The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-30


Jake; mrmber the promiseS." Brother
Jsikc said Yes. dey viii take care OF
themselves. die niggcr am er gwine." After
the spiso1e they met again. whsn Brotnor
Sam taId Afan you don't believe what
you preach An, Lawd, Hafd Brother
JakA dem promises am all right. but you
see when dem promises wus made dem
things wAsn't runntng hose in dem days. !"
50 when yodi call Mr.. Hawley's attention
10 hls prpmieeD he struts like a peacock
eatid says. Yes, those promises are all
rlsnf. but YOU zee when they were made
Federal Jobs were not running loose
z. We shouli not vote nor Nr. Hawley
because he Is In bad company. Many Of
the men ~ has working for him are men
he has had W buy. They curse him one
day and the next day they are for him.
HIS political advisors are bad men and
VIII mot hesitats to 40 bad things politi-
cally. ! Will never forget what one OF Mr..
Hawley's fsixpds sail to me. Tats man was
. friend from whom you can not separate
MT. HRwley. They are like Damon and
Pyllhias; they feel for eaoa other: this
friend arranges for Mr.. Hawley's NEE tings
and his name Ne DR.. Fly. lie told me once
that | was right good fellow, but that
had been keeping bad company.
Now. think you will agrse that a man
against whom indictments can be brought
Is not SAFE man into whose hands you
can put youMelf. Therefore claim your
vote Tor the Following reasons:
!. am q republican and am not mixed
with democracy nor tied 10 democrats.
z. am a negro and VI negroes do not
vote for me arm sure the wlaates will not.
III YOU run q white man ana negro for
the same office every white man Will vote
for hts cwn race and color.
3. You will show a race pride that the
white people say you have rot got. II We
refuse to vote TO elsvate q negro what can
we expect for our children? We ourselves
set tlle example Of keeping the negro back.
And why should you elevate white man
to power wrnse every act elbows that he
means for the negro Ito feal that he Is a
III you vote against "a negro you simply Kill
off the ambition OF ycar boys. Suppose the
school trustees should refuge to elect negro
teachers, then who would care to educate
My friends, 1t Is @imply question Of
which you love most, your race OF your
party that has forsaken YOU.
4. TLNn you will teach stme white repub-
Hcams that they can not always get your
vote because they tag themselves republic
an, and that when they ride you into office
they must at least give YOU thanks.
Some colored people say, We'll. ! would
like to vote for you, but don't think you
can be electeLf, and | would losa my vote. .
Well. THAT Is the poorest excuse that one
could offer. Now, suppose we had out a
republican ticket for governor; you would
vote that ticket when you know it could
nor be elected and you would lose your
vote. Then suppose uhe chances were
against me? Had you not as we'll vote 10
honor one OF your own race as to vote to
horor o. party?
Now Ut will be circulated and you will
hear it, that Gary has sold out and pulled
down. These tales are a part OF the poll
tics OF the country But want to ask you
to push aside all such tales. Believe me,
am In this race until tile polls close No
vernber s, 1898
The Hawley folks Thursday night. be-
causa was sick and could not fill my en-
gagement, circulatef all sorts OF rumora
and some of my friends were fools enough
80 believe them. II you see telegrams,
dodgers or any person or thing telltlg you
that am out OF the race I want you to dis
pute 1t and vote for me. Money can not
buy me down; IL 1t could would have been
| dcwn. or course won't have time to deny
all these rumors. so deny them now, once
| for Mll
| want you also to notice that those who
attempt to reply TO the charges made
| against Mr.. Hawley, nevef touch that sub
toct. Everything | say ! Gun prove. You
also notice that they do not deny any
| tlhing.
When HE had concluded, Henry Ferguson
took the floor and har@ngued the crowd for
| a few minutes. He failed, however, to
| remove the impression made by Gary.
Many negroes say they will vote for Gary
| and conservative Judges place his vote IN
| Fort Bend county way up in the hundreds