The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-06

seventy. rine infantry Sunday night after
midnight for being. out over time aud con
| tined them in the guard house. They
kicked like bay steers but their kicks
didt go. and the guard house filled up
| very rapiGlv"
Mr., Speaker. 1 have friends in this city
| who have come to me proifering their af-
fidayits that | was correct in denomi-
| mating these things as annual DRINKS
did not say the adiutant was drunk. I
| don't know whether he was or not. I
know that Governor Hogg was not, and IL
was not my intention to create that i'm
| preston. | don't want the affidavlts of
citizens will take General Mabry's own
! order and prove my statements. | mrl
| back the charge that | am a slandered and
say TO you that so long as this written
evidence lives SO long must my accusers
aud Prosecutors stand before the public
OF Texas as unworthy OF confidence and
belef.
Now. while am upon this subject Mr..
Speaker, | don't want to be misunderstood
There are honest and sincere men in the
Texas Volunteer Guard. The aim and pur-
pose of the guard is commendable. but
can not consent to sit here silent and see
money that belongs to the people squau-
dered for no purpose. l do not see the ne
cessity OF an adJutant general. can not
conceive what he should want with "A clerk.
4 porter and Quartermaster. all drawing
large salaries.
1t is conteuded that the Volunteer Guard
is useful. | state now that | doubt 1t. /
have not yet been convinced of its utility.
II is nice thing and looks pretty, but 1t
costs too much
Governor Hogg stood in Camp Mabry in
1894 and, il the Statesman can be relied
on. showed that he had no faith in the
guard read YOU follows;
Harry owens. the governors special
t.f .tyi,s .,rln
order from Governor Hogg. He goes as a
peacemaker to the rioters there. The gov
ernor instructed him 10 tell the leaders of
the riot that they would he held personally
responsible for the action of the rioters
The governor further instructed him to no
tify the sherln to get all the help wanted;
not TO call on the militia. hut TO go out
into the country and enlist the country
men into service and give them orders TO
act In accordance with the sherim's instruc-
tons The governor informed the States
man encampment reporter YESTERDAY that
he anticipated no further trouble from the
strikers as their backbone was practically
broken all TO pieces" tStatesman. July
10. 1891.
If the commander in chief had conf
dcnce in the militia. WHY did he tell Mr..
owens TO tell the sheriff not to call ON the
militia but to get countrvmen? These
farmers were paying taxes to help pay for
the 10000 frolic for the militia and then
We're to 20 to auell riots.
Mir. Speaker ] might 20 further back
into the history of the encampments in
this State and refer to other matters. I
might draw aside the veil of the past and
show YOU again the scandals OF other en-
campments. but 1t would be q useless con-
sumption of time to do so. The evidence
have submitted to Won convlnces me of
the correctness of nv posi- tAul and all the
beautiful rhetoricallv written letters of
the pseudo warriors will not convince me
That did wrong in telling the truth. TIL, |
people OF Texas shall not he deceived In
ms m1er-they shall know the truth. |
no matter whom II affects Conscious of |
a duty well performed confident of the in
Iorsement Of the great masses of this |
state In this position submit the issues |
10 you and to an impartial public