The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-05-14
IT DDENTT CONTNTENTT' Local and Nat
- NO1ANLlN1 NO1VuVu1 HLom
Local and National
By J. H. Lowry

] bow my head in shame and disgust when
read again the good things | said Of the latter.
Like Judas, they were devils from the begin
ming, and were only lined up with the forces
OF righteousness with the hope Of getting Of
flee 1t is possible that may change my opin-
ion of both classes again two years from now,
and will do so if those who are now standing
for wickedness change and espouse the cause
of righteousness, and those who are now lined
up with the forces of good government go over
TO the ranks of the enemy, but for the present
! have no hesitation In declaring those who are
trying to help me save the country the salt of
the earth, and those who are trying to ruin the
country the meanest scoundrels unhung.
have found it necessary TO change my opn-
ion Of few Of my countrymen many times,
and now put them on notice that will change
my opinion just as many times as they change
from political righteousness TO iniquity or vice
versa. have in mind just now one brilliant
Texan who has undergone several radical
changes in my mind, and said brilliant Texan
is none other than Hon. Cone Johnson, one Of
the intellectual giants of our great state Mr..
Johnson made the first speech against prohlbl-
ton it was my lot to hear Before this genial
gentleman came through in 1887 | did not be-
lieve there was a man on earth so lost TO
shame and reason that he would speak against
prohibition. But Johnson did, and he actually
put IOTln Il lew arguments lIldJ NOIIleu lIlS,
] denounced him as an agent of the devil and
would not have granted him permission to walk
through my horse lot, lest he contaminate the
Jimson weeds | went on hating and denounc-
ing Johnson for long time but one day saw
in the papers that he had made speech in the
State Senate in favor Of the railway commits
sion and | said to myself, possible there is
spark of good in that man after all. little
later Mr.. Johnson took the stump for that great
commoner and matchess statesman James
Stephens Hogg | read every line of Mr.. john
sons speech, declared it unanswerable and ac-
claimed the speaker one of the states most
brilliant men, Some years later Mr.. Johnson
crossed swords with Joe Bailey in con-
test that shook the state from center to crcun-
ference and | not only declared him the great
est orator in the state, but the most lovabe
man as we'll When Johnson came TO Honey
Grove he got the best room in my house and
there was always within his reach pitcher Of
ice water and cold buttermilk.
| cannot mention all others who have see
sawed between political righteousness and the
list is too long for publication. / recall,
however, that | have praised and cussed Cone
johnson, Joseph w. Bailey, James Stephen
Hogg. Oscar B. Colquitt, Barry Miller, Charles
A. Culberson, NJ. NJ. Crane, Cullen +. Thomas
Z. c. Senter, Tom Campbell W. P. Hobby and
virtually every other man who has made race
for office or played an important part in Texas
politics the last thirty years. And this, dear
reader, is through no fault of mine. Through
all these years | have been as true to good