The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
EX GOVERNOR HoGG ARRIVES.
Texan Gives His Views on Parkcr's
Letter of Accordance.

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Letter of Acceptance.
Ex-Gov. of Texas j. S. Hoeg has
startled the American nation. We have
always thought of Ex-Governor Hogg as
being, in n way, commensurate with his
state, which is greater in area than half
a dozen European p~rincipalities, and
boasts among its citizens a 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-
emplification of the State of Texas. We
have admired him. but we nave never
suspected that he was possessed of such
keen acumen as he has recently eXhibit
cd. We have never supposed hat this
man Town in Texas had the p%erceptive
qualities which could enable him to
make such delicate analysis of Mr.. Park
ers letter of acceptance as he has done.
Here is a part of what the Ex-Governor
says concerning that remarkable letter
of acceptance.
! have been roundly abused by the news
papers and the railroad lobby about Il
speech l made at Houston during the
Houston convention. I was not pleased
Louis convention, and so expressed myself
in that speech. He has carefully pre-
pared and delivered this speech of accept
aiice. aud submit that he nowhere pledges
himself to favor the enforcement of law
against trusts, and that he will encourage
and support the completion of the great
Panama canal. He tells us that tariff laws
can not he modified during the next -four
years because the Senate is and will con
time to be Republican. at the same time
he informs us that the most effective rem
edy by which TO destroy the trusts is by
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
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.
denounces the mobs in different parts of
our beloved country. for the commission
ton and are subject to be dealt with by
the States only in which they occur. How
ever, | am glad that he abuses mohs. as
every other citizen should do, but, to say
the least. 1t looks ungracefnl in Il speech
of this kind. Our nominee. however, prom
Uses us a letter, of acceptance and ! do
hope in it that he will he plain, unCquiy,
ocal, outspokcn in u declaration that. If
elected, he will exercise his constitutional
powers to the fullest extent in surprising
and that he will not try to
thwart, but will press to completion. the
great isthmian canal now under constitute
ton.
This is one of the most striking of the
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 a
perfect oppression 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 Il political document
as Ex-Governor IIogg 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 senile
when he sees 1t.