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VOLUME XXI.
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LAGRANGE, FAYETTE COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY,* AUGUST 30. 1900.
NUMBER
This paper will not, hereafter,
in any way l*nd itB eupport to
aDy candidate for legislative
honors who will not bind himeelf
to work and vote for a decent li-
bel law. ■_
party discipline.
The Journal publishes iu this
issue the interview which Hon. C.
g Lane prepared and had printed
in the Houston Post of the 16th
inst. It is done that Mr. Lane may
not be misunderatood. The article
is explicitly worded and what the
gentleman says in it is done delib-
erately and advisedly. This dec-
laration would pass unnoticed but
for the fact that Mr. Lane is the
nominee of the democratic party to
represent Fayette county in the
twenty-eighth legislature.
Mr. Lane was a delegate sent by
the democracy of Fayette county to
the state convention at Waco, and
helped make the very platform
which he has since seen 6t to de-
nounce. In fact Mr. Lane has de-
clared his unalterable opposition to
about all of the . new reforms de-
clared for by his party. In its plat-
form the democratic party declares
for purity in elections. The laws
of the state require of each officer
elected to state in his oath of office
“that he has contributed no thing
of value, either directly or indi-
rectly, tu secure his election.” The
oath has not deterred some men
from using money in influencing
elections; and for that reason the
platform of the party at Waco de-
clared for the enactment of a law
compelling each candidate for of-
fice to make a written statement,
under oath, of what amounts, to
whom and for what purpose he has
paid money in the election. Like
laws have been enacted by other
states and the effect has been salu-
tary. This is a reform looking to
the purification of the ballot, and
Mr. Lane declares that he is op
posed to it. He says it will force
a man to givee tidence against
himself. No good man—free from
guilt—will refuse to make the
showing. It might prevent the
violator of the law cammitting per-
jury.
The next reform declared for is
what is termed “Arbitration.” It
has often been the case that im
mense corporations exercising pub-
lic franchises and performing pub
lie functions have disagreements
with their employees which result
menls, and more than a majority
of the democratic delegates to the
convention were instructed for
them. The convention declared in
favor of these amendments being
submitted to the people—to be vo-
ted upon by them—and to let them
decide whether these amendments
shall become law.
Former conventions have d e -
dared for the abolition ot the free
pass a^d succeeding legislatures
have ignored these demands, and
the people have no assurance that
coming legislatures will be any bet-
ter than those of the past.
Mr. Lane has defied the com-
mands of his party and announced
that he will oppose these demand-
ed reforms. He was not satisfied
witn condemning the policies for
which his party has declared, but
he stepped aside to deliberately in-
sult the personnel and dominating
spirits of the convention. We have
reached a point where the tail must
wag the dog or the dog the tail.
Mr. Lane may belitve himself su-
perior to the party and that he can
force it to its knees ! If the gen-
tleman is not in sympathy with his
party and its measures—which is
evinced by his published interview
—there are but two things left to
be done. First, that Mr. Lane
shall tender his resignation as the
nominee of the party. Second,
if he refuses to do this then let the
chairman of the executive commit-
tee call his committee together, de-
pose Mr. Lane, and select a man
in his place.
The Journal is not opposed to
Mr. Lane’s running for the legisla-
ture but he should not be permitted
to do so as the democratic nominee,
opposed, as he is, to its policies.
Suppose, to illustrate, Mr. Lane
were a clergyman and called to fill
a pulpit. How long would he re-
main shepherd of that flock if he
declared himself opposed t o t h e
faith and tenets of the church ? If
he did not speedily resign what
steps would the trustees take ?
Would they not dismiss him and
select a man of the faith of the
church' ?
If a majority of the people of
Fayette county are opposed to the
reforms declared for in the Waco
platform The Journal is in favor
of them elec-ing Mr. Lane to voice
their view's in the legislature; but
it is unwilling that he should wear
the livery and stamp of a democrat-
ic nominee and go there as such to
oppose the policies of the deino-
THE BLACK SLANDERER.
