The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-02
Oil, WELL, IT'S A CIRCUS.
INV GEORGE d. ARMIsTEAD.) !.

Dallas, Texas. October 3i.---tstaff spe-
clai Major Savers TYLER spescli cost him
ii number of yates. Tho speeches he has
made since. and will make between now
and the election. viii cost tho democratic
4 ticket, especially it's head, other votes. No
n body knows this better than Major Savers.
Nobody know this before the TYLER speech
i Wis mals better than Major Savers, In
fact. Major Savers is about the only one
who knew II At all. for nobody else knew
what the Tyler speech would contain.
/ This Is one side OF picture that should
look beautiful TO every real democrat In
1 Texas. A look at the reverse VIII not be
inopportunn. II is this: The Tyler speech
expelled from tbs ranks of the Texas de-
fnuciacy, lot democrats hope forever. a
| few dozen alleged democrats who had been
shouting for "Sayers" In tbs expectation
Tint he would dodge vital National issues
they knew the controlling principle OF hts
entire career had been honesty with his
party. honesty with hts fellow men, honesty
With himself. They knew he had worked
and laboied and voted for bimetallism and
tho other grSat questions on which the last
Democratic National platform took a de-
clded stand.
But men had lied about Major Saycrs aud
certain newspapers had mlsrepresentcd him
TIL the Mckinley Aid society of Texas
Imagined the man was hating and vacilat-
ing that he would ndorse his rarity Ia
perrunctory. weak kneed sort of way that
would strike disnay ait The legtors who
followed Bryan and Sewall and cause
great rejoicing in the camp of Palmer ana
Buckner. These men howled in their
Nendish glee. They out Heroded Herod
Newspapers THAT had fought the democratic
party with rancor and bitterness thai
challenged the admiration of all the Han
mas essayed TO be the organs of the Texas
democracy. They made noise that was
alarming to those not used to them. Many
candidates would have been swept off their
feet by their rankings and the democratic
party OF Texas watched and waited for
Major Savers platform with feeling of
unrest. He said good things in, a strong
way in his speech OF acceptance at Cat |
weston, but the Palmerlt5s and the Hanna-
ties continued to rave till the suspicion
began to creep into the minds of men not |
ACQUAINTED with Major Sayers that all was
not we'll.
In due COURSE of time September came
and with 1t the opening of the State cam
paign at Tyler If ever man measured M
TO the requirements of the hour, 1t was
Joe Sayers at Tyler; if ever mans de-
was put IN the crucible ana tested
1t was THAT of Joe Sayers at Tyler II ever
Haah dld ms duty. 1t was Joe Sayers at
Iyier. In 1894. by his opening speech al
historic Goliad. Governor Culberson in
CURED the undying hostility of nil democ-
rags enemies, History has nearly re-
Deated itself in 1898. Many gold democrats
many republicans. will vote for Major Saw
e5 for governor. They can but aImIre
rin personally and they have no rnlth In
titus ihes had hoped TO have political
iona between him and themselves. bur all
mat mas vanished, His personality alone
WIN secure their votes. That splendid. es-
olicit. clean-cnt effort made at the Smith
'ouhly capital forever alienat:d them from
political sympathy with the dcnocr.tj,
for governor. His candid stats
heil's his unyieldiny position. so blunt,v
az eli' dfove ozark The Crlwfords, Hardy.
hatlock and tteir crowd further AWAY than !.
'Ver' Ihey found he was .'plzen' To their ,
una and those Of the defunct "Nation,l [
iehocrattc party in Texas, who do mi t
70 INTO the republican party VIII conlipp.. =.
o Keep lonely vigil about a poltic,1I i
hurchyaid filled with crumblng slabs ,ho,
halk the last and only resting place ar @
u't' VINO nave imagined they were bigger .
''''" 'nc oeIhoefate party. The counter y
lgn REQUIRED to gain admttaree 10 tb,s Y
earn of the political lost Is that sadlost :
4 all lines. 1T might have been ana y
enc knows It's full meaning bsater than C
hose who expected Joe Sayors TO fail n do V
is dugy. II
Az the Charities in Dallas were strtSs f
'ye's men 'WeFe' is used advlsedIy. b. "
ere Tyler, Joe Lee jameson himself
'u'uht say more practy things OF Major d
ayers than Colonel Crawford Judge, Il
Waits Aldre3ge and the res, of thu ola n
FNh leaders Of this city. The spirit of y
ae'r dreams has boon rudely changed. 4
hey got hit and they got hit hard. They IL
aNeht motFioned "Sayers" for man n II
Is doubtful! whether they have Registered =,
rms Us hopeful and there is something n,
so Just as cheering. Before Tyler. me OF
News even got SO humor- ~,
IS as to declare itself the democratic 81
gan 1t was so very partial to Major h
sSefs that no populist could get hearing
us columns, Barnett Gibbs who usol =.
supply paga to the Sunday issues Of -
V News ard fell thaA he at least deserved !.
% utle aud salary of associate editor he
me sore but 1t did nc good The News in
q styled itself the organ" and. with w
usual one-shiedaess, Wouldn't even give IN
DOS personpa. TIE Tyier spesch was ~ ~
va" on September II. ami that plrht was m,
SAD one IN tho News editorial room. II wi
Spody was HIT harder by the bricks an