The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18
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A NOTABLE CONVERSION.

The Post has received a copy OF the waco
| Telephone OF recent date. with marked
communication therein from Major Dan s.
| Malven in praise OF Texas. It's progress, en-
terprise. resources, commercial integrity az
| compared with other sections and Its good
points generally.
| Tho Post was particularly glad to see
this article from this well-known CONNER
cial traveller, for II Is n partial refutation
though tardy in coming of many hard
things said about Texas some five years
ago by the political faction to which Major
Dan Malven belonged. When the Clark fol-
lowing, lnstigated. organized and led chief
ly by the Galveston Dallas News corpora
ton, began its attacks upon the demo-
cratic administration in this State and upon
Texas at large, as a commonwealth bound
down by opposition to capital and progress.
Major Malven was one of the noisest OF the
flock, who were cacklng the alarums and
screaming Turn Texas loose" To note
now complete change Of heart on the part
OF the vivacious major and to see him com
ing, like true knight, TO the defense OF
Texas from both a material and commercial
standpoint is. indeed. gratifying and emf
nently calculated TO make those whom he
opposed and abused In 1892 feel that they
were not so bad as painted after all. Tho
flattering conditions Of which Major NAL
ven speaks are the fruits OF democratic ad,
ministrauon. and the major does his in
,i..,..
Texas is the peer OF any OF the States as
II pleasant place of residence and an at
tractive field for business enterprise and in
vestment.
Thus It Is that all things come to those
who wait-even the Just need of praise to
Texas and Texas administrations from the
once shttlsh and pugnacious Clarkite. who
saw no future for this State nnlees it was
turned loose!" The Post can not refrain
from offering its congratulations to Major
change that 50 happily has come over the
spirit of his dream
Aud this naturally leads to the reflection
that the faction, headed aud inspired by
the Galveston Dallas News in 1892, Justly
Dwes Texas an humble apology for the
bascless ISLANDERS of the State then reck-
lessly sown broadcast. No movement from
any quarter, nor agency OF any character.
ever did this state the injury or injustice
that was done 1t by the faction mentioned
Nothing else ever contributed so much 10
the loss of prestige and the hurtfu though
false Impressions of Texas abroad and SO
directly drove away outside capital and pre-
vented Investments. "Ioggism," as 1t was
termed, had 1t been as black as this faction
painted 1t, could never have done Texas
more harm than did the opposition cam
pagn OF 1892 II has required time to dis
prove the calumnies and counteract the Of
fects OF this crusade against the good name
and fair conditions Of the State but at last
the tru,h Is recognized, and even the loud
cst Of the facliouists are now compelled 10
Join In CONTEMPLATING the State upon it's
marked progress. the Integrity and intcli-
senco OF its people. ita prosperous condition
and It's assured bright future
And it is significant that the same old
democracy that put down all opposition in
1872 has been at the helm ever since-neyer
turning Texas loose but pushing it onward
anG upward