The Journal is informed that
one J. W. Frazier, a negro and who
has the gall to print “Prof.” be-
fore bis X, entertained the colored
people of ihe Methodist church in
this town last Sunday night. The
nigger claims to be one of the an-
notated in the service of Jesus
Christ, and as such a delegate to
the National conference at Chicago
where he believes to have been es-
pecially enlightened. He stated
that in the North no distinction is
made between the races; that black
eat at the same table with the
whites; that the negro is as good
as the white man here as well as
there and that he knows of at least
500 white women married to ne-
groes in the city of Chicago ! !
Palsied should be the tongue of
the black slanderer of white woman.
It is this class of agitators—white
as well as black—who lay the
brands of eternal strife between the
races and fan the flame upon the
altar of the black monster's lust.
It is the voice of such foul-mouthed
bipeds that urges on the rape fiend
and the murderer; and such as he
are largely responsible for the pun-
ishment the whites are compelled
to inflict upon the black devils who
rape the white women and make it
unsafe for the wife to be beyond
▲ LAftE EXCUSE.
1 Representative Lane of LaGrange
came out in last week’s Houston Post
in opposition to the Hogg Amendments
adopted by the state democratic con-
vention at Waco. As the editor of the
Sticker was in LaGrange last Thurs-
day he called upon Mr. Lane and in-
quired if he intended to bolt the state
platform. Mr. Lane said that he him-
self was not in favor of the amend-
ments of Mr. Hogg, but if the people
of Fayette county wanted them he
would surely not go contrary to their
wishes. Mr. Lane argued this way:
“Suppose the state convention had
adopted a plank favoring prohibition,
would the people of Fayette county
want me to vote for a law favoring pro-
hibition ?” Not much; we fully coin-
cide with Mr. Lane. Hogg is not so
“dadblamed’’ interested in the welfare
of the people that he is doing all this
without pay. O, no, he is not that kind
of a hog.—Sticker.
From the above it is evident the
Sticker believes Mr. Lane has bolt-
ed only so much of the democratic
platform as is contained in what is
known as the ‘1 Hogg amendments. ’ ’
If the writer of the foregoing will
kindly read the interview of Mr.
Lana as published in the Houston
Post and reproduced in to-day’s
Journal he will readily find that
Mr. Lane is opposed to other im-
portant reforms declared for by the
party.
What right has Mr. Lane to pose
as nominee of the party and fight
helps secure the prisoner, and the
punishment meted out is swift and
severe; and when the job is done
there is no “back talk” from
the victim !
From the Houston Post.
Views ot Hoo. C. E.
Lane.
the range of her husband’s rifle.,. ,
The while coneorB ol ,be blech., I f Pollc*e* ? From doe,J1'
derive the power to trample under
to whom the fellow refers, are of the , , ... , .
, „ „ , . .. foot the will and platform of de-
very lowest type of humanity,
, , „ 1 mocracy as expressed by its dele-
rs hflvp Apen better \ J J
whose chaiacters have seen better
days, and whom even the most
common prostitutes shun. They
are the syphilitic bawds of Chi-
cago’s scum. ,
No! Let not the black religious;" ay^FS °r
lepper believe for a moment that
the South will tolerate the fruiting
of his hellish advice. The black
will never be the white’s equal.
The Creator did not intend it so.
The South gives the colored man
and bis family a home, educates
his children and befriends him in
a thousand ways, and so long as
the negro keeps his place it will be
continued; but there it must end.
gates at the state convention at
Waco ? Suppose Mr. Lane had
gone to Waco and as part of the
convention that nominated Mr.
governor, what right
would he have to “cross-cut” the
nominee as soon as he returned?
He has no more right to bolt the
platform than he has to bolt the
nominee of his party. Mr. Lane
has placed himself in such a posi-
tion that but one honorable way is
open to him to tighten matters, and
that is—to tender his resignation.
ALL DO IT.
in strikes, tie-ups and great public
inconveniences which affect all j cratic party,
parties concerned disastrously.! The policy suggested by The
These disagrefements are often set-1 Journal was adopted in North
tied by arbitration between the con- j Texas a year
tending parties—the corporations i democratic nominee
I populist doctrine with
selecting a man, the employees one
and the two a third; and by them
the matter In dispute is adjusted.
But this cannot always be done,
and therefore the democratic plat-
form at Waco declared for legisla-
tion which would cfeate a Board of
Arbitration with power to settle all
disputes between the people, the
corporation and its employees. The
writer believes the national plat-
forms have declared in favor of ar-
bitration. Mr. Lane has declared
his opposition to this reform.
