The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03

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deformities of the legislators, in soul and
body who fear to have their actions
criticised.
GEORGE CLARK's LETTER.
Corsicana Courier Light: Judge George
Clark has for nearly ten years never
lost an opportunity to injure the demo-
cratic party in Texas. All his work has
so far failed to serve his purpose
Bolton Democrat: There was no me-
cessity for the long and labored article
in The Houston Post from Hon. George
Clark to his old friend, George r. KIM
pelham, in order to prove that he had
entered the camps OF the enemy, the re-
publican party. This fact has been known
to the democracy of Texas for years past.
Let the hayward brother depart In peace
and may he be rewarded by President
Mckinley for his political somersault
and treachery to his former party!
Caldwell News Chronicle: The whole
democratic party, from the lakes to the
gulf. and from Porto Rico to the Phil
lppines, has occasion to go into mourning
and shed great bitter tears, for the
mighty, the thaumaturgical Hon. George
Clark has announced that he will no
longer deceive it, but will be so eccentric
as to desire to vote his true convictions
with the republicans. Weep mighty
wopes, o, democracy, for Jawge is no
longer yours.
Corsicana Sun: In his manifesto and
act of embracing the republican party
openly and right before the people,
Judge Clark condemns the democratic
party for its course for the last forty
years. He refers to the democratic party
as trying to disrupt the Union in 1861,
Il 4, IL
wrong in the Tilden election contest. All
these years and as long as there was
hope of getting office the judge was a
democrat.
Taylor Texan: Judge Clark of Waco
occupies three columns in the daily press
TO tell how he has broken into the re-
publican party. He undertakes to excuse
his new allegiance by attempting to dump
the entire original democratic faith into
the lap Of the enemy. The Judge has
not been of any very great service To
the democratic party in recent years, and
the opposition is welcome to him If they
need him; but when he attempts to de-
liver the rest of the faithful, cap and
spur. to the republican camp we would
slightly demur. 1t is hard sometimes for
man to realize that he only counts one.
San Angelo Press: George Clark has
at last reached the conclusion that he
is a pretty good republican" The de-
mocracy of Texas could have told him
that years ago. Ed Green. Grant and
others will welcome him with open arms,
because they haven't sense enough to
realize, on the first blush. that George is
in for the Doodle, and will soon "boge"
off with the most remunerative Fed
eral office in the State. a reward the re-
publican party gives to renegades rather
than to lifelong soldiers In its ranks.
Good bye George. we trust you will find
congenial company and Doodle galore. for
democracy has long since lost all respect
for you.
Smithvlle Transcript: Hon. George
Clark OF Waco has written private let
ter, intended for publication, in which
he says that the democratic party under
its present leadership is departing from
its ancient principles and is permitting
the republican party to walk away with
some of the most essential features Of
Thomas Jeffersons original politics and
some OF the basic principles of the dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Clarks argument IL
one of the poorest we have ever heard,
coming from man of his ability, and his
attack on democracy is not only abb
surd but lacking In the essentials of can
dor and truth. The democrats have fun
faith in the integrity and wisdom of their
cratic principles as in the days Of effer-
son.
Hondo Herald: George Clark of Waco,
whom the democrats of Texas retired to
obscurity few years ago. has written
piece in which he attacks the position
taken by the democratic party in de-
nouncing the acts of criminal agrees
sion" In the Philippines that are now be-
ing perpetrated by the republican admin
istration. He labors hard to show that
the democratic party departs from its
time-honored principles when 1t opposes
the acquisition by force of undesirable
Islands and still more undesirable people
IN the Orient, and he predicts sundry
disasters to the party If It persists in
IT'S present course, the worst OF which,
according to thinly- yelled threat. would
PROBABLY be that Clark would abandon
the democratic party and become re-
publican, George very likely knows that
me democratic party Is committed to the
opposition to expansion" but he is ac-
customed to being run over by the band
wagon.
McGregor Herald. George Clark has
published letter In which he con-
siudes that he Is republican. George
hhsnt been mentioned In the newspapers
,ateiy, and something was necessary to
keep him from sinking out OF public sight.
Laredo Times; Did you ever hear,
GEAR reader, very able criminal law
yer defend cold blooded murderer9 II
so, you have good idea OF the manner
INA, ,nat Judge George Clark defends his po-
n'ichi principles; but as TO whether II Ia
peuause OF his being an attorney for many
~, 1ailroaas, we will not attempt to say.
IN, Inc very able criminal lawyer defends
me coia- Diooded murderer for the big fee
'nas 10 III the case, and he can make black
appear white and white appear black.
s aus. aoont as near as the thing can BIO
a ao pul' as to why George Clark en-
asavors to make black appear white and
white appear black. every time he says
=. .io wr.ies anything upon political ques-
e uvns, .ne reader must draw his own con-
slusion, for we have no way Of finding out
s aenni,e'y So as 10 say positively. But It
=, ,',,s sa.e 70 say that there is not another
r rpa,.l''an IN Texas that can equal George
ola,k IN political trickery, and il may
ven DC said OF him after the order that
= u,srinsuisned author wrote OF John
, u,mnsman For ways that are dark and
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