The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30
NOTES ON THE CAMPAIGN.


One of the clever young gentlemen who
write the political editorials Of the Gal
| Dial News under the frank of STAFF cor
respondence." appears TO be worried over
the prospect that The Post may take a
| hand in the race in the Tenth congress
s.onal district. There need be no mis-
apprehension nor uncertainty on this sub
ject. The Post is democratic paper, and
its mission is to aid, assist and abet de-
mocracy all along the liae. Should the
| conditions warrant, The Post will be found
| taking hand" in the Tenth. the Elev-
enth or any other congressional district
| IN Texas where its services may be needed
as a democratic newspaper. And It may
be remarked. right here. that, considering
| the attitude of some alleged democratic
newspapers in Texas the work of The
| Post will be more valuable this year, more
| acceptable to the democrats, than ever
| before. Another thing, 80 far as the Tenth
| district is concerned, The Post. though
not domiciled therein, has a much larger
circulation n the counties composing the
| district. outside of Galveston, than any
other paper. by the way it is matteC
OF note that the News seems to be
taking IA hand" in quite number, If
not all. of the districts this year-in the
interest of the republican-populist-so
head combine.
| Colonel O'Br!en Moore. the famous
Washington correspondent of the ST. Louis
Republic, prints this story In one of his
letters:
heard a good true story OF Mr.. Mclean
| few days ago, which goes far to Illus
! trate the present situation. on returning
|
! Mr.. Mclean stopped ii few days In New
| York. Some OF his millionaire friends IL
V-tod him to dine at the Metropolitan club,
| commonly called The MGcnnres' club.
/ This is the social Institution that black
heISd Senator Wo'cott of C2lorado
nest and often bellicose gentleman
/ was enthusiastic advocate of
/ the free coinage OF silver Mr. Mclean
| lonaires sat around the table. They spoke
| freely to Mclean. He was cle tnem
and there was no reason why the, siouid
/ not reason with him. They were tndig-
/ nant because he was supporting i;ryal.
| They denounced the Chicago platform.
I held nj. the "horrit shadow OF the income
! not see why a wealthy man Ike Mclean
should encourage ''rlpulism'
| Mclean heard them attentively for
| of wine and ruifs of smoke, ne drawled
out something Ike THIS;
81 undersi nd everything you have said.
am 40 foud Of my comfort and my moacy
as you are. The affere1ce betwcn you
and myself however, is one of insight |
am vii, ny "a give M 10 per cont If what
rye got In or7er to Insure the resi- Van
pcouc don't want to give up a l. cent
The result will be that if Bryan is beaten
such fccce and fury +. iaoi t6at i' tSd hey viii Xiii
take every d cent We have ana ar
down 'tis club into the berga H."
th1t .ouvr,,t. ,verr M ,l,s IA ,'iti,,, "a, W
'"''' ''''' e''S "e', ".''.' D" '''"'r sue
The CD News Is loud in lis IRE
tense Of non-partsanship and states that
y mas always reserved the right to cr &
else the acts OF all political PARTIES The
trouble wNh the organ is thar its criti
cism and bitterness Of antagon!sm Is al
ways directed against he democrat
rarity and II reserves tho right to crlticis'
other parties so closely that 1t never
bitter and unscrupulous p,rHsan ,,er fl
th.s country than thc q - Nevs and WIN
W. - we ~ ->eWS ""' WIZ
put away its hypocrisy.
!, would s,.m ,rou ,ro to,,ou.,nr ,o.,o,
that Mr. saysu &c mn, ,h. nn,,, h9,, r,o,
who is n,ah,o m oo,,.oi h,s ',.,' s ~,
in noI,,,c.. ''' Wv"
Gs.i,r Ind son,or,h,r ., ,.oc
Please send me a FEW of vour ~ lver
Dogs" ! saw one thar a trayelns man
d a. t nii' Wy "re a., - +, n NIX the
think Won have gwen INN ln,oost to,,
much tau and to-. many whitu srcIs
We have good free silver club here,
and EaNe maae sure gam OF yN re-
Bryan and frco SILVER Very triIv
> yours j. w. Mckinley
, am a cousin OF me major, nut
ard pintform. ''''' t 49, '''''''
j. w. Mckinley of Indiana.
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80 ~ t.'D''.e "'' 9Ve'''''
marx ABOUT gong mo 'the enemy s coun
try'' when he smoke of his visit to III
cold standard no,nle of tho Gas, an,
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