Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-05
EX : COVER OR HoGG ARRIVES.
Texan Gives His Views ParkeT's
Letter of ceptance.

Texan Gives His Views on Parker's
Letter of Acceptance.
ExGov. of Texas 3. S. Hogg has
startled the American nation. We have
always thought Of Ex-Governor Hogg as
being; in way; commensurate with hls
state, which is greater in area than half
a dozen European priReipalities, and
boasts among its citizens large number
of the best citizens Of the United States,
even though it generally goes Demo
cratic. In the minds of the American
people, Ex-Governor Hogg has seemed
a fine but somewhat rude and rough ex-
emplifcation of the State of Texas. We
have admired him, but we have never
suspected that he was possessed of such
keen aeHrnen as he has recently exhibit
ed We have never supposed that this
man down in Texas had the perceptive
qualities which could enable him to
make such delicate analysis OF Mr.. Park
er's letter Of acceptance as he has done.
Here is a part of what the Ex-Governor
says concerning that remarkable letter
of acceptance:
1 have been reundly abused by the news
papers and the RAILROAD lobby about
speech 1 made at Houston during the
Houston convention, was not pleased
Judge ".
Louis conve ton, and 50 expressed myself
in that speech. He has carefully pre-
pared and delivered this speech of accept
ance, and submit that ne nowhere pledges Ess
against trusts, and that he will encourage
and support the completion OF the great
Panama canal He tells Us that tariff laws
can net be modified during the. next four
years because the Senate Is and will con-
| tinue to be Republican, at the same time
| he informs US that the most effective rem
| Ia ich NY
changing these laws. AS he nowhere prom
| ises to further enforce the United States
| law under which the Northern securities
company and other trusts were dissolved,
| then logically we could have but little
| hope of the trusts being disturbed under his
| administration, in view his statement that
| the effective remedy is to change the tariff
| laws and that this cannot be done because
| the Senate will remain Republican for
! the next four years.
| l do not catch the point wherein he
| denounces the mobs in different parts OF
our beloved country, for the commission
| of such crimes are beyond federal leglsla
| ton and are subject to be dealt with by
the States only IN whlcn tney occur; III now W
| every other citizen should do, but, to say
! the least 1t looks ungraceful III speech
| of this kind Our nominee, however, prom
| Uses us letter Of acceptance and 90
! hope in it that he will be plain, unequly
| ocal, outspoken in a declaration that,
elected, he will exercise his constitutional
| trusts engaged in foreign and Interstate
! commerce and that he will not try to
| thwart, but will press to completion, the
| great isthmian canal now under construc-
| ton. s~aas7-~, >'"Sr- ~
This is one of the most striking OF the
I earliest manifestations of the campaign
of 1904. 1t is marvellous. How thin
must have been the Cruel which the
| Democratic presidential candidate serV-
| ed out to the country to inspire such
| perfect expression from an Ex-Governor
of Texas! We expect big, wholesome
things from the ex-Governors of Texas,
but we do not expect from any one OF
them any such keen and delicate and
literary analysis Of a political document
as Ex-Governor Hogg has seen fit to be-
stow upon the letter of acceptance OF
the Democratic candidate.
Why, it's a revolution in all that re
lates to political manifestations! 1t IS
wonderful and delicious from every
point Of view. The United States is be-
ginning to appreciate Ex-Governor Hogg,
Of Texas. He knows something senlle
| when he sees it. e.-eE