The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-20
+OyEBNOK ROBEHFs AND his
MALIGNERs.

When Governor R1bsrts' appoint
ments TO flee are criticised, it would
be well f-T hose ferded TO point cut
in bis srpointets defects of character
or If attainments first, aud when these
are clearly defined to unfold the Gov
ernoi's selfish motives for improper Sc
leetions. But the opposite course Is
punus1 by the Telegram Finding it
imposslbi- to condemo the men chosen
by tie G vernon, it is sought to be
shoxn that he selected them 10 I'LL ju-
dicial positions simply because they
had served bin, and now the appoint
ment Of + iwards to the di tic: judge
ship 10 place of 49,. Wsker, elev--
ted to tie highesr judicial position, IS
ALLEGED {, he made because E iwarde
wss the Governors friend in the Seu-
t.. 10 oiher words, Governor Rob
,rts sppGiI ts those to flee who are his
narrisars, end with us Teferer ce To
IeIr ii hess for PAGES to which
they are sssigre ed Iogenuity again
must tax itself TO discover the G"v-
errors feltish motives in appointing
ex-A,tofney General Clark to fill the
place made vsc4nt in the Court of APP
reals by the death of the lameuted
E:tor. Clark is young, strong, inte'-
lectuslly vigorous and laboIiUus, of all
men the best qualified for pecu u'larly
rksome duties incident to the exsm;-
nation of techrIcsl questions sffecting
the validity of rusty records and crude
indictments coming up from the betero
genous district courts of Texas. Clark's
appointment made even before the
country knew that E:tor was no more,
amsz ID CLARK, as it did the rest of man
kind; but everybody confesses that it
was most wisely made and that the
lawyers and ambitious people who had
axes to grind were soTely displeased
because they were not coDsu ted and
because the bar and courts were not
uttered by his excellercy to have a
great uprosr over the official
estate of the lsmented Ector.
1t wss bad of the Governor, knowing
as he must, from their former official
and personal relations, Clsrk's worth
md ability and capacity for labor, as
no man knows tit was exceedingly
wicked OF the old A|cslde that he did
not hold back q month or two and
get up a great ferment, such as Gov.
Hubbard excited in Dallas about l.
dIclal appointment, and give a great
number of noisy good fellows a fine
opportunity to make themselves con-
spicuCus without paying the proper
cost of advertising. But the Cover
nor did rot imagine for moment that
Judge EctoT's tilice was entombed
with Ector, or that 1t was revivified in
Clark. The man and his flee were
two dmtlrct fact, and yet the GoYer-
nor's promptness of action was abso-
lu,ely condemned. II EctoI's repose
or honors or worth were questioned
by this instantaneous dealing with an
flee he suddenly vacated, there
would be reason for criticising the Gov
ernor's action. Bat there was no harsh
ness or absence of feeling involved.
The Governors purpose was fixed by
the very dispatch that announced Ec-
tors demise. The face and form of
c ark rose up IN place of that of Ec-
tor, and the Governor acted wisely.
when his mind was thus finally made
up, to pronounce his decision on the
spot. He offended Ector's memory
snd fame in nothing. In fact, the
emptiness and vsgueness of denuncia-
tions to which violentnewspapers have
resoited in asssultipg Governor Rob-
erts have only resulted in exciting the
activity OF his friends, aDd there are
many asserting the personal worth and
official virtues OF G vernon Roberts
who would be silent if lew newsps.
pers did not persist in impugning the
motives even when forced to confess
wisdom in the acts of Governor Rob-
erfa