The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
HE AkTrUL fOrS.
BY Houston Pos. Bureau Chief.

HE AkTrUL f0PS.
By Houston Post Bureau Chief.
Fort Worth. Texas, September 24--As
political tricksters and schemers even
Hanna and Alger must take back seats
for the leaders Of the Texas popuiists.
At their state convention, held in AUS
tin last July. the leaders overran the
wlshes OF the rank and file Of the delegates
who wanted Chas. II. jenkins OF Brown
wood for attorney general. and nominated
Cyclone" DAVIS. Behind this was deep
design, a sinister scheme. jenkins is fuil
Of populism and being full Of populism, is
vague and iridescsnt, but he Is much more
capable than Davis and would not tnlnK
Of resorting TO schemes tae other populist
leaders revel in. Gibbs AMI Harry Tracy
expected to be able to make deal with
the republicans and wanted Davis as one
OF their nominees in order to trade of
bis nomination to some well known re-
publican. They knew Charley jenkins
would never consent TO be pulled down to
meke way for republican, AMI that, were
the executive committee to take such an
unwarranted action without jenkins con-
sent. the Brentwood man would cause a
world OF annoyance.
With Davis they knew they would nave
no trouble. He could be made a straw
man" or a real nominee at Gibbs bidding
They would put Davis on the ticket and
thsn IL the expected deal with the repub-
licans was consummated. he would be
hauled down in jlny aud Charley Ogden
put IN his place.
But schemes of this sort often 20 amiss
Populist advances were spurned at the re-
publican State convention. Gibbs and Tracy
knew Davis weakened an already weak
ticket and he was notified to get out OF the
way Of jenkins. The populist masses who
have wondered why Jenkins was not nom
mated at Austin are beginning 10 under
stands the plot Gibbs and Tracy worked on
them. Reports are that they do not relish
1t at all Something of the tricks their
leaders will resort to the hope of gaining
an Office is dawning upon their minds and
they are entirely Disguised. There is not
any enthusiasm evsn among the populist
fanatics.
Someone, some time, somewhere, wrote:
we have sead in the lore Of long ago
That syA Dol OF our life below
Is boat, with palsied men to row
And q blind man at the rueler."
This old stanza may not convey a truth
full tale OF life. but 1t certainly gives a fit
ting description Of Texas populism and the
present campaign it Is waelng. The popu-
list boat has all but succumbed to the
storms OF popular wrath 1t has encountered.
The blind man at the rudder, Barnet; GIBBS
Of Dallas, is about to crush the timbers the
craft still retains Whatever hope OF poll
ing respectable vote the populist party
had at the beginning of this campaign is
fast being disspated by GIBBS splenetic
ana vicious personal assaults upon demo
| cratic leaders. A party not loaded down
with he weight of such vagares as popu.
lism staggers under can not expect 20 even
| hold its own by slime singing. So, when
| Gibbs. the nominee Of his party for the
| highest State office within the gift OF the
/ people Of the State, quits his untenable po-
/ sition on the wid-eyed theories he stand:
sponsor for and commences a campaign o!
sush scattering, one at Ali familiar with
political conditions and political traditions
can but expect the humiliation, the virtual
determination, OF both Gibbs and his party
Directly after the greatest character de.
veloped by the recent war had made his
tory at Manila, somebody with mind DO Il
aesthetic and analytical wanted TO add q
new verb to the Anglo-Saxon tongue Wher
thing had been wiped off the face OF tht
earth, had become noihngncss, he Wished
the English speaking peoples to describe #
| BY saying It had been "deweyed" 1t i.
matter OF common oPraon now that, af,el
the coming election, no one in Texas vii
be so capable OF defining the new verb a.
Barney and his clique. GDA.
Rough on Mckinley