The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-24
FOUR HETEROGENEOUS PROpouNplD
Answered I'm n straightforward
Way, but the Critic Ia Expected
10 Vote for Gibbs.

| .ANNeiuu. VIII Inc state department
,ell the voters why two eleetonsg Why
| dent they tell the people that there was
not man III the last legislature that had
Information enough to know that the first
iuesuAy IN November could not come he
| lore the first Monday In Move nber, which
| ignorance Will cost the taxpay ers neaciy
~ s.,S'ous 70 nc PAID IN i-oent cotton, when
Mg the election on thu S,h OF November,
| shs date OF the general electlong
Trey VIII fini that some voters who
I'VE al the forks of tho creek are not
| asleep, rs they suppose They know ali
about that $4,000 paid Hoeg by Cuiber-
| SON They also know of the padding Of
| the census returns whereby the county
| children have been robbed 10 the benefit
o. those OF the cities Who knows that
| w democratic party is robbing the people
n S n,sh taxes. Illegal fees aud padded
! .nese iacts. that can not be contradictcds
| me lopulists, Who ought to be elected 10
| oiiiet TO succeed the democratss The
| popul'sts Why? Because they have ex-
! posed the corruption that exists In the
| dsmocratic party. Why should they bc
| oiteiedf because they promised reform In
| the government and county expenditures.
| These reasons Will compel me to vote the
| lenuiist ticket. hope others Will 40
| iitewise and help tho populists to redeem
.ne state from the practical politicians
| 'nat Noionei Wynne spoke OF In his letter
| OF Withdrawal
| This critics Undergraduates involve, az tns
| cause t9r two elections this year. ~ the fec
|
| ~ me lndding Of the school census returns.
| ~ alleged high taxes and shall notice then,
| tftetiy II the order named.
l. The following eNnlauni, on given nv tne
| Terrell Timcs-Stlr, showing why the election
| on tho pension amendment" is to he held
seratu,e IRON the general election, states the
| iactS clearly aud sutcluctly, and ought 10 sat
| lsty amy reasonable mind, to wit.
When offered In the house, 1t was IN
tenGed to have this amendment voted on
IL August OF last year. but the author OF
pf an
| amended 1t so as TO have the vote lat tho
general election The chief clerk Of the
| ht use who has charge Of all bills pending
thoir passage and transmission ,ne sen
ATE, failed to note the amendment or placo
i Oh the bill before taking 1t to the senate
Inc desired amendment no. being found On
II. after getting into tho senate. II wAs
amended by Senator Rogers of Anderson
county. VINO. unfortunately, na0u tnc
arleudmont fix the day Of voting "un the
inst Tuesday In November 1898 - THINK
ia that WAS the day Tor the general niec-
ton, Tue amendment did not Ret back
10 the house from the senate until the uay
before the legislature adjourned. wuen
there Is always haste and confuaon IN the
dispatch OF business. Tho house being IN
fun sympathy with the measure, and hay-
ms been informed that It had been propc.-
ly amended in the senate. It was voted on
again and passed In the house without fur
ther Investigation or discussion. Anyone
can see from this that II was the lutrn-
ton of the legislature to have the amend
meht voted on 1T the general election this
year Thu fact Is. nearly everybody
Thought that the general election day Is
the first Tuesday in November when
sometimes tas IN this year, 1t Is on tho
second Tuesday
The critic may not knox IT, but there were
seven popuists in the last house of repre.
proposed enendmont, aud two ,Curelon md
iclinnd of Burnett against II. When IL vas
retained from the senate and concurred IN by
the house, no aye and nay vote was taken.
hu; there is no record oil any protest by any
Of the populist members against the date liked
therein for the election thereon, nor did they
Offer any amendment seeking to correct the
Catc. So, II Ignorance was the cause of
the error, as he alleges, then he conviots his
own brethren MS well as others, OF this
charge. They were just as culpabic for the
oycrS light a. any other member, and this
critic has no right to attempt to saddle IL Off
on the democrats alone, The truth is, how
ever. that the mistake WIS q very natural and
reasonable one. and nothing wrong was in
tended by anybody.
. Tho collection by Governor Hogg of ma
old balance OF over 100000 due Texas by the
Federal government has been explained time
and again. and the facts ought TO satisfy any
one except those who don't want to be satis-
fed II was an old claim, had been due som,
thirty or forty years, repeated efforts wet.
made to collect II without avail Governor
Coke tried and failed, members Of congress
tried and failed, and. with ell these failures,
the claim had come TO BE- regarded as use
less and impossible OF collection Governor
CulbersoD had every reason TO regard the
claim worthless, and because ex -Goyernor
Hogg was Instrumental In its collection II
great howl ia RAISED by the opposition. The
fact is. II amy one else but Governor Hogs or
his firm had been employed nothing would
prcbatly have been lid about IT, None but tle
big ex- governor knew tho facts connected
with IT, and after disclosing these facts which
he could have forever kept to himself II he
had so desired, and in view Of the repeated
failures to get the money. II was certainly In
keeping with good faith that he should b.
employed to collect IT, But for his efforts It
is altogether probable the money would never
have been paid. and the claim would have
been lost sight OF entirely. There liz one fact
however. connected with this matter which,
IN itself reveals the evident dishonesty ia
argument Of the opposition 10 the democracy.
and their disposition TO conceal the truth
and that Is their repeated statements that a
fee OF $4,000 has already been paid to Gov
ernOr Hogg; and this critic, with all his
boosted claims Of gopulist honesty, Is not
candid enough 10 tell the truth about II. He
knows or ought 20 know, that not one dollar
Of that alleged fec has ever been paid He
knows or ought 10 know, that the fee was
tained cIanss making payment Of the fee
subject to legislative approval. This whole
matter must and will be passed upon by this
next legislature and the next governor OF
Texas before one cent can be paid Governor
HogR. Then why is II that these fellows.
these "gcody, goody fellows" are constantly
haunting II IN the face OF the public that the
fee has already been paid7 The people are
entitled 10 knew the facts. but II they yet
II en- Il Is clear they mus. be secured from
democratic sources. Texas will do whatever
Is right by Governor Hogs frm aud these
anti dcnocratic eroahers he'd as wtll conteat
themselves with tho knowledge OF that fact
g. THIS critic talks glibiy about the pad
ding OF the school census returns" and
charges Il ell 20 1.-THE democratic party"
What right has he 10 DO this7 He knows, or
ought 10 know. that these delfnquenoles have
nearly 81, occurred in the large cities, where
party politics cuts very little figure. and
where as z rule. every man II free lance"
The fault Is with the ensus-takers aud II
is probable that they are appointed by tn.
city authorities without any reference what
ever 10 their politics. The State government
has nothing to do with thtss appointments
end The attempt TO hcid the democracy OF
Texas responsible for these frauds Is as repre-
hensible as t is dishonest. But these
'goody goody fellows are not hunting the
truth and dare not tell IL.
But this critic says that 1.-THE populists"
ought to be elected TO office" because they
have exposed" the things OF which he COM
plains The people Of Texas would no doubt
be- glad 10 know single instance where a |
padded census" was ever Exposed" by a |
populist He knows, or ought to know that |
? very discovery OF this kind has been made |
by and through democratic diligence. and to |
The State superintendent Of public instruction,
= NJ Carlisle. more than 10 any one else. ID |
due the fact OF ouch discovery and the pas |
sage Of Law 70 prevent repetition OF thsse |