Again : He ha declared his op-
position to what are known as the
Hogg amendments to the constitu-
tion. Gov. Hogg has advocated
before the people three amend-
ments to the state constitution:
ist. Forbidding railroads to is-
sue free passes to persona not in
their employ.
2d. To prevent foreign insolvent
corporations from doing business
in the state.
3d. To prevent the employment
of lobbies in the legislature to in-
fluence legislation.
Gov. Hogg canvassed a part of
the state in behalf of these amend*
or more ago. The for Bryan,
advocated j
a view to j
catching populist votes. This was
but a short time prior to election.
'the gentleman was promptly re-
lieved b y t h e county committee
and anptber put in bis place and
elected. The democratic commit-
tee must do something. They must
either be men or mice.
The Iouhnal believes in party
discipline.
In the proper place in to-day’s
Journal appears the name of Will
S. Holman as candidate for the
county attorneyship. Mr. Holman
is a life-long resident of Fayette
county, a man well versed in mat-
ters of law and a most exemplary
citizen, The office of connty at-
torney is an important one to the
people and its incumbent should
possess the very best of qualifica-
tions. Mr. Holman, promises, and
ao do his friends for him, that if
elected, he will serve the public
faithfully and conscientiously.
Whenever man snd the dollar
come in conflict, the republican
party stands far the dollar first, the
democrats tar the man.-WUliam
J. Brr*n
The golden calf of Ethiopean
blood and skin has set thegew-gaws
Akron’s (Ohio) society of night-
soil shifters into a frenzy and the
shedding of innocent blood in an ef-
fort to wreak vengeance upon Louis
Peck, a negro charged with an at-
tempt at rape upon a small girl, fol-
lowed. When Sam Hose, the ne-
gro'who murdered farmer Craw-
ford near Palmetto. Ga., and in
the warm blood flowing from the
there are in the United States it is woutlds of the dying matf ravished
-.. . promptly barbecued him, Ohio’s
Some of the leading democrats in the harp-toters rolled their eyes heav-
state are booming Mayor Marshall1 enwar<j like calves with the colic.
Hicks of San Antonio for governor two
It may be interesting to thinking
people to know thet st this time
four years ago there was not one
German paper of any importance in
the United States for Bryan. To-
day there are but nine German pa-
pers in the whole United States for
McKinley. .The Gsrman-Atnerican
is quick to know when he has got
enough and be has ju»t as much as
he can stand of McKinley and im-
perialism. To the person who
knows how many German votes
years hence.—El Campo Eagle.
During the two years intervening
several others ers liable to boo np
for the position. It is altogsther
too early in ths day to plant a crop
Peck had been arrested, but ere
the mob formed was spirited away
by the sheriff, so that by the time
the men had gathered and were
ready for business he was out of
of “possibilities.” Pell turnips an harm’s way. After searching the
a better investment! j »od P™00 withot,t the de-
sired result the crowd began a fusi-
Thb Journal is authorized to
announce the name of G. F. C.
Loehr, as a candidate for the office
of Commissioner of Beat No. i.
lade during which a number of in-
nocent people were injured and
three killed. The city building was
rased and Colombia hall burned,
Mr. Loehr is a well known fanner j wbile a number of firemen at work
in this community, has a host of fighting the flames were shot. Elec-
friends, and if elected promises to
serve the public to the best of his
ability. ___ _
Just think of this: Bat thrss Me-
Kinley men ta a town ot 450 people
in McLennan oounty. The farmers
are ail ted hot BryanKes, anti-ex-
pansionists, anti-imperialists, anti-
trust, and anti-rapubhean.—San As*
tonio Herald.
Hoe. R. B. Hawley cabled this week
ttom Cardenas, Cube, thet he would
soon be at home. When he returns he
will make the far fly on the
who follow Green
trie wires were cut and the Stand
ard hardware establishment was
broken into and hundreds of rifles
confiscated. /
Peck was later returned to Ak
ron, indicted by a special grand
jury, plead guilty to the charge,
and ta fifteen minutes had a life
sentence tacked onto him and
his way to the pen.
