The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-11

both democrats and republicans. II Is
not hard matter to n fair Judge OF hu-
man nature to tell how the political land
lies by merely watching the faces Of the
men who come into the respective head
quarters Of the two parties located IN
this city.
The republicans all talk in manner
that would indicate great confidence In
the recollection OF Mckinley and OF an
overwhelming majority of the next house.
Their faces. however. give their state
ments the lie direct They come IN Win
snxicus faces. and with an interrogation
point written all over them. Their faces
indicate the question they all at once pro-
coed 10 ask the Hon. Mr.. Loudenslager,
WHO has charge OF this end OF the repuo-
lican campaign committee; mat IS. ID
substance, what 10 you know? How
does 1t Look? Have you anything late
from my own district? How much stun
have you sent into my district? Is 1t pos
sible for us TO pull through"
These and similar inquiries are made
as soon as they land In the office OF the
chairman or secretary OF the committee
and then they go into executive session
with one OF those officers and they do not
look bit more pleased when they emerge
from the aforesaid session.
Several days ago the republicans OF tins
congressional committee attempted 10
throw huge scare into the republicans
OF the country oy giving II OUT that they
were scarce OF funds and that there was
deadly apathy among the men who should
be so grateful TO the republican party for
past tavors that they would come up 70
the captains desk and throw money al the
heads Of the collectors of funds for the
congressional campaign. This scare was
at once followed by personal visits on the
part OF Chairman Babcock and Vice char
man Hull to Wall street and the money
centers OF the East The same tactics
were followed by these men in the cam
paign of '9s, and they usually returned
loaded with money.
sccple here who are on the inside Of the
republican schemes this year are frank
/ to admit that these men Will not fare 50
well from the cash standpoint now az taey
did two years ago. Then, the sold stand
ard bill was not yet enacted into law and
the bankers Of the country were still VIII
ing 10 be MIXED, as they were in the
campaign OF %. Now it is different
They have the law that they have paid
so we'll for and they do not see why they
should be msde to put UP again. They
kf,1w that the senate wall remain repuO-
litan at least for two more years and tha
so long as that is true there is no danger
or any repeal or the gold standard law
Again, the protected industries are loatf
to be separated from their cash this veal
because they have the Dingley iniquit!
| end they are satisfied with what the!
have paid for. The republican party VII
be compelled to work few of the BIZ
trusts and The men who are working 70
the passage OF the Hanna Payne snip SUB
sidy bill, also the bill known as tn
"Gront" bill or oleomargerine bill. Thos
people interested in that measure the
will work for all there is in H.
! In fact, they will work both end
!, against the middle. They VIII pull IN
legs of the dairy people and also tn
oleomargarine people. They will promis
, one TO pass 1t and the other to XII 4;
They Will stop at nothing to get none
and no matter how hard It Is to gel Il
they will have much more OF the stu
to blow in than the democrats, and the
. will also need 1t much worse.
: y
! There is a decided difference at IN
democratic headquarters of the congress
d. sional campaign committee. There hav