The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-05-07
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AZ I'D friends Of the -, sew, ss,n,;ns
NIL to Msor light on the ], pr'u.,Ss nun.

20 contain the requisite }aminI 7
% satisfy them. We may, howeveig
IL permitted, :shelp them to a ray or
two. 1t is true we had a pri-
vate interview with Mr.. Richardson
in which certaia business matters aoere
discussed purely between him and
ourself 1t is false that Gov. Coke or
any one else had anything to do with
the matter. The proposition for this
interview, and to serve the objects of
it, were made through, and by the
advice Of q distinguished mutual
friend Of. the parties, and at whose
rooms it came of. The basis of the
matter was SIMPLY this: That Dem
ocratic paper, ,ab.ve reproach and sus'
piciop, WAS prIms necessity in
Texas, and nowhere could it be
published with SO much propriety as
at the capital city of the State.
Tne financial soundness Of the firm
owning the News, and their splendid
facilities for obtaining the fullest ard
latest intelligence being fully recogniz.
ed,pointed to any combination possi-
biz, e,on tair basis as the most practica.
BILE that could be made. 1t was the
opinion of many tnat could that COM
bination be made, il would afford
them the facilities to put in the
best bid, and thus another ele.
ment Of success he added to the
young enterprise.
These prospects, and considerations
were iraukly put before Mr.. Richard
son and in the fullest confidence OF
fair and respectful consideration.
Alas how has the sequel shown his
utter unwor,hiness to be entrusted
with o matter of this kind, or any
other, whore integrity is concerned.
He persisted in imputisg our pres.
snce and mission to Gov. Coke, and
~ treating it as coming au,horita'
lively from him, and repeatedly
duriHg the conversation we re.itera-
ted our earnest negative, and stated
distinctly that We not only did not
come irem his Excellency, but that
We did not know how he himself
would regard it, only upon general
principles, IN view Of his known de-
vOtion to Democratic doctrines, aud
his anxiety for their perpetuityl in
th,s State.
That part ol Mr.. Richardson's
statement that the printing job was
to be considered part Of the con,
tract, and constitute sn element Of
the consideration, is most unlounded
aud does c,uel injustice to man as
isuocent in the premises as any other
citizen Of the State. That we might
have considered the chance of OBJ
tanning the contract, and using that
10 the negotiation, was not only fair
and correct, but such an element in
the outlook Of the enterprise, as any
prudent business mao ,ht well
consider, and by the chance of its
success, would be regulated many
Of the provisions of the then :pros.
pective combination.
The publication by the board and
what they considered themselves as
bound by, and their private views in
regard to tho bestowal of the con-
tract was as well known to
the senior editor of the
News, ss to ourselves perhaps,
and we were not far out in our reck-
oning when we supposed they would
look upon the establishment. OF a
sound Democratic paper in Austin,
with complacency, at least. The ats
tempt to torture the interview into
distinct proposition, coming from
Governor Coke, on the part of Mr.
Richardson, reveals q reckiessness
and q thorough depth of cold, design.
ing cunning and malice of which we
had hitherto no adequate conception.
The News evidently had pre>deter
mined to resume its war upon Coke's
administration the moment it was
known to have been unsuccessful in
its efforts to secure the public
printing.
1t seems that the News agent was
instructed to get all the information
As to the bids possible, and ups
on that information was to be based