The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23


and republicans, when they have n0thing
whatever In common--ycs they have on.
thing, they agree upon fusion. l will tell
you exactly what fusion is Go out into
the barn yard and gather nice fresh egg
Take IL between your thumb and flngsT and
shake II right hard until you mix the
yolk ard white, then place the egg up
stairs In the loft, where the sun will heat
II. Return to the place within two days
puncturs the shell with pin ard place
tie aperture thus formed Just under The
ndsal organs. You will smell--fuslon
When the popuilsts and republicans c.yme
together IL causes q stink aud whenever
the darkey ni:ets the fusion he goes of
gasging. IL is known all over Texas that
the Washington county negro Is the most
Intelligent in Texas. II you have Il party
ticket, vote IT, ! do not ask you TO quit
IL, because ] think man sholld s;ick to
his party, but when the party does not
SPEAK, why vote as you p.else. II looks
IKE that the man who looks mean travels
at night, and comes from nowhere. Is the
very man who Is selected TO influence the
colored mans vote. Why. when | was a
boy at the place where | lived the scrub
blest white man In town used 10 vote the
darEey, and he always lived we'll during
the season which followed election.
Now in Texas we have got a fellow run
nlng for governor on the populst ticket
ihen there IS Major. Savers running for
governor on the democratic ticke,, mis-
plgtform being against crime and for the
enforcement OF the law The popuist
platform Is one OF glitcring genralItics.
They talk TO you Of the initiative and ref
frendum and tho imprecatiye mandate.
you viii see some fellow running round
here talking about thsse principles OF his
party and an idea WIN rattle I'm his head
Ike bullet In balloon. don't suppose
there are any OF you around here who know
what initiative and referendum and i'm
peratiye manfl.e are. In 1892 and 1891
they were talking about nothing but the
subtteasury echeme, but now you can not
sir one OF them hard enough to make him
n'ehtion the subject. All thov talk about
Is the mysteries OF the initiative and ref
urendum. aud the imperative manIate
Now will tell YOU whit that means.
Here the speaker explained the PROPOSE
non to have laws first passed by the Leg
iFlative bodies OF the State AMI Nation.
and then refer them to the people for APP
proval. He closed his exploration with
the question: Now. is that right"
a volce-Yes that's right.
Mr. Hogg-Ycs. It Is right for an idle
loafer who has nothing else TO do but go
to the polls and probably sell his 20 e.
when congress meets IT passes hun 1rcds
and hundreds OF laws: when the Stnte legis-
10 vote on them inteligently YOU would
nave to read them. ! would ask the man
who interrupted me, II he has read all OF
ID revised statutes of the United States
if he understands them. and II he knows
ANYTHING at MI about them?
Inc voice-No, | have not because there
are 100 many OF them and they are too
nonsensical.
Mr.. Hogg--That is just about what 1
KNOW ahout II, and | am satisfied Won are
Tor the Initiative and referendum If wo
mad II, instead Of having a government az
peace "e would have goyernment ~
turmoil and confusion. We have GOT the
inl,i"ti'e ana referendum in local affairs
nhu IN constitutional amendments. If
prohibition, the hog law, the school tax
or anything elso OF that nature. is wanted
IL rs referred 10 you at home and you de
clde II by ycur vote. You have n in those
matters in which you are meat vitality in
teresled' But the popuilsts are not sat-
istled. They want the imperative ma, :
aa,e' Now. do you know what that means
dont know. and have never found onf
| or them who could tell ME. suppose n
must be some kind OF a court decree put.
! ing the laws into effect Tho p,nulis,
never talks about the same question i've
! years In succession, The only hing the,
nave ever stuck to Ii free air and free land
! always thought the air vas free The
man who has got the land Will ohiect r.
the free land question, possibly, bur q,
course the fellow who hns no land viii b,
| satisfied. Arc you ready TO sunnort 4
flock of ducks like that?
NOW the populis,s do not attack any.
thinS at all In the State They do mo-
propose TO repeal or amend single Law
IN ohc REVISED Statutes Of TeXns. yet the!
want tho Initiative and referendum, 1
there Is anything wrong with what ma,
been donc IN Texas, they ought to he abl
to tell Il.
Now, as TO tho congressional race, Their
Nre two men running for congress In thi
ulstrict ono is democrat. the Hon. Al
bert Burleson, and the other representa- n
party at all, and is On no ticket, lie i
not populist and he Is not republican
lie Is running around here like a spavine
morse on a great track He Is !ndeponden
OF the democrats, is independent Of the pop
ulisls, Is independent OF the republicans
and is independent. of the people. He rep
reseIsts nothing and nobody. | have moth
ing to say personally against Colonel Jones
ITO Is, however. behind the times in poll
ties He is stu making those greenbsc
. speeches which were made years ago III
, reminds me OF wnd-galied. spavne
horse In race against limo young thor
oughbred II YOU elect that venerable gen
| tleman TO congress and send him 20 Wash
, ington, he will be like a loose OK nbout
good team Did you ever drive a goo
team OF six oxen and try to carry the sew
, enth along? II YOU hitch glim behind h
viii run back, II you put him AT the sid
, he VIII pull the team out OF tho road, an
, you had better kill him than TO try TO carr
him along with you, That Is the sam
, way with an independent in congress. Tn
republican leader viii sit on him Just 10
fun, and the democratic leader will no
3 recognize him, He will do nothing but 81
, around and draw his salary and grunl
. Young Mr. Burleson, the democrats nomi
[ nee, Is honest, faithful. capable and clear
@ appointed him district attorney severa
A years ago, and he has held tho postio,
$ ever since The older members OF the ba
Il came around and l.!ekei about it. hut
a told them to keep their eye on that youn
q fellow and he wohd rise some day, II
g has made the ahlest district attorney w
: ever had in Texas, lilo Is friend OF III
Y people and an obedieni servant OF the Law
L He is not colt by any means; he is 3
g years OF age. II he goes to congress an
+ you write to him, nc viii answer YOU
! letter and the night will no, b. too dark
4, the storm too fierce or the day too hot 10
I him 20 respond to any call from his con
n stituents. Burleson is worthy OF the homo
@ which mis- party asks for him.
The speaker then referred TO the excel
|, lent county ticket which had been nom,
mated here, and 10 the candidates for IL
, legislature who are intelligent oapabl,