The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
\ etd Effort Of ! Correspondent to
Raise Row.
WAS INTENDED TO INJlRE TEXANS
! Bit tic Romancers Grossly Over.
reached Their Mark.
BUILT ON SUIT COMPROMISES.
nhe 1lisstatement Of Facts Are Very
MYSTERIOUS and Very Large n
Many RespeOts.

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In It's issue Of September 10 the st. Lous
Globe Democrat publishes the following as
special dispatch and styles it Texas
Political Sensation
Mineral Wells, Texas. S<r,e-1ser -
TIA biggest political seosa'ss1 Texas Aas
known In yearx seems acoRls rfass 20 Sf.
velop. IL involves q hall SrsEez ~ moro 81
the shining lights Of TIE sass democracy.
including ex-Goveruor lAa1gs 5. t-nsE, Az
torrsy General and Cxat lLts ent Governor
NJ. Nj. Crane. RAiirca5 <saz4znissiDphr Ar
lison Mayfteld All ssvs-na tIihers 2lTnrs'
as widely kno~r- In fle- sn seasssl bus
appeared as ,ho5sn lOlEe 9s'an II, isoAeAn,
chairman OF the Ssase sxsl REg cninrlissio0
and godfather o. all gns BiyApiics in The
State, would be <Bsnarca ia ibe trap that
will undoubtedly bruce ise State admin
tstrution and injure the party. il Is the
agreement between Attorney General Craae
and the Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany. by which the railroad company. with
1000 cases against Il for Relating, Is to be
let Off with the lowest fine in fifty OF said
cases, Or $4,000 In all.
''The history OF the discovery OF the prac-
tice OF which the Southern Pacific had
been charged la making rebates TO certain
shippers. was developed last June. when
+. M. Underhlll. general auditor OF the At
lantic division OF the Southern Pacific. with
headquarters at New Orleans. was dIs-
charged by the company Undorhill held
voucher stubs in his possession that showed
every rebate which had been given. The
Southern Pacific officials tried to make
him give these up. but. acting upon the
advice of an attorney, Undcrhil placed the
stubs In the vault of banker friend, N.
H. Weeks OF Galveston, Underhill and
Woeks had served together in the Confed-
erato army. and Weeks. smarting under tho
alleged indgnitiea that had been imposed
upon Underhll by the Southern Pacific
urged the cx-auditor to go before the state
railroad commission with his stubs and
show chat body what the Huntington sya-
tenn had been doing. This was done and
tho fun at once began.
Connecting lines OF the Southern Pacific
werc drawn into tho net, and had the limit
been given In all tho cases assessed against
the Southern Pacific that road would have
been bankripted. State Tisxeurer w D.
WORKMAN was made aware OF the sltus-
ton. Ho swore vengeance upon the rail-
road men who had violated the commission
law, ana declared they should be prose-
cuted IN the letter and spirit OF the law n
no could bring VI about. and that no COM
promise should be considered with his con-
scnf. The attorneys Of the Southern Pa
clf'c, IN their distress. rushed TO OK Gov
Iend their line. Hogg made the railroad
commission. and no dared not go before the
Texas courts and argue that It's rulings
were invalid
Early In July Hogg called a conference
OF the leading democrats from all parts of
the state to meet In Galveston Tho meet
Ing was held, ana the compromise referred
70 WAS consid.led the bettor horn of the d.
iemmh. o. w Bein, traffic manager of
me southern Pacific is Judge Reagans
uusohi friend; ilogg also had bosom
friends among the railroad men: and both
argued that 1t would never do to prose
cute such warm friends as would ineylta
ply be the CAGE II all the charges of re-
palsns against uhe railroads were allowed
70 SLICK 80 the Southern Pacific was TO
plead guilty In fifty cases, receive tho low
est possible penalty OF $500 In each case
ma nave the other $3.50 similar cases held
un. virtually dismissed.
AZ 10 this arrangement Attorney CcneraI
Urane agreed. Railroad Commissioner Al
g,o mayneld signed the compromise
Right here the murmurings OF disonnroyai
began. Banker Weeks OF Galveston : yerw
snnuentlal man, was determined that Tho
Sontne1u Pacific should not be let of so
uenuy. re began to raise n disturbances
WIN tne- state administration. The people
!ook UP the cries OF fraud negligence n,
1My, etc.. ana Railroad Commissioners
3 $4,000 ana Storey failed to sign the com,
..s ssrefment. They have 40 far failed
y ettacn their signatures to the sur.
nder.' as the country voters have hsvmr
~ Gall u. There the matter rests With
~ rliroad attorneys clamoring for full
49, iaar prosecution Of every case az rc
osung against every railroad in Texas.
tne republicans and populists want No
sser weapon than Crane and Mayneld,s
v v,A JACK OF duty. or than the story Of
II. caA L..
ncpolieS. patching up a comprom,ss ,", tv
We STATE Every newspaper In the stato
compromise. o'''' Vi tue
Attorney General Crane. an eager c,r.
uluete Tor governor, while in Da.ia. a fnw
SSnys ago: - said to have told a friend thai
ne wss netweeen the devil and the dam
y no prosecuted the railroads thew
would ilght him for governor; IL no ala 'r No,
prosecute, abe people would ruin him ara
ne compromised with the railroads ~
. pcya from tho forks OF the creek wonI5
sn!ure his chances. The situation r.
Stucei ono with the democratic marty IN
esrHns AZ tho party leaders are alarmed
49, ssloncSns ana popnltsts arc corrcspond.
10y !uptNut. The democracy Ia helne
proaded from without and within TINS
xchement has fairly begun. n i. exs
v - Mpldly increase In intensity"
AAeush ~ above bears 1 M,n.r,,
Vslls date linz ths chances are that !, W..
nanutsetursd IL Dallas. al II but rene.,,
y sssssia stories current ID that city for :
"a ~ more which are being circulated
81 ~ purpose o. intimida,iux tho r,n.
& sesAmis'ion. iuiuring Messrs. Crane
III &s1%NoM ond laylne tha nr.a,.. :.