The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-28

THE NEWS AND TEXAs CONGRESS-
MEN.


Some days ago Congressman Bailey OF
Galveston Dallas News
House o. Representatives United States,
Washington, d, G.. Aprll H. TO the News:
Your issue OF last Sunday, tho 10th instant,
contains an editorial ms follows;
MT. Grosvenor tls): This war wiz be
administration or 1t Will never be fought
at NIL.
Mr.. Bailey (D): It would bo a war of
the people OF the United States against Span
ish tyranny on the island OF Cuba.
While the country is facing serious
crisis wo find Congressman Grosvenor and
bailey qunrrcling over which party shall
n"V vii, lno he srea' ,o OIL war should should oseur
between those politicians on the aaor OF
the houso OF representatives. only family de.
picted BY the quotations above given. will
be effaced from memory. Other similar
scenes between party leaders in congress
have recently gone before. II Ia nothing
new TINS sort OF thing. II III simply his
tory OF all nations repeating itself. No one
u surprised at the spectacle presented by
Mcssrs Grosvenor and Bailey"
The editorial continues Mt some length with
other matter OF the same kind but the above
Is snulcient for the public to understand
It's character, There liz not one word In the
quotation which the News makes nor wns
there one word In the speech from which
ms quotation was taken to juHtlfy tho News
party shall have the credit OF war should
II occur" The truth is exactly the reverse
OF this statement. aud the News itself shows
that DECLARED II would he war Of no party.
but that IL there was war It would be n war
OF the American people. J have long since
become accustomed 10 being msreprescnted
ana seldom take the trouble to correct
Misrepresentation, but ann not willing To
be charged In a time like this with subordi-
mating the welfare or my country 10 tho
success OF my party. j. w Bailey
Commenting edltorally on the above
straight "call down" the News printed this
curious defense OF It's palpable misrepre-
sentaton OF tho democratic leader:
While the News gives space to Congress-
mnn Baiiey's donials the News must re-
mind him that there were other debates-
w., INA tasS are referred to In the editorial of
tue iuth--in which he took part, hesdes the
one quoted from; and It Is submitted to Mr..
baiioy II he will deny that he ever at any
t,mo during the last four weeks said any.
thing TO show that he desired to make polIti
cnl capital for himself aud party out OF the
Cuban war. Mr. Bailey'a letter TO the Nawa
refers 10 one speech Of his. while the News
editorial comment to which he refers was
bnsed on, his record in the house debates of
the last month.
What pitinhle strait for n great news
paper to DO caught In, Forced TO admit
Its misrepresentation of public man in n
particular instance quoted by itself It
rails back upon and takes refuge behind the
specious proposition that this public man
was or may have been guilty of the otfense
CHARGED nj some other time. How ridiculous
IL all Ia. And here II is again:
To the Galveston Dallas News: In your Ia
sue OF April 1? appears . statement from one
y, Z, henming. as follows; Here Is u
sample OF this diabolical disposition to rail-
road us into debt 5000. no0 ulu and cost mi,
ianu perhaps 6oo00 lives and irreparahlc loss
~ staKnatcd condition OF business for some
u y, ~ ioast. reputable gentleman wrote
ana us elect likely on the many interests
involved In Texas. The anewer came; i
am Tor war and for free Cuba and expect 10
ticket regardless OF the so.ralird business
interests tnvclyed,'
is TINS patriotism, or Is II politics. with
put one stop down to anarchy Think.
This YOU dignity by nh editorial VIII -,
give the same editorial prcplincnec 10 our
s.ntemeut mat so far as the aiguers are
concerned. the statement is absolutely I'M
trucg ''s'' u"-
Let Mr.. Iicmming produce his np,ny,no,.
s,onsressnnn from Texas or retract his Sian
Eighth Texas District.
Joseph d, Sayers
Ninth Texas District
X. II. Hawley,
Tenth Texas District.
Rud. Kleberg
Eleventh Texas District
James L. sayden.
Twelfth Texas District
John II stephens,
Thlrteenth Texas District
Thomas II. Ball.
First Texas District
y, u, Cooper,
Second Texas District.
T.. G, peGrafIcnreid.
Third TEXAS District
r. John w Crawford,
Fourth Texas District.
J. w. Bailey,
Fifth Texas Distrtct
X. y. Burke
Sixth Texas District,
&. s, Henry,
Seventh TeAas District
The purpose Of the News 10 punish, n
= Characteristic way. the Texas congress-