The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
If You Have Not Do So Tomorrow forming

Lock MCDANIEL 10 read his prepared
speech from manuscript. Judge Mcdaniel
then read the address, which was as fol-
lows
with profound appreciation. Of the honor
accept the nomination 70 the high office
Of governor OF the State OF TexaR
Coming ga It does unsopght nnd 90 y
does BY the una9imors voice Of united
party with public declarations OF prip.
cipies and policies 50 wise 50 Just and
true. ! must and do esteem II a park Of
fl the intelligence. patriotism and ability
/ OF the voters Of Texas to advance tha
high purposes q the republican party aud
! the best interfets OF onr beloved STATE
I IL has long been a matter % surprise and
| regret that with a citizenship and indus
| trial resources unsurpassed. this slcat
| that high point IN progrcss ana develop
| ment which SIS people desire and deserve;
that, their labor aud enternriss has not
received full reward, nor property the Just
and equal protection Of the law Is painfully
! For the past qusrter q centizr the
been shaped and controlled by what Is
called q democratic party, itseif dominated
q combination Of oface holders and
their fsYorites. and by methods that the
better element Of that party do not and
preveuts the choice Of the wisest and best
material for official position.
70 perpctuats the control OF the
7
hesltated. on occasions, 70 sacrifice the
moral and material interests OF the State
and have developea and manifested 20
litlcnl aptitude and ability TO change their
protested principles and purposes without
changing the party name, nor IT'S record
OF broken promises bad faith and mlsrnle
ProclalmlnR itself protector ana cham
pion of the toillnE maHses. II denies them
( needed legislation. betraya them with
pledges and promises NOT intended to be
kept, and would. II Il could, aud as It
once ATTEMPTED. degrade and trnpoverish
them bv National policy Of free trade and
By forcing them 20 accent ss a reward Of
honest toll q dishonest dollar coined out Of
Deprecated and still denreclating metal
The svowed foe OF Industrial trusts aud
corporate monopolies and combinations, 70
mas by vicious laws created. fostered and
protected them, and still suawns them in
fwarmH TO prey unon the commerce and
oredullty OF the world.
Offering Inducements and protection 10
capital employed IN the creation OF public
utilities and improvements. II plumbers the
Investors BY unreasonable and oppressive
eXactiou and unjust extcrtions on the pre-
tense OF regulation and disarms resist.
ance by threats Of condacation OSteusibly
I opposed 20 aumntnrv laws and class legla-
lnlon Il unrcnsonahv curtalls the per:
Fonal liberties OF q lRwnbidiug people az.
vidoa them into clHsses fayoring some nj
the EXPENSE Of others nv imposing ar
I useful pursuits
/ Preaching economy. rctrenchment and re.
( form. Il permits uuwise expenditures OF
2 Nuhl4E money creates new Official nnFi-
/ lions for political followers and devises
/ new and ingenious methods OF extorting
money from the oeople In the ruise OF
4 taxation, which tnpoverisheE the tag
/ payer and enriches the taxeater by unrea.
aonahie collection fees and court costs.
/ II has so oppressed the live stock indus
/ Try that owners are forced TO remove their
I herds 70 other ststes. thus deriving the
/ state OF valuable citizens and millions OF
/ dollars OF material wealth and would IL
osR 10 tbe sI Fen eEs me my gaqs o. live
I removing the protecting tariff given by the
/ republican National policy.
REVEALING the admitted fact that in CON
! tests Tor It's party nominations and offices,
4 votes are openly bought and sold and the
] purity Of elections corrupted and violated
| no efficient effort Of law has been made to
! punish or prevent II. On the contrary, It
/ has revised and, by law. sanctions a plan
! OF primary elections "a nomination ut
/ whicn Is In most cases equivalent to an
elecuonl md RENTS 10 local md lrrespou-
/ slble party managers the power to hx the
/ time, place and manner OF election, the
qualification OF tie voters and declaration
! ol tho results with no proper safeguard
Of the rights Of the voters, or prevention
1 Of fraud.
BY this means the majority OF the legal
voters arc practically disfranchisod. Ky
] fixing the date ~ the primary six months
1 In advance Of the regular election floating
voters can be. imported and concentrated IN
/ any district for or against men or meas
ureg, and this vote admitted without fear
Of Legal prosecution.
IL has devised n system Of local option
elections 80 unfair and oppressive In their
( determinations against Incorporated towns
ana cities ana property owners that fuir-
! minded iuriea are ioath 20 enforce It, md
great bitterness Of feeling, strife and
crime results In law-abiding communities,
when Just laws impnrtially enforced would
moot the approval Of ALL
II excuses official misconduct and IN
competency by pointing TO that Of It's prior
administration nnd condemns by It's In
doraement and re election ana each election
year witnesses a hurdle race between nomi.
committees Of official Investigation. De
sirabie citizens and capital are by unwlse
laws and policies prevented from coming
TO the state and driven out by oppression
Tho recital OF political misrnle might he
prolonged Indefinitely and proven by pub
lie records OF the party and by every voter
interest Of the state 10 inform himself
hut knowledge Of their existence does not
correct such abuses Of power
wish 10 direct particular attention Il
the plank In The platform relative to con
Wet labor when ] ann governor all tn.
power OF the executive office Will DO USE
construct &C st bitches to improve TIE drainas,
OF the country ana build dams and reser
VoIrs for irrigation where required. Con
should h have ~ prisons located at stone quar-
ries where they could be worked gettip'
out macndam for roads ana rock for dams
ana reservoirs and not m9nufacturing mcr
chandise In unfair competition With hones
lAhor
There must be I'm earnest desire ana nj
honest, intelligenty active. organised and
continued effort TO correct aud prevent
them The republican party Of this stat,
has bravely undertaken this duty md ask
the cooperation Of every voter until THU
Colonel Burkltt was followed by Mr. W,
VI. AtweIl OF Dplas and Judge Frank y.
Stanley Of Fort Worth.
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