Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-09-05

The last issue of the Sinner Volks-
blatt contained considerable abuse
of democracy and the democratic
party and the Hon. Geo. Burgess,
the nominee Cor Congress, c,nle i'll
for full share.
The editor OF the Nolksblatt when
he WAS soliciting patronage for his
paper, claimed 10 be II democrat,
but Judging from the last Issue he
has gone over.tO repuDlicanism. He
reproduces an article nearly Il col
ANN in length from the Texas Post.
:. rabid republican organ. edited by
"A. j. Rosenthnl and filled with the
yiest abuse Of the Hon, Geo. Bur
gees. Ifthe republicans are reduced
40 the strait THAT they must draw
inspiration from Rosy they are
aruly in Il itiblc condition, for no
one, not even republicans. have any
confidence in his uttcrances.
la his account ofthe 5. p. J. S. L.
Feast the editor of the Nolksblutt
undertakes to criticize the speech OF
Hon. A. Haidusek and charges him
with all sorts of Inconsistencies.
lie sets himself up as the oracle Of
nhe S. p. j. S. 4. and says that
Judge Haidusek- should not have
touched on politics in his address,
when it is well known that he was
.a,!yitsd here With lhatend in view
rs at the FirerIen's picnic
givenin Sinner, Mr.. linwley was
invited to speak and "didn't do a
thing" but talk politics.
The Volksblatt also ressurects
that old issue prohibition. dead and
buried for fifteen years and as Bur
CESS happened at that time to be
an the prohibition side, this virtu-
nus editor exclaims that never,
never, will he vote for Geo. f, Bur
& SIS" When Mr.. Burgess received
the nomination for Congress, the
democracy Of the Tenth district
decded that prohibition Was not an
issue. only the editor Of the Nolks-
hiatt tries TO ressurect il. In 1896
the editor Of the Gazette was dele
gate 10 the county democratic con-
ycntion of Fayette county and that
grand old county, the banner anti
prohibition county of Texas, in
structed for the Hon. Geo. f. Bur
CESS for Congress and yet the editor
Of the Nol!lsblatt exrlaims in en-
phatic tones, Il will not vote for
Burgess"
The Voksblatt also accuses Mr.
Hnidusek Of failing 10 SUI port w.
S, Robson in 1898 but can he nc
cuse Mr.. Burgess Of this? On the
contrary, Mr.. Burgess stumped the
entire district for Mr.. Robson,
worked for him late and early and
carried his county for him by q
large minority.
Now ~ to Mr.. Haidusek, he WAS
thu invited gue.t of the ). T. j. $, Il
and there is no doubt but that he
will be treated with all courtesy by
Them. Asto Mr.. HaiduselS's polit.
ical views, he can defend them him
self and will doubtless DO so. Spt-
flee it to say here. that Mr.. Haidu-
eek was fighting the battles Of dem
oeracy when the editorof The Solks-
blatt was in leading strings. Az to
the Hon. Geo. F. burgess and the
slandcrous and libelous statements
published against him by the editor
Of the Volksblatt, they will he re-
scented by every true democrat in
Sinner and Llyaca coanty.
The editor Of the Gazette haf
been working and voting with the
democratic party for twenty-five
years and always stands ready t.
defend the principles and ctudi
dates If the purity, with the help o.
ihe party, II available, if moi, then
single handed and alone.
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