The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
CONGRESSMAN HENRY.
Atlanta Constitution.

what would you say OF , man put o" sSo'"
OF age who was sent to congress after just
one years residence IN the district he rep
resents who MS democratic Standard nearer
in that contest brought gain to his party
of over $4,000 votes, and who has won for
himself the reputation Of being one u the
ablest lawyers in q great State IA nous TOT
brains as well as Drawn?
Pretty good start that for man Just 50;
isn't 1t natural to expect something for
man who enters congress with that sort
Of record ut his back?
We were sitting In front OF the Hotel
Wellington the other evening There we're
several well known Texans In the parry,
among them a couple Of congressman VINO
have rad to be here on business for their
constituents, several officeholdeIr who are
enjoying their last lease on their govern
ment jobs before Mckinley returns and
makes expectant republicans happy. and
couple of newspaper men on the lockout
for something to write In this duh season.
The Wellington ts private gathering
point for some OF the younger Southern
congressman, and even when these are
away their companions drop around here
from force Of habit In tho courge OF our
talk The large number OF Young men on
inc ucIlUCTdllC NluP vi tHc III CUISltnS
was noticed and commented upon. Then
one OF the Texans spoke up:
There Is one yourg man in the Texas
delegation OF whom the people of his State
expec' great deal, and they are not go
ing to be disappointed" said ne. THAT
Is Bob Henry of the Waco district. We
are proud Of all our Young me1".-the
speaker, I might explain. was net a con-
gresham. but none gives more substantial
promee CT strength In the Na,.oail con-
gross than Henry
One Of Texas most eminent jn iges said
OF him while serving the State:
Though comparatively young man
and though meeting in argument the a5lest
of the Texas bar in the discussion OF all
questions Of law and evidence embraced
within the wide range o, criminal juris-
prudence. he has proven himself a foe
man worthy OF any steel. To learning he
supplements experience, and in ali bther
essential elements is amply Qualified for
the POSITION OF the States first law Of
ficer."
In 1896 Mr.. Henry was nominated by tho
democrats as their candidate for congress
over bitter opposition. He was elected Wy
the largest majority ever given n tanii-
date In his district, mis- majori'f lelDg over
$4,000 votes, an increase OF &c b0r His
friends claim that lie made the most Wig
orous and brilliant campaign ever known
in the district. excelling even these made
by Roger @. Mills. He had lived III Waco
AMI the district he represents only ole
year when he was nominated in the demo-
cratic primaries for congress. In these pri
maries he defeated all opposition In every
count. in the district. He Is regarded as
one OF the strongest campagners in Texas.
1t was Congressman Henry who in his
capacity rs assistant attorney general, put
on foot the famous prosecutions in McLan-
nan county against John ID. 10 ,kefcler
and others composing the standard OIL
trust. These prosecutions became famous
tnrouR hout the country and He1ry MAS the
soul of them. He is man Of deep con-
vic.ions, a man who believes that the lco-
| pie Lave rights which sven the trusts
| should be made to respect. / remember
| how, in one of our talks, he pail ina re-
| spects to some members of The Federal
| judiciary and the tendency they are mani
| Testing these days To- overthrow he laws o.
| tho States,
| at has come to 10 fasficn anong
some Federal judges" said he, TO de-
| clare state laws unconstitutional. Ii seems
that every law upon our State statute
books may be declared unconstitutional
TO take 1t before some two by two Fed.
| eral nisl prius Judge. Our statutes are al
| ready tattered and torn by the unjust and
improper decisions by these courts. Many
good and constitutional laws have been
laid low by them. State sovereignty seems
TO be daily vanishing. No matter how
often our Texas supreme court (compos ID
OF three of the most eminent judges in
Amerlca) may declare a State Law" coDsti-
tutional, these inferior Federal judges will
come along and tear acts and whole chap
tiers out of our statutes and pronounce
them null and void.
1T seems to me" he went on in charlc.
teristic forceful way, that the time Is nov
| fully ripe for each sovereign State 20 make
an annual liberal appropriation for the
purpose OF ferreting out the acts and mo-
tives OF some OF these judges and gathering
evidence against them for the purpose Of
presenting proper matters and facss ,c
congress with view OF impeachment pro.
ceedings- Tho time is now auspclous nnt
the people ought to rise in their might ant
, demand this. Remember, that | ,ontent
there are many good, honest, true Fedora
judges, but there are a few needing atten
ton. No man has profounder respec
for the judiciary than have therefore
want to see the unjust judges removed
from the bench"
az ID Shohb ~ INV iehth Nuht tutlc Cdi
be no substantial prosperity until we re
: turn to the bimetalllsm OF our fathers TIL,
constitutional coinage OF both gold anC
silver at the ratio OF l6 to 1. free, indie
pendent, unlimited" That is the way h
: puts IT, And, speaking OF the next Ma
. tlonal campaign. he said,
Il do not think that we ought to chang,
leaders in this supreme contest. and 70
my part ! say for the democrats to hois
, tie name OF W. J. Bryan as our leader
! keep up the contest and destroy the goi,
standard and give the people free coinage
Take silver from its PROSTATE position an,
place 1t alongside Its constitutional ssso
clate where the fathers said It should be
My honest conviction and prophecy ar
that we will have no genuine and perna
! nent prosperity In this country until tn
a gold standard dies and bimetallism come
/. | agvin, Therefore. l am for bimetellsn
and for w. ]. Bryan In 1900. should Pro,i
y denee spare him to the common people 70
their leader,
Corporate greed and trusts are en-
a trenched In high places in this land an
: are aided and abetted by high authorities
| The people Will never dislodye fha,p ,nti