The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09


managed TO get inside TO hear the speaking,
occupying ali the available room within
the building number OF others took II
IN from the outside, depending on catching
an echo tAerefrom through tn. open win
dows, while a great many were compelled
10 foreCo the pleasure 81 attending the
meeting because they could neither get
inside tae hail nor within hearing distance,
SO great was the crush. 10 hne, the gather
lag was enc OF the largest and most en-
thuslastie ever witnessed in a municipal
cArnpaIcn and showed c01ciusiveiy thar
nsferltv OF the voters Of Houston are re-
solved 70 secure change IN the elty gov
Colonel Holt was the aEst speaker. Ills
Appearances was the signal Tor hearty ~,
pisuSe, which continued 70 9e oest9N $500
Lberaliy as ne proceeded with his remarks
he addressed himself mainly 70 MI. SteN
arts record as city attorney, showing thAt
Ii was not Of character 10 Invite hls eiec,,
ton 70 such IN important once As Ia =.
tnsvc. He also called attention to the tAct
that WITH REFERENCE TO THE IA&
SUITS aled for the city by Ny. stew az
he had challenged that Esurleuans state
nsnt that be had been !euie1t - me
widows and tie poor and SHOVE MAJ
wherever Mr.. stewart had eomprS2,;ln. en-. -
ABLE 70 PAY HAD BEEN THE BENEFIT
CTARTES ard that bis challenge had re-
NAMED unanswered
-
Coioasi Hsw wss followed By NJ Jonp
e Kir5y. who received the warEaest or
re,cou1. he began by saying that pefsSuf
eoasydsratloa fer Mr. Holt had not brought
hin into this campaign He vas f55 Holt
es,suse organized labor ard the prcE7es-
s.vs. law abiding citizenship bad selected
sln for tasir standard bearer and ne was
win rhsus Coloucl Holt vas nan E7SFa
abroad IS well as az home IS al honorable
AID rep4s sentative citlzen-a nan whose
election would be a guarantee az respects
bultr s7d deeency IL the administration 81
tie eIty's Rral,s-aEd .t gus for that Eea-
sen inst re had espousst h.s cause
Referring 70 the Allegation tnat tae PIN
to,racy'' was behind Colonel Holt. Mr..
Kliby SD that be I'D not Know wnst
yas usaaI hy he p.z-'sr@'y .A t4l2 es 80
THE MUNICIPAL IMPERIALISM VIII
MICH HOUSTON WAS Al FEEsEN
uE PLEADED GUILTY TO REING ONE.
A. 20 the change tL2L be bad pI-cLas d
sac organ q o-zA1i1eo amor, 9tE nj
s-td t12t whoever was responsive fof a4l
vs sr.lty q q VIE s.z-le-. Ana, -alk-ag
slo- BE sid tlat lie knew sa A1o1-
-Ls ao1Ei1g men AID had r.sGt 20 NcsA
.l -1e r3ah, Z lie vented -. Lo.o4el Ho-4
vzs guaElns tgs IaTor backed p3 an a.
.r--anlc tscket siK o. the names o. which
were those CT 1lio1 men. and tns citlEcns
Of Houstca could rest assured that y
Ccsorrl BCt sni bis tlcEet were e.ectes
thee would he melody 20 steal the BOOKS
4 ever they took notion 10 want 10
E5a,insIsg. Mrl Kirby came to the ehsrEp
tlat he ssd gone on record IL favor OF :
property Qualification for voters. Why
SAID he ~lo one ln tais broad land has
been SO foolish as 10 advocate such
Qualification since Ben Franklin over lp
PEARS ago, exposed The falsity upon " alct
Z: IS bssed. few days ago, At New Or
Jeans, before gathering composed OF tnl
Elcsr Intel geut men / ever mct-nost a
them l1en q Southern BIRTH said tina
tEese Southern States. which Go their ef
fort % arise from the ashes ~ recoasrrnc
ton, have prescribed an educational quail
ncauon for Voters. have paved the wa
fot the upoulelng OF PIKE. and they agree
with ne" And By the way the aud.enc
spplau3sd II was evident that the audie7c
be was then addressing agreed with hr
As he proceeded Mr. KIRBY called attentIo
80 the opportunity within Houston's grss
for becoming the greatest city Of the Sout
and took pleasure IN believing that tn
great outpouring OF citizens which be
oone to attend this meeting Indicated TIA
the people had awakened 10 the important
OF coed government as & means TO the en-
OF securing municipal greatness.
Getting down to the actualities of u
campaign Mr. KIRBY said there was I
doubt that Colonel Holt was the choice
vas, majority Of the voters Of Honsto
but that the opposition was bold and a
gsnized and that II would RESORT ]
ANYTHING TO DEFEAT THE WILL Q
He went on TO say that he hsd be
Informed that already A LARGE EUMBF
Gates WE'RE AFIsoAT AND FOX SAL
and that on election DAY raen would
found and hired 70 vote them and answ
the people 10 be on the lookout and protI
the primaries ana the election.
~
'It would be q crime" he exclaimed,
let the city remain in the hands Of q
crowd that has collected your taxes a
speHt--ycnr money without giving you
account OF It. You want a change and J
viii have II II you see that no more erin
upon the ballot are committed. This c
has been rfSsR ons E enSqEs y ta1 gre
COMPETENCY that ever fastened Its
upon any people. They have created
Gees In the night without eo cons. ting, u
your sidewalks In many Instances wo
disgrace q country village; your child
your school teachers go unpaid, - nut
tippers, the tnppers and the loafers Z
have office and subsist upon the taxes
Sars Ou eaT none ses 50 Spg
rule OF these men who have fastened tn
selves upon this fair city"
As Mr. Kirby concluded the applause ,
terrific, lasting several minutes He SD
earnestly and pointedlv without any
tempt &C oratoricai display and had
audience with him from start TO finish
~
A note was read from Mr.. Joe n. III
in which he said that he could not be .
ent at the meeting, but that during
coming week he would take the stump
Colonel Holt after which Mr.. J n. c
maa was called upon for a speech.
SIR. Coleman devoted himself 10 the q
delight OF the audience 10 telling OF
machlnAtlons OF the cabal or pollt
hatchery, as he styled II. OF which
slewart was the product. He explai
how the managers OF this hatchery pi
Gem getting their chicks into Office
mate plain the reason why John Stew
important TO them.
euchng briefly on Mr.. Stewards rec
city attorney he showed that W
LIE CITY, GOT NOTHING FROM A
FORECLOSURES resulting therefrom
cause they were no good, stlil the
people whom he had harassed were
TO the expense Of employing lawyers
remove the clouds he had east upon Z
properly without profit to the city
Reaching the subject OF municipal ow