Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-31
viii Not Run fer Governor on the
Populist Ticket
HIS HEALTH Is BAD.
In Ills Letter Declining 10 Run lie
Scores the Democratic Party
In Texas for it, Mlsman-
agement Of Affairs.

Mineral Wells, Tex, Mug. d0.-Ihe
expected declination ~ ]. O. Kearby.
the nominee Of the Middle-of.the-Road
faction Of the Peoples Party for gov
ernor Of Texas, has at last boen given 20
the public. The reason is that Mr..
Kearby's health viii not permit him 20
make a CANVASS The Democratic party
Of Texas is numerically scored by Mr..
Kearby. His letter is as follows;
Mineral Wells. Tex. Aug. "a. l9Oo.-
To Messrs. ]. VI. Mcwilliams, n. w.
Gresham and VI. W. sullivan. commit.
tee appointed by the state convention Of
the Peoples Party at Waco to advise
me Of my nomination as the party = can
didate for the important aud honorable
Office Of governor Of this state--Gentle-
men: would BE- the personihoation Of
ingratitude. dead 20 every sense of pro.
priety, insenible 10 every obligation
implied by your confidence, should |
fail 10 appreciate this mark Of distinc-
,ica, this implied trust. The ombarrass-
ment Of my situation has been intensi.
fed by the great number Of letters from
every section of the state urging, even
imploFing me, b forego every consider.
alton aud make the race. These letters
come mainly from a class of our citizen
ship upon whom the burdens of govern
ment fall most heavily; the tenant far
mer. the laborer. the industrial masses,
who deserve tho most tender recolloc.
ton by government ia disposition Of IL
patronage and the disbursement of IL,
material aid and substantial blessings
Il Is discroditable to the heart, the IN
tsgrity. the intelligence Of governments
% munidc'ntly endow with franchise,
subsidies and states wealth moneyed
combines. corp1ntions and monopolieI
that they may be better able 10 prcl
without limit or restraint upon the On
ergy and productive capacity u th'
many.
A long continued lease of power breed
extravngunce. corruption and dishon
esty. This Is an automatic truth veri
hsd by universal experience
The affairs Of the state oi Texas hav
been administered Tor % years by IN
Democratic party. The executive. les
islatiye and judicial departments hav
been iilled boy Democrats At a recen
state convention held AZ Waco. 20 p
cent of IT, members being oiiicoholder,
state. county. municipal and their az
pointces, while engaged Ia some faction
al fight among themselves. became 81
cited. forgot their cunning, and for
time proceeded to tell some Bible truth
Of and concerning one another. Tn
language used would put % shame
Bowery tough. an Outrage on commo
decency, a fragrant defiance of ever
propriety characteristics of intelligen,
and refinement. What shameful 80
tacle Judges. Legislators. congres
men, governors and wouldbe governor
thus accusing one another II the hig
CRIME Of treason % the people and q
state. The honor Of Texas, the welfa
Of all the people, demands that th
class Of citizenship, this type Of ruffiH
leadership. b. relegated 10 eternal o.
livion. These charges may or may n
bl true. This do know: they con
from a source entirely familiar with d
inside workings Of tho abominatic
called party" They are made by m,
who would know It If 1t is true
In the opinion of majority Of q
delegates at Waco the party can I
longer be- trusted 20 fulhll its platfor
pledges. The friends Of reform in th
convention when they wanted 10 assn
the enactment OF a platform measu
into law took the unprecedented meth
of propoupding tho measure in the foi
of n constitutional amendment, crJ
rebuke 20 the Democratic party by I
Democratic party. would no, ha
my friends conclude from wha, ha
said that | think there is enough 4
left 20 purify the party. These are !
obulitions Of a factionAl strife for ascei
Ancy two years hence. II means
good 70 the people, nor 10 the state.
The depths Of demagogism have be
explored by a senseless and unmeani
illumination against imperialism a
trusts. arc the natural evolution of (
civilization. Inventive genius will cc
tinue 10 beget labor.saving instrdmei
Alities whereby productive capacity v
be multiplied and the opportunities
industrial Advancement will be mini
ised. Capital win continue TO invest
labor-savng enterprises, combine 70 o