The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-30
ETTER FROM Mr.. MOORE
I.uer to One from Couaressmsn
Sayers.
klTERA1Es THE CHARGES MADE.
p,s,niy HIS Candidacy Has Bccn
|..rht About by the Enemies
of Free silver.

letter from Hon. Joseph d. Say
reply to one from me to Hon. L. l..
his campaign manager, in which be
slns that misrcpresented his public
and did him great injustice. | sim
hone that MIR. Foster has not berous
ID at this manifest want Of content
mon the part of his chief with his
Efforts to answer my "fulminations,' p
has 60 witheringly denominated my
inication. Major Sayers raises his
ions to my structures upon his record
silyer question; on the railroad COM
n issue on his attitude towards the
democratic nominees during the
Clark struggle. and ON the bearing
candidacy upon the silver issue.
a the tenor of his letter one might
de thar had charged that ut some
Ne had voted against silver; had voted
d the democratic nominees and had
IA the railroad commission. have
no such charges The long, detailed
OF Congressman Sayers votes upon
while probably considered cdroit tao
Gas entirely unnecessary. Not having
Charged with voting against silver,
Tremendous parade OF the majors votes
Tor OF it sounds like The argument OF
orney who, seeing nothing in the Rec
favor OF his cause, hangs upon its
with an artfulness aud a desperation
Is tribute to his skill. As If Ill this
not prove sufficient to erect the
man. and completely knock him
be entirely voluntary" certificate of
character of Silver Dick" Bland
happened not to be member of the
congress, and was therefore in no
touch with Major Sayers when the
fight for silver; was ON as were tho
of Texas was made to supplement
Congressional Record
paper record of Major Sayers on all
questions is all right. 1t is smooth
Ice and regular, and, all tied up with
1bbons and impressed with red seals.
thing OF beauty and a joy forever"
Fraftiness and cunning OF the crowd
d Major Savers candidacy is OF n
" entirely too smooth to permit 1t to
up any other sort of candidate for
nor right at this time. This crowd
the temper of the people of Texas
Euuld not waste its time attempting to
man governor who ut least did not
q clean paper record upon all OF these
IONS. But all this record does not
deny, much less pretend to disproye,
harges l made, and which l restate
and number l, 2, s and 4, and which
e pleasure in making n little more
10 than formerly for the benefit of the
army of Major Sayers' partisans, who
to recognize the necessity of rushing
ftnt in support of the efforts of Their
and his campaign manager, Mr.. Fos-
b explain them.
rge No. When the fight was on be-
the people and corporate power for
nactment of the railroad commission
Major Sayers, a representative of the
}, did not dare raise his voice in their
dsfense of this charge, Major Sayers,
own behalf, says: II was voting for
Interstate commerce commission long
It had become question IL Texas
when 1t was determined to have q
law on the subject ], though menu
congress and having no direct con-
on with State legislation, addressed a
nunication In advocacy Of the estab-
lent of commission"
News of August Is, 1889, contains n
from Major Sayers, in response to
4uiry from commercial organization,
Ing railroad commission for the
II was the last reply made to the
inquiry submitted to each of our
pers Of congress. and by each aTr
"a. and being the only letter have
able to find In the News from Major
upon this subject. | presume 1t is
ne he refers to. All those with good
ection of political events know this
long time before the fight for The
N,sion really came off. 1t seems that
Myers was all right before the bat
where was he when the battle was
"a! The first battle was fought In
Ihen the Hogg forces routed the
Cook forces. The really great fight
~ In 1892, when Judge Clark as
PERSONAL command Of the railroad
ID both of these contests the commits
as In peril. 1t needed its every friend
ranks, but Major Sayers was sone-
OIL duty" or the other candidates
Wern0r, at least two OF them were
the hastings battling manfully for
sure and risking their future polit-
xbtence upon it's success. But Major
silence during these contests was
anu--so profound. indeed, as that 1t
ne had the friendship of even Judge
Ozark, who was wanting him TO RIM
pveraor In Texas Farmer, news
edited by Farmer" Shaw. who has
PUBLICLY advertised as manager OF
n do
Texas, aud who divides his time
hon, John II. Reagan and bragsIlis
Joseph d. Savers, there appeared
uary ., 1898, a report OF a CONVERSE
tween Hon. Joseph y. Sayers and a
~, IN which Major Sayers said:
s'dn't know Judge Clark was for
nave had much correspondence
MN as have attended TO a great
q business at Washington for him.
Us nave not talked politics. either
HnAiiy or by letter. for seven or
Years, when he and fome other
friends wanted me to run Ut
sdlng to Major Saycrs' own safe
suase Clark wanted 10 run him for
u about seven or eight years ago
~ about the time the first rear
me on over the commission, and II
ayers was as much in favor OF the
" says he Was, he was SO extreme
spout 1t that he had Judge clark
srr,ooied, and along about. that time
IfK was not very easy man
= 70 the real attitude OF the men re
10 induce To run for gov
against Governor Hogg upon the
This part Of Major Sayfrs'
xeofn, which Is not contained In the
s,ohal Record ne signally failed to
25naee1, Mr., Foster overlooked it rs
'e!sver Dick" Bland.
~ no 2--Althcugh indebted to the
stlc party for his official career, in
~ between the democratic party
svilocrats IN the Hogg- Clark strug-
~ savers did not have the courage
"s voice in behalf OF the party.
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