The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-21
BREVET IT. GOV. BARNEl
Senator Gibbs Tapped by ieil'Iale
Scribe,
Fresh From Austin, Ito ~ full 10
Overlooking.
Points of Really Interesting Interview.


Senator Gibbs returned from Austin Sat
nTday and we bcloueht him tor iaw point
icfl dots. We did not interview him be.
cuutc since he has become "A candidate. h.
hes sworn of rom interviews aud assumed
the dignity aud mystery OF iull 'iledged
politician. rho reporter wsl the trend Of
his youth aud Il makes us smile 10 see suoh
q change come over the spirit OF his dream
liza politician won't euomlt 20 an inter
view IN the more approved style he musni
raise u muss n be- II mlsrepresonted.
Under the soothing influence OF tel'zai
lemonade ana nm Havsnnah cigar, We
think tho senator said:
Tnat the charge that he had political
conference with tho governor whileNn Aus
lin WAS all hgmbug; that
no didn'I talk politics TO his ex-
celoncy, because bis excellercy didu't talk
politics 10 him. aud that the governor
office was drvillsh poor place TO Ret polit
lull dots from. anyhow.
That so FAR as the proposed opposition q
him tor lieut0napt-gOvernor was concerntd.
that II bio had 10 get The Office by denying
his preference Tor men or bis conYiclious on
public questions that the Office could 60 20
tug nevi! or some one else.
That tho governor seemed much occupied
With the business eiliirs OF Ms office, 80
much 90 that he didn't participate ~ the
! festiyiies OF the Kaightsoi Pythias or min.
Gle much with the lawyers attending 81.
promo court Ipat the stale 10 suffering
! iog Tho want OF @ governor that can pin q
yarn and keep some OF the solid comfort
Ut .as IN tho Gnte.roon. He said hat ho
would hate 70 got snake bit around De eT-
ceutiye office.
That lrsard's admiBlstrat ~U u.
endorsed AID hr rouominatgd. because
ne has heard the people scv.
That this administration hrs been more
IA thrir interest than in the Interest Of lend
spectators, who doubled their money %
schprl lands within thirty days eiterI linRon
them, ana before paying . cent 20 tue ate,
thus cnrichirg this individual by squander-
ing tug school fund.
Thai this IL the first administration 10
sumo time that has treated the school land
% trust fund, instead Of political limit
grafton fund; that mas adminisieTed the
fund on business priDcrlea FOR the educe'
t!cn Of the children Of Ttxss, instead OF
tempting bait 10 syndicet;s aud foreign
capitalists.
That this 10 tho first administration
that bed the courage TO put an end TO the
penitentin.y lease system, which was last
becoming, IN Texas politics the overshadow
ins influence 1t had become Ia Georgia and
Tennessee politics.
That lt is the first minislrstion that has
fully complied with the promises made in
the democratic platform In regard 10 good
school system and proper provision tor the
support thereby.
That IL ia the frat administration that
hiss provided sufficient asylum room for the
unicftnna,es of Texas, and that too without
any increase IN taxation.
That under this administration the ohiri
executive has given dua weight TO the opin-
| ions OF the representatives, OF the
people, and has heartily co'ope-
rated with the Legislative department TO
enforce the laws and make the government
an economical end efficient one.
That the people feel boenly the insult OF.
ferreo { . their state by u committee, claim
inc 10 represent section, threatening the
CHIEF executive and olher heads OF depart
menta with not only destruction OF the
democratic party, but q destruction OF the
property Of citizens. unless the heads OF de-
partments yielded TO their demands on a
question OF public policy.
That the grass question, Ike The. OF the
penitentiatv and all other qu6ations set
! tied BY this administration, pas b en- set
| tied on current business principles,
aud that noihinG can DO iairer than the
voluntary lease system, which rcruire9 n
man who wisnts the exclusive rse Of the
school land 10 pay for such exclusive use.
That this administration has taken eev-
eral long steps IN the right direction and
that WI ca the people see that there Is o
l'A AAS4b bSibf hihAN w +SsHNf"N
what has been done, they will set their
cam . fires 10 burning all along the line.
The more the land spectators fight the
administration the more the people warm
up to IL, tor the records will chow that
under tho PRIOR administration schoo! land
wns sold tor I've million dollars tnat was re-
sold by epeouiators Tor ten millions
before tho state had receive! the
hrst payment or second years interest,
That here is widespread conviction ths,
the state government is being honestly ad
ministered by the people and tor the peo'
pie. and that i, has yielded nothing either
10 the cormorant or the com mune. some
Of the angels in heaven once upon q time
kicked against the sdministrat on of a!lairs
but there Is nothing on record to show that
they were gamers by II.
That the democrat party in Texas II
vigorous and o)ntonted, anc that as soon a!
The nominations are made the newspaper
men will he az happy ss.possihle, consider
ing that the range Is crowded.
That Texas won't De divided as. M O.
there is an old veteran left, or ~ long ~ TIN
psoyl, prefer low taxes to nigh taxes (Hov
long will this b. p