The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-06
translated by tho Galveston News nom the
oerm Post
GOV HUBBARD's DEFENSE,

GOV HuhbAltD's bl.FlsNsE
1tucnin's Anreiots Finh' Now APP
piiee,ion,
Having waited in vain for nm answer
or Bmnelt a Co, on our pointed ques'
rou In our issue of Friday last whether
tbe Governor sent them any cotton
.Jriur the mst three srasous, We are
I'M Az examine tho defense Of Governor
Huhlnra uimscli-hls letter IA the Pal'
mo Advocate, dated Austin, Deems
ia. 1877, Indeed the most distln,
.,hed incident that has occurred
oup the dramatis PERSONA OF the pen
uary drama, Is this appearance OF
.mor Hubbard himself on the boards
character Of Explanatory and
riye." The words are rheIorloally
laced, but iull Of sound aud Jury
Ing nothing, Wa bad supposed
article written by himself would
not only an answer 10 accuse
corruption in office, but fur
satisfactory explanation OF y
ION that rests on q dark and
Us groundwork Of IIrts. In
,,., ,n. ave been deeply disappointed,
The letter crowns the brow OF M author
with no hulols and If he relies upon
ils logic for his eXoucratlon he viii be-
lucky indeed il ho escapes the derlslon
OF mankind,
Az nearly every paper in the state Is
discussing the matter, aud ns the News
Inns published Governor lluhb'rd's let
ter we feel bound TO takeup the gount-
let that he has thrown down and follow
fine logic of his own statement OF facts
IA whntcyer conclusion they may lead,
We are not in sympathy with that class
who uniuslly hang an accused man llfst
and uy him uiterwmd, We believe
tbot many man has been executed
or imprisoned upon clrcumsIantiaI evl>
dence when gullllcss OF the accusation
preferred, But in this case we take the
letter Of defense prepared ny the ace
cused, not as circumslanllal, Out dlrecI
and trustworthy evidence, The letter
is udroaiy inserted in the Palestine Ads
yocatc rs private communication, aus
the same ioX.like cunning III
the mode of publication that is pursued
in the body OF the document But we
shall not Criticse the manner but the
matter Of the letter. The governor says.
"You have doubtless seen the published
OF myself from vile publ
cation" etc. Now, his sell-asserted WINS
dication" is an illogical and gratultons
assumption, unsustained up to this hour
by any published facts. The News in a
temperate review of the case, in sight oil
the facts thus far given TO the pubs
lie, says; "Aiter impartially sitting
this mass of matter, it may be SAID
in perfect candor that the charge |
is not proved, nor yet is it so completely |
that in some minds vague |
may not linger to the pre)u"
lice OF the distinguished public fumes
.ionary, against whom it is brought
That is Just. Now let us see If the de-
made in the intended let
ter OF explanation, do not crystalline
iapory suspicion into the harder sub
stance of belief Again Governor Hub.
)ard says: II did promptly ask Colonel
II. B. Andrews, Ball, llutchings " Co.,
tnd Burnett ~ fitzpatrick to explain 1t,
they have done 50, both i'll print and
,y letters to me. All these parties
tamp the charge as a lie. Now, the
,uly disinterested and competent wits
leeses are Ball, llutchings ~ Co, We
lave never seen any communication
rom them in print on the subject
hough Governor Hubbard positively
,sserts they have done So We have
10 douot Governor Hubbard did
)romtly ask them to explain it. II
Bali, uutchings ~ Co, stamp the
,harge as a lie, as the governor delio-
,rately states owe" his signature, we
iesmc it shall be seen, not only because
il is Just to Governor Hubbard himself
he accused, but the public would beN
ieye, and receive with genuine gratili-
'atlon, the statements from these gen,
lemen, whose letter will, no doubt, as
ign the reason why they stamp the
thar. as lie The public are curious
o learn how it was possible for them to
know the facts CHS own innocence), as
asserted by Governor Hubbard,
We now ask the governor, if such
ett,r be in existence, to publish it him
self or allow us to do so. He can not
'etuse on the ground that it is a secret,
or he states that it has been "in print.
We assert that no such letter has ever
)een in print A failure to produce
Lis letter will leave the executive OF
he state OF Texas IN the ritiabie attis
Jude of having knowingly asserted an
lntruth, and Of ienobly obtaining
through that assertion moral support
rom the public, based on facts which
hese gentlemen were supposed to have
had in their possession, concerning the
,enitentiary transaction, and of estab>
lshlng his innocence Of the charges so
olemnly preferred against him,
The public desire fairness, but viii;
olerate no double dealing of this char
sctcr. Governor Hubbard has deliber-
.tcly come into print in his own
defense, and we demand one OF
he proofs which he asserts he
Ias IN his possession, in the form
)l letter from Ball, Hutchings ~ Co.
Again: Governor Hubbard states, in
explaining how and for what he obs
.alned the money from Burnett Il Co,
that he drew at ninety days against
cotton to be shipped and to be charged
TO that account" lie does not state the
merely alludes to
il as some money" The amount was
30 large that Governor Hubbard would
hot connect it with the crop on which
he says it was advanced. He knew in
August, at which time the draft was
Drawn, that he lad not cotton enough
Ln INV IL Thern rnnld be no mistake