The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-31
PLANS OF THE POPuLlSTS.
Gibbs, Park and Tracy Are Busis
Discussing Them.
ARE TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER FUSION.
than Ever, mud He VIII Try
10 Crafty II.

Post reporter walked in discussing tho
future OF Texas populism. They comprise
about all that is left OF the organization,
the members Of which frequently boasted
In 1895 that they would surely defeat Coz
| ernor C,lberson and the rest of the dem
ocratlo State ticket. These three the
crafty Gibbs and his two chief lieutcnants
have been plotting and planning for
weeks to devise schemes by which they
hope TO restore something OF the strength
their party lost through the unholy al
liance with bojtocrats aud Hannaites III tho
campaign TWO years ago, They learned a
lesson we'll upon that occasion and Know
the mass OF the voters OF Texas Viii not
| tolerate any such deception as they at
tempted TO practice at that Time ror this
reason they will seek TO make il appear
that the ticket they expect 10 put IN the
field at Austin next July is d straight out
populist one and that they ASK goldhng
and republican aid just as any party es-
says to make converts.
Harry Tracy, who was heputized by
Park and Gibbs to do the talking, said:
II am amused at free silver leaders pre-
tending to fear that Texas popuiises viii
iuse with republicans and sound money
democrats, This cry Is simply u ruso TO
attempt to make the popuists Kick the
republicans ana sound money men back
INTO free silver's ranks. The only time
the Texas populists ever attempted 10
arrange fusion ticket was with the free
silver democrats at the State convention
of the latter held IN Fort Worth Ia lSy6.
our proposition was spurncd With Cua-
tempt. This cured them OF the disease and
since that time they have heen fighting IN
the middle of the Notwithstanding strictly
10 their own affairs The free silver DOM
10. Loo, n,.I
ness at the same old stand IN the coming
campaign of 1895 The peoples party VIII
call its own convention--in fact. has al
ready called it, The State committee mas
thrown the doors wide open and invited
every voter in Texas who believes in a
Tree ballot and an honest count, u reduc-
ton of official salaries, opposition to the
occupation tax, reformation OF the judi
ctary and Texas relief railroad to par
ticipate in the primaries"
The Post man asked; do you think re-
publicans and gold democrats will par
ticipate in populist primariesa''
II think great many of them Will. and
am sure there VIII be more free silver
democrats than ever before, because they
are sick and tired of the free silver dem
ocratic leaders and the corporation COM
bine; for it is a we'll known fact that they
are supporting the G. c. c. fusion
This latter Is the stock argument of tho
triumvirate whose names are given above
1T viii form the basis or all the splenetic
attacks they are certain to make upon the
democratic ticket TO be named nj Calves
ton They hope to divert attention from
their own political misdoings by this PLAN
of warfare and thus disguise the fusion
they are sure to attempt to effect-fhat
they have already begun to formulate. No
one believes any considerable number OF
republicans or gold democrats viii take
in ut t,t ~,
will not be made that way II will prob
ably be effected by the nomination OF a
mongrel ticket as little distasteful TO the
holtocrnts and republicans as possible
Gibbs. the probable head of It, claimed 10
be maverick. but was recently branded
by Hon. w f. Ramsey His running ma1es
viii be chosen with the single purpose OF
cementlng as many votes together IN their
support as possible, The triumyirate and
their co-conspirators among the Clarkites
and the &. o. p. have sought TO conceal
their intentions, but like all such designs
IL leaked, as was told in The Post weeks
ago. They are worrying and fuming and
fussing for nothing The very name OF
fusion without principle-fusion for pie
is odious. Fusion failed miserably In 1896
fusion Will fall misarably In 1898.
AS one watches Gibbs toling he having
given up the futile effort TO find cure for
office hunters itch. the thought Of what
splrlluiu possibilities lay before MIN only
few years ago, possibilities that we're with
cred BY his own rashness. feelings OF regret
inyountariy come. For Gibbs is as
bright as Toledo blade He could have
been power for good had he shown the
saganity his mind leads one to believe he
should possess. But in an evil hour he lis
tened To the Turing Establishments OF the
buzzing bee and was od of In vain quest
OF office via the populist route This nat
rrally threw him into had company. 1Is
has travelled too far TO ever retracc his
steps. His chase after seat in congress
led him over a precipice IN 1896. Fos
Tonths II was thought that he had been
finally disposed Of. But he has recovered
sufficiently to be as noisy as ever. Az the
erd Of the coming gubernatorial struggle
from out the gloomy recesses Of the popu-
list swamp win come the voice OF Gibbs,
yanqui' he'd and heart broken, but ttill
showing some OF his old pride lugnbriously
to his shattered legions the words
General William Lytle made Marc Antony
use 10 his dusky sorcercss OF the Nile.
let not thy seryile mnions
Mock the lion thus laid low;
Twas no foemsns arm that felld him,
Twas his own that struck the blow
His who. pillowed on thy bosom.
Turn'd aside from glory's ray,
His who drunk with thy careeses.
Madly threw world away"