The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17
SCOTS SPEECH

y Z. J. Kelmer, as representative of ]. w.
Inward county republican chairman, intro.
+ duced Mr.. Scott. who said in part that
be appeared before the people as the ad-
3yocate OF the interests OF Corpus Christi
4nnd Nueces county, who should send q re.
|publcan to congress to procure National
aald for this section. He said the repub-
8licans were the guardians of American In
interests and he represented that party
i Referring to trusts he said they were atl
4thorlzed by law and had rlgnt to do
tbuslness In many States, that they had as
&much right to do business as any one or
Evaporation. He said the republican party
Lid not foster trusts ana CHALLENGED Gar
bier TO show him where any charters were
never issued for trusts or sanctioned by the
administration now in power. He said the
had failed to suggest a remedy
tor trusts after long consideration and told
6thelr representatives. IN congress that they
could not. He said the democrats while in
4oWer especially Cleveland never tried to
Suppress trusts, but that the first attempt
20 remedy trusts was made when the re-
publicans passed the Sherman antitrust
Nav
4 Scott continued in this manner for some
time, referring to so-called records and
bther papers. He said the only time the
democrats tried to enforce the anti-trus
law was when suit was brought against
BIC poor draymen of New Orleans because
,1hey had combined to protect themselves
tnd the other was when a suit was brought
against the Brotherhood cf Locomotive En-
flneerS by Chicago corporation, He said
thls showed that the democrats were the
ftppressors OF labor. He then read several
.fourt reports, which seemed to be ANYTHING
but appropriate to his argument-dealt
spnly With one trust suing another. Scott
Wien proceeded to reiterate the speech he
made at Floresyine on his nomination re
&pardlng the tariff question, especially that
1art wherein he failed to say in his re-
4Rarks speaking about Cleveand's admin
ktraton, that he sat In the Nueces county
democratic convention In 1894 acting as
thairman, and strongly Endorsed that pol
HRy, scott finished by saying that he was
making his campaign on business princi-
tle; that a republican could get more at
"a ashington than q democrat; that Garner
would have no more Influence at washing.
Rn than he Scott would have at Austin,
&Nhere Garner had passed the fatal land law
1hat would bring the blood from the big
'Nnd owners In this section. He then told
what he would get for this section when
va got to Westinghouse half million for
KANSAS Pass public buildings, etc
GARNER'S SPEECH.
AS Hon. John n. Garner mounted the
HaDd loud applause and "Hurrah for
Naarner' greeted him, which was much
huder than that accorded Scott. showing
pal Corpus Christi was not such a repub-
lFan stronghold as the Scott men claim,
~ II certainly made them realize the fact.
Nldher spoke distinctly and cloquently and
IMPLICATIONS are he has essened the number
~ scott followers to a large extent. as
H speech was forcible, to the point and
2fp ectuaL
Hon, John N Garner was then introduced
russell R. Savage, Esq.
PIE said he was glad TO address the peo-
az" ot Nueces county, the banner demo.
TEA nc county OF the district, which would
e up big majority for him in November
711a not as Mr.. Scott said, that II would
W Iepupncan-no, the republicans were
*& inting now, but they would be hunting
III 81 elecuon-for the republican majority
I'm then said he liked Scott and II was a
Slai delight to meet him. He then pour
F+ NOT snot into Scott and made an eo-
ent address, saying he would not have
&M entire golden stream of the treasury
.'1H neu INTO Nueces county. He could not
# as MT Scott had promised the people
&# seguin-that he would have the Nation
government erect sixteen story post
zee building there. He then read the
.$eces county democratic platform OF 1894
sel by John G. Scott, chairman. He
ne sure was a good democrat once
az was he now? He said a Scott sup
5NIer told Post reporter at San Antonio
M nsa written 10 Scott and asked him how
ne mad been a republican. and that
ftt had answered that he had been re
HDhcan ever since he was able to think
't himself Garner then asked Scott
fen was he able to think for himself
sS'tee le'4? Garner then scored Scott ana
trust remarks, and suggested his
tedy. He said Mr.. Scott's reference 70
s'fsIs was hosh; that the republicans did
want to hurt trusts or Teddy Roose
would not have appointed Knox. the
trust lawyer, as attorney general,
. regard to his bringing the blood out
w cowmen" and land owners In this
~ iun, MI Garner said he was at Austin
"a years working with the view OF that
ana that he wasn't afraid OF not get
me entire "cowmen's" support. He
f dwelled on the tariff question for some
and Kept the house constantly laugh
at ms criticism OF Scott (since he was
70 think and his tarin views.
Xxx tnen answered Scott's remarks about
scott being able to get what Garner
n, not He says the government can
under It's constitution, establish irri-
aNfou plants wherever a congressman
NS,ed them. He said that Scott's influence
"A ashlngton would be no better than his
E2A Inc rivers and harhors committee;
ne would not he a member OF that
lnhttee' for Tom Ball Of Houston repre-