The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-06
MIR. WOLTERS' REPLY.
TALKS on LETTERS FROM GEN.
MADRY AND STACEY.
Reiteratcs His Statement That the
Annual Encampments Are "An-
nual Froiics and DRINKS.

never 10 pay attention 10 what men OF
newspapers may say abou; me OF my action
IN this house. But my atteition Is espec-
ia''y called to two letters published III
various papers and signed by Adjutant Cen
erai Mabry. the other by Colonel william
II. Stacey. colonel of the Second regiment
infantry. Texas Volunteer Guard. in which
am made the text for a war talk by
bo;h CT these gentlemen Of Narike title.
am glad. Mr.. Speaker. that the adju;aut
general has found something to do to earn
nus SZVoo salary, II 1t was only TO write a
letter.
The gentleman states in the outset of
his communication that he read what |
am alleged Ia have stated In This house
| IN tho st. Louis Republic. That is entirely
TOO IA away from here Mr.. speaker for
me TO claim responsibility for that which
arou,cd the ire OF Texas great warrior
Had he read some honest Texas paper he
might have read the truth. l am not to
blame for the generals Ignorance or lack
OF information. Nor am | responsible for
! tho reports in Texas papers But ami
! mere now 10 say tia, Texas has about as
| much need for an adiutqnt general as 4
small boy has for a loaded gun.
When left my people IN Fayette, told
them 1t would be my pleasure 10 use my
highly ornamental, expensive aud sbso-
| lntely useless dcpartmeat When the de
rartment was reached offered an amend
fnent to strike out the entire Appropriation
for the department. This Amendment was
laid upon the table by a majority OF only
ten votes. If this vote indicates the sorti-
ments OF representatives constituents then
my people are not alone in desire to cut
down the expenses OF Texas by atolishiug
useless departments. When my amend
ment TO cut ont the entire appropriation
was tabled | supporte! the amendment to
strike out the SEQ 600 for tho encampment
Together with great majority o, the
members in the house. l had tho temcri,y
to believe that this approprla ion was an
eHtravagant expenditure OF money. With
the experience OF the past before us We be
lieVed that these annual encampmentS for
which $4,000 of the peoples money was
to he taken. We're merely annual frulics or
drunks. We had no hesillncy In saying
so.
In speaking along that line, 1t was not
M purpose to say that everybody in at
tendance was drunk, The adjutaat general.
in his letter ON this subject plelds his
own sobricty and enters 4 plea OF confess
sion and avoidance as to the soldiers under
him. am charged with being slauderer.
forsooth, because dared 10 rise In my
seat and tell the truth. There are gentle
men on the staff Of tho commander in chief
in this house who know the statements
were the facts. While In nv effort 70 s,,n
,he tax novers of NV sal ,s0 0oo , go
called upon NV innocent head .he wrath
of the Tin soldierv'' of Austin. am proud
Of the fact that the taNplyers Of this |
city. acquainted with the facts. iniorsed my
course The only comments brought to me
from taypayers Of AustIn Ia thnir sun
prise that a igemher Of this house should
be 50 impr,Ident as to te'l he truth.
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trhe state OF AnalfS must nave heen'
quote iroi' the galveston News oil July Ill. |
ls"l:
Austin, Texas July lO.-The state en-
camninent is on nhd camp Maory Is
scene of activity and animation; the en-
campmcni TINS year Is not what 1t mas
been in the past, II seems to be an an
nual irolic ana nothing else. 10 begln |
with, the different companies are pain |
fully short, numerically speaking; there Is
probably larger number OF companies In |
camp than there has been for several years |
past. but the number Of men In the com |
panies Is far smaller than heretofore.
Companies which are numerically forty |
strong have shown up here with ten or
twelve mon, and these ten or twelve men
are not the regular members of the COM
pany OF rather the members who have been
hore durIng past years They are auosti-
tutes. Some OF the companies which have
heretofore CHALLENGED the admiration OF the
public by their graceful evoutons are now
composed OF boys who never before attend
ed an encampmenv, some of Them being
young and entirely unsohooled In military
tactics For instance. in one or TWO of
the companies there are bnys not over IL