The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-16
HIl COUNTY PoIltles.

TO the Editor 81 The Post.
Hillsboro. Texas. September l3.-ln your
issue Of the 27th OF August appears a
spccIai from IIilIshoro Of date August Zfth
in which occurs the following
"1herc is much opposition TO Hon. M.
NJ Crane for governor in this county on
account Of his attack npon the late AT
torncy General Smith at the Waco CON
ventlon."
SnId item does injustice TO the great ma
jority of the people of IIill county. as tnry
arc too lust and Intelligent not 20 hnoN
that no such attack was ever mAue the
attack he made at tue waco con ,,',e,i',t
was a defense of and for the enforcement
I'm spirit aud letter of the ANTITRUST laws
Of Texas against the evasion OF me sun
antitrust law hy the Waters llercc ~
interests. aud the tight he made there ana
Will continue to make In the future was
In favor of the great mass or the peoPG
of Texas. In line with all ms ncts NV
prcccdents heretofore and III ueleh5e W.
cratic party and In advocacy OF great
principles OF truth justice ana dcmocracR
And no people Informed OF the fhets, III
1Iiil county, except the said 'stfohgtst
sneakers" who have mlsled your cure
spondcnt, ever sincerely charged Genel VI
Crane with having made persohai ~
tack upon the late Attorney Genera ouli'.
at the Waco convention or elsewhere
few. very few, people In I'm county
outsidc of said strongest speakers mere
matter referred to, actually belleVe tlat
General Crane cver, made such an attack'
Yet note that the following threat Is
contained In your said special;
''Thcy 1.-THE people Of Hin county are mot
disposed to overlook the attack OF NJ
Crane, and II he comes TO TINS count! 70
speak or make a canvass some OF lhe
strongest speakers Of the county. 10 use
their own expression. viii see maj que
people Of the county do not forget II
nnf ffs k4fsin nT
ing in every sentence Of the above IL wGuu
provoke n smile over the democracy ol NM
county. and make the very horses HuEil;
! venture the assertion that the HtofeSalu
strongest speakers" in lIll county that
win attempt 10 meet General Crane. or
any Of his friends here, Will he those
against whom it has never been GhaIsru ,,
that they were ovcrburdencd with the love
of democracy. or with democratic prlhrl-
pies, ana who have opposed the party IN
the State from the adoption OF the ran,
road commission law up to the making oil
the last antitrust law. ana who nave OPP
posed the National democratic platform
and dlscredited Its candidate 10 MS two
races for the presidency. While said
strongest speakers are in hopeless
minority in IIlll county. as In the past they
are perfectly consistent In their opPosl-
tion now to Hon. VI. VI. Crane rccogniz.
ing as they do in him a champion OF AL
the great principles of democracy which
they oppose, and knowing MS they do his
ability and great Familiarity with every
issue OF democracy Tor tnr iiS. quarter Oh
century and his active and gallant par
ticipatiun in every battle for It's Suprem-
acy, 1t is no wonder that they the sald
strongest speakers are not found In the
ranks Of his supporters.
Tom Smith was too good great and
magnanmOus to have entertained animoS-
ity toward General Crane or any others of
his friends for differing with him in opin-
ion or matters Of judgment and If from
the lofty heights a great soul like his
must occupy, he is permitted TO know what