The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-04
REV. J. X. STREET DENIES, AND THE
"RELIABLE GENTLEMAN" COMES
To THE FRONT.

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Waco has one minister who threat
ems the place with curses, if its peo-
pie do not give $1,000 TO his private
university, and il has another who
according to the opinion of the
STATESMAN, talks too much "mit his
mout." The first is Mr.. Burleson,
who demands $4,000 for his own
private university" located at
Waco, and he threatens that il
this sum be not given he will handle
a christian denomination solidly
against Waco in this university con-
test. 1t is very certain that the es-
Enlistment of the state university
at Waco would break down this de-
nominational school, but when Mr..
Burleson goes TO talking as he did,
in published card, about con-
trolling the votes ofTexas Baptists,
he is simply crazy. The other min
lister in question is Rev. j. X. Street.
who, 1t was reported, put in circula-
ton the statement that Senator
Coke would canvass the state for
Waco. The report as to re-
sponsibility remained in circulation
about two weeks, when, all at once,
the Waco papers of the same date,
July 28th, reach us with double
shots from this same Rev. Street.
The Telephone and the E.cdmineT both
have editorial statements that Rev.
Street denies positively the truth
of the report which was traced to
him. The mail also brings the
STATESMAN Il note from Rev.
Street asking us to give him the
benefit of denial through these
columns. He writes as follows:
WACO, Texas, July 20, 1881.
returned from a trip to the from
tier counties on Wednesday night
and, for the first time, read with no
little surprise, in the Houston Post
and in the STATESMAN, of Saturday,
the 22d inst, statement which
charges me as being the author of
the report that Senator Coke would
stump the state in the interest of
Waco for the location of the uni
versity of TeXas-that "a reliable
gentleman" of Austin would, if
necessary, make oath that he heard
mn mt lant hA 4
take the field for Waco, etc.
The Waco papers of Thursday
morning contained my emphatic de-
NAL of the charge, and called upon
you to produce The reliable man.
In your issue of Thursday the 18th
inst, you reiterate the charge, saying
that you had "sh0wn that j. X.
Street, and not Austin, originated
the report" l aver that you have
not shown L originated the report
you simply bring the charge under
the gratuitous authority of "a reli-
able gentleman" l deny the charge,
and l denOunce your "reliable gen.
tleman" as an unmitigated falsifier,
and demand that you either give
his name or stand convicted of false
hood yourself. The original re-
port was telegraphed from Austin
on the night of the 9th instant The
first L ever saw or heard of the re-
port was in the daily papers-NetoS,
Post, Express and others-of the
morning of the 9TH. 1t was promptly
denied by the Waco papers, and if
your reliable gentleman" knew me
to be the author, why did he not,
thereupOn, say so-why did he wait
fourteen days before he exposed me
as the author? Respectfully,
j. X. STREET.
So speaks Rev. Street. His repu-
tation for telling the truth is best
known to those who are well ac-
quainted with him. The STATES
MAN knows but little of his reputa-
in this respect, and while it takes
his statement for what it is worth,
it is compelled to regard the repu-
tation of the gentleman who talked
with him on the train as above any
thing that is false. He is
well known in this city,
and his honesty and truth
are vouched for by men of the high
est reputation here who know him
well. The following affidavit is pub
lished for the benefit of Mr.. Street
and all others concerned:
State Of Teras-COanty Of TRAVIS:
Before the undersigned au-
thority this day personally APP
peared w. IL. Streshley, who on
oath states:
That ION the 9th instant, l had a
with Rev. j. X. Street,
of Waco, in regard to the relative |
claims of Waco and Austin as sites
for the state university. During
this conversation, Mr.. Street said.
among other things, that Senator
Coke would canvass the state for
Waco that he Coke was booked
L replied that such conduct would
defeat Senator Coke for the United
States senate, Street responded
that that would make no difference,
as Coke did not want to go back to
the senate, but would be chancellor
of the law department of the uni
This conversation was an
earnest one, and Mr.. Street evident
Iy meant what he said. 1t occurred
ON board of the train from Austin
10 San Antonio, whittier Street was
going, and there were several who
heard IT. did not return to Aus
lin, and did not speak of this to
any one until after the rumor was
published in regard to Governor
Coke's canvassing the state for (
Waco" w. III. STHREsHLEY. {
Sworn TO and subscribed before ]
ne this, the 18th day of July, A. d.,
1881, DUDLEY g. WoOTEN,
Notary Public, Travis Co.. Tex. ,
Ii will be in order now for other
on the same train with
Rev. Street to be heard from. State
nents or affidaYits sent to the
from any of these will
,e published. =
THE argument, now used by the
Waco papers, that the great negro
educational Institution, the univer- {
ity of the south, having been I
coated at Waco, the claims of