The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-17
|LETTER FROM Mr.. BAKER
\ Refers to the Recent Reply Of the
Governor.
|. I. DASRlELL IS A CANDIDATE
80 recollection 10 The Legislature.
Mr.. Blake Practically "a Candi-
date for the senate.
/. DAsRlELL IS A CANDIDATE
Editor OF The Post.

Austin. Texas, February 16.--Thore APP
haired in your issue of the Sth instant a
,atement. reported to have been given out
!, governor Culbersun. III reference 10 my
{,biished letter to MIR. Yantis. In which the
overnor, Notwithstanding had freely dis
j,aimed any purpose 10 criticise him in his
PERSONAL or official character. undertook to
barge me with peraonal motives in the fol-
&pwipg language:
THIS refusal of the commissioner to
. forgive me is surprising, and tends to
me beliel that there is some personal
. ,reliue involved besides the money
question:, probably arising out OF cur
rent political matters recently develop
| Oh because | have a voluntary letter
nom him rendering me his coraial sup
| Nrt for the senatorship. written When
. my tarif views were as well known as
now.
When this statement was sven by lne l
kas at an utter loss TO know when | had
ksrttten the governor letter Offering hum
nv unconditional support as might be IN
ierred from the statement above qnoted.
rec0llect that did. sometime in the sum
kner of 1896, write him a letter. IN which
PROMISED him. under certain circumstances
nv support. Or. to be more explicit. my
recollection is that | said to him that If he
Ind another, whose name was chen prom
3nent and whose position on the taritf is
HE same as the governors. should DC the
Candidates, | would SUPPORT him. But as
khe letter was private one between friends
IA then supposed. | did not keep II copy
hi il. Being thus uncertain as to lust what
had written, addressed the governor, On
HE same day his communication appeared
n print the following letter:
Governor Charles a. Culberson. Execu-
tive Office. Austin. Texas;
General Land Office, Austin, Texas.
February S.--My Dear Sir-Having stat
cd plainly in my letter to Mr.. Yantis
that would not detract in any manner
from you as a man, gentleman and an
officer. and that you were personally
very Fascinating TO me. am indeed
surprised that you should attempt to
place my objection to your position OH
the tariff on personal grounds. Iii fact.
am absolutely ignorant Of any Ter
sonal reasons in the premises.
You state that YOU draw your conclu-
sots for this statement from the fact
that you have voluntary letter from
me rendering my cordial support. AS
! did not expect my private letter would
be made public, i did not keep a copy
Of it, nor have / any recollection OF
having written you letter rendering
absolutely my cordial support AS |
] will respectfully ask you TO send the
letter to me for inspection and for copy
ins so much of 1t as relates TO this Ques-
ton. | will Immediately return it to
you. With great respect, your obedient
| servant, Andrew ]. Baker.
1t did not occur to me that the governor
'kuuid hesitate TO let ME see my private
etter, in view OF the fact that lie had
tharyed me with having written a letter
Conveying expressions of character, at
east by inference, which / did not recol-
let to have written. l felt that II had
promised him my unconditional support
Was due him an apology, as we'll rs an ex-
banation to the public. which never he's
tate to maize at any cost whenever ] find
have done a wrong to anyone. lily sur
prise, therefore, can well be imagined when
! received from him the following reply:
Hon A. j. Baker, Austin. Texas:
Executive Office, State of Texas, Au.-
| tin. February 11.--Dear Sir--On my re-
| turn to Austin this morning l found
/ your letter Of the Sth instant. III my
Judgment your attack upon ma. after
inviting my candidacy. justified the nso
| OF the complete answer had in the let
| ter referred to. This letter belongs to
me- as under the peculiar oiroum-
| stances | do not feel disposed 10 exhibit
or part with it for the present. Very
truly yours, c. A. Culbers0n.
shall not indulge in any speculation as
% the reason why the governor refused to
6 me see my letter. AS do not cecollect
pot that I ever invited him to run for the
Senate, or pledged him my unconditional
support, any further reference would BIZ a
cap in the dark. My letter, however has
nothing to do with his position on the tariff.
very respectfully, Andrew j. Baker.