The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-10

man who wants to be elected will
stand ON our platform Is m absolute proc
that principles involving justice or free
dom find little favor with those who con
troll the great bulk OF the votes? Well
that's the grinnjng skeleton which it
would suit some peoples purpose 10 con-
cehl, but which it suits our purpose to re-
veal in all its hideous ugliness, Next time
( were told that our organization" is In
| lavor of single tax referendum or any
| thing else, we can tell our informant to
nail up his face with clapboards
Fact is, there are two classes of poll
ticians in the league viz Those who pull
wires and those who dig mines. Did you
note how efiectually we killed the little
scheme for swindling the city out Of Peli-
can island. notwithstanding tia, tho labor
legislative council, much to the credit of
lhosc FOR whom 1T speaks was soldly en-
'renched behind the scheme? Did you note
again how we got the canting good gov
eminent administration to gratuitously
Knock itself in the head. and at the same
time reused the taxpayers to fight the bond
issues? First. the league got up petition
oil It's own against the issuance of bonds
without Submitting the question TO vote
OF the taxpayers. but the buQ of these
latter were too sluggish or supne to sign
It, But concurrently with their protest
against the bond issue. the league urged
attention to the assessment rolls claim.
ing that no bonds would be necessary if
the rlch were taxed up to anything like the
same level as the poor. The council didn't
do thing but vote a thousand dollars to
pay FOR new appraiscment There were
Two real estate agents on the hoard of
appraisers and they didn't do a thing but
clap 1T on to the poor devil who owned
hothlhs but his homestead Till he actually
WOKE up from his spiritless lethargy. So
now we nave the taxpayer bowling like
ljervish and fighting the bonds like n good
fellow. The droll feature OF "a all Is thai
he doesn't pretend to know that there Is
any such body as the league. although his
manifest peevishAess and impatience Mt
lhe mention OF it completely botrays his
pretense. But this is man as you find him
nowadays.
Yes, we have politicians but we also
nave sappers and miners in our organIza-
tlon. and it might be as well for the former
to recognize the fact at once that the
'vasue is not good place for them. as
,hoy ran never tell when they are going 10
be sawed OF al the knees.
AS TO our laie president, ii Is sufficient
~, say mat he is with us still, ana that
"' ,ullFely mlsconstrued the resolution
Mu'Vh our recent action was said to antag-
onl@e' The resolution referred to forblds
,he league from taking part in the nom
,ha,ioh' of any candidate. but places 70
further restriction on whatever course IL
may choose to follow. Indeed il 1t did so.
II would take the league but a moment to
get 1t out OF its way.
may add before closing that the league
as body is neither supporting nor seek
ing TO make difficulties for any candidate?
No desire only, so far as the candidates
are concerned. to make 1t manifest to all
mat whoever stands up for Justice and
freedom in Galveston has not a ghost of
snow TO be elected, although the bulk
Of the votes are cast by labor.
Thomas Flayin,