The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-19

president to send for the Hon. Web. and
say TO him that he would better take a
long holiday and then get off the political
earth when he gets ready to come back.
When the Hon. Web. returns to this coun-
try he will at once resign from the office
OF assistant secretary OF the interior
Watch tho game aud see It played out.
This will not be the last of It, however,
for the Hon. Web, has about as many
friends out in the West as the admins
tration aud there viii be some wool pull
ing before the shooting match Is over. II
would not surprise me to see Web Davis
in the democratic party before this cam
pegp is over He Is really more OF
democrat than he Is a republican, anyhow
He knows that there Is absolutely no fu-
ture for him in the republican party II be
Intends TO live N the State OF Missouri
and as he prefers TO live where the people
know him. aud also to remain iu politics,
then he must line up with the people who
can send him to the Offices he desires TO
NIL | know Web. we'll enough, however,
to say that II he ever leaves the republican
party he will do so on principle can
also say that ! know that he is getting
pretty we'll disguised with the manner in
which the republican party is standing for
everything that Us against the best inter-
ests OF the common people of the country.
His sympathes are all with them.
y ~
am an admirer Of our democratic lead
er In the house of representatives, MIR.
James D. Richardson OF Tennessee, but he
does not meet my ideal of what a demo-
cratic leader in this congress ought to be
by large and enthusiastic majority. He
let's ton 10, -.
position in large Irregular hole get away
from him. He had the opportunity OF his
life to make the republicans sweat blood
yesterday and he failed sigually to grasp
IT, Old Grosvenor OF Ohio had reported
the Payne subsidy shipping bill
and had 1t printed with a great long par
tisan argument from former Senator Ed
munds attached TO the bottom OF ii, which
was not and could not have been a part of
the bill as introduced by Mr.. Payne of
New york. This was clearly against all
precedent and against the rules Instead
or gaily hopping astride of their collar
ana pounding the immortal ichor out OF the
republicans for their meanness, he simply
contented himself with Il mild protest
against the infractlon OF the rules. Judge
SAi nc va itAds ltIeu 10 get Dltn TO call Tor
the name of the man responsible for this
infraetion OF the rules. hut II Mr.. Richard
son heard him ne never needed him and
the republicans We're allowed to withdraw
the bill and order 1t reprinted without the
partisan argument, Mr.. Richardson even
apolosized to Payne for even suggesting
that he could have been guilty OF such a
breach of the rules. That is calculated 10
MAKE strenuous democrats, such as come
here from the State OF Texas. very tired
Inc only show the democrats have to win
IN the next campaign is to hammer the re-
publicans, show up their tricks to enslaye
the people, roast the life out of them nj
every possible opportunity and never let
up until there is frost enough In hades to
XIII snap beans, We need Joe Bailey AZ
the head OF the democratic forces in this
mouse mere than we did in the other one
ana the '1ntrast is becoming more pain
tnily evident every day to the very mea
VINO, Ia the last congress. refused Ia fol-
low his lead, and several Of them have told
me 50 in the last few days. They are be.
SHINING to be able TO tell hawk from
hand saw" We need democrats with iron
IN their blood. They are q premium in
this congress,