The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-05
TEXAS POLITICAL MATTERS.
Judge konc Denies HAYS County Is
Safe FOR Grain.
HE SAYS II WILL GO FOR SAVERS.
Houston County Physicians VIII
Require Certain Pledges from
Legislative Candidates.

asked about the report that Hays county
would so for Crane. the Hon Ed. Kone.
county judge. said he supposed the peaople
of that county, who have bcen voting for
Joe Saycrs for congress for several years
past. would have word to say about that.
Said he. Tho masses OF tho people In
Hays county are overwhelmingly for
Sayers, and am going to devote little
of my timc TO seeing that they get a fair
chsnce TO say SO in the primary cpnven-
ton Joe Sayers was voting and speaking
for the FREQ coinage OF silver. and Great
Ing Il public sentiment In favor Of Il long
before the public knew how some OF his
present critics stood on the question In
tact he along with such men as Reagan.
Bland and Coke, by their votes and utler-
anees In congress. created the public senti-
ment that preclpitated tho issue In the
National convention and compelled the
fence straddlers TO come down OFF the
pefch.
This talk" said he. ''ahout tho con-
gressional convention that nominated Say
ers for congress last year not knowing
how he stood Is nothing short OF slnnder-
Gus. The convention was not In session
over an hour. and there was not u man
Just how Sayers stood on the question:
and no issue was ever dreamed OF on that
point. Those who prate about his not
going out ON stamping tour over the
State. thereby show Just how little they
know about the politics OF his district
None OF his successors viii go out else
where hunting work unless conditions
materially change. 1t is customary and
right for candidates for State offices to
canvass the State, but congressional can
didates are expected to do the work their
party has committed TO thom-- lcok after
matters In their dstrict.-and II would he
the height of folly FOR them TO 20 on on
a stumping tour and lose their own dis
tricts. Very few OF our congressman have
done any speaking outside OF their dis
tricts and those who did had an easy race
at homo.
another fact to which want to call
public attention Is that Sayers was the
first candidate in the State to announce
his intention to stick to the free coinage
of silver after the adoption of the Dallas
platform. on which Culberson was nom
mated. That platform was regarded as a
straddlA and was claimed by the gold
men. but In a public speech in the town
OF San Marcos before Culberson or any
other candidate had uttered a word Say
ers announced his intentlon TO continue 10
favor the free coinage Of silver and Major
HUTCHINSON. MS pOrullsl oilIpheHt' dshsu
him MT what ratio and Savers replied l6
to T. Hutchinson said. Then YOU are not
on your platform. These facts are well
known to everybody there,
Regarding State matters ] want 10 say
that Major Saycrs was one OF the first
| mon in public position tor announce his
purpose to support Governor Hogg after
his nomination by the Houston convention,
and he has always been staunch support
| err of the regular democracy.
1.-The charge In the Moore letter that
Sayers Is insincere in his candidacy, and
! and in some sort OF mysterious way Is
| trying TO slip into the governors chair
| by concealment of his real convictions.
| and which seemingly was approved AZ
Crane headquarters, is unworthy OF belief
F., among honest men. and is proving to b.
| a boomerang Joe Savers Distinguishing
| traits are oandor, honesty and sincerity,
"But this is enough. What I want Ia
| emphasize Is that those who put HAYS
county In the Crane column had better
| get IL there first and put one of the noun
| tains in Hays county on it 10 hold II
| down. Hnys county has never yet gone
| back on faithful, honest Joe Savers and
she nevor will until honesty and faithful
ness In public station shall fall 10 elicit
| responsive echo in democratic hearts.
| ~ was and am a free silver Hogg demo-
crat. II you please. and there are others
OF like faith and order behind this Sayers
move. as will more fully appear when the
| State convention meets,