The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-01
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
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Washington. January 90 (Staff Special
The democrats of Texas who may have
| been interested in the recent senatoriai
| fight in Maryland, simply because that
contest ended in the retirement of Senator
| German from the senate, will perhaps be
further Interested in knowing that Senator
! Germans defeat was not victory Cor the
| republican party, but for the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad. That great corporation, be-
| fore and since 1t went into the hands of
receivers, has been the implacable enemy
OF Senator German. 1t WAS Responsible for
| the election oil republican legislature SIM
| ply to beat German. The fight then begun,
however. In the ranks CT the repubi can
party for control Of the flesh pots end 1t
| has ended in split as VIDE as q bootjack
ana one that can never be healed until the
democrats have grabbed every orsice In the
state. The fight was between the city re-
pupiicahs and the country republicans, led
by two factions of the management OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
John X. Cowan, one of the receivers of
the Baltimore and Ohio read, formerly its
general attorney, goldbug democrat and
one of the ableSt men In the country has
always been Germans political enemy. M
| ter he succeeded In downing German at the
polls his troubles began. The two Baiti-
more and OHIO factions are led by Guwan
who represents the Garrett interests in
that road, and Alex Shaw of Baltimore,
chairman OF the finance committe Of that
road and who represents The Pierpont Nor
gan interests. Shaw, who was voted for in
the balloting for senator recently, vas
really not candidate, but was for Bill
Malster, the mayor of Baltimore and IL ne
could have held on TO the eleven votes
from that city Malster would finally have
won. Cowan, however. was too heavy Tor
him and the entire country strength con-
centrated or McComas, who is now on the
bench in the District CT Columbia with
Judge Seth Shepard. Cowan manipulated
the city votes that finally came to McCo-
mas ana defeated the city republican fac
ton OF the State and he pierpont Morgan
faction OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
McComas, therefore. owes his election TO
one faction of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road management and not to the republican
party. The readers of The Post can zee
how very far the corporate interests Of the
East enter into its politics and dominate
the republican party TO the extent OF choos.
ing its candidates. and hot allowing the
people to have any say Whatsoever III the
matter. We do things differently In the
Southwest and, think more in consonance
with the letter and spirit of free institl-
tons and democratic government. Judge
McComas Is considered Il good man. but
foolish fer giving up life position at
$4,000 a year TO accept s'S-year job at the
same salary and the absolute certainty OF
being succeeded by democrat.
For the information OF the good people of
Texas, who may think thnir representatives
IL congress are not treating them right in
the matter of the distribution of seeds. l
desire to say in behalf If these representa-
tives that they are doing Tie best they can
under the circumstances They are only
allowed 6G00 packages of seeds for asiri.
bution this year, while previously they
have been allowed 5000 20 10000 packages
Under the new arrangement some one Inns
got to be disappointed, end the congress
man must not be- blamed or censure1 for
what he can not help.
The democratic club of New York Is still
raising dust up here. The latest iumor
regarding that delectable and ambitious
Dick Croker are going 20 get together. hury |
their differences and both pull on the !
same string In yarking the democratic ma 4
tional organization out OF tho hands OF the I
silver people ana onca more turn il over I
IL the Hesstans. also card than Dave
Hill would be over here In a few days, ana
at speech before the Gridiron club. he 4
Would, iisuratiyely, get down on his '.hun- /
ker bones" acknowledge Ids past politisal |
sins Of omission, swear allegiance to true
democracy and announce himself for BRYAN
and silver. Which story Is true, ! doa't
know. Take your choice. CAFE.
McISfniey'S "Distinctive Policies..
Greenyille banner.
The New York Sum. the Dallas News and
other Journals are discussing the .'distinc.
tive policy Of McKinlsy's administration
and they ssem TO argue that tho annexation
o. the Hawaiian Islands IL the distinctive
poncy. We are really surprised to find
such want Of information on tho part Of