The be-eeraphs of the North could
learn a great deal from the citizens
of the Sooth, were they so
poeed.ia
HI DOSS NOT ACRES WITH SOME PLANKS
OF DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
LaGrange, Texas, Aug. 14.—
The Post reporter called upon Hon.
C. E. Lane, one of the nominees
for representatives to the legisla-
ture from Fayette connty, and asked
his views upon the work of the late
democratic convention at Waco.
The following is his reply:
‘ ‘ We had a delightful time at
Waco, meeting friends from all over
the State. And as a whole I am
tolerably well satisfied with the
work of the convention. But there
are several planks in the platform
which I think are great mistakes.
Some of them are the essence of
demagogy and are dishonest efforts
to catch the labor vote. And the
twelfth plank which reads as fol-
lows: ‘We demand that the next
legislature pass a law whereby the
hiring of any person to work or
electioneer in the interest of any
candidate seeking a nomination at
any primary election held by au-
thority of any political party Shall
be absolutely prohibited; and that
such law require that each candi-
date at a primary election file with
some proper officer within a given
time after such primary an itemized
statement bn oath showing a com-
plete account of all expenses con-
nected with his candidacy and that
a violation of such law be punished
by such penalty as will secure the
enforcement thereof;’ demands the
enactment of a law, the violation
of which becomes a crime and yet
said plank provides that the party,
guilty of such crime ^iall furnish a
written, sworn statement of his
crime to be used against him upon
trial. Thus he is compelled by law
to give evidence against himself in
violation of Article 1, section 10 of
the constitution of Texas, or else
such statement wonld be of no value
whatever.
”1 am also opposed to the four-
teenth plank, as I think it imprac-
ticable and do not believe the legis-
lature has the power to invest a
board of arbitation with power to
arbitrate and settle differences be-
tween corporations and their em-
ployes. If they can be clothed with
such power, then, of course, they
can be clothed with power to settle
differences between individuals,
which will be binding on them. I
feel sure that the legislature pos-
sesses no such power.
I am unalterably opposed to
making any of the amendments
proposed by Ex-Governor Hogg a
part of our organic law, as the leg-
islature has the power to pass laws
governing the matters embraced
therein and the only purpose I can
to be subserved by making
these amendments to the cpnstitu-
tion la to make them issues in the
campaign of 1902 and thus consti-
tute Governor Hogg the logical
Jeader in tbq fight, which he well
understands, while* on the other
band, if the legislature disposed of
them they would be dropped and
no farther agitation nor tha servi-
ces of the agitator would be
•ary.
‘I believe I would favor the an-
ti-free pass proposition, bat would
oppose the other propositions as
, unjust and injur-
ious to the best interests of
people.
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' cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
■ww. saw—assess oa. sew tese.
mogogue who hugs the people with
his good right arm and impresses a
kiss upon their cheeks while he
puts his left hand in their pocket
and robs them. I trust that ere
long the people of onr beloved and
great state shall come to a realiza-
tion that the humbler class of our
citizens love Texas as well as the
hypocrite, whose character is ao
well portrayed in the following
verses from the Bible: “Two men
went up into the temple to pray,
the one a Pharisee and the other a
publican. The Pharisee stood up
and prayed thus with himself:
‘God, I thank Thee that I am not
as other men are, extortioners, un-
just, adulterers or even as this pub-
lican. I fast twice a week. I give
tithes of all I possess. ’ The publi-
can, standing afar off, smote him-
self upon the breast, saying; ‘God,
be merciful to me, a sinner.’ I tell
you this man went down to his
house justified rather than the oth-
er, for every man who that exalteth
himself shall be abased. Now let
me add, as has been often said:
‘You may fool all the people for
some time, you may fool some peo-
ple all the time, but you can't fool
all the people all the time. ’ And I
tell you we are tired, very tired, ot
seeing our party dominated by men
whose prominent qualities are gill,
gall and gullibility, with no more
sense of decency when appearing
before the public than an untutored
negro, who consider vulgar bragga-,
iffoonery as
docio aa bravery and buffoonery as
ability and wit, and, like Uriah
Heap, pretend to be your bumble
servant and in fact would presume
to aspire to the throne in heaven if
there could be a possibility of them
reaching that celestial city. The
only reason such creatures have any
influence or power in democratic
conventions is through fear of them
brought about by their former suc-
cesses and not from respect, for but
few have any respect for them.”
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