The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-27
A GLANCE At TWO TRY1

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generally, Of Hon. Thomas H ~, v
that he Will have no opposition !. Z
turn to congress from the H~,.,.
want to say to the pe,n,. ~.
and of the First Texas congre,s,as., s. |.
that they have in Hon. Tom nj,
sentative of whom they NAV ~sn
No man has ever come to CON-.
Texas who approached nearer ,css
representative of the people q, -.
than Tom Ball. "a
This as representative form I,
ment for the reason that ali
cant get together to frame tha,s
govern themselves. They dele,s,.
own powers to some representatIvs 7.
OF their section because they b.v n
his ability and his integrity. a. -.
70 vote their wishes and repre..s,
| sentiments.
1t too frequently happens that
representative reaches the Nat,o,.
tai ne is overcome by the garisb ~.
glamour Of political life and am
grace. Washington has been th.
OF many good man. A man Va. \
model citizen at home sometime. NJ.
trot outside Of his class up nor. u,
party leaders upset his mental ao,,,,,..
and he lis false to the trust imr,...
him.
II they were all built on Tho ~,
plan there would be no bsckslidsr,
recalcitrants, no lame and impotao, !.
sentatives of the people.
Tom Ball is peculiarly fitted a. 4. |
sition he occupies here in Wa.A,s.,
His LIES experience and education h.
for it aside from what generous natn,.
done for him. When he was bow /. |
sure enough boy. He went b,rs,,.
and his feet came In contact with NJ
earth and he absorbed from IL .the II
trlcity that gave him energy, seK
lance, broad. liberal nature u. !,
70 be sure enough man.
He is that today. He Is big bra;osd
hearted, generous. He is stIckler for
absolute truth in all matters, No rnaa
earth has greater courage in his couyIctI,
or is able to maintain them with stro,
or better argument that Tom Ball. No n
has more faith IN or greater regard for h
people among whom he lives and u,
interests he represents. He has ths n
idea, the oldfashioned idea Of statesm,
ship-to do that which will best eubser|
the interests of all the people, not mert|
the majority. The mental process Of ssts
tanning the right side OF "a question:
the popular side necessarily-is dellsAtt|
to Tom Ball, and no man ever stuck 10
tighter after he believed he had found n
right side.
Tom Ball has decided advantage evl
the average member OF congress. He klcs|
more. He is a trained and successful bus|
ness man, man of affairs, knowing u
commercial needs OF the country and M
ing them with a vision unobscured BY ri
tisanshlp. Besides, he is learned u "
law, and no man can work legal sAsl|
game on him. He makes the Ideal ID
maker for the chief commercial district 4
Texas.
With all these things Tom Ball ID eAsl|
full OF sentiment and is as tender = Il
woman. Commend me always u ths ~
of wrongs done to humanity. He can
trusted implicitly In any emergency
will do to tie TO. Tom Ball is built tt
way.
Another marker characteristic Of ~
Ball Is his moiesty. When be has W.
anything here worthy OF note or CONNIE
dation have had to hunt him up ana W
1t out OF him. He would never hunt
and volunteer the information.
His course in congress has been minA
by dignity, ability and energy he
human steam engine. He never ira y
he never lets Up when he starts allef y
thing. He has the respect end the f9'
dence of every member OF the ncue
especially does he stand high IN ths y
nation OF the members OF the r!ssn
harbors committee-the commiIsW
holds Houston's future in ito crap
is where he can be of incalcuable ~
not only to Houston, but to the S'Ax,
it would be graceful compliment ~
entirely deserved If his election ven
practically unanimous. A I.
| can not refrain from wrIuos
things about Tom Ball. sor tney
simple, honest truth, and want ~
of his district to know how tnsA
sentative is regarded here not ony
colleagues but by the critics q ~.
| have not only expressed my OWL
have echoed theirs.
A Texas friend told me not ions
conversation concerning Texas r.
that Judge N. A, Cravens Of wii'A
editor, lawyer, orator and sen1is~. !,
De an dppiicdut 10 po'e'"
appointment to the position o
of state. Now, don't want Pssr'
think am trying TO NEEDLE 10 ~ y
tics from away up here. but J o0' y,
that | am a Texan and Anytnin. 81
terests them interests Tie. ! W.
,ne claims of any o,hsr s''s
who may be asking the same ~, Csss5
/ wan, TO say right now ,nas hrf
Sayers could not possibly msss a,ns1I
safer or a more popular p ss.c,s,r
that of Judge Crayens TO ee s,rssr y
state. II would be a compll Iyts
section where Judge cra .s. s,,,s y
that section has nobody on w. ssrsst
and with Judge Cravens IN 'n sss,iOa
states office nearly every ~ n