The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-26

he believed that the people were anxious
70 change rather than perpetuate this con
ditlon.
Mr.. w. g. Love was introduced as the
next speaker. Mr. Love intorspersed some
telling anecdotes which put the audience IN
n good humor
ITe referred In the Judas Gscariot" in
dorsemcnt Of Colonel Holt by those now
supporting Mr.. stewart.
1T Is the duty" said he "of every citl'
zen to carefully Investigate the characters
and the capacity Of the two candidates
for mayor, IN which event you can be safely
relied upon TO vote for Colonel q. T. Holt
NO one can tell how 10 accomplish, the
details Of municipal ownership John stew
art SAYS he has a theory. lie Is nothing
hut n thoorst but we want n business man
and not a thcorist as the mead or the al
fairs Of the city. His rounding scheme Is
a complete fallaCy and simply implies an
abrogaton of a contract which Mr.. stew
art knows can not be done as well as ne
knows that boudholdcrs who mold bonus
bearing and per cent interest VIII
not exchange them for bonds bearing : per
cent but II compromise could he accom-
plished Mr.. Holt could he more safely re-
lied upOn TO accomplish II than MI. stew
art who when city attorney passed a
labor ordinance, something unhenrd OF III
legislatl g, proceedings, and who IL now
running on n platform without any alder
men, thinks he can DO II all. In fact, he
thinks he Is the whole cheese. IL stewart
las done all he claims to have done he mas
done enough and should be retired. Wheh
he passed the labor ordinance. as he claims
to have done, why did he not 10 a step
further md pass q public ownership oral
nance 0t the same timer
MIR Love referred to the fact OF Colonel
SLOTS dlligcut prosecution Of the water
romnAuy for their responsibility for permit
ting the Phoenix mills 10 burn I'm tine FIRM
ward He cited this to show that Colonel
Holt could be trusted to defend the rights
~ Itif %
tiou contracts
Hon John n. browne appeared In re-
Spouse 10 loud calls Tie smoke ln favor
Of pure government ana deDorcd the con.
ditinns thqt have arisen from the existing
state Of ar3lrs Mr. Browne said: You
have many examples before Won from he
mixed up. IL man should get shot in
this ward We could not get n health Of
hccr on the ground. ] have just been IN
through the state, fellow cll2cus, and find
the odlum C8gr upon Houston is enough to
shame any citizen I've met men who say,
Why, Browne II 7 came to Houston. viii
! have 20 mold my hands 10 my pocketF
II Is TO relieve these conditions that I nd
yo0atc change ia tho city government.
Colonel Holt has never been my particular
political or personal friend, but believing
that n ne rs elected he will benefit the
city and MACE lts government on bet er
plane, 7 solicited him TO make tho race and
shall espoUsc his cause. ] believe that he
VIII soc to an enforcement Of tho police
laws TO the hettcrmpnt Of city dnances
and an economical government These are
my reasons for supporting him, ana I be
licve that You win suh-crvc the best inter
ests Of tho city 10y voting for him. II you
elect him you win not regret It."
Other speakers were pr w. NJ. Runhv
who received cheers bordering an ovation;
and Joe NJ sam candidates for city at
tornoy Tom O'Iearv. John Howard j. NJ
RAY: II Swopc. Dave O'Brlen aud G. A..
nu - for IL