The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-08

1.-THE Famous Virginia Writer
Roman senate. He has professed greater
love for democracy than Judas Iscariot
ever protested for the Savior OF mankind
Yet he has driven the assassins dagger TO
the heart OF democratic nominees In two
campaigns. He still chung to democracy,
and when a great multitude with swords
and slaves from the chief priest, Mark
Hanna, and the scribes of Wall street
sought the life of democracy he kissed 1T
and betrayed it. Here the historical
parallel ceases. Judas threw down his
bride and hung himself. They act differ
emily now. The modern Mark Antony, who
Is surnamed Hanna, after the crime, ad-
vances to the front OF the stage, and III
the full glare of the footlights holds up the
bloody NANTES of Hardin and Bryan and
| Blackburn, but not to praise them. Wat
terson then rusbes furiously on the stage,
with his editorial mantle blood bespat-
tered, his dagger dripping with gore, and
his eyes in mad frenzy rolling. Carlisle ap-
pears ON the scene too late for action, I'M
| armed, nerveless, and dazed Lindsay, with
Falstaffan valor, rushes In after the dan
ger is over. and wants a chance at the
| corpse. Buckner marches In with marshal
air and fierce mustache, armed with
| wooden dagger and a tin sword, draws his
|
the commoner." at which Mark Hanna
wnks. Billy Breckenridge, the prosecuted
| though not innocent is transformed to the
successful assassin, and advances to the
| front like n conquering hero, exclaiming,
Some to the common pulpits and cry out,
Liberty, Freedom and Enfranchisement."
Watterson-
"Fates, we will know your pleasures.
| That we shall die we know, tits but the
| time and drawing days out that men stand
upon"
| Mark Antony Hanna
Gentlemen, you have done me serv-
ice in this bloody business. Democracy
must die, and you have only done for
Hardin. Bryan and Blackburn a favor by
cutting them off from the fear OF death"
Watterson--
Grant. then, that death Is benefit.
That makes us all benefactors. The tie
that binds us to Mark Hannas service has
been strengthened. The pay makes 1t
binding, but the blood on our hands doubles
| It," Stocp, gentlemen stoop, for all ser
wants OF this cause must stoop. and let us
battle our hands In democratic blood up TO
| the elbows, and besmear our swords then
walk we forth. even to Mark Hannas mar
ket place, and waving our red weapons over
our heads let's all cry, Peace. Freedom
and Liberty"
| Mark Antony Hanna
| where is the gallant Hindman? He has
sworn fealty to this cause, and his name
| is on the roll
| Watterson-
'He is ahed. my lord. telling the an
archisfs knaves, fools, idiots, marplots
repudiators and blasphemers OF the rural
districts what an enemy to mankind this
ambitious Bryan was. and the great serv-
ice you have done them in using your al
| mighty influence with Providence to cut
| off the heather Of India with famine, and
to force them and diner foreigners to buy
their wheat and stuff from us. Pursuant
to your instructions, Most High and Mighty
Vicegerent Of Providence. he Is telling
them that free silver Is dead. and Bryan is
dead, and Hardin Is dead, and Blackburn
is dead. and that all the democratic leaders
in Kentucky are dead or doomed"
Mark Antony Hanna
DO you scullions and slaves believe II,
think you, my trusted Watterson? Can
we rely on them? VIII they meet lis in
the market place in November? That is
the question:, Has it occurred to you.
most noble and disinterested patriot that
you may be making that graveyard too
large? Are you cock sure that Bryan, and
Hardin, and Blackburn and all of your
other victims are really dead? You know
we killed the democratic party every four
years for quarter of century and buried
II every time, but it came to life and
grew stronger every time we killed it.
The fact is 1t was killing us when we
took YOU and Cleveland into our service
ana but for our foresight in EMPLOYING
mer like our delightful dogmatic Cleye-
lie A.l. t.,.
our friends with the unsuitable appetite
FOR good things, Patterson AMI Bynun.
ana you, my faithful Watterson. class
with these two-l say but for our business
sagaeity and your enlightened sel;ishness.
republicanism would have been dead ana
all our hopes OF the rule of the plutocraoy
would have been in the docp bosom of the
ocean OF despair buried Thanks to our
sagaeity and the power OF the almighty
dollar we are in the saddle. astrida tho
iecks OF the binds who are following Hind
youg" 'n'"~
Watterson-
MY, noble instructor, valiant leader.
and most pulssant lord OF ali tho hosts
Of corruption, fear not while your stake
holds out. You furnish the means ana
we will get there. Never mind abr,,
ghosts ! killed these political co,k roh-
bins in Kentucky, and I'll stake the conr.
ier-Jourhai ON II that we hold Kentuckv
IN y. your hands II you don't weaken on |
tne cost IT'S expensive TO stenl state
and extensive to hold the stolen roods
with oil this clamor about 1t, but CIV, n.
plenty of ready cash and We can mov.,
the world Patterson and Bynum will so,n
be here, and with the other forces which
We VIII put on the stump in Kentucky.
IL the truth escapes alive you may have