The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-09
UNCLE DAM ON DEMOCRACY
THE SAGE OF JEFFEusoNIAN DE-
MOCRACy WRITES A LITTER
Ancnt the Recent city Election In
Houston-stn,pi, n Inference in
Whose OK lis ;oxed.

Uncle Dan'l. yclept Major d. l.. McGary,
Age, who may be regarded as the sage OF
Jehersonian democracy in Texas and who
fought the battles for democracy in Hous-
ton for period extending over a quarter
OF century, hence may be presumed to
stiil have some Interest In Houston poll
tics, writes a letter to a friend in this
city. concerning the recent municipal
sion prints.
Wallisville. Texas, May 6.-Dear Friend
nave seen In the Houston papers that
MI. Peter Chalmers, who voted against
VIM. j. Bryan and for VIM Mckinley for
president anu who is the scayenger of the
brashear administration, and a member
OF the Brashelr executive committee,
wants to rule out OF the democratic party
me Post and all democrats who voted for
John L. Browne and against Sam H. Bra
smear for mayor, because Brashear was the
democratic nominee. Just why Mr.. Chal-
mers does not, also, want to rule out the
Herald and all democrats who four years
ago voted for Henry Brashear and against
II. Baldwin Rice for mayor, the gentleman
docs ~ot explain. Rice was as clearly the
democratic nominee then as Sam IL. Bra
smear was this year. In fact, II every
houston democrat who has voted for a
democrat who was not nominated and
against g democrat who was nominated
should be ruled out OF the party the demo-
cratic party in Houston would be, like the
play OF Hamlet with the character of Ham
let wanting. 1t would be a democratic
party without any democrats in 1t. The
Herald some time ago offered 800 TO any
reputable white citizen of Houston who
claimed to be a democrat and who would
make affidavit that he had never scratched
a democratic ticket. The Herald knew
what 1t was doing. The offer was safe.
There were no takers, because If all the
democrats who voted for VIM r. Baker
against Dan Smith, the nominee, and for
the candidates of the Rugers' hall ticket
against the nominated democratic ticket.
and for the Eagle club ticket against the
democratic nominees and for John T.
Browne against Sam III. Brashear, are
taken out there will be very
Few democrats In Houston left
running at large. Baker came
within three votes OF defeating Smith
Erickson and Schneider OF the Rugers'
hall ticSet were elected, and Browne got
nearly as many votes as Brashear The
charge that the Browne votes were nearly
all cast by negroes Is mere political talk
for political capital The Browne folks
can just as easily charge that nearly all
the votes cast for Brashear were cast BY
negroes. ! am not unfriendly to Judge
Sam II. Brashear but Just the reverse.
like him personally and admire his talent
and his pluck. But many OF my friends
voted for John T. Browne and they are
good democrats. For democratic records
and democratic service they may safely
challenge a comparison with any OF those
who voted for Brashear and I do not
fancy the idea that they shall be ruled out
of he democratic party by Peter Chal-
mers, a newly Matched democrat with the
pin feathers of McKlnleylsm yet sticking
to him. d. l.. McGAry.