The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-28
JUDGE IRELAND FIGHTING

JUDGE IRELAND fldhIlNu'
In another column. lo'day we give
the report of an interview with Judge
ireland, Wy q reporter of the San Anto'
Mo EyresM us the drt formal state
menl al The position held hy him, which
has yet been Published, aud for the
times aud circumstances under which
II is published II h the most sadly H.
logical, aud probably the most woelully
scattered document which has over cm'
enaicd from ilai distinguished source
aud that ia saying good deal, too,
Judge ireland makes hut lame de-
Tense against the accusation Of his com
plcily with the land grab, bat he
oloncs Ior thisOmply by the terrible
counterlight he makes against Coke
and Hubbard, aud God only knows who
else besides, Judge Ireland IL on tilal
for his connection with the late iss'l'
ance Of the Cancys Barnard certificates,
and not fos...is failure to get the ~
bernntorial nomination in 1873, or tho
senatorial nomination in 1876, II
would be considered sufficient justi'
Gcation that, because Coke did not
,tole fair" on the occasion named,
Mr. ireland should seek revenge
in assisting Colonel Hobby to walk oil
with an immense land grant for which
he had not rendered the state sullis
cicrt consideration, Mr., lrelNnds dee
yoton to his friend who had by linan'
cial cxigcncics been pushed to the
wal" is quite touching, Does Judge
ireland mean to teach that hecnuso a
man has been ut the head of the mcrN
camille enterprises of the state, when he
is involved in financial difficulties, he
may organize raid upon the public do
main or the treasury for relief, and call
upon His friends OF high and low degree
for help to consumNte the fNudy
Before Mr., Ireland win he listened to
on the subject of his grievances with
Coke and Hubbard, he must recon
struct his position on this matter Be-
cause Coke ovomenrhed him in the
senatorial matter, il he did SO at all, is
not sufficient explanation why Hobby
should have the Cmey bernard certiti'
Gates, Thus the people will look
at II, and not all the special
pleading on earth will suffice to
cover up, defer or conceal th,
real point which is his connection
with the grab his hulldo2ing of poor
innocent Mr. Groos, tho complasanI
and good hearted land commissioner
The certificates were iSsued by and
through Mr.. lrchnd's influence, ano
that fact stands yet all uncontradcteo
by anything Mr., Ireland has said n'
vet. Tint is what he is Interested il
and the Coke.Ilubbard matter has Ions
since ceased to be live issue with the
people, however it is cherished by Mr.
Ireland himself
The famous letter so darkly hlntco
Mt, at the time the legislature was
: wrestling with the senatorial question
is now thrown ont to the light of day
and not even TINT can Justify the advice
given 10y Ireland To Mr., Groos, nor il
= it sufficient excuse for Judge lrclant
to have permitted his lively friendship
for Colonel Hobby to lead him from the
paths OF rcctitude, where up to that
black day, all will admit Judge Ire'
lands trail was TO be found.
It requires legal mind, constituted
as Mr.. Irelonds is and n Caney>Ba
nard escOpade to enable one to copstuc
Governor Cokes letter Ento an I'M
qualified pledge to support him
for all time and under all circumstance,
as Mr.. llamiltons successor in tn,
United States senate. 1t is singular
perversion of judgment growing out o.
the peculiar idiosyncracies Of mind Of
the sage of Seguin, to bring up that
senatorial fight now, to help him out Of
the Caney. Barnard difficulty. 1t is toe
late. Similarly it too late we fear
for him to eXtricate himself from the
swamps of the coast land grab One
can only regret that II weak cause has
n weak advocate, or otherwise it could
be made TO furnish moments amuse.
ment but this impotent postc 6eilua,
fight is only aud simply disgusting by
reason of its spoiled childishness.