El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-15
PLAIN FACTS
ABOUT WACO
All Is Not As Lovely As a
Summers Day.
ANTI.TEXAS POLITICS
Bitterly Denounced BY the Organ
OfTrue Democracy In the State.
An Insult To the Party And
the People Implied In HOgg's
Amendments.

Amendments.
The outcome of the state convention
at Waco has been of considerable In.
terest to republicans and democrats
alike in Ell Psso. The following is the
ticket put up by the convention: cover
nor, D Ssyers; lieutenant governor,
in Browning; attorney general, T S
Smith; controller. r M Love; treasu-
rer, w Robbins; land commissioner
G 81 Rogan; superintendent OF public
instruction, J S Kendall; railroad COM
missioner. L Storey; chief Justice, r
r Gaines; associate justice, F A Will
liams; associate justice court of criminal
appeals, ] N Henderson.
The most striking feature of the con.
vention was the victory of former
Governor Hogp when defeat
seemed inevitable. His victory how.
ever Was not q defeat for any other
man, but was merely significant as show
ing the strength of the former govern
or to force recognition for his consti.
tutional amendments upon poorly
organized majority against them.
Tom Smith came out Of the bsttle
with the former governor with ell the
honors and in spite of the fact that the
assault was led by Hogg, Tom Smith
is today q bigger and stronger man in
ths party than ever before.
Comment by Texans and the Texas
press has been upon the passage OF the
amendments advocated by former
Governor Hogg. They are though
to reaect upon the democratic party,
and 1t has been freely hinted in El
Paso that they were needed to sustain
the prestigeof HoRg.
They may in certain directions tend
to cheek the growth of railroads in
Texas, and may keep out of the state
many Investments that would other " ise
be n ade. It may be said however that
the only benefit to be derived is 10 she
advertising given to Hogg. The fol-
lowing editorial comment from the
Dallas News. . democratic ne xspaper,
speaks for itself:
A SCATaING ARRAIGNMENT
1t is to be regretted that the demo
cratic party of Texas, with everythir g
its own way, should have thus leant il.
self rs In advertising medium, ,or should
have deigned to tempt q vicious appel
ite by resorting again to this old attack
on railroad corporations.
But the chief reflection upon The
democracy by the democracy ia no
found solely in this phase of the mis-
take. One of the amendments is de
signed to prohibit the acceptance O
free passes over railroads. 1t fs very
generally agreed that this 10 q prope,
thing to do. But every intelligent
citizen knows that this can be done
without making any addition to the
constitution. It has been accomplish
ed already in the case of the bushes.
man, and the prohibition can be ex
tended under the constitution as II
stands.
The democratic party Ia omnipoten,
In Texas. 1t elects the governor, the
judges and the Legislatures. Is the
party unwilling to respect the work oi
its own hands? Ie the democratic party
unwilling to trust . democratic leeis
lature? II it Is, then the amendment
relating e to free passe is little less than
an open insult to men com missioned by
the party to carry out its demands.
This Is not all. Another amendment
prohi bits q certain kind Of lobbying. II
It could be done there is no doubt that
many kinds of lobbying should be
promptly put down. But with wLom is
this Objectionable lobbying supposed
to be done? Is it not with demoe at ,
chosen BY democrats? This amend
ment 10 an implied charge, made by the
party in convention assembled, that the
party in legislative body assembled
has been selling out not merely for
free passes, but for Cooperate money"
Observe that this amendment pro.
hibits the use of corporate" money
only. Any great lawyer interested In
rich damage suits against . railroad
company, in the ENHANCEMENT of land
titles, In the criminal practice or in
politics is at liberty to go down and
camp at the capital in a patriotic effort
to get what he wants for himself.
While be is busy in distributing fine
cigars, In cracking smutty jokes or in
lending members money, or even in
buying them in bundles Uf democrats
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