The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
A REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER
DR.. John Grant Anxious to Pose Is
Publisher.
DREAM OF GREATNESS lRlDEsCENT,
Expects FIFTY, Thousand Subscribers
mt the start--rins Promises Made.
1alks OF Prosperity.


Grant OF Sherman. republican National
committeeman and invc,crate foo OF state
Chairman Green. wants to start a repub-
iican paper. He wishes to keep the lead
no has gained over his opponent. He has
sent thousands OF the following cxplana-
tory circulars throughout tho State:
Sherman, Texas, September 2S.--My Dear
Sir; The wave OF prosperity promised
has come. consequently those who particle
pRtod In the nomination and election Of the
present administration have Just cause 10
be proud. Texas is a large beneficiary In
Its results, and the citizenship should
give our party n credit due, The general
feeling existing. not only In the Nation.
but IN Texas is betten than for years, The
vast sheep aud wool interests OF Texas
have had life breathed into them by the
passage OF the late tariff bill. The iuin-
ber interests are all on paying basis once
more; sugar planters arc saved. The farm
err who has dollar wheat for sale. is han
Ply, tho cattle man wakes up TO ind HIM
self prosperous, instead OF bankrupt.
merchants feel safe in their credits, as
snred OF collections, and the general holder
OF security breaihes freely. Labor
throughout the Union is turning its cyes
frcsn the soup housr TO the place OF EN-.
pluyment and good wages seem an assured
Tact. The government is already on n
self-sustaining basis, Our Industries are
once moro protected. and this country Is
being run With an eye to Its own best
interests and not to suit Europe. The gold
reserved In the treasury is In a better cons
ditlon than fer years, with absolutely no
danger Of bond issues. In my opinion
this country has entered upon an era OF
prosperity never before exccllcd, With all
OF these benefits brought about by re-
publican SUCCESS. 1t should result In tho
nasxlt Hal alll a - s.ts.s
party in Texas, our members should kuow
and be kept IN touch with tho progross Of
events IN the State and Nation and othtrs
should be given an opportunity also. Re-
publican arguments MS well as benefits
should find their way TO every iircsido in
Texas. People should be shown the light.
Again, members Of our party have abso-
lutely no medium through which We can
get republican Information. In times OF
campaign we have been relying upon pa
pers that were POLITICALLY opposed TO us,
und us result. each section IL furnished
a different version OF affairs, In many in
stances, far from tho facts, We should
have q party organ that would speak TO
and for every republican In Texas. IL
should be on such scale as to Ill all the
wants Of the people. without II we can
never make great party In Texas, or
carry the State both OF which are possible,
We should have a first class. metropolitan
Journal, with all the National nows and
all the State newD OF every charactcr IL
should be placed In the hands OF every
republican IN Texas and in the hands OF AS
many democrats and popnlisiH as possible
II should reach the meat remote portion
of every county and precinct. Then. Ind
not until then, Will we be able to work
and move together. DO you want such a
| paper? ] have never yet done anythinf
without ftst consulting tho people.
| come to you now fer advice, know W,
| need HuVh a paper, and unless we have Il
our past work ~ practically thrown away
| for we can accomplish no permanent good
without it, II you win co, operate with me
| IN Il, ! will start such n paper In the Inn
| mediate future. II will MI all the needs
| II will be equipped with the best type
| setting machines and most modern an
pliancos. Will got the best editorial stan
procurable and VIII give my personal
| guarantee that the paper will BIO flrst class
| in every particular II VIII be ennipped
| to run daily or weekly, but for the present
| viii Issue weehly and In times OF cam
| paign d daily can issue. In this way 0
| mammoth paper can be placed In the handi
| OF every voter OF every precinct In the
| State at + cost Of 81 per year, Next year
il campaign year In the State aud all over
! the Union and besides tblt tho countr,
| VIII be active and nglow with business
| and we should keep posted. II is oul
| patriotic duty to do what we can TO spread
republlcanism. aud this Is the way TO dc
! It. What do you think OF this plan?
| VIII you. In your vicinity, help TO get ~
| a largo subRcription list? II no. about how
| many do you think you can or will got
| We ought to be able to start with $1,000
| subscribers. Please answer. and obligc
Yours truly. John Grant,