The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-20
THE CONGRESSIONAL
Columbus Citizen.

4 CAii1tus 'ktf-t'lW
Candidates to represent A..
Texas district in congress hsvo ~
ing around the circle and mat = ~ ny
canvass OF the district. 50 far ]. n
lien is informed. the private ch..
each candidate is good, Meth.
being afflicted with more than e y
amount Of human frailties. Irs. 49,
Of La Grange is the nomIite = =. M
cratic party. Hon. r. B. Hswlsv = ~
ton the nominee OF the renu,,.s ~
and Mr.. Baird of Lavaca the por,r
populists. The personal stands.
candidate beng equal. the unds,,s..
ciples each candidate Ia prexux.. -. ~
sent should determine the $500, Y NJ
which the voter should arrive n 49,
ballot. casH1fl
1t is not deemed necessary IN
Platform Of the populists-wh,ose .ss ~
lished in a recent issue of ihss r.
other than to say that the nar,. SaP4
the Omaha platform OF princina.s
party, the government ownarsh,s q
roads. ETC., to which the initia,,ss III
erendum has been attached ~ -
in the party many hore vooa ~
! desire reform in the adminjstrsYas ~
government, but their platform . ll.n
pies has not heretofore met Wiz Ha1
approval. wy ~
The republican party. which b.. =.
power nearly all the time Sims 4.
Of the Civil War. has legislated ~
try into q most deplorable crnEs.s
money controlling nearly eyeryth,ns $
there is prosperity for the rich \,
porations and trusts, the bone =. 4, 4.
OF the country are driven TO sors Z VI!
| for even a livelihood, and WITH ,s.sa
term prosperity is mockery. Mccs.
them is scarcer, dearer and hs,d.sy "
ever to secure. Labor is poorly ~
productions have declined in yalns \
| point where there is little or NO rsr,,.s.
| ton in amy line. The farmer, In AN p.
a mortgage for its security, has ltls y.
| be he ever so optimistic Of free,ns sss1ss
from the tolls. The Legislation 81 n.
| publican party Is in the interest n 49,
gated capital. which the party n ~
shields from the Just payment ~ N
rata of the burdens Of government M.
ing it upon the middle and poorer 49,.
which are every year growing poo,s, 4
loeing their pride in American ct,ssds
This Is condition of things had sNa.X
in all conscience; but when we M
the offensive partisanship and ccrrusl,
existing, it is time for the people d n
in their majesty and rebuke their IN mn,
public servants and retire them from NJ
In this connection, in the face az Il u
pensive war, Hhe republican houss w
Gcwn an income tax law and enabled n
capitalists to evade payment Of their j,
tiOn of these expenses--a law that In ~
considered Just and proper since found,Ia
of the government. Next, without any Z
cessity for 1t, they refused to issue IA
tender treasury notes, but instead Inn
S2o0, 100000 Of interest bearing bonds a.
increasing our public debt and MIN
from circulation vast volume Of nass
to the advantage OF capitalists and aH
detrtment OF the common people Net
after the declaration OF war, we find y
sons Of millionaires and Representative
capital figuring in high and imponn
places, and by their incompetency sdira
disaster and disease and death TO or NJ
liant soldiery. We find that the coal
Mark Hanna's company was bought
per ton more than 1t could have been n
cured in Alabama, suituated nearer Il
point of using. The shipping Interest,"
heavy representative of capital, wa IN
after in the purchase by a governs
pandering to oneyed interests 4 "
Comanche, an old yacht costing orgrl
$4S, 600, for S102, 600; Vanderbilt's yacAt u
contracted for at $250000 by IN ex-xut
tary of the navy but the steal was y ~
nous and outrageous that Vandernk
pudiated it and came out with the az
the old Mervimac, a worthless old hs
was sold to the government for ~
The armor plate trust received from
to $500 per ton for plate they were eE
10 the enemy for $3.50 per ton. RAIN
competition was cut off in favor d
favorites, which received s4,0OooW NJ
than legitimate profit for the transpal
ton of the soldiers and their equipnsis
The wooden, shoe and food supply GEM
ments also had their innings, and ~
large sums over legitimate profit
short. IL we are to believe the eyiaenN
duced in each case, the governInens 8
to have favored it's friends and conn's
tors to the campaign fund OF 1885 ana
abled them largely to increase incl! W.
The money power is ruling tne
| and in every move have the aid OF w
publican party. Mr.. Hawley boasu
achievements Of this party and
Of its work, the decay and deciimas
perity Of the common people 70
trary Notwithstanding. The best i1u
| Of the people demand the detnroneIss &
| this iniuuitous organization, wnlcn
has been legislsting for a quarM
century for the classes against inc =
The democratic party stancs "
| people and their interests. II enac,s
| income tax law, which would nave
some of the burdens OF governmsas
capital, and thus tended TO reduu
penses, and labored for an econonS,
ministration Of the governments
lieves in equal rights TO ALL spes'
to none, an honest ballot any Ia
Judge Robson is the represeni.s''s, q
party, chosen without opposition =
the populist candidate has no SNOW =
cess, it is the duty of patriots ~ w rss
restoration of the purity Of tIs s,s.s
ment and honesty among pubic QUIZ