The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25

EuDsrrotOrla4 Culte- H.s i-~N
Tarrey Gibbs. in which NJ masoei tna'
slippery politician thinner than step
chld's bread and butter has been taken UP
BY the republican and independent papers
OF this section OF the coUstry and IS Dsihg
most fayorably commented on. Also MS
opening speech at Tyler has been spoken
OF in the Eastern papers as a stateimahhse
utierance. the honest opinions and renee
t.ors Of an honest nan whose oaiy amol-
ton ia to hozestly and eoasetenuonsly
conserve the best interests Of the people
ausouz whom be has lived so long and
loves so well There is but one opinion
e1prerses here concerning the retirement
OF Major Sayers from congress and 1t Is
Simply the echo OF Tom Reeds remark
last winter when he heard that Major say
ers would voluntarily quit congress and
become candidate for governor. ut Will
be A National. not a party loss said Tom
Reed to his informant auent the majors
intentions.
Everybody feels the same way here and
says so urreserveily.
a
cussing Major sayers and his candidacy
for governor to a group Of interested list
euers said there we're several reasons for
the remarkable success OF Major Savers
in his campaign for governor. His oppon-
ents, all good men, we're compelled to sue
cumb to The superior and remarkable re-
cord OF Joe sayers. as democrat, .egis-
lator and man and soiAer.
The unusual and wonderful nomination
for governor in State where it meant
| certain election was the elimination Of a
sentiment and the logic OF serious reflec-
ton Il was simply Irresistible. It could not
be withstood and his opponents were com
PEELED to withdraw and leave for him a
straight track ami a clear field. The senti-
ment In his success came from tie old
Confederate soliier element that is SO much
Of the present backbone OF Texas manhood
They saw in Joe Sayers only their COM
rade OF the old days OF blood and fire when
th<y were all the swart grenadiers of Tom
Green and rode down upon death. They
remembered him only as the young chly-
ulrous knight who dashed into the jaws OF
death, into the mouth Of hell and captured
the famous Val Verde battery that he af-
forwards commanded with such signal gal
lantry on many a hard fought field. They
I remembered him wounded unto death con-
valescent and returning on crutches to
again face the foe. Knowing him only as a
| brother knight who should have lived and
sat at King Arthur's round table. they
| loved him and were grappied to him with
/ hoops Of steel Each ana every one OF the
| grizzled veterans was an avant courier and
herald for Joe sayers in his campaign
and their earnestuess aud enthusiasm won
/ for HIM thousands OF votes from the young
er element IN the state.
The other element that entered into his
! remarkably successful campaign was the
hard headed ever watchfu BUSINESS COM
munity of Texas. They were Old enough
and watched his career in public life They
had sen him grow year py year into a
National lovable character in the congress
Ct the country; on one OF it's most I'M
portant committees, finally at The head OF
1t and always careful, always conservative.
always honest. always poor. They had
waited In vain for some strain to be waited
to Texas that would sound like a siren !
song to Joe Sayers from The great nloleyed
interests that were every day hungry for
legs alton in their interests. His ear was
ever deaf to such music. His HAMS were
ever c,sar OF the dirt OF the money devil.
His record for rock-rIbbed honesty was as
plain as the eternal hills. 1t was read OF
all men, even by him who runs.
H was trusted and honored by all men
OF all parties and all sections Texas had
been put under The ban by the money in
tereSts Of the East because she was hon
est ana true to the traditions OF democ.
raey because she had nominated and elect.
ed men loved ari trusted at home, but
strangers abroad. Here was a man. Joe
s1ye,s, who although known OF all men tc
be true TO Texas. true TO democracy, /.
traditions and platforms. was yet know
everywhere and trusted implicitly 10y
every one.
NH2t better man, then, to make governor
than Joe Sayers, which would say to tbes.
men DESTROYS OF making investments In
Texas, but who have refused through pref.
udlce or fear super.nduced by the left.
harded advertising given to Texas by GER
tain undemocratic papers. that here a, las
the state will give them governor If
when they ali have utmost confidence. be.
cause they know him. They can then inves
their THOUSANDS in the illlmtable resources,
Of the State ard an era OF prosperity 70,
our people viii have dnwned with III,
lpauguraiton Of Joe Savers
Such reasoning as this upou the MAJ,
Of the business element OF the STATE wa,
the other factor in the withdrawal Of ever,
candidate opposed to Major Sayers ana
largely responsible for the unusual homo,
OF a nomination by reclamation.
Thus did this prominent Texan erpls,,
Major Savers success. and after llstsn,np
70 him oime TO The conclusion ina, ~
had reai the riddle Alright. that he haa IN
Tact, about called the turn pnon ~.
truly remarkable race for governor mass
ef MAJOR ssyers, who never set his sno,