The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-20
From his latest photograph,

1t, not by what these flannel mouthei |
alarm!sts will tell you but by reading the |
contract itself. Read the bond. ASK some
banker to show 1t to you. II these bonds
were paid according to contract that money |
would be scattered throughout the length |
and breadth Of this Union in investments,
1t would give an impetus or life to bust
ness that we have not had for many years
Additional banks OF issue would 40 under
ana for that reason they are in the fight
and they Will fight it 10 the bitter end.
Thei lives depend upon the existence of
these bonds, and II IL were not for them
they would have TO close up as banks OF
is lie, friends what elSa do you want?
A voice-Give these folks h.. QLaugh
ter.)
Hogg-rI suppose you mean give some
body eso hell.
A voice Explain about that $4,000 rec.
Hogg-Very we'll; want to say this:
That / am ready any time, anywhere. up
on all occasions, to explain to the people
of this State, who have IGNORED me. any
transaction ulYst | have had in profess
sional. political or business way. You can
ask me at any time about any fee that
have ever gotten, about any contract that
! have ever executed, about any political or
professional service that laave ever per
formed, and will gladly tell you of it.
think 1t poper that the people of this
State should inquire ami keep informed Of
every transaction concerning their pubic
affairs, The people have the right to In
quire of any man who has had any connec-
ton with their government concerning his
action. / am always ready to make a state
ment."
Colonel Hogg then proceeded to defend
the Hog fee case along the lines in ais
statement given out to USe press on this
subject about two weeks ago, and printed
| in the columns OF the News.
| When he spoke OF what part the governor
| payel in this transaction some one asked;
What have wo got an attorney general
| for?"
''My friend" said Hogg, "you couldn't
tell an attorney general II you we're to
meet him
Wlhen about to leave this subject, Colonel
| Hogg said:
Want to hear something about the prize
| fight fee, now, don't your" (Laughter)
! ''Thnt's all they talked about here once.
| Now it's that feeling that old Hogg is go
ing to get. (Laugtter) Then you had a
| lot Of two-bit, bitten, blathersktes
| talking about that. They have slanderoi
Governor Culberson great deal about
that. They say that Hogg Is lawyer and
ne has right to get suta fee II ne can,
but chat the governor OF this State had no
| business TO agree to any such transaction.
II Governor Culberson had no right to do
such thing, then had no right. II he Is
| To be censured am to be tsnsureis IL he
was wrong, was wrong. NO citlzon mas
right to prostitute an official.
You have got some OF the most Villain
Gus sean,a, factories here that we're ever
| in any city In the country. You have got
more old disappointed politicians mere
tran in any other city in Texas. You have
got some Old
4 volce--Wlbo are they?
Hogg-I won't name them, but ! Will
paint them. Then he painted them.
A yoloe-Talk about expansion.
Governor Hogg outlined his position on
expansion as already given in the report OF
hIs fair grounds speech printed last week
A yoice--Have we got gooi government
In the United States?
Hogg--l will not confine myself to all tht
States. But in Texas We have a good gov,
ernment. In Dallas county We have goof
Government. In the city of Dallas we havi
qood government What more do vol
The crowd cheered and Mayor Traylor
who sat on the platform. smiled.
yolce-What about the Federal govern
msni?
Hogg-As to that say no.
Voice-Haye We got any honest govern
ment, Of the people and by the people,
Hogg-I believe that under the presen
COMMUNICATION IL has been mismanaged II
many particulars. When soldiers have beer
staryed and carried into quagmires and int
great giums OF disease, think that Their
bas been a blunier. When they were nal
fed when the country was loaded with IN
h.st OF provisions. was another blunder
when they sfnt horse doctors 10 hospitai
10 treat soldiers that was another biunder
= Ana when Mr.. Mckinley failed In the pro
tool 10 have the Philippine question set
LEA believe that he committed blunie
,hat will wipe him from the pres'dentia
chAir in 1900. | believe that we have got
government mismanaged. II they IN dertak
N force upon us gold STANDARD bslieY
MAI ne viii have Vicious COVER nEnent.
Al moi believe In a government by injnnc
.,on through the Federal courts l beliey
,hat when man commits an offense tina
M one man should have the trial o. him
believe that he should have Jury OF 81
,aers and ne should have the rght undo
,he constitution. which guarantees ~
rt,,ht O, fair and impartial trial DC
I .nize these drumhead cou-ts-these car
.. ~ every sort. But this Is not the fault o
Ne democratic party. II IL the fault OF III
,ooi people that have electei the party tha
helieyes Ia centraiism. ! believe that w
nave got a bad government II II VIII issn
. Moods In time OF peacc--when we have tn
scn,racts changed against the Interests o
, me peop;e ard In favor OF the creditors