The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
SILVER RECORDS,
..rlson by Mr.. Savers CANE
paiou Manager.
|INFAtR METHODS ARE ALLEGED
Meet Fully Gone Into and Dis
.vssed at Length by Mr..
L. l.. Foster. "

,dlowlng has been given out by til
campaign committee from Austi
arters:
reane campaign has been character
. series OF assaults on the politica
! Major Savers. which both Mi
nd the managers Of his campaig
= be untrue. They have wilfuir
sherately misrepresented Savers pc
Il regard TO both State and Ma
i,sues We include MI. Crane. be
4 Is not possible to believe tnat ii
Ms campaign managers 10 send gu
.ve which he does not indorse an
tason for this is apparent. At TIL
Il the campaign it was clear to al
sAservers of politics that it wouli
saterial point against any candidat
record ON the paramount issue of tn
Smpaign, viz; the free coinage .
n the ratio of liz to 1. was not a.
the monday sun. This was es
true because the people are de
q 10 lose no vantage ground gained
list National struggle by nominating
bate for governor who has wavered
silver issue at any point, much
critical period in its history, and
Eould therefore be an improper man
the hosts OK democracy in the iigh,
Sayers friends are perfectly Will
him to stand or fall by his record
unwavering friend of silver, and Mr.
can not complain If he is unable
10 similar test"
campaign was opened by letter
tonta Moore OF Cameron, which was
Ia by Mr.. Crane, charging Major
first. with insincerity in his an
1nent; second, with being unsound
free coinage of silver and unfriendly
nilroad commission laws. and silent
u issues when the fight was beihg
FOR them.
ere has been on record any act or
Non from Major Savers, public or
10 have justified either of these
:, we might justly attribute them
erroneous Interpretation of his con-
aud utterances. but there was no
expression in existence that iusti-
Ne charges at the time they were
nd q careful scrutiny since of Say
stcrd Of nearly fourteen years of
service in congress. during which
~ repeatedly on all material is
More the people. as they were pre-
IN one form or another in con-
md during which he discussed them
his constituents as a candidate for
discloses no hostile act or word
Tree coinage. On the contrary.
| hto his credit an unbroken record
Hand votes In congress and on the
I'm advocacy of free coinage. Al
examination of his record on State
|n shows like faithful adherence
demands OF our State party platform.
an approval by him OF the chief
pee enacted into laws by the demo-
IM Texas. Particularly is this true
commission law, on which he was
n with unffiendliness. 1t now an
|hat nine years ago-long before the
|ba had assumed paramount import
Ene wrote one of the strongest letters |
written, favoring the creation of a
n commission. y
Pew Of these facts and Savers public
|aeenlent of his position on the issues
Esh they bear. 1t would be reasonable
|Hose that the Crane campaign man
would cease TO circulate literature
pAg such charges as a matter OF |
\ and justice to an honorable COM
\ But instead of doing this, as
y honesty would suggest. they are
Flnting other and more pronounced
and peddling them out
sRopla. Their last circular is before
\ We find on one page devoted to
pms and Interviews againSt Sayers,
Elves no word or act of his to JUS
H(tu the following headlines: silent
Pc; Major Savers Kept Out of the
Nhen 1t Was Hottest"
he other page devoted to boosting
ntdacy of Mr.. Crane are the follow
adlnes. "a Question for the Demo-
Il Texas" "Shall the Democratic
~ and State Platforms of 1896 be
3 Or Repudiated?"
!Nrpose of this circular is to repre-
R4ers as opposing the last National
Ah democratic platforms and Crane
ssing them, and the headlines are
lhsed
Sayers advocated by word on the
.ald votes in congress the principles
the last National and State demo-
5hatforms before they We're put into
Lauorms and heartily supported both
.@ afterwards. Furthermore in his
Ffement as a candidate for the nom
aN the democratic party for gov
ttaa states his position with refer
NOSE platforms and on the silver
y follows:
saa committed to and indorse the
q /. !, democratic platform adopted last
ssnicaeo, and also the present State
4 sss'c platform, and I especially in
l 4 parts of both of said platforms
NNiare without reservation for the
N unlimited coinage of silver at
y q l6 to l, and point to nv record.
'sui show that have uniformly and
exception ever since my election
s's's In 1884 voted for tho proposition
u y was before the house Of repre-
''s ior Its consideration. either d.
: Indirectly, and I still favor the
atlon to his public speeches and
ss,,esslonal record, uniformly testify
s faithful adherence TO and SUD-
Inc principles and policies of the
" party as announced in It's last
~ Hauona! platforms. we have the
~ OF such eminent democrats as
.I'and, James s. Hogg and also
s sn who have watched his course
ss,i'a,l7ed themselves with his pub
~ mat Sayers was on ardent adj
= me Tree coinage OF silver. thus
IA ~ ialse both by individual iesti-
w sne written record. every state
Iue and cireulatNa by the Crane
I, n, MANAGEMENT against Savers rec
ser' and on the commission Is
N inne and Jester CAMPAIGN man
=, eaye IN no instance misrepresent-
N ~ hstyers position on public aiies-
~ ~ nave dealt fairly with all the
"a 80 far as cur observation ex-
~ me management OF Major Saw
N ]. ~ we announced in the bsgin-
a y would be conducted decently
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