The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-20
|,lCG'S SPEtCH At DALLAS.
"A of Several Popnlist Vaga-
ries Very Btfectualiy.
|sso TALKED OF THE FEE MATTER
- the Money Honestly and
Expects TO Collect HIS
Just Dues.

= A politicai Hee'ine' ou'
s..e we're only five democrats and a
|, !, uop on hand would talk to them.
S.-,..sd a severe cold on last Saturday
smoke twice on yesterday. On
'...,, Of the cold norther became very
. For that reason, to say nothing of
-.,, crowd which has appeared, my
!, mist necessarily be very short.
sTse apathy of the democrats over this
III. a equalled only by the apparent
Inv Of the opposition to the democratic
Those fellows, my fellow citizens,
ewing to lull you to sleep. They are
s.,.,mug.' ON election day you will
M svery ranting pop and wild and woolly
...,bllcap in this State going to the polls.
.-.v have met you in open battle year al
v, year to meet with ignominious defeat
M they have become convinced that
hare Is no hope in an open conflict. Ihey,
,.s,s,oce have secretly como together with
M understanding confined to their con-
,l,y.s Kept from you, that on election day
.S,y's,ll march to the polls While you are
sssn;np and undertake to scoop an cleo
~ IN Texas, 1t Is well. therefore, that
,Soss Of YOU who think you have got the
.seton erabbed-and l must confess 1t
m,ks like II was all one way-to turn your
saaihsr eye upon the otner fellow VINO pre-
,suds to be asleep. He moves NY moon
lrnt and in the darkness he uses his sti-
sto while his enemy Is sleeping. lie ktabs
mthlessly, mercilessly. If he has an oppor-
unity OF driving II TO your death. These
txS
hid. but their understanding is complete.
They have fused and, you mark my predic-
ian that unless you register and qualify
yourselves TO vote aud on election day take
ia time necessary 10 80 to the polls, you
Vii be- brought so close TO defeat that you
viii stand in establishment at the narrow
sscape that you have made So admonish
ycu now that while everything seems to be
one way 1t is best for you who honor your
tuYeInmept love your party and expect
TO perpetuate your liberties for your chill
iren as well as for yourselves to look out
Al the ballot box to see that there are no
rcks played by such slow campaign.
fhey have fllsed-fused The republicans
md popullsts have fused. The republicans,
Nyocating high protective tariff. and
he populists free trade; the republicans
he gold standard and the populists hat
money; the republicans government by
INJUNCTION, the populists a government Of
hsefom-the republicans, my friends, and
The populists stand at the extremes Oh our
Political questions, but here in Texas they
lave fused-fused like the shaking Of an
@g-the white and the yellow mix. When
they stand awhile you can smell the fusion
tor an acre around. Gaughter) 1t Is a
pity that one of these parties didn't come
In 4 n n N y
hsk US. There Is no harm In a POLITICAL
conflict, surely. 1t tends to strengthen, TO
hNaden and to qualify the people to take
care Of themselves in the administration Of
tie affairs Of local self government. Ne
Ned party clash, We need forensic con-
tests to the end that the great mass os peo-
pie may be kept alive 10 the political Is
ues which interest them and their govern
nent 1t Is a hard thing to fight man
when he is lying face downward, back up
ward 1t Is hard for an old yellow hound,
even, much less gritty pug, to take hold
81 sneaking old 'possum. They will SO
W and smell of him and swear he is dead
Ind walk off and leave him. You have seen
that done many times. (Laughter) DEM
ccrsu themselves walk UP and look az the
PROSTATE form Of the populist party, sur
rounded by the rotten wreck of the rcpub-
party luSy STILL lue DTttIc lS'c ohA
here and walk off and say, 4 will rot
ackle such a dead thing-it stinks.
tlaughter.) Walk off and see how they
wi sneak to the polls when many of you
ne absent. So / tell you to register and
not take It for granted that these fellows
ne MT going to vote. That's mistake
a 70 the democratic PATTY. 1t is no wonder
me That they court an open contest ane
Iair fight. Since Governor Coke was
ecteQ about thirty years ago there has
ssl been scandal connected With sim
le nigh Judiciary or h gh State oftics II
~ country. The party's records stand
eiore You unimpeached and without ques'
on. These populists--some of them-in q
ueANng insinuating way attempt 20 throw
pHoorium around the State officials, Blu
uey point out nothing that amounts to
oNoi pins as charge against any gentle
.au noidng position of trust in this
Ae They say that everything has gene
wrong that they want the initiative an'
ssrendum and they have added TO tina
y aeclaration that they want the inlpera
ne mandate. My friends, they think ,ha
uen they get the initiative and referen
y. ~. and the imperative mandate that the,
~ nave the catholicon OF all their ills
1salng them on to eternal prosperity le
zen We take the Revised Statutes befor
m with hundreds of laws they never
siVse 70 repeal or amend one OF them
NJ W tnat confession that the books mr.
.isnt, that the laws are satisfactory, o
Aey TOO ignorant to criticise just lay
~, ~ EVIL law? Why don't they, when the,
Ia aoout reforming this government OF
question OF the adoption of laws, poin
:. sohle part In some particular law an
.n,. is the law we want repealed. he
tney dare not do It, They know tha
s'sry community there Is some very wei
~ eu man that would call them to ta'
~. Expose their perfidy II not their ignor
as TO that one question. The ini.ia
~. and referendum. Do you know whs
~ means? suppose you all do. Ma
says that he don't
yo'ce-l don't.
aaosg-i will tell you; the balance OF I
HI s.ant it. Uaughter) In short It
me Initiative. applicable TO our for
sovernrent mems that fhe lasislarm'
a. aol adopt laws itself. but must PR
III !, len a4ad submit them 10 the Peep
i,,i,r ftDal action. That's called the in
NJ ns and The referendum is the action I
NJ psopie In adopting or rejecting the Law
M s a to them by the legislature. [
nns ~ the 'pint?" HaughterD And II
n. ,.'. 1--WE mandate is something that 7
n "ltn wsevil in his head can tell an
,h aooat and they have all got weey
n.s,.r hcads when II comes 10 politics
M There are many good fellows
10y but when they get TO be pu'
Iosy 1ssAsrs they have to Islander SOM
M, ihay SANDER the government. TINS
hat ~ shrug their shoulders and sTe
- mere Is something rottau Yet the