The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

II that prpc1lAl. 10 view OF the many Er1t&
Representatives. that have hee1 nwt Va ctr
| euiatlon about the circumstances q IN
adoption Of the test. desire - yecali IN.
fart that the charge thar Nr. Crane VA
the author cf the comEaiEsse tasG wa
quickly followed b. the ehArxE that GOV
error CuEherArs w2S The father 81 10
After the 1tsavpeafaace 81 fesscns ANA.
'oTtai tor attacking the latter the origira
| charge against Nr. Crane was rctnssate.
and Ia sttli on duty. The p1bite hss also
1 Observed that Mr. Crane who hzs never
| yet failed in eanaor whatever the p1tiI %
| himself. WA prompt to State without ret.
trvatious HIS ytevs on tire subject o. the
! test 7 am advised that VI. Sayers kaz
\ been asked for IN EXPRESSION uc,51 Il AID
| hsS 10 far failed ID give II. II he fasrrs
the ccE5mnsttee taat his managers ars
estnppad from complaining Of y. IL h u
opprse9 10 ~ are not the democrats 81
\ Texas entitled 10 kuor where ne Stands,
| especially when hEs followers are att@Ept-
LAG 10 make an Issue Of The matter igaiaat
1 Hrs Craze
/ III has tsen charged 81 fEesc who are
believed 10 have peraonsl krovisase to the
contrary that VI. Crane Is Feretsins Ger-
tain support becaess u the acstSa Of tie
test tcos board. pf which he was . member.
in the adoysson q. books &c. use ia The
pabgIe schools Tho iazfaeerftg Of this at
tack viii appear whsr d Is asased that
shase WHO make il Joined IL a0bsals 20
the tsxt hook boarG, Wheg is gas II ses-
ssorr fpr the pEErpoEc ot snt&tas selerslosa.
TO rsJecs the hoeks offered bs gss bob. trus.
o. TIE g.yaEd rhsr lhe stats c5uA not.
III good conscience, enter lstp a coalf4et
with tfuSg - view 81 aha sts4aEn III Ii
penal code 1nzEiaE 2 seus4 high CtGaasn&s
Tbs text ya-os so4ggs Apparently agreed st.a
thfsa. Or ~ fsaat, tot s7r1e Saad rrascRs,
re5@etsd ogcgy hook pvaseateSt ~ ahc tgliss,
FCr gifss actt1n WHICH Sas ~ s3e ttFis
heartily praised b. ERose who Asa tow
seeking 10 msee capital agaiusg MI. Craze
on tbs text hook su9iecl. Mr.. Crans 10
latntiy responsible with ths gogcrnee,
comptroller. the secretary o. steGc ths
superintendent OF pQb!ic tastr1egIga and
tie president % the Sam HOpalon normal.
and be 10 not seehlag 70 ESCAPE tSse ~
spoastottify. His course III helping toi
break tae au.ncfstic and dangerous Nv az
" sh@t EnsASoing cornbtG8tt1u 1yey the
schaqis o. TEXAS lnvaEssd the bsgtcr cg
ralss Of tie book tFgsg, which 10 co.npluy
wish eVeeg Other srpgi ara combination, -
oprusetl "a h5na ia the present coa1esE for
reasons not difscuIl TO aud. 1t has been
asserted by the authors Of the charge re-
,rrEef 10 that the beck srllss in aetkirT TO
elect members 80 the legislature -.ggaatsted
to alterations o. the BFsseas text hook IaW.
whieh VIII, In effect destroy she sys ZEN Of
uniformity sngn 10 BE- pBs ln operation
They saow ,ftat the book trus, is fighting
Crane b@c,1Iae he opposed ID In she afGB
Ion Of text books and iSas it DOES acs 1
want hgrn 10 the esecatlvs chair Il . meas i
urc prepared In accordance win us Wishes 4
should 20 70 The governor.
1t has been charged that Crane s,aaAs
TOR state ring mad some 81 those /
who make this charge are 1t thts moment
engaged In an eisort 10 effect a eomblns
tion between The supporters % al tae op-
posing candidates 10 counsies. phefe Nf
cTAas . conceded TO be IN The lead. We
are advised tina, such combination MS
already been formed 10 several counties
" this Ia net an example Of ring l0Es- I
tles. what Is its II there ~ 4uy otaey
combination than this gsiating 10 she pses-
sut gabeFnaiorssl contest rho are parties
10 ns The democrats g. she State are Fp-
aues'cd 20 watch weli the Developments OF
the taaraign and 70 Judge sos Themselves
who II Is That employs ciiqaes ant toFn-
20 further his Interests.
In the lace OF alt this. and o. muih
mere TIA, might be set out ~ detail i; Il
were worth while 10 do So oasea 'tnt
sm amazed al the fertility Y Fesatrrc
and OF invention that contributes s3 las
lshly Of IS geaIus 70 tht campaign tks: ls
being waged against Nh. Crane Tuis 10.
suppose. merely phase q the sane Of
practical politics" Il has played 80 TART
In the campaign Ia behalf Of Nj. crane.
and It viii not 10 50.
Mr.. Craze has stood before tbs people 81
Texas fer fourteen years as plain, b,uat
spoken, straightforward man. He has never
fed from an lSEhc or concealed weapon
With which be attacked i'm opponent. fie
sas never played q; politics. but has made
Every right Ia which be has been rgFARea
iut upon the stump. before the ~ho,e reo-
PIE. and has made X DrGa material isNica.
No man can iruthfuiy say that ne evay nu
lbout the county playing the 'ienis susuc,
aiklnE one way 10 one ses Of n.ea aId
mother way TO another ANA seeking 10
ngIatiatc himself wlth all On the ton
rary. II IL q fact known to all men that
he cprosition 10 him today cosucs from ih.-
ne has aroused by bis holi
naRly and honest course. He would be
prompt and emphatic IN dlsappfnyai ~ any
other kind Of conduct On The par, of = 40
who have his campaign IN charge speak
ng for ihem. 1t 10 but propsr and Just TO
aay that 'hey have confined ihclr lablId to
The presentation OF the Chains aud ,neiits
81 TIE candidates whose cause ,hry have
,spoused. without comment upon or tTfi
rism az any other candidate.
Mr. Foster or anyone else, Is challenged
10 produce sylleble originating With
Nr Cranes campaign managers thar Quss-
ltons. eliiclses or 10 any way reflects Lpo,i
The record Of any Of the oppcsing candl-
iates. The aum OF our offending Ia that
80 have republshtd in literature sent out
Tor popular distribution uticrances by
presa and people comparing the course and
conduct ct ilr. SayerH aud Mr. Cr9no
euehing the silver issue. THAI literature
VIZ. Crane never saw until II reached him
Is u reached Mr.. Foster In the due course
II publicity. The suggestion by Mr. Eos.
+er that he irSpired the letter written by
Nr. Mcn.a Moore u gfatuitous aud not
rue As Mr.. Foster has already diseoy,
.red, Mr.. Monta Moore does net need any.
poay's Inspiration for his movements ct
,nyhody's protection when his opponent IA
sir. Foster II goes without saying that
Mr. Crane 10 apprcciativr Of the real and
Efforts Of his friends, and he Ia frank anl
manly esongh to avow that appre.iai
but Tho denagogic attsmpt 10 attribute 70
h i'm ckar t.ts. (