| Posslpie TOT Bexar county - ~
| the nomination over there th,s ~ ~
somehow or other the imn-asSs
vaiis throughout the district ,hs.m III
San Antonio democracy bad Nnu n
to Houston at the last elec,,are sn I'D
would not now be a member of - Neettj
delegation at Washington ana 'ae Itl}
| preston IS to large extent ins,,su
II has been said that Hous,os .aa6e
ieA.eu because ne Is not magnetic. rss
% ilsilcerlly were made ,agalns, b,'
me- so-eaiied straddie" of the tar,w
non 10 oireIeu IN explanation OF III. w
| ure 10 poll the full democrats III. as n
district. All this is stun. howa voc q
ton was defeated because III Hou
county office holding trust ~. Ia
nm. a few days before the e,so.i-ot
Is eN cathedra and irrefutabIe-Sos.aon
Houstons campaign managers ~
reputed democrats whose napa, nu
the combination Bexar county t,orsN
urged them TO give Mr.. Hons.NHr
! earnest support he was enti,led e.
ocratic nominee. They conian,. a. "a
that way. however and ow,.. ~
faet that there were several ras
on the county ticket with tha,, p .anea,
clined to take any stock in the a.
sional race. preferring to be ie,, 'vuss
,rade to their own personal adva"s
how well they succeeded at tina, h,..,'
- no" a matter of history 7,
50 much question of democracy a.
OF holding office In Bexar county a..
bryan Callashan, the redoubtsble a.
found out for himself when ba ~
TnaNnr favr Ckrys- .al m
ton met his Waterloo. In AN n., hoA
moment he made the publir an
ment that he was born denoo..a
would always be one. and tina. nj.
ton would mean that strar,ht ~
cratic ticket would be put ol,t |,
Antonio hereafter, and a few DAYS la.
was showed under. That little dsma.H
talk did the work.
Indignant as they may be ar ~.
duct of their brethren IN 1904 ,hs ~
Gratis Of the Twelfth district NAV
come to the conclusion that ~.
powerless to help themselves. for y
former are capable on occasion az ~
terng the nominee even though M "
from their own ranks. what Womb ~
not DO to him II he We're forced up5S ny
ny the remainder OF the district9
10 tell the truth, democrats c,..
sionaI prospects are anything but MI
IN mat portion OF the State. with dss,ss
faction and apathy prevailing thro,s.
the district and success within IN ~.
ton OF a faction dominated solely ~ <
dividual interests.
II IS asserted nevertheless nv e,,...
tive and able democrats Who rsss.
the twelfth district that a Winning AZ
can be made there by a dernos-,t n
wlll advocate tariff reform and fusst N.
such reform be uniform, that Is. ia, Il,
not applied to raw material exnlxv,]
To put the above In another way n
sheep men Of the Twelfth dis,rist i,
willing TO vote for democrat MIA
insist that so long as there Is a tsra
existence with protective features IA
they should stand an even show with
manufacturers Of wooden goods when
protection is passed around.
-
Although information has been furnis
90 county attorneys in at least hat
dozen different instances by the comm,
s'ouer Of insurance upon which 10 Id
prosecutions against vlolators of the insa
auce laws the proceedings recentiy Inst
tuted by the county attorney Of Hart
county against the conductors Of a I'd
tain Houston so-called benevolent inn
ance scheme Is the first and only moi
which has yet been made to bring sd
offenders to taw.
For some reason or other local pn
cutors hesitate to call manipulation
gauzy fraternal insurance associations
tine-eithcr because they are men Of I'd
Influence and standing in the commun,
or because the membership Is too lia
for an elective officer TO tackle, Un1
the circumstances. II would seem Z
the proper thing TO do might be to
power the commissioner Of Insurance
employ a special attorney 10 look a.
cases Of insurance law infraction.
II IS not only with promoters Of
ternal insurance concerns that the q
mission is having trouble. however.
Quently he IS placed IN possession Of
dence to convict ordinarily reputable
sicians Of having made examination
applicants for policies for underg9
insurance concerns that are doing y
ness In the State without authority,
Gently he called the attention Of the cou
attorney of one Of the largest counts
the State to case of that kind
he got in return was a letter from
attorney. telling him what nice
the offending doctor was: that ne Ma
know he was doing wrong, etc. and
the matter stopped. Now that doctor
subject to fine of $500 and imprisonu
besides yet he escaped punishment
the wildcat company for which ne
ciated in the capacity of medical exam
a sucker.
Indeed. It is time that some way
discovered to force the observance o. b
Insurance laws il they are to relna'' E
the statute books. u
Frequently the question Is ASKED N
the general land office is not moved II
capitol building where It belongs, !,
Ample provision was made for y ~ a
yet 1t remains in the unsishily ana ~, N
the way building on tho hill easAo n
seat OF government segregated fros
other departments, isolated ana u'.~ Al
lf access. Seven out of every ten - 81
who have business with tho depai, h.
are in need of information wh,p q,
of the general lanu m
must furnish them, yet his heauqua.x r,
are almost out of reach, when W. h
tates troublesome journey TO -
quarter of the city. No good reasv. nj
he advanced why this condition y. !,
fairs should continue and the dcma.s c
he moving of the land depertmens M M
quarters designed for IT in the sia'e ~ Is
5 becoming universal, IL,
Comptroller Finley's annual repo.s Nj
been received from the printer ~ \,
General makeup shows thas mus
was taken in its preparation.
The statistical information which
aims has been conveniently arransvur
% tabulated as TO he Complementary Fay
he ordinary reader. AS q Nhcie ., b