The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16

Post stan. ana accepting q position a.
city editor OF the Daily Man-Telegran
of Fort wodth the Houston Herald made
the following editorial comment, which
has just reached me in due course OF the
mail:
HE COULDN'T BOLT.
Mr.. James Hays Quarles. recently ap.
pointed secretary OF the democratic State ex.
ecutive committee BY Chairman G. X. Bel
OF this city and who has been for some tim,
on the editorial stan of The Houston Post
has accepted the position of city editor OIL
the Mnil-Telegram and will have charge o.
the city reporting.--Fort Worth Mail-Tele-
gram.
AS member of the editorial staff OF Hous.
tons morning paper Mr. Quarles established
himself as Il forceful and graceful writer
and to his vigorous and virile pen The Post
owes much of its reputation as one of the
ablest II not the only classically edited jour
nails In the State. Mr.. Quarles. however, Is
a democratic democrat from principle, and
not exclusively for pelf. ergo. when The
Post basely deserted the party and shame.
lessly opposed its nominees and supported
their enemies he not only found his en-
vironments unpleasant and embarrassing,
torial writer on that paper incompatible with
his high sense of honor and fealty to his
political associates. He promptly t~idered
his resignation and accepted position which,
even though subordinate TO and lesz- re-
munerative than the one resigned, will carry
with II the pleasing consciousness of fidelity
to friends. loyalty TO party and kindred po-
litical associates. The Herald wishes for
MIR. Quares unbounded success in his new
field
1t does not look at all proper for a
man to "call down" newspaper friend,
when that friend has endeavored to say
so many nice things about me. but the
facts in the case will certainly justify
me in this instance.
In the first place, as is well known,
l have never been an editorial writer
on The Post; the only service have
performed for that paper which in any
way approached editorial work, as it is
known in newspaper ofiice, being the
staff letters which / have from time to
time written on political subjects, and
to which my name was signed. was
engaged On the capacity Of "reporting."
my duties at times being with the police
department, again with the railroad de-
partment at other times In the CONNER
cial department. In all that time what
ever / have done, has been in the d.
rection OF the success of the democratic
party in it's every campaign | recall very
clearly work which / did as a city re-
porter four years ago wnen the secret
organization known as the Eagle club
was in existence, that | had occasion
to show to the readers of The Post the
efforts being then made against the
party in Houston and
in Harris county. | remember the
held, some of them in
secret, and some in public when
the Eagle club, which was organized In
the interest of the Brashear faction, was
endeavoring to defeat the democratic
party, and by dts help the repubi an
againI Hon. William Moroney, the
democratic nomnee. The people who
are now endeavoring 10 apply the party
lash in local affairs in Houston were
the ones who opposed Mr.. Moroney, and
| need mention no greater opponent of
that democratic nominee than the editor
of the Houston Herald, who is now cry
ing SO loudly for the party organiza-
ton. They did not confine theic boz of
the party nominees to the city officials
alone, but went further and joined in
the attack OF the republican party upon
the county nominees. / have a high
regard for Hon. Waller Burns. He IS
a good man, honest and conscientious,
but were he my brother / could not sup
port him on the ticket opposed to the
democratic party. | am democrat,
will always be one, because think that
in the management by that party OF the
atfalrs of the State and Nation de-
ponds the future of the people, and that
until we do get democratic rule in this
county we will be without govern
ment by the people. of the people and for
the people,
When the recent municipal campaign
In Houston. ! aligned my
self with the supporters of Hon, John
Browne, and while remained there
used every effort TO secure others for
his support. / was violently, If I may
use the word, opposed to Hon. Sam H.
Brashear for mayor, or for any other
office, II mattered not TO me whether
he appeared as candidate OF the demo-
cratic party or any other. II he had
been the bona fde nominee OF the party
would have justified myself in rema N
ing away from the polls. by the knowl-
edge Of his previous conduct, when as
4 member of the Brashear faction ia
1896, he opposed everything democratic
90 not consider that ne is a democrat
and | am opposed 10 the ring which he
has fostered and | believe that In Hon.
John Browne the people of Houston had
an instrument by which the dictaton OF
The car could be overthrow. Taat
was wrong in my ideas Of the success of
my favorits, / much regret but | think
that the people Of Houston owe much
10 the Houston Post for the energetic
efforts put forth for the purpose Of re-
the city. When the members
Of the democratic executive committee
IF the city OF Houston walked out. in
lorsed their action, and the decision of
Hon. John Browne 10 run independent
of the rules and instructions of the
3rashear faction met with my every
approval.
There was an effort made on the part of
attaches OF the Houston Herald to put me
IN record" before ! left Houston, but they
oalked when they started in, as they knew
was too well defended in my position.
was asked by two members Of the stan
how would vote and l stated emphatical-
" that il would be for Hon. John Browne.
md on ons or TWO occasions / mentioned
hat II might be that ! wouldn't vote al
III. but that under no circumstances would
vote for Brashear. ! was reminded that
am secretary Of the democratic executive
of Texas | admitted the fact.
expressed myself as being proud OF the
ionor conferred upon me. but that never
rad a party test been, placed bEfore me in