The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

tkneat Conserving Nationo1 At
fairs Is Very Brief.
teAR AND DIRECTLY TO THE POINT.
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1is Position on State Policies De-
fined Distinctly.
MARQUIS LAW AMENDMENTS
Vhich VIII Be Advocated by Him II
y ss;SIs Elected.
'EHE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CODES.
|Arc BsdIy In Need of Revision--com-
NAKious LAW AMENDMENTS
FHE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CODES
|Axc badly In Need of Revision--Con-
naixxion LAW He Would Extend
In Several Particulars.

~ GltsniOn Inv He Would Extend
In Several Particulars.
M Greenvllle, Texas, March ~. Colonel Il.
!saf. wynne OF Fort Worth made his OPEN
4 hg speech for governor here today, speak
glng as follows:
Fill Ny Fellow Citizens: am glad to meet
8with you today and discuss with you soue
S4f tho great political questions which con
2sern the welfare of our people. We should
ssIako counsel together, that we may pro-
sEerve TO ourselves the blessings of good
government. Under our system each man
HF an independent sovereign, and should
Express his will ut the ballot box I'M
Nils own manhood and honest judgment;
Every citizen owes the duty TO hts COM
ssy to contribute his share to the forna-
ZION of sound Judgment on all important
sSssucs. Influenced by such considerations
y have tor twenty-five years taken an
f5tatc, in upholding those policies which
Nsly Judgment has approved, as tending to
Improve tie condition of the great pro-
3fucinS masses of our country. / may
1fave made mistakes. but as / was alone
s7roinpied by zeal for the common good
SRould not be justly charged with selfish
Fil1otives-as / have been but high pri-
y ate, fghting In tho ranks. In view of this
Tact, am In some degree known to most
IA YOU; but as have never held a State
lEfice, there are many people in Texas
IsEho are unfamiliar with my history; and
sil Will. trust, be pardonel when l tell
gsou something of my past.
Il "A PERSONAL SKETCH.
h have lived iu Texas all the years of
Thy life; was reared in Rusk county, near
ashe village of BeIleview, on my fathers
5lirm until l WAS II years old, when /
s5ined enc of the first companies enllsting
spr the war between the States In 1861
ssnd continued in the service until | Was
jtFcunucd and disabled at the last battle
N nashville. in Hoods fatal raid into
SFennessee. where | was left In the hands
~ the enemy. remained a prisoner until
S,eneiai Lee surrender. | came home IN
s3,e winter OF lstD and In tS6G the noble
,seoplp OF ny old home county elected me
neriH OF that county, which office l held
iftth removed by the reconstruction acts
Il hichdeposei Governor Throekmorton and |
~ the officers elected by the people, and |
piled their places with carpet baggers |
md home scalawags. The remuyal from |
liliice lott me emba1rassedl should rather
gay hlessed--wth q good, brase Wife, and |
n Mol "a ftA1f.
shan do to her; and / went to the farm
md made bread until could acquire
Fui1ioient knowledge OF law to begin its |
Practice, In tho pursuit OF which, by tho
inuness Of generous people. have had
4pme success
4 This. briefly. is tho story of my life. In
solitics have always been democrat. |
esthat In the success OF the principles
~ that party lies tho hope of the per-
ifetnity Of our Rcpubllc aud With what
over the God Of Nature has endowed me
have for twenty-five years; battled for
shAt have believed to be the teachings
= the fathers.
4 was elected senator in my old hons
county In 1881 and served two sessions. |
look an earnest part In passing the
}ents mile railroad BILL the baggage
meshing bill. the Confederate land pension
pill and the Texas State university bin;
and, together with Others, labored to PASS
"A law creating a railroad commission
which. | believe. was the first attemnt
'aiong this line; hence / think may with
Justice claim to have been among the arst
men In Texas who advocated the formation
w commission to control railroad cor
|porations and protect the people from un-
Just DETERMINATIONS and exaotions.
h CLAIMS ON THE NOMINATION.
! am before you today as a candidate
TOR governor Of this great State. have
|abored TO be worthy that great honor.
which would al to the brim the measure
u my ambition. and shall leave Ii 10 my
fellow citizens to Judge me as a man, as
sitixen and q democrat, confidently be.iev-l
epg that the day has not yet come In Texas
'Sher = private citizen may not hope TO sue
feed 70 some OF the h0nors In your gift, II
and capability.n OF this must leave YOU
~ Judge and shall, with fortitude aud.
fopc, with cheerfulness. bow 10 your soy
)fei4n VIII.
/ l an the candidate u no combination.
Political or otherwise. have no campaign
henAEeTs or bosses to try by the new
|pa strange methods. 70 teach the people
|hell make the race in the plain old dem
|pFattc way and leave II to the democratic
l144le 70 determine for themselves who
34xSRin choose to rule over them. / know
|4k VIDAL ny pro1pepts arr. can only say |.
r. pEpnd and centent with the noble, UNI
~ frlonds ind everywhere supporting
~ Az enthusiasm had no right to
~ ~ prondest thought which comes
1Q1ey A The fact that every man and
"a Mo now Hives or ever did live In
1QWq county are supporting